Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and Adventure Podcast

The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast - making history come alive! Bestselling authors 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.Get bonus episodes and more by supporting the podcast on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast or Buy Us A Beer at - https://ko-fi.com/rockpaperswords https://linktr.ee/RockPaperSwords

Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and Adventure Podcast is a arts podcast hosted by Matthew Harffy, with 152 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Matthew Harffy hosts Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and Adventure Podcast, a arts show with 152 episodes published.

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  Winchester Shieldwall, a wargaming forum on Viking Age warfare, and the crossover between academic history and tabletop wargaming

  Oct 2, 20261h 15m

  Matthew Harffy and Justin Hill are joined by Professor Ryan Lavelle (University of Winchester, historical advisor on The Last Kingdom and Assassin's Creed Valhalla ) and wargames designer James Morris to talk Winchester Shieldwall — their Viking Age wargaming forum bringing together historians, writers and wargamers. They dig into the Battle of Maldon, the myths around the Viking shieldwall, and the battles they'd love to refight one day, from Clontarf to the siege of London. Plus news on Matthew's new book deal, Stamford Bridge 1066: A Viking Anthology , and the A Century of Swords Kickstarter. Winchester Shieldwall is on Saturday 21st November at the University of Winchester — tickets: https://store.winchester.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/school-of-humanities/winchester-shieldwall-a-wargaming-forum-on-viking-age-warfare All our links: https://linktr.ee/rockpaperswords

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  Chronicles: Medieval - A Century of Swords

  Sep 18, 20261h 2m

  Steven Savile returns to Rock, Paper, Swords! to talk about Chronicles: Medieval, the ambitious medieval sandbox game he's writing for Raw Power Games — and A Century of Swords, the 35-author historical fiction anthology launching alongside it on Kickstarter. Matthew and Justin (both contributing authors) dig into the game's Hundred Years' War setting, the anthology's scale, companion novels tied into the game itself, and what backers actually get for their pledge. Plus the usual writing updates and podcast news. Steven Savile: https://stevensavile.com Chronicles: Medieval: https://www.rawpowergames.com/games/chronicles-medieval Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2231020/Chronicles_Medieval/ A Century of Swords: https://centuryofswords.net Support the podcast: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast ☕ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/rockpaperswords All links: https://linktr.ee/RockPaperSwords ✉️ Get in touch: rockpaperswordspodcast@gmail.com #HistoricalFiction #HundredYearsWar #ChroniclesMedieval #Kickstarter #HistFic

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  Making Lost Echoes, The Movie with Joe Lansdale, Jeff Speakman & Chef Joe Gatto

  Sep 10, 20261 hour

  Champion Mojo Storyteller Joe R. Lansdale returns to Rock, Paper, Swords! — this time with backup. He's joined by 90s action icon Jeff Speakman (The Perfect Weapon) and Chef-turned-director Joe Gatto to talk about Lost Echoes, The Movie: an indie feature adaptation of Lansdale's 2007 supernatural thriller, currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Matthew Harffy and Justin Hill dig into the story behind the story — a man who can hear violence echoing in sounds from the past, the alcoholic martial arts mentor who helps him fight it, and why three creators walked away from the traditional studio system to make this film entirely on their own terms. Plus: Speakman's 20-years-in-the-making comeback role, Gatto's leap from private chef to feature director, and why "you can be a dead body in the movie" might be the best Kickstarter reward tier ever devised. Kickstarter & guest links: Kickstarter — Lost Echoes, The Movie: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chefjoegatto/lost-echoes-the-movie Chef Joe Gatto — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefjoegatto/ Joe R. Lansdale — Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoeRLansdale Jeff Speakman — Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Speakman5.0/ Support Rock, Paper, Swords! on Patreon: patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast All links: linktr.ee/RockPaperSwords #LostEchoes #JoeLansdale #JeffSpeakman #IndieFilm #RockPaperSwords

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  MJ Porter BONUS Interview: Mercia, Maynooth & Making It Up As You Go

  Sep 8, 202621 min

  A special, shorter bonus episode — and the final stop on our HNS 2026 Maynooth coverage. Recorded live at the Historical Novel Society's Maynooth conference, Matthew and Justin sit down with historical fiction author MJ Porter (aka Melissa) for the only long-form interview they recorded that weekend. MJ talks ferry-only travel to Ireland, a nervy trip into the Newgrange passage tomb, St Kevin and Glendalough, her Saxon Mercia novels and her latest release about King Offa, what she's writing next, and a surprise same-day release of a Warhammer 40,000 novel. Enjoy this one — normal service resumes next episode! Support the podcast: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast MJ Porter links Website: https://www.mjporterauthor.com Blog: https://mjporterauthor.blog Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/coloursofunison

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  Inside the Historical Novel Society Conference 2026 | HNS 2026 Maynooth Special

  Sep 4, 20261h 48m

  It's a bumper one this week! Matthew Harffy and Justin Hill spent the weekend of 21–23 August at the Historical Novel Society's 2026 conference in Maynooth, Ireland, and grabbed dozens of short, on-the-spot interviews with historical novelists between sessions, in corridors, and over conference dinners. Across the episode you'll hear from Frances Donovan, Carolyn Morgan, Vaseem Khan, Kevin Connolly, Griff Hosker, Laura Morelli, Martin Lake, Aidan Morrissey, Lawrence O'Bryan, Anna Belfrage, Susan Nolen, Katherine Mezzacappa, Liz Harris, Naveen Sridhar, Krishor Sridhar, Alison Morton, Maybelle Wallis and Margaret Skea — covering everything from a copper-boom sea voyage around Cape Horn to alternate-history Rome, a Sumerian priestess-poet, and a keynote on James Bond and the end of the Raj. Plus: Tolkien's Irish footsteps, the story behind Matthew and Justin's after-dinner speech, and why AI shouldn't get to write your stories. Links: https://linktr.ee/rockpaperswords Patreon (bonus episodes, including the after-dinner speech): https://patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast (A quick confession for patrons: We always read out the names of Patreon Producers and higher tiers, but in all of the excitement of editing, we forgot to include that in this episode. But that in no way lessens our gratitude to our Patreon Producers: Ben Maher, Andy Maxwell, Ben Fox, George Johnson, Matt Muller, and Tricia! Our VIP, Bader Khrais! And our Legend, Adam Turner! Usual service will be resumed in subsequent episodes.) #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #HNS2026 #HistoricalNovelSociety

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