The Sword and Laser
by Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 1 chart position in 1 market.
By chart position
- 🇩🇪DE · Books#1975K to 30K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.5K to 15K🎙 ~2x weekly·394 episodes·Last published 2mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
5K to 30K🇩🇪100% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
1.5K to 9K
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Recent episodes
#537 - Roman Fantasy is Romantasy?
Jul 4, 2026
48m 43s
#536 - That's So Ender's Game
Jun 19, 2026
32m 51s
#535 - Slow Wings
Jun 5, 2026
48m 02s
#534 - No Noox, Just Boox
May 22, 2026
42m 53s
#533 – Octavia Butler's Ghost
May 8, 2026
43m 58s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/4/26 | Roman FantasyRomantasy+3 | — | Red RisingLe Guin shortlist | — | Roman FantasyRomantasy+3 | — | 48m 43s | ||
| 6/19/26 | Red Risingromantasy+3 | — | Red RisingEnder's Game | — | Red RisingPierce Brown+4 | — | 32m 51s | ||
| 6/5/26 | book discussionliterature+3 | — | Slow GodsDungeon Crawler Carl+1 | — | Slow GodsClaire North+3 | — | 48m 02s | ||
| 5/22/26 | AI personalitybook discussions+3 | — | Dungeon Crawler CarlSlow Gods | — | Dungeon Crawler CarlSlow Gods+3 | — | 42m 53s | ||
| 5/8/26 | Hugo votingOctavia Butler+4 | — | Slow Gods | — | Hugo votingOctavia Butler+5 | — | 43m 58s | ||
| 4/23/26 | literaturebook discussion+4 | — | The Raven Scholar | — | ChekhovHugo+5 | — | 44m 19s | ||
| 4/9/26 | Veronica's injuryCadbury eggs+4 | — | Cadbury eggsThe Raven Scholar+1 | — | VeronicaTom Merritt+5 | — | 53m 55s | ||
| 3/12/26 | March tournamentnoodle review+2 | — | Automatic Noodle | — | March tournamentnoodle review+3 | — | 39m 06s | ||
| 2/27/26 | March Madness tournamentgenre definition+3 | — | Someplace to Be Flying | — | March Madnessgenres+3 | — | 58m 02s | ||
| 2/12/26 | book tournamentreading challenges+3 | — | March book tournament | — | book tournamentnominations+4 | — | 40m 01s | ||
| 1/29/26 | sci-fibook discussion+3 | Andrew Heaton | I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom | — | sci-fibook+5 | — | 55m 10s | ||
| 1/15/26 | conventionsawards+3 | — | LACon VPhilip K. Dick Award+1 | — | LACon VPhilip K. Dick Award+3 | — | 52m 31s | ||
| 12/19/25 | beanschili+3 | — | Mark Lawrence’s book | — | beanschili+3 | — | 47m 37s | ||
| 12/5/25 | mysteryhotel+3 | — | The Floating Hotel | — | Floating Hotelmurder+3 | — | 48m 55s | ||
| 11/21/25 | space cruise shipFloating Hotel+3 | — | — | — | space cruise shipFloating Hotel+3 | — | 33m 09s |
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Chart history for The Sword and Laser
Peaked at #197 in Germany, currently #197 in Germany.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | — | #197 | #197 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.