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The Sword and Laser (Audio)

Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it. Subscribe for book discussions, author interviews, hot releases, and ne...

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Listen to The Sword and Laser (Audio), a Arts podcast by Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont. Stream 398 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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#535 - Slow Wings

Tom and Veronica remember when they read a book. It was called Slow Gods by Claire North. And they're definitely not just reading the latest...

48:02Jun 5, 2026

#534 - No Noox, Just Boox

Jan has taken over the show and is exhibiting the personality of the AI from Dungeon Crawler Carl . Veronica hates awards. Tom puts the butt...

42:53May 22, 2026

#533 – Octavia Butler's Ghost

The Hugo voting is open! The Guild is coming back! Is "best and most popular" actually fair? Is it right to defy a dead author's wishes? Tom...

43:58May 8, 2026

#532 - Chekhov's Dead Body

Eat zucchini! And Bleu cheese. Also, we didn’t get nominated for a Hugo, but loads of our favorite authors did. We kick off our May read (a...

44:19Apr 23, 2026

#531 - Interesting Nacho

We have a hurt Veronica, Cadbury eggs, Nebula Award winners, and Tom Bombadil-lo! Plus, we kick off The Raven Scholar and wrap up Automatic...

53:55Apr 9, 2026

#530 – You’re Pulling My Noodle

Veronica's sick but she soldiers on and we review the final four of the March tournament. Plus our non-spoiler check in on Automatic Noodle....

39:06Mar 12, 2026

#529 - Fuzzy Edges

A voter's guide to our March Madness tournament. How to define genres. Your favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy quotes. And we wrap up our thoughts on S...

58:02Feb 27, 2026

#528 - Dazed and Crowfused

It's time for our March book tournament! Nominations are open. Also, Veronica and Tom have shocking revelations about books they have NOT re...

40:01Feb 12, 2026

#526 - Halfway Happy

LACon V(eronica) registration is open, the Philip K. Dick Award nominees are out, and we discuss why we're "halfway happy." Plus, we kick of...

52:31Jan 15, 2026

#524 - 4 Stars: Clean, Not Cozy!

The Floating Hotel was a great deal, and we really enjoyed it when we checked in. During our stay we met some really interesting folks, and...

48:55Dec 5, 2025

#523 - Ship Happens

Should the Floating Hotel be called a “space cruise ship”? Why Veronica can't make change. Tom tries not to insult Stephen's intelligence. A...

33:09Nov 21, 2025

#522 - Punchin' Shrimp and Grits

Robert Jackson Bennett deserves more kudos. We clarify it's a tapas bar, not a topless bar. And our thoughts on the new book, Floating Hotel...

48:23Nov 7, 2025

#521 - The Portions Are Too Big!

We revel in the Lammy Awards, follow the tale of root beer, and discuss our first, or most recent, impressions of Interview with the Vampire...

35:01Oct 10, 2025

#520 - Alternate Batman

Tom reports from the Matt Dinniman book event in LA, we kick off our Interview with the Vampire read, and share our last spoilery thoughts o...

52:40Sep 25, 2025

#519 - No Stomach for Old Salad

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31:02Sep 11, 2025

#518 - Hugo Bump Yourself

#518 - Hugo Bump Yourself by Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

55:00Sep 5, 2025

#517 - She Who Became Herstory

We get a history listen and revisit accents. And the clean blade battle is confirmed for WorldCon 2029. Plus our non-spoilery first impressi...

36:45Aug 15, 2025

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