49. Elven genetics! Race-baiting! Half-elf lies! | Of the Voyage of Eärendil – The Silmarillion – 32
Michael, Dan, and Jonathan finish the first age of Middle-earth! We see the final destruction that Fēanor’s Silmarils wrought, how Ēarendil’s desperate hope drove him to Valinor, and determine that–no...
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48. Fellowship Fridays Live | NEW Lord of the Rings Movies, Rings of Power DIED, Gollum Game| #1
Here’s a bonus podcast this week — our inaugural Fellowship Fridays Live discussion! Listen in as Michael Grumbine (from Exploring Tolkien), John Trent from Bounding into Comics, John Carswell From Th...
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47. The Sea is Always Right! – Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin – The Silmarillion – 31
The last great stronghold of the elves falls to Morgoth, even though Ulmo has been right to warn them all along. This penultimate chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion sets the stage for the final battle...
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46. What’s Good in the Rings of Power?! – with The Middle-earth Mixer
Podcaster, Tweeter, and Tolkien fan, we chat with The Middle-earth Mixer about Tolkien, The Rings of Power, and where these upcoming new films from Warner Bros might be going: • How the movies were hi...
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45. Real Middle-earth Bling – Of The Ruin of Doriath – The Silmarillion – 30
Morgoth’s curse over Hurin and the Curse of Mandos over the Noldor come join forces and end up destroying the the oldest elven kingdom from the inside out. When the Nauglamir and the Silmaril meet, a...
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44. Captain Foolhardy! – Of Túrin Turambar, Part 2 – The Silmarillion – 29
In this episode, we find the footsteps of doom overtaking Túrin–despite naming himself “Turambar” (Master of Doom). We take a little extra time to discuss who is more responsible for the doom that lea...
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43. The Worst Hero – Of Túrin Turumbar, Part 1 – The Silmarillion – 28
The tale of Túrin Turambar is one of the great stories of Middle-earth — Tolkien even mentions it in 1951 as a possible publication after finishing Lord of the Rings. But it’s COMPLETELY different… Tú...
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42. Sub-creation is Art, Not Power – with Austin Freeman, author of Tolkien Dogmatics
Dan, Michael, and I had a thorough, deep, and fun conversation with Austin Freeman, author of “Tolkien Dogmatics”. In our free podcast, we discuss: How Tolkien’s theology is shown in his works (and h...
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