Rian Floyd
@rianfloyd.com
📚 book nerd & SF writer wannabe 🎮 RPG fan 📷 occasional street photographer 🎙️ podcaster @genreblender.net
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www.genreblender.net
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇦🇺♾️ he/they
www.genreblender.net
I made a thing I have some strong opinions about. I’m not sure @afictionalescapist.bsky.social agrees with me but I guess that’s half the fun? (he says while shaking in his boots because confrontation is scary) 😂
For real though, I think this one is worth talking about. Open to discuss, debate, etc
For real though, I think this one is worth talking about. Open to discuss, debate, etc
New video! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rian discusses the broken state of book star ratings, and what we can do instead. 🤔
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Rian discusses the broken state of book star ratings, and what we can do instead. 🤔
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Book Star Ratings Are Broken — Do This Instead
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I made a thing I have some strong opinions about. I’m not sure @afictionalescapist.bsky.social agrees with me but I guess that’s half the fun? (he says while shaking in his boots because confrontation is scary) 😂
For real though, I think this one is worth talking about. Open to discuss, debate, etc
For real though, I think this one is worth talking about. Open to discuss, debate, etc
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It's our last episode! We're so grateful to everyone who's listened to us for the past 7 years.
We're using this occasion to talk about the state of science fiction and fantasy in the 21st century — and what has shaped the stories we've loved.
www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...
We're using this occasion to talk about the state of science fiction and fantasy in the 21st century — and what has shaped the stories we've loved.
www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...
November 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It's our last episode! We're so grateful to everyone who's listened to us for the past 7 years.
We're using this occasion to talk about the state of science fiction and fantasy in the 21st century — and what has shaped the stories we've loved.
www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...
We're using this occasion to talk about the state of science fiction and fantasy in the 21st century — and what has shaped the stories we've loved.
www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...
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Novembers episode of #genreblenderpodcast was wolf-PACKED!
Rian breaks out their interviewing skills to help celebrate the launch of Kris’s debut ALPHA 🐺
Kris delves into writing, world-building, and the journey to becoming a published author.
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Rian breaks out their interviewing skills to help celebrate the launch of Kris’s debut ALPHA 🐺
Kris delves into writing, world-building, and the journey to becoming a published author.
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Interview with ALPHA author K. D. Marchesi - Episode 31: Genre Blender Podcast
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Novembers episode of #genreblenderpodcast was wolf-PACKED!
Rian breaks out their interviewing skills to help celebrate the launch of Kris’s debut ALPHA 🐺
Kris delves into writing, world-building, and the journey to becoming a published author.
youtu.be/pbIeDxYLgGI?...
Rian breaks out their interviewing skills to help celebrate the launch of Kris’s debut ALPHA 🐺
Kris delves into writing, world-building, and the journey to becoming a published author.
youtu.be/pbIeDxYLgGI?...
This is exactly the kind of pre-release content that makes me stupid with excitement for a game. I love to know the nerdy details and better understand what the developers are paying special attention to.
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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn - Official 'Life in Space' Overview Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
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November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is exactly the kind of pre-release content that makes me stupid with excitement for a game. I love to know the nerdy details and better understand what the developers are paying special attention to.
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ALPHA is finally out in the wild!
A huge thank you to everyone who liked, shared, pre-ordered, ARC read, early reviewed, you name it! This past week has been a blur! I’m extremely grateful 🙏
Happy reading! Welcome to the pack 🐺
A huge thank you to everyone who liked, shared, pre-ordered, ARC read, early reviewed, you name it! This past week has been a blur! I’m extremely grateful 🙏
Happy reading! Welcome to the pack 🐺
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ALPHA is finally out in the wild!
A huge thank you to everyone who liked, shared, pre-ordered, ARC read, early reviewed, you name it! This past week has been a blur! I’m extremely grateful 🙏
Happy reading! Welcome to the pack 🐺
A huge thank you to everyone who liked, shared, pre-ordered, ARC read, early reviewed, you name it! This past week has been a blur! I’m extremely grateful 🙏
Happy reading! Welcome to the pack 🐺
I’ll say it plainly: I had more fun talking about this book than reading it. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the book at all, or that it wasn’t good, or that it didn’t do its job as a video game tie-in, or…
See, this is why the discussion was an hour long. It’s ✨complicated!✨
See, this is why the discussion was an hour long. It’s ✨complicated!✨
On this weeks episode of Books and Bevvies, Rian and Kris delve into the giant tome that is EXODUS!
To say we had mixed thoughts is an understatement 🤔
Books & Bevvies - EXODUS: The Archimedes Engine | What we thought of this 900+ page sci-fi monster!
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To say we had mixed thoughts is an understatement 🤔
Books & Bevvies - EXODUS: The Archimedes Engine | What we thought of this 900+ page sci-fi monster!
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Books & Bevvies - EXODUS: The Archimedes Engine | What we thought of this 900+ page sci-fi monster!
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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November 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I’ll say it plainly: I had more fun talking about this book than reading it. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the book at all, or that it wasn’t good, or that it didn’t do its job as a video game tie-in, or…
See, this is why the discussion was an hour long. It’s ✨complicated!✨
See, this is why the discussion was an hour long. It’s ✨complicated!✨
Anyone else who ordered the Savage Raven FissionGrip for Switch 2 getting their orders cancelled & refunded? Happened twice now with 2 different payment methods and all they could tell me was the system flagged it as a risk and was cancelled automatically. I’m starting to think they’re telling fibs.
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Anyone else who ordered the Savage Raven FissionGrip for Switch 2 getting their orders cancelled & refunded? Happened twice now with 2 different payment methods and all they could tell me was the system flagged it as a risk and was cancelled automatically. I’m starting to think they’re telling fibs.
I adore that all the comments on youtube are pointing out Owlcat’s audacity at releasing such a thing on N7 Day. (Genuine goosebumps from the music, though!)
Owlcat Games shares the main theme song for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn composed by Paweł Perepelica (Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader): www.rpgsite.net/news/18910-t...
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I adore that all the comments on youtube are pointing out Owlcat’s audacity at releasing such a thing on N7 Day. (Genuine goosebumps from the music, though!)
I’m not as cynical about this as the rest of the internet appears to be. We got a pretty sizeable chunk of new info here. Let’s say cautiously optimistic is where I’m at.
BioWare on N7 day: "the next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe." buff.ly/md0nhGL
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I’m not as cynical about this as the rest of the internet appears to be. We got a pretty sizeable chunk of new info here. Let’s say cautiously optimistic is where I’m at.
Rad little interview from @readyaimfire.bsky.social with Jennifer Hale A.K.A. Commander Shepard. Happy N7 Day!
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Mass Effect | Jennifer Hale on Matching Mark Meer & Building Shepard Together
YouTube video by ReadyAimFire Podcast
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November 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Rad little interview from @readyaimfire.bsky.social with Jennifer Hale A.K.A. Commander Shepard. Happy N7 Day!
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Today Kris gets to gush about his dream of running a medieval tavern … with craft beers!
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Live out your Tavern Dreams with Travellers Rest!
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Today Kris gets to gush about his dream of running a medieval tavern … with craft beers!
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I had an epiphany while editing this video. Turns out I actually LOVE horror as a genre, I just never considered what I was reading/watching/playing to be horror.
Even Mass Effect has horror elements in it (the Reapers are bloody horrific!)
Might expand on this thought in a future video.
Even Mass Effect has horror elements in it (the Reapers are bloody horrific!)
Might expand on this thought in a future video.
Coming at you with a double dose of content this week!
Today Rian and Kris delve into horror sub genres just in time for Halloween!
Gettin' Spooky With It! - Exploring Horror Subgenres
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Today Rian and Kris delve into horror sub genres just in time for Halloween!
Gettin' Spooky With It! - Exploring Horror Subgenres
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Gettin' Spooky With It! - Exploring Horror Subgenres
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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October 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I had an epiphany while editing this video. Turns out I actually LOVE horror as a genre, I just never considered what I was reading/watching/playing to be horror.
Even Mass Effect has horror elements in it (the Reapers are bloody horrific!)
Might expand on this thought in a future video.
Even Mass Effect has horror elements in it (the Reapers are bloody horrific!)
Might expand on this thought in a future video.
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Guess what Rian finally watched!!!!
Tune in to this months episode of Genre Blender to find out.
With a new format, we get to delve deeper into everything we’ve read, watched and played over the whole month! As well as delve into noteworthy news that excites us!
youtu.be/9UwJCy1k_8s
Tune in to this months episode of Genre Blender to find out.
With a new format, we get to delve deeper into everything we’ve read, watched and played over the whole month! As well as delve into noteworthy news that excites us!
youtu.be/9UwJCy1k_8s
Genre Blender - Episode 30: You Can’t Do That To Me In These Episodes!
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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October 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Guess what Rian finally watched!!!!
Tune in to this months episode of Genre Blender to find out.
With a new format, we get to delve deeper into everything we’ve read, watched and played over the whole month! As well as delve into noteworthy news that excites us!
youtu.be/9UwJCy1k_8s
Tune in to this months episode of Genre Blender to find out.
With a new format, we get to delve deeper into everything we’ve read, watched and played over the whole month! As well as delve into noteworthy news that excites us!
youtu.be/9UwJCy1k_8s
I guess I gotta find some time to play The Outer Worlds 2, then. The glowing reviews are piling in. I fell off the first one—loved the concept and the humour but it was clunky AF. Seems most of the glaring issues are fixed.
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I guess I gotta find some time to play The Outer Worlds 2, then. The glowing reviews are piling in. I fell off the first one—loved the concept and the humour but it was clunky AF. Seems most of the glaring issues are fixed.
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Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
My first solo video is out. Might as well start off by admitting something I’m self-conscious about. 😅 Yep, the English lit & creative writing major is scared of big books. It happens!
Or maybe I’m supposed to say something like “I overcame Big Book Phobia and so can you with these 5 easy steps!”
Or maybe I’m supposed to say something like “I overcame Big Book Phobia and so can you with these 5 easy steps!”
What do you do when the next book on your TBR is 1,211 pages but you’re intimidated by big books? Rian talks about this conundrum and how he overcame it while reading The Stand by Stephen King.
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Overcoming ‘Big Book Phobia’ with Stephen King’s The Stand
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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October 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My first solo video is out. Might as well start off by admitting something I’m self-conscious about. 😅 Yep, the English lit & creative writing major is scared of big books. It happens!
Or maybe I’m supposed to say something like “I overcame Big Book Phobia and so can you with these 5 easy steps!”
Or maybe I’m supposed to say something like “I overcame Big Book Phobia and so can you with these 5 easy steps!”
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🐺 ARC Sign ups are here 🐺
How many lives will be lost for the sake of a non-existent war?
How many people will be sacrificed in the name of genetic enhancement?
You’ll have to read it to find out!
Want to read this early? Check out the link below!
How many lives will be lost for the sake of a non-existent war?
How many people will be sacrificed in the name of genetic enhancement?
You’ll have to read it to find out!
Want to read this early? Check out the link below!
October 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🐺 ARC Sign ups are here 🐺
How many lives will be lost for the sake of a non-existent war?
How many people will be sacrificed in the name of genetic enhancement?
You’ll have to read it to find out!
Want to read this early? Check out the link below!
How many lives will be lost for the sake of a non-existent war?
How many people will be sacrificed in the name of genetic enhancement?
You’ll have to read it to find out!
Want to read this early? Check out the link below!
Look, mum, I’m a real YouTuber now! 😂 Our first non-podcast YouTube-only duo video for the channel, with heaps more coming soon.
It’s newbie vs constant reader in today’s video!
Happy spooky season folks! Let’s chat the glory of Stephen King!
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Happy spooky season folks! Let’s chat the glory of Stephen King!
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The King of Horror: Newbie vs Constant Reader
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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October 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Look, mum, I’m a real YouTuber now! 😂 Our first non-podcast YouTube-only duo video for the channel, with heaps more coming soon.
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Iconic artist Drew Struzan, who created the movie posters for Star Wars, Blade Runner, and Back to the Future, has passed away:
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Legendary Movie Poster Artist Drew Struzan Has Passed Away - Reactor
Drew Struzan was 78.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Iconic artist Drew Struzan, who created the movie posters for Star Wars, Blade Runner, and Back to the Future, has passed away:
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Watch this space 🐺
October 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Watch this space 🐺
Kris has told me about this game on repeat, but I never really got it ‘til this video. Actually, I *still* don’t really get it, but that’s probably a character flaw on my part. 😅
Kris’s first solo video is live!
Exploring his addiction to GrimShire, Kris shares what makes this cozy horror game so dang addictive.
Cozy Horror - What Makes Grimshire Utterly Addictive
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Exploring his addiction to GrimShire, Kris shares what makes this cozy horror game so dang addictive.
Cozy Horror - What Makes Grimshire Utterly Addictive
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Cozy Horror - What Makes Grimshire Utterly Addictive
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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October 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Kris has told me about this game on repeat, but I never really got it ‘til this video. Actually, I *still* don’t really get it, but that’s probably a character flaw on my part. 😅
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Trying to find a job in video games right now is like crawling through hell:
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October 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Trying to find a job in video games right now is like crawling through hell:
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This is the ONLY thing that prevents me from playing Hollow Knight and Silksong. When I try to explain to people that I lack an inbuilt sense of direction, they never really get it. But this is how it manifests. I cannot play these games. I’ve tried. And ultimately, they become very un-fun.
i wrote about how i have a terrible sense of direction in games and in life. and also specifically hollow knight www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...
Our Love-Hate Relationship with Silksong's Compass
The misguided way Hollow Knight: Silksong has its compass take up an item slot adds frustration for frustration's sake.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is the ONLY thing that prevents me from playing Hollow Knight and Silksong. When I try to explain to people that I lack an inbuilt sense of direction, they never really get it. But this is how it manifests. I cannot play these games. I’ve tried. And ultimately, they become very un-fun.
If an overconfident numbskull stacks it in the woods, and nobody is there to witness it, did it actually happen?
The gravel graze on my knee says yes, yes it did.
The gravel graze on my knee says yes, yes it did.
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
If an overconfident numbskull stacks it in the woods, and nobody is there to witness it, did it actually happen?
The gravel graze on my knee says yes, yes it did.
The gravel graze on my knee says yes, yes it did.
Super fun and nerdy conversation, plus this is the last episode in this format. There’s a li’l announcement at the beginning if you want to know what’s changing (all good things, I promise).
Retro gaming is having a resurgence and we are both thrilled!
Genre Blender - Episode 29: The Rise of Retro Gaming | Emulation, gaming handhelds, and nostalgia
youtu.be/iNtPSJJyIbY
Genre Blender - Episode 29: The Rise of Retro Gaming | Emulation, gaming handhelds, and nostalgia
youtu.be/iNtPSJJyIbY
Genre Blender - Episode 29: The Rise of Retro Gaming | Emulation, gaming handhelds, and nostalgia
YouTube video by Genre Blender
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September 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Super fun and nerdy conversation, plus this is the last episode in this format. There’s a li’l announcement at the beginning if you want to know what’s changing (all good things, I promise).