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0134 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk6 - Ch7 - Homeward Bound
Concerning “Homeward Bound”, from banter with Butterbur to goodbyes for Gandalf... The 6th of October / Passing Weathertop - 7:20 The State of Bree / A Chat with Butterbur - 17:00 Goodbye to Gandal…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
0133 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk6 - Ch6 - Many Partings
Concerning “Many Partings”, from Théoden’s burial to Bilbo’s twilight... Frodo Begs Leave - 2:30 Théoden’s Burial - 6:00 A Chat with Treebeard - 16:00 Catching Up with Saruman - 30:00 Rivendell & B…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
0132 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk6 - Ch5 - The Steward and the King
Concerning “The Steward and the King”, from Éowyn’s angst to Elessar’s ascension... Éowyn & Faramir - 9:00 The Coronation - 53:00 Beregond & Éomer - 59:00 Nimloth’s Sapling - 1:04:00 Haiku / Corresp…
Published on 8 years ago
0131 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk6 - Ch4 - The Field of Cormallen
Concerning “The Field of Cormallen”, from eagles’ wings to minstrels’ songs... The Eagles Are Coming! - 2:30 Rescuing Frodo & Sam - 12:00 “Is everything sad going to come untrue?” - 17:30 Long live …
Published on 8 years ago
0130 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk6 - Ch3 - Mount Doom
Concerning “Mount Doom”, from last legs to the end of all things... LOTR Amazon TV - Coming in 2020? - 2:00 The Long and Winding Path to Mt. Doom - 20:00 Sauron’s Folly - 29:00 Climbing Mount Doom -…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
0129 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk6 - Ch2 - The Land of Shadow
Concerning “The Land of Shadow”, from the Morgai march to Sam’s star... What a Week! - Amazon, LOTR, Christopher, etc - 1:30 The Lay of the Land - 19:00 The Escape from Cirith Ungol - 23:30 Hope Out…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
Amazon Announces a LOTR Prequel TV Series! What We Know...
BOOM! Tolkien fans got big news yesterday with the official announcement from Amazon that they will be producing a "LOTR Prequel" TV series with the blessing of The Tolkien Estate and Trust. On this …
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
0128 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk6 - Ch1 - The Tower of Cirith Ungol
Concerning “The Tower of Cirith Ungol”, from finding Frodo to offing Orcs... Sam Outside the Gates - 6:30 The Landscape of Mordor - 15:00 Sam & the Ring - 24:00 The Two Watchers - 28:00 Sam the Elf-…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
0127 - The Future of Middle-earth - Part 2
WE'RE BACK!!! Sorry for the delay... We pick up where we left off in Episode 125 with a discussion of the BREAKING NEWS that the Tolkien Estate is apparently in talks with Amazon (and perhaps other s…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
0126 - Tolkien, Miracles, and the Way Things Really Work
What was Tolkien's view on miraculous events? What did he believe about the supernatural realm of our own reality?
On this episode, we explore Tolkien's Letter 89, written to his son Christopher durin…
Published on 8 years, 2 months ago