The Blasters & Blades PodcastI had the privilege of chatting with astrophysicist Alan Smale today on Ye Olden Podcast. We talked about his nerdy origin story before moving on to his love of history. We talked about his first alternative history series and then pivoted to The Apollo Rising Series. This is an alternative history series about the Apollo Space program. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt)Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd)Jana S Brown (Author) (Chief Shenanigator)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's SponsorThe Handler’s Gambit by Ingrid Moon: https://www.amazon.com/Handlers-Gambit-Saxen-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B0CLKNFKD1 Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% offThe Apollo Rising Series by Alan Smale: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP97LGDX Follow Alan Smale on social mediaAlan’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00BAFDPWO Alan’s Simon & Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/authors/Alan-Smale/245060825 Alan’s Website: https://www.alansmale.com/ Alan’s Twitter: https://x.com/AlanSmale Alan’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alansmale.bsky.social Alan’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.smale/ Alan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alansmale2/ Alan’s GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2918292.Alan_Smale Mentioned in this episodeDr. Becky, Astrophysicist: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBecky/videos W Michael Gear, Author: https://www.gear-gear.com/ Kathleen O’Neal Gear, Athor: https://www.gear-gear.com/ 1491 by Charles C. Mann: https://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059 Pathfinder Movie: https://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Unrated-Karl-Urban/dp/B000R9U3B0 Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/ For All Mankind TV Series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind_(TV_series) #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #CoffeeBrandCoffee #JRHandley #NickGarber #MadamStabby #JenaRey #JanaSBrown #OpalKingdomPress #RadiantSkyApolloRising #AlanSmale #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #DrBecky #Astrophysicist #NASA #HardSciFi #HardScienceFiction #farfuturescience #DeepSpaceNine #CaptainCisco #XPrize #AlternativeFiction #AltHistory #WMichaelGear #KathleenONealGear #1491ByCharlesCMann #CharlesLMann #CuriosityStream #Pathfinder #Trex #TyrannosaurRex #Brontosaurus #UtahRaptor #Velociraptor #LordOfTheRing #LOTR #JRRTolkien #Tolkien #VienneRoast #CCCP #USSR #AdventureFiction #FemaleMainCharacter #SFC #StrongFemaleCharacter #ApolloProgram #MacGyver #ForAllMankind #SovietUnion #Astronaut #Cosmonaut #RobertAHeinlein #Heinlein #IsaacAsimov #Asimov