The Sword and Laser Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

There's a place you can go where the cool kids know
The best in sword and sorcery can be found
It’s easy to see it’s the place to be
If you want to get your rocketship off the ground

There’s hobbits, goblins, and dragons galore
Time travel, aliens, robots, and more
So pick up a book and you’ll get hooked
There’s something for everyone

Now maybe your tastes run to dystopian wastes
Or alternate histories where dogs rule the world
Perhaps you fancy some necromancy
Who do the voodoo? Well, you do, girl

There’s talking of drinking and murders of crows
Quick burns, bared swords, and more, don’t you know?
And if they mess up your name that’s all part of the game
The Sword and Laser audio podcast – stick it in your ears!

I’ve been binge listening to all the S&L episodes throughout the pandemic and have finally caught up! It was great fun listening to Tom and Veronica chat about books and sci-fi/fantasy news. Listening to them was therapy during the pandemic, with each episode like a time capsule - made me so nostalgic! Discovered plenty of books and new authors, too!

It's a book club (and so much more!).
Roughly each month the hosts take turns picking either a science fiction or fantasy book. They share thoughts about it as they read through it and comments from their online community at goodreads. They also keep us up to date on general news from the world of sci-fi/fantasy media from comics to books to movies/tv shows and more. Every now and then they get an author on to interview, which is awesome. They have had prominent authors before like Joe Abercrombie, Pat Rothfuss, and NK Jemisin.
It's a pretty positive, supportive, and upbeat podcast and community to be part of. I've found many awesome books through this podcast I probably would never have come across on my own.