14. Tolkien is Worth Defending : Why The Rings of Power MUST be excellent!
Jonathan, Michael, and Dan discuss why Tolkien is worth defending–and defending ardently. If Tolkien’s work is truly excellent, how much excellence should we demand from those sub-creating in his worl...
30 Aug 202226min
13. Burn the Ships – Of the Flight of the Noldor – The Silmarillion – 10
We tackle one of our favorite chapters in The Silmarillion: “Of the Flight of the Noldor”. Finally the ill choices of Fëanor are brought to bear as we watch the grievous opening to a long tale that in...
23 Aug 202250min
12. Morgoth’s Arachnophobia – Of the Darkening of Valinor – The Silmarillion – 9
This week we dive right in and get deep into Ungoliant, what she does, who she might be, and how even Morgoth fears her. Episode 11 Links The Book of Lost Tales Subscribe to our Podcast Apple Google I...
16 Aug 202241min
11. The Road to Hell – Of the Silmarils – The Silmarillion – 8
Michael tries to stump Jonathan and Dan with “All That is Gold Does Not Glitter”… As we dive further into Fēanor’s story, Dan realizes that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, while Michae...
9 Aug 202240min
10. Fire and Greed – Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor – The Silmarillion – 7
This week, Jonathan quizzes Dan and Michael on some important numbers, Dan sees similarities between the two big characters, Jonathan realizes Melkor was a nice guy, and Michael takes a deeper look at...
2 Aug 202234min
9. Love Makes You do Stupid Things – Of Thingol & Melian / Of Eldamar – The Silmarillion – 6
Dan gets TWO big thoughts this week as we review both Of Thingol and Melian, and Of Eldamar and the coming of the Eldaliē. He realizes that love can make you do stupid things–like gaze into each othe...
19 Jul 202236min
8. An Analysis of The Rings of Power Trailer
Michael and Jonathan review the new Rings of Power teaser trailer, looking through the entire 2+ minutes, and discussing what is Tolkien (a little), what isn’t Tolkien (a lot), and why the Hobbits are...
15 Jul 202243min
7. Of the Coming of the Elves – The Silmarillion – 5
In this week’s episode, Jonathan poses some trivia questions to Michael and Dan, Michael puts together a great diagram (also below!) to explain ALL the different types of elves, and we confirm the exi...
12 Jul 202254min
