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A clip with J.S. Gold talking about his debut fantasy novel “The Sanhedrin Chronices.”
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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THE SANHEDRIN CHRONICLES by J.S. Gold | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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August 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A clip with J.S. Gold talking about his debut fantasy novel “The Sanhedrin Chronices.”
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
youtu.be/z4amgJrfgRo?si
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Another clip with L.R. Maley talking about his fantasy series, “The Chronicles of The Manaar.”
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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THE CHRONICLES OF THE MANAAR by L.R. Maley | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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August 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Another clip with L.R. Maley talking about his fantasy series, “The Chronicles of The Manaar.”
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Our guest this week is J.S. Gold, whose debut novel is “The Sanhedrin Chronicles.” We talked about how storytelling shapes our identities.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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J.S. GOLD | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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August 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Our guest this week is J.S. Gold, whose debut novel is “The Sanhedrin Chronicles.” We talked about how storytelling shapes our identities.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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I never thought I’d see a podcast logo that I’d want to frame on put on my wall, but we hired @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social and he gave us this…
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I've posted this before, but here's my artwork for the Droid & Dragon Cantina podcast.
The show is now up to 15 episodes, with each one a chance to hear from an indie sci fi or fantasy author, all about their books and their craft. Well worth a listen.
The show is now up to 15 episodes, with each one a chance to hear from an indie sci fi or fantasy author, all about their books and their craft. Well worth a listen.
July 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I never thought I’d see a podcast logo that I’d want to frame on put on my wall, but we hired @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social and he gave us this…
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Our guest this week is L.R. Maley, who has written the fantasy series “The Chronicles of The Manaar.”
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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L.R. MALEY | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our guest this week is L.R. Maley, who has written the fantasy series “The Chronicles of The Manaar.”
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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Another clip with @jordanloyalshort.bsky.social talking about his space fantasy “Dreadbound Ode”’books.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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THE DREADBOUND ODE BOOKS by Jordan Loyal Short | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Another clip with @jordanloyalshort.bsky.social talking about his space fantasy “Dreadbound Ode”’books.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Our friends at @kamikazecomic.bsky.social have launched another Kickstarter campaign to fund Volume 4 of their comic. If you want to support some indie comic creators and get yourself a cool new comic book, check them out!
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Kamikaze: Volume 4
Get the exhilarating fourth graphic novel in the Kamikaze series! 120 pages of gravity-defying cyberpunky post-apocalyptic goodness.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our friends at @kamikazecomic.bsky.social have launched another Kickstarter campaign to fund Volume 4 of their comic. If you want to support some indie comic creators and get yourself a cool new comic book, check them out!
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Our guest this week is @jordanloyalshort.bsky.social who has written the “Dragon Reich” series and “The Dreadbound Ode” books.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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JORDAN LOYAL SHORT | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Our guest this week is @jordanloyalshort.bsky.social who has written the “Dragon Reich” series and “The Dreadbound Ode” books.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Our guest this week is Cyndi Brec. For her novel The Therans: Secrets Beneath Scars, she drew inspiration from both urban lore and world history.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your #podcasts
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your #podcasts
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CYNDI BREC | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Our guest this week is Cyndi Brec. For her novel The Therans: Secrets Beneath Scars, she drew inspiration from both urban lore and world history.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your #podcasts
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your #podcasts
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Our guest this week is @ericmalikyte.bsky.social who not only runs a few YouTube channels on various topics, he’s also written a few novels.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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ERIC MALIKYTE | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our guest this week is @ericmalikyte.bsky.social who not only runs a few YouTube channels on various topics, he’s also written a few novels.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your podcasts!
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Our 2nd guest this week is Bria Rose who decided to do a usual take on Beauty and The Beast: this time Belle IS The Beast.
Because we had some problems with the video, this episode is audio only. Listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts!
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Because we had some problems with the video, this episode is audio only. Listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts!
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BRIA ROSE (Audio Only) | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our 2nd guest this week is Bria Rose who decided to do a usual take on Beauty and The Beast: this time Belle IS The Beast.
Because we had some problems with the video, this episode is audio only. Listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts!
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Because we had some problems with the video, this episode is audio only. Listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts!
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Our 1st guest this week is Cal Logan, who used Japanese Mythology and the history of feudal Japan as the inspiration for his novel Shadow Bane.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube!
Or listen wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube!
Or listen wherever you get your #podcasts!
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CAL LOGAN | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Our 1st guest this week is Cal Logan, who used Japanese Mythology and the history of feudal Japan as the inspiration for his novel Shadow Bane.
Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube!
Or listen wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Watch the full episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube!
Or listen wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Our guest Kay Marrie is a fantasy author who isn’t afraid to let her mind wander, and it takes her to some pretty wild places.
Watch this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to it wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Watch this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to it wherever you get your #podcasts!
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KAY MARRIE | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Our guest Kay Marrie is a fantasy author who isn’t afraid to let her mind wander, and it takes her to some pretty wild places.
Watch this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to it wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Watch this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to it wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Our guest this week is Jason DeGray. We had a great discussion about writing science fiction and artificial intelligence in art and culture.
Watch this episode of The Droid & Deagon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Watch this episode of The Droid & Deagon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your #podcasts!
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JASON DEGRAY | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Our guest this week is Jason DeGray. We had a great discussion about writing science fiction and artificial intelligence in art and culture.
Watch this episode of The Droid & Deagon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Watch this episode of The Droid & Deagon Cantina on YouTube or listen to the interview wherever you get your #podcasts!
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We’ve met lots of people that have done NaNoWriMo, but Barbara J. Gilbert is the first person we’ve seen that got a book series out of it.
Watch this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to it wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Watch this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to it wherever you get your #podcasts!
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BARBARA J. GILBERT | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We’ve met lots of people that have done NaNoWriMo, but Barbara J. Gilbert is the first person we’ve seen that got a book series out of it.
Watch this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to it wherever you get your #podcasts!
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Watch this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen to it wherever you get your #podcasts!
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For his first book, R.D. Moreno went big by creating novel on the scale of Dune. And he even managed to win a few awards for it!
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Check out this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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R.D. MORENO | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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July 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
For his first book, R.D. Moreno went big by creating novel on the scale of Dune. And he even managed to win a few awards for it!
Check out this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Check out this episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Our guest this week Is M.A. Wall, withor of the Shattered Hollows series. In this episode, we talked about world building and tyranny in science fiction.
Check out our convesation online or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Check out our convesation online or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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M.A. WALL | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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May 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our guest this week Is M.A. Wall, withor of the Shattered Hollows series. In this episode, we talked about world building and tyranny in science fiction.
Check out our convesation online or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Check out our convesation online or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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You know how most vampire stories take place in the past? When she wrote her book, @vehuntleyauthor.bsky.social didn’t do that.
She set it 500 years in the future after vampires took over the world.
Listen to the latest episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina wherever you get your podcasts.
She set it 500 years in the future after vampires took over the world.
Listen to the latest episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina wherever you get your podcasts.
May 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
You know how most vampire stories take place in the past? When she wrote her book, @vehuntleyauthor.bsky.social didn’t do that.
She set it 500 years in the future after vampires took over the world.
Listen to the latest episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina wherever you get your podcasts.
She set it 500 years in the future after vampires took over the world.
Listen to the latest episode of The Droid & Dragon Cantina wherever you get your podcasts.
Our guest this week is @benschenkman.bsky.social - the author of The Devil You Know series. In this episode we talked about religion in pop culture and writing urban fantasy in New Haven, Connecticut.
Watch the show on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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Watch the show on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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BEN SCHENKMAN | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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May 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Our guest this week is @benschenkman.bsky.social - the author of The Devil You Know series. In this episode we talked about religion in pop culture and writing urban fantasy in New Haven, Connecticut.
Watch the show on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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Watch the show on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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This week’s guest, @lisaamowitz.bsky.social talks about her Lost Garden Series.
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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The Lost Garden Series by Lisa Amowitz | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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May 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This week’s guest, @lisaamowitz.bsky.social talks about her Lost Garden Series.
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Our guest this week is @lisaamowitz.bsky.social - a graphic designer and teacher turned novelist, who has written the Lost Garden Series, Breaking Glass and Until Beth.
Watch the episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!🎧
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Watch the episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!🎧
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LISA AMOWITZ | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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May 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Our guest this week is @lisaamowitz.bsky.social - a graphic designer and teacher turned novelist, who has written the Lost Garden Series, Breaking Glass and Until Beth.
Watch the episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!🎧
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Watch the episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts!🎧
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In this clip from The Droid & Dragon Cantina, @costigurgu.bsky.social talks about the inspiration behind his Corrosion Trilogy.
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Costi Gurgu's CORROSION TRILOGY (Part 1 & 2) | DDC Clips
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May 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In this clip from The Droid & Dragon Cantina, @costigurgu.bsky.social talks about the inspiration behind his Corrosion Trilogy.
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Our first guest at The Droid & Dragon Cantina is @costigurgu.bsky.social His novels include The Corrosion Trilogy, along with Servitude, and his award winning novel RecipeArium. 📚
Watch the interview on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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Watch the interview on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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COSTI GURGU | The Droid & Dragon Cantina
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May 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our first guest at The Droid & Dragon Cantina is @costigurgu.bsky.social His novels include The Corrosion Trilogy, along with Servitude, and his award winning novel RecipeArium. 📚
Watch the interview on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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Watch the interview on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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Coming this Tuesday, May 6th, we’ve got a new podcast called The Droid & Dragon Cantina, wherein Brandon Duke talks to independent science fiction and fantasy authors.
Thanks to Jon Stubbington @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social for the super cool artwork!
#podcasts #sciencefiction #fantasy #books
Thanks to Jon Stubbington @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social for the super cool artwork!
#podcasts #sciencefiction #fantasy #books
May 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Coming this Tuesday, May 6th, we’ve got a new podcast called The Droid & Dragon Cantina, wherein Brandon Duke talks to independent science fiction and fantasy authors.
Thanks to Jon Stubbington @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social for the super cool artwork!
#podcasts #sciencefiction #fantasy #books
Thanks to Jon Stubbington @bookcoversbyjon.bsky.social for the super cool artwork!
#podcasts #sciencefiction #fantasy #books
One of our projects is a #podcast called Scratch Claw Push, wherein we talk to #creatives about how they manage to carve out a place for themselves in the world. And usually when they do so, they help other creatives in the process.
www.scratchclawpush.com
www.scratchclawpush.com
Scratch Claw Push
A podcast about making art in spite of it all. Interviews with creatives who are clawing out a space for their work in the world.
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November 27, 2024 at 6:51 PM
One of our projects is a #podcast called Scratch Claw Push, wherein we talk to #creatives about how they manage to carve out a place for themselves in the world. And usually when they do so, they help other creatives in the process.
www.scratchclawpush.com
www.scratchclawpush.com