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205: Hero vs Hero - Robots Radio Spring Host Crossover Special

Episode 205

Welcome to our Spring Robots Radio Host Crossover Special!

We're changing it up this week with a game of Hero vs Hero. Each host brings a character f…

7 months ago

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204: The FotR 10: Gandalf's Suspicions About The Ring

Episode 204

Gandalf is wise, right? Then why didn't he figure out that the ring was The One Ring sooner? Or why wasn't he more careful? The reasons not only make…

7 months, 1 week ago

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203: The FotR 9: Bad News Comes to the Shire

Episode 203

How do you react when someone gives you news you don't want to hear? We witness this happen with Sam revealing things to Ted Sandyman, and Gandalf wi…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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202: The FotR 8: Frodo stays the same as the world gets darker

Episode 202

The more we learn about Frodo, the more he surprises us how he seems even more ready for adventure than Bilbo was. But even as Frodo at 50 doesn't se…

7 months, 4 weeks ago

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201: The FotR 7: Frodo & Gandalf Discuss The Ring

Episode 201

Why did Bilbo tell two different versions of how he acquired the Ring? Gandalf becomes suspicious and we learn more about how Frodo is more similar t…

8 months ago

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200: The FotR 6: Frodo Picks Up What Bilbo Leaves Behind

Episode 200

Frodo doesn't just inherit the ring, but all of the responsibilities Bilbo leaves behind... and it reveals that he's a much younger, but still capabl…

8 months, 1 week ago

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199: The FotR 5: Bilbo Struggles With Leaving the Ring

Episode 199

Bilbo and Gandalf discuss Bilbo's plans after the party, and we discover that there's something more sinister at work than we'd assumed.

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

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198: The Fellowship of The Ring 3: Bilbo's Party & Surprise Exit

Episode 198

The pacing of this part of the chapter is genius. It builds and builds to the very moment Bilbo drops his surprise announcement.

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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197: The Fellowship of The Ring 2: Mysterious Guests & Party Surprises

Episode 197

Tolkien is a master of informing and entertaining simultaneously. He shares just enough info to make the world feel real while also seeding curiosity…

9 months ago

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196: The Fellowship of The Ring 1: The Long-Expected Party

Episode 196

We begin the Lord of the Rings extreme close reading with a very different first chapter than what we got with The Hobbit. The tone is different and …

9 months, 1 week ago

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