032 - Merry and Pippin Survive Isengard in "Flotsam and Jetsam"
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 9, "Flotsam and Jetsam", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Pippin's Power PicnicWe finally have a meal in the chapter!! Here is my recreation (surpr...
20 Elo 20251h 21min
031 - “The Road to Isengard" Ends with Saruman
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 8, "The Road to Isengard", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Isengard SoupWhen I pictured the bowl of Isengard all flooded out with wreckage and deb...
13 Elo 20251h 20min
030 - The Battle of "Helm’s Deep": No Way Out
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 7, "Helm's Deep", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Charcuterie Helm's DeepThis chapter needed a map so badly... so I made one. Out of bread, meat, ...
6 Elo 20251h 27min
029 - The Fall (and Rise) of "The King of the Golden Hall"
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 6, "The King of the Golden Hall", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Dirt and WormtongueI couldn't get the idea of gummy worms out of my head when I ...
30 Heinä 20251h 18min
028 - Gandalf is Reborn as "The White Rider"
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 5, "The White Rider", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Gandalf the White RussianWhat else would a White Rider drink? BTW, the white Russian was inv...
23 Heinä 20251h 6min
027 - "Treebeard" Might Be Isengard's Greatest Foe
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 4, "Treebeard", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Treebeard's Ent-DraughtThis one was a challenge- the drink was like water but "reminded them of th...
16 Heinä 20251h 9min
026 - "The Uruk-Hai" Are Terrifying
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 3, "The Uruk-Hai", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Ugluk's Orc-DraughtThis drink was described as burning the mouth and giving an unbelievable bur...
9 Heinä 20251h 10min
025 - Big, Bad, Blonde Killing Machines...aka "The Riders of Rohan"
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 2, "The Riders of Rohan", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": The Blondies of RohanListen, I wasn't feeling particularly inspired this week, OK? The r...
2 Heinä 20251h 15min
