The Military Science Fiction Podcast
Episodes
S3E24 More Questions!
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
S3E23 Alternate History Military Science Fiction
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
S3E22 The Cost of Being an Author
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
MILSFPODS3E21 The Games We Play
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. This week James and Jeff talk abou...
MSFPODS3E20 The story that may never be
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
MSFPODS3E19 No Plan Survives First Contact With the Enemy
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Today the boys talk about the plan...
MILSFPODS3EP18 Publishing Plans for 2026
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
MILSFPODS3EP17 What to expect when publishing
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
MILSFPODS3EP16 Release Day: Accidental Astronaut
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Rick Partlow's new release, a love...
Future Propaganda
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rick and James go off the deep end on how information operations could work in the future. __ The Military Science Fiction Podcast, ...
Crossover between MILSF and Thrillers
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh and James discuss the overlap in storytelling between MILSF and thrillers. __ The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partl...
MILSFPODS3EP13 Writing through adversity
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
MILSFPODS3EP12 URBAN WARFARE
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
Book Review - Connected Soldiers by John Spencer
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A review of Connected Soldiers by John Spencer. A military history/personal memoir that spans the author's experience as a Ranger, platoon leader, com...
MILSFPODS3EP11 Movie review: Soldier, Kill them all Edition
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. James and Josh review a fan favori...
MILSFPODS3EP10 Starting a New Series
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
There was a firefight! (Writing realistic gunfights)
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwritin...
DragonCon 2025 Recap
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Josh talks about his time at Drago...
Building the Blueprint of Your Book
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Josh is still recovering from Drag...
Character Layers
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. The boys go on a rant about military cov...
Relationships in MILSF (not all the romantic kind)
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. The boys talk about relationships in M...
MILSFPODS3EP06 Character Layers
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. The boys go on a rant about milita...
MILSFPODS3EP05 Relationships in Milscifi (Not romantimilsf)
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. The boys talk about relationships ...
Writer's Cantina 2025 in Salt Lake City Roundup and Thoughts
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Hats by https://flamesmith.com/ Thank y...
MILSFPODS3EP04 Writer’s Cantina Roundup
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Hats by https://flamesmith.com/ ...
Mechs and MILSF with Blaine Pardoe
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. The boys interview the legend, Blaine Pa...
MILSFPODS3EP03 Author Interview: Blaine L. Pardoe
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. The boys interview the legend, Bla...
Future Infantry Weapons
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwriting, #militarys...
Blowing Stuff Up!
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwriting, #military...
Liberty Con 2025 Recap
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwriting, #militarys...
Talking with Jonathan Yanez
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwriting, #militarys...
Combat in Extreme Environments
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwriting, #militarys...
Logistics of the Future
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwriting, #militarys...
Near Future vs Far Future Stories
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of stories do we like best, near future or far future? Imagining these worlds can be wildly different, and each brings its own challenges a...
MILSFPODS3EP02 Future Infantry Weapons
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Rick and Jeff talk the future of i...
MILSFPODS3EP01 1-year Anniversary Retrospective
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. This week we talk about the things...
MILSFPODS2EP25 Blowing Stuff Up!
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Rick, James, and Josh talk about E...
On Being a "Professional" Author
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James and Jeff talk about what has really moved the needle for their careers when it comes to networking, meeting fans, and navigating being online. I...
Announcing a new series by Rick Partlow - Archangel: Fallen
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rick launches his 17th !! new series with Archangel: Fallen. We talk about this exciting new story, and the challenges and rewards of creating somethi...
MILSFPODS2E17 LL Richman author of Battlefield Diplomacy
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk with author LL Richman about her new series Battlefield Diplomacy and getting the science right while keeping it awesome. ++ The Militar...
MILSFPODS2E17 Aliens in MILSF
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aliens are hard. Developing aliens that enhance a Military SF story is its own unique challenge. The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Pa...
MILSFPODS2EP14 The Importance of Endings
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. We finish out our deep dive on plotting ...
MILSFPOD S2E13 Why We Love Military Science Fiction
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwriting, #militarys...
S2E013 Our Favorite Military SF Books
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We share some our favorite military science fiction books. Some you know, and some are off the beaten path. What's your favorite? The Military Scie...
MILSFPOD S2E011 - Starship Troopers Review: Things Get Heated and it isn't Dizzy Flores
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James S. Aaron. Published weekly. #amwriting, #militarys...
MILSFPODS2E09 - High Concepts and Plotting, Continued
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team continues our discussion of how to develop a military science story from concept to outline and now chapters that fit into common story struc...
MILSFPODS2E08 - The Future of MILSF with Aethon Books
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team invites Steve Beaulieu, author (as Jaime Castle) and co-owner of Athon Books on the show to talk about the publishing side of military scienc...
MILSFPODS2E07 - Great Covers and Niche Characters
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James and Jeff discuss what makes a great military science fiction cover (or any genre fiction) as well as what makes a great side character in MILSF,...
MILSFPODS2E06 Plotting - From Concept to Summary
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we start a multi-episode conversation that gets very in the weeds on how to take a series from conception to summary, plot, chapter ou...
MILSFPOD S2E05 A Universe of Names
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh and Rick talk about how they name ships, vehicles and weapons in their stories, how names can have meaning and dropships probably don't need a na...
MILSFPOD S2E04 Co-Writing in MILSF
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff and James talk about their new co-writing project in the Grimm's War universe, and a bit more about how to approach a project like this, how to f...
MILSFPOD S2E03 Tech Advancement in MILSF
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Technology continues to advance and its impacts on military operations can change everything... and sometimes War, War never changes. In this episod...
MILSFPOD S2E02 Writing Great Villains
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Military Science Fiction presents some unique opportunities to explore villains. The same rules of great villains apply, but in MILSF you get to pla...
MILSFPOD S2E01 2025 Plans for Ourselves and the Podcast
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the first day of 2025, we round the corner into Season 2 of the podcast! Today we're talking about plans for the new year, for ourselves and for th...
MILSFPOD S01E25 What Keeps Us Writing
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's one thing to love Military Science Fiction, another thing to have written a MILSF book, and yet another to keep doing it, even when sales might b...
MILSFPOD S01E24 Edge of Tomorrow Review
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2014 film Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton, has all the fixin's of an excellent milsf story, with the added twis...
MILSFPOD S01E23 Future Battles Using Military History
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We came to Military Science Fiction from a love of military history, lessons learned, mistakes made, and the hard decisions made by real people in the...
MILSFPOD S01E22 Ink, Sweat and Tears - What No One Tells New Authors
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Finishing a book, selling books and building audience are all different skills, and today we talk about some of the industry advice that gets left out...
MILSFPOD S01E21 What MILSF Authors Get Wrong
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From Clip vs Magazine to Unit Details to calling NCOs sir, Military Science Fiction might have more pitfalls than any other genre. Readers have expect...
MILSFPOD S01E20 - The Future of Military Science Fiction
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite being science fiction, periods in Military SF are often defined by the conflicts readers are most familiar with. From World War II to Vietnam ...
MILSFPOD S01E19 Invading a Hostile Planet Part 2
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A second in-depth discussion of story-building around invading a hostile planet. What are some analogs with history? What makes this sort of story bet...
MILSFPOD S01E18 - Interacting with Fans
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we answer some viewer questions about interacting with fans and how to respond to reviews. A good discussion on dealing with criticism in genera...
MILSFPOD S01E17 Verisimilitude in MilSF with Richard Fox
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we host our first interview with Science Fiction author Richard Fox. Richard is the accomplished military science fiction author of the Ember...
MILSFPD S01E16 - Training in Military Science Fiction
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Aaaaaaarmy training, sir! Today we talk about ways to use training in MilSF. From Basic Training to rehearsals to hip-pocket training to fill ho...
MILSFPOD S1E15 Humanitarian Missions
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Considering the missions being carried out by the U.S. military to support victims of the natural disasters in North Carolina and Florida, we figured ...
MILSFPOD S01E14 From the Military to Writing MILSF
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A member of the Discord asked how we transitioned from the military to writing Military Science Fiction. We tackle the question and talk about some of...
MILSFPOD S01E13 Drone Warfare
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drone technology is advancing so quickly in the present day that it can be difficult to imagine how it will affect future combat. Do drones make for i...
MILSFPOD S01E012 Will There Be War
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With advanced technology, will there still be a need for war? If war is a force that gives us meaning, what does that look like for an advanced societ...
MILSFPOD S01E11 Worldbuilding and Future History
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Developing realistic future backdrops can be especially challenging for Military Science Fiction. With advances in technology, will war still exist? I...
MILSFPOD S01E10 Rank and its Challenges
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rank can be everything in a military story. How characters use their rank to accomplish their goals can be some of the most entertaining stories to re...
MILSFPODCAST S01E09 Mechs
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we bond over a love of Mech Warrior, Titanfall and Robotech, and discuss what it takes to make mechs work in combat, or just go with R...
MILSFPOD S01E08 Invading a Hostile Planet
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss the world building aspects of landing a force on a hostile planet. Why would you even want to do it? How far out could defe...
MILSFPOD S01E07 - Aliens Movie Review
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A piece of the bedrock of Military Science Fiction: Aliens, the second film in the Alien franchise, started many of the tropes we love and expect toda...
MILSFPOD S01E06 Death in Military Science Fiction
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Military Science Fiction tells the stories of war and battle, and people die in battle. What makes a great death and what makes that sacrifice feel wa...
MILSFPOD S01E05 Relatable Future Military
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a relatable future military? Some military traditions transcend history, and others depend entirely on weapons systems, societies and econo...
MILSFPOD S01E04 - The Importance of Rank in Military Science Fiction
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talk about the importance of rank in military science fiction. The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery...
S01E03 MILSFPOD - Hard vs Soft Military Science Fiction
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What makes believable Military Science Fiction? We debate hard vs soft MilSF, what throws us out of a story, and what gets us really excited when a st...
MILSFPOD S01E02 - What is Military Science Fiction?
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is it space opera with military characters? Or is there something unique about a directly military story? We battle it out to reach a definition. Or n...
S01E01 MILSFPOD - Science Fiction Cons for Working Authors
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rick and James just came back from LibertyCon in Chattanooga, TN, so we're talking about attending conventions as a fan and author. We share stories a...