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Rock, Paper, Swords!

Matthew Harffy and Steven A. McKay

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The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast - making history come alive! Bestselling authors Matthew Harffy and Steven A. McKay chat about writing action and adventure stories, diving into some of the more quirky and unusual aspects of history, with a detour through music and its role in their process. Each episode covers different exciting themes, often with brilliant guests who help shed light on what Matthew and Steven have decided to talk about that week. Get bonus episodes and more by s ...
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Public EP 139 - Freddy Quinne hosted by Tony & Jamie If you're a fan of us then Freddy needs no introduction! From minute 1 he has us speechless! Nobody and I mean NOBODY is safe from this man! Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from Rokit Drinks Thanks for listening. Make sure to fo…
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No guest this week so the public get another taste of Patreon life… That's if youtube lets the episode stay up after it sees Jamie resting his packet on his waistband! Yes you will all see Jamie's dignity covered only by the thin material of his boxers... Enjoy!Enjoy! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and Free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK …
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Clive Mantle starred as Little John in the 80s classic series Robin of Sherwood. You might well also have seen him as Great Jon Umber in Game of Thrones, Simon Horton in The Vicar of Dibley and Mike Barratt in Casualty. He has also narrated over 180 audio books, and voiced animated characters, including Gator in Thomas the Tank Engine. As if that w…
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Public EP 141 - Mogwai Ryan hosted by Tony & Jamie Ryan was on not long ago but Jamie wasn't so after the last one being a hall of famer, we decided to bring Ryan back. As you can tell by the thumbnail, it's "one of them". It's loud, it's silly and definitley NSFW! Enjoy! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and Free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by …
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Support us on Patreon - ⁠patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠If you're an author or publisher and would like to sponsor one of our episodes, please get in touch. You can find us on social media or email us at rockpaperswordspodcast@gmail.com A classic episode from 2023 when our guest was Dr Joanne Ball! Joanne is a Roman archaeologist and battlefiel…
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Public EP 140 - Jack Rhodes hosted by Tony & Jamie "A MAGICIAN?!? But Jamie hates them and thinks they're all nonces!" I hear you say. Well this is more proof of how Jamie is in the closet about most things. Jack was one of the nicest lads we've had as a guest and his magic blew our minds... Mostly Jamie's, who is clearly obsessed with magic. P.S. …
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Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of southern California, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th c…
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Hatty Preston is in the guest host seat and tells us why everyone loves her. Someone emails us with a stupid name. Freddy brags about knowing the alphabet. Check out Hatty and Kay Nicholson’s new podcast: Bit Much Babe https://www.youtube.com/@BitmuchBabe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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I'm guessing you've all seen the viral clip of Miles' Dad "inventing" Football Manager. Well after it being shared to us about a thousand times we've got Miles on to take a deeper delve in to how Bob's mind works, Jamie tells him about his made up games as a kid and we answer some of your questions at the end! Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM…
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Shauna Lawless burst onto the fantasy scene in 2022 with her debut The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, the first book of the Gael Song series, which was nominated for Best Fantasy Debut by the British Fantasy Society and went on to win The FanFiAddicts Award for Best Traditional Debut. The sequel, The Words of Kings and Prophets was released in …
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A double dose of the Riff king this week! A couple of the usual unreal stories in this one but Kyle's story about his appearance on BrandX season 1 is MENTAL! Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from Rokit Drinks Thanks for listening. Make sure to follow us on all social channels and …
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No guest this week due to a drop out but we all know the patreon style eps are the best ones and this doesn't dissappoint. There's talk of serial killers, more of Jamie's inability to be an adult and we do a mini quiz at the end... I promise you, the quiz nearly splits the podcast up but it is GOLD! Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% of…
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If you would like to help us with our running costs, and get exclusive bonus episodes every month, a FREE copy of our book, Tips on Writing, Publishing and Marketing your Book, and other cool perks, check out our Patreon page here - https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast D. V. Bishop is the author of the award-winning Cesare Aldo historical…
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Luke join's us all the way from Oz this week! Unreal episode this week. Luke speaks about his viral clip with the Tesco girl, we speak about Beatle Vapes, Bears vs Gorilla's and Luke does arguably the best Steve-o impression anyone's ever seen! Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from…
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Dead Men's Producer Tom, AKA Jamie's other podcast host AKA Jamie's favourite producer AKA Not Gay Tom joins us today due to popular demand. The fans have requested him loads so he's finally here and it's straight fire! And yes... of course Tony get's salty and say's he's not arsed! Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shippi…
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If you would like to help us with our running costs, and get exclusive bonus episodes every month, a free copy of our book, Tips on Writing, Publishing and Marketing your Book, and other cool perks, check out our Patreon page. ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠⁠ Today Matthew interviews Steven and they discuss Sword of the Saxons, bo…
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Another one of the NI gang joing us today and he brings some FIRE! I said last week may have been the end of us but this one takes it up a notch. This is one of them episodes where you WILL NOT see the best bits on social media... enough said. Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from …
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If you would like to help us with our running costs, and get exclusive BONUS EPISODES every month, a FREE copy of our book, Tips on Writing, Publishing and Marketing your Book, and other cool perks, check out our Patreon page. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠⁠⁠ We've been invited to cover the 2024 Historical Novel Society conferen…
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The king of social media's top 5's joins us today. Another southerner and not a single mustard jumper in sight… Maybe the lads have got that perception wrong! This may be the one that gets us cancelled so if it is... it was nice knowing you all! Enjoy the pod guys! Enjoy the pod guys!Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com S…
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If you would like to help us with our running costs, and get exclusive bonus episodes every month, a free copy of our book, Tips on Writing, Publishing and Marketing your Book, and other cool perks, check out our Patreon page. ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠⁠ Today Steven interviews Matthew Harffy about his brand new book - Dark F…
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No Jamie? No Problem! Callum Oakley guest hosts and guest, Ryan, owner of Mogwai tattoo and one of Tony's close friend get's his first taste of ABK and spills the beans on Tony's Ibiza antics! An instant hall of famer! Enjoy the pod guys!Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from Rokit Drinks Thanks for li…
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If you would like to help us with our running costs, and get exclusive bonus episodes every month, a free copy of our book, Tips on Writing, Publishing and Marketing your Book, and other cool perks, check out our Patreon page.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcastMatthew and Steven chat this week with a musician for a change! Dr Mark Deeks is a choirma…
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If a man was created the exact opposite of Tony & Jamie, StillRyan would be the result. The lad known for his positive outlook on life joins us and does his best to bring the lads moods up. Unreal episode! Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from Rokit Drinks Thanks for listening. Mak…
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If you would like to help us with our running costs, and get exclusive bonus episodes every month, a free copy of our book, Tips on Writing, Publishing and Marketing your Book, and other cool perks, check out our Patreon page. ⁠https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠ Katie Daysh is an author from the Isle of Wight who loves to explore unhea…
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If you would like to help us with our running costs, and get exclusive bonus episodes every month, and other cool perks including a FREE copy of the book we wrote together, check out our patreon page: ⁠ / rockpaperswordspodcast Another episode and another musician who truly puts the ROCK in Rock, Paper, Swords! Todd "Dammit" Kerns is a multi-instru…
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A rare sight on the pod today, a LONDON comic! You all know our opinion on them lot but trust me, there isn't a mustard jumper or a pair of dungarees in sight! Andrew absolutey killed it, what an episode! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from Rokit Drinks Thanks for listening. Make sure to follow us o…
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The official number 3 in our comic blind ranking joins us this week and he brings some absolutely insane stories with him! Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from Rokit Drinks Thanks for listening. Make sure to follow us on all social channels and subscribe to the podcast on your app…
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If you would like to help us with our running costs, and get exclusive bonus episodes every month, and other cool perks, check out our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast Born and raised in Detroit, now living in Nashville, Tennessee, Cody C. Engdahl describes himself as a practitioner of the Southern Gentlemanly Arts, an a…
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The Hall of Famer pornstar Tanya Tate joins us today. One of the absolute OG's MILFs, someone a lot of us have known for a long time! She shares stories and toys… Which Jamie obvioulsy does some weird stuff with... Enjoy! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from Rokit Drinks Thanks for listening. Make su…
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Researching is a huge part of a historical fiction author's life. In this episode we discuss what we use to embed ourselves in our chosen time periods. Support us on one of our 3 tiers on Patreon - patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcastIf you're an author or publisher and would like to sponsor one of our episodes, please get in touch. You can find us o…
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Rob, half of the wild Dead Men Talking, joins us today. He talks Dead Meet, he praises Turkey and he call's out an entire genre of comedians… Can you guess which ones? Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK from Rokit Drinks Thanks for listening. Make sure to follow us on all social chan…
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Today we have a special guest who we think will be of particular interest, especially to aspiring writers. Kit Nevile is a Commissioning Editor at publishers Canelo. He is particularly interested in thrillers, horror, and action/adventure books, and just so happens to be Steven’s editor! Before working at Canelo he was at Persephone Books and White…
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Mike Rice, one of the quickest and most chaotic minds on the circuit joins us today. Not many people can stop Jamie in his tracks but it turns out, Mike is one of them! Absolute Fire from start to finish, try to keep up, I know I couldn't at times! Enjoy the pod guys! Use code GREENROOM for 20% off and free shipping @manscaped.com Sponsored by ABK …
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During the 90s Giles Kristian was lead singer of pop group Upside Down, achieving four top twenty hit records! As a singer-songwriter he lived and toured for two years in Europe and has made music videos all over the world. Giles is half-Norwegian and his family history inspired him to write his first historical novels: the acclaimed and bestsellin…
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