The Functional Nerds Podcast

Episode 622-With Tim Akers


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This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Tim Akers, author of The Eccentrics.

About The Eccentrics: Led by the eighth incarnation of Nikola Tesla, the Society of Eccentric Geniuses protects the Mundane world from the horrors of the Gestalt, a timeline of the future that never was. Powered by SCIENCE and steam, the Eccentrics travel the world in their airship, righting wrongs and rescuing troubled suitors, mad scientists, and optimistic engineers, often from monsters of their own creation. But now something new threatens the Gestalt, and they need help from John Rast and the heroes of Knight Watch. Will John be able to navigate a world of clockwork and science to save the day? Or will he fall into the clutches of a madman bent on remaking both the Gestalt and the Unreal in his own image?

About Tim Akers: Tim Akers was born in deeply rural North Carolina, the only son of a theologian, and the last in a long line of telephony princes, tourist attraction barons, and gruff Scottish bankers. He moved to Chicago for college, and stayed to pursue his lifelong obsession with apocalyptic winters. He lives (nay, flourishes) with his brilliant, tolerant, loving wife. He splits his time between pewter miniatures and fountain pens.

This week’s picks:

  • Tim: FREEBLADES (Game)
  • Tracy: Butter Docs
  • Patrick: Files of the Unexplained (Netflix)
  • Links:

    • Tim Akers on the network formerly known as Twitter
    • Tracy Townsend on the network formerly known as Twitter
    • Patrick Hester on the network formerly known as Twitter
    • The Functional Nerds Patreon Page
    • © 2024 Patrick Hester

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