In episode 334 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman – co-authors of Slayers & Vampires: The Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Buffy & Angel – the amazing true story of Buffy and the friends, vampires, slayers, and demons who changed television forever.

About Edward Gross: Edward Gross is an entertainment journalist who has covered film and television for a wide variety of publications, including Geek, SciFi Now, CFQ, SFX, Starlog, Cinescape and many others. Additionally he’s written a number of non-fiction “making of” books, including this year’s two-volume Fifty-Year Mission: the Complete Oral History of Star Trek (co-written with Mark A. Altman) for St. Martin’s Press.

About Mark A. Altman: Mark A. Altman is a writer, producer and actor whose credits include, DOA: Dead or Alive (producer), The Specials (producer, actor), Free Enterprise (writer, producer, actor), House of the Dead (writer, producer), House of the Dead 2 (writer, producer, actor), Room 6 (writer, producer, actor), The Thirst (producer), All Souls Day (writer, producer), Dead And Deader (writer, producer), The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: Volume One: The First 25 Years (writer, with Edward Gross).

This week’s picks:

* Ed: Wiseguy TV Show

* Mark: Feud: Bette and Joan

* John: The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

* Patrick: The Confederation Series by Tonya Huff – Narrated by Marguerite Gavin

Links:

* Edward Gross on Twitter

* Mark A. Altman on Twitter

* John Anealio on Twitter

* Patrick Hester on Twitter

* The Functional Nerds Patreon Page

* Patrick’s New Book: Into the Fire (available everywhere)

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This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.