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Episode 124
Welcome to the new extra content! These are extra episodes where I'll take on a topic or a "what if" scenario while I drive.
This week, what does "canon" really mean?
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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
123: The Hobbit 9: Troll Morality & Cooking Dwarves
Episode 123
Where do Trolls fit into the morality alignment grid? Chaotic Evil? True Neutral? Let's discuss that as the trolls try to cook the dwarves.
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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
122: The Hobbit 8: Burglarizing The Trolls
Episode 122
Trolls! We get to meet one of the most interesting "peoples" in the Hobbit, and Bilbo debates exactly what a burglar is supposed to do.
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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
121: The Hobbit 7: Made Intentionally Late
Episode 121
We begin chapter 2 with a close look at why Bilbo was allowed to sleep in late, and how Gandalf (and Tolkien!) is already setting up Bilbo's (and our!) adventure.
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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
120: The Hobbit 6: The Plan Comes Together
Episode 120
The conversation between Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves turns to details about the mountain, Thorin's past, and how exactly they plan to deal with the dragon.
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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
119: The Hobbit 5: Bilbo Stands Up For Himself
Episode 119
There are many moments throughout the story where Bilbo has to rise to the occasion, but did you notice the very first time he does?
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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
118: The Hobbit 4 - The Songs of the Dwarves
Episode 118
As a young reader, I would often skip over the poems/songs in Tolkien's stories. I thought they were silly or unimportant. But now I know exactly how important they really are.
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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
117: The Hobbit Close Reading 3 - Bilbo Meets The Dwarves
Episode 117
The ringing of the bell keeps getting louder. More dwarves keep showing up, and Bilbo attempts to act as a proper host. Galdalf's plan is coming together.
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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
116: The Hobbit Close Reading 2 - Baggins vs Took
Episode 116
Tolkien, in his masterful way, reveals so much about Bilbo through a quick description of Bilbo's parents, and a short conversation with Gandalf.
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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
115: The Hobbit Close Reading 1 - Subverting Expectations
Episode 115
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." From the very paragraph, Tolkien subverts our expectations, and it hooks us into the story in a magical way.
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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago