0013 - The Silmarillion - Ch06 - Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor
Who is Fëanor and why is he important? And who thought it was a good idea to let Melkor out of the dungeon?!?! C'MON MAN!!! Way. On this episode, John & Greta discuss Chapter 06 of The Silmarillion, ...
4 Apr 20151h 20min
0012 - The Silmarillion - Ch05 - Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië
How did the Elves get to Aman? Whatever became of Thingol? Where does Galadriel come from? And why did we forget a critical Wayne's World reference in the Thingol and Melian episode? We explore all th...
27 Mar 20151h 6min
0011 - Leaf By Niggle - Pt 2 - The Story
Join us as we discuss "Leaf By Niggle", my favorite non-Middle-earth Tolkien story. "Leaf By Niggle" is a mythical story about creativity and love of neighbor with a wonderful conclusion. In the secon...
19 Mar 20151h 23min
0010 - Leaf By Niggle - Pt 1 - Introduction
"Leaf By Niggle" is one of Tolkien's lesser known works, but it yields a ton of insight into his own creative vision. In the first of a two-part series, we discuss what Tolkien himself had to say abou...
13 Mar 201529min
0009 - The Silmarillion - Ch04 - Of Thingol and Melian
Tolkien's first story of inter-species love concerns Thingol and Melian. Find out why the shortest chapter in The Silmarillion is one of the most important in the history of Middle-earth as we explore...
4 Mar 201530min
0008 - Evan Palmer interview
We sit down with illustrator Evan Palmer of EvanPalmerComics.com to discuss his graphic interpretation of Ainulindalë. It's an illuminating interview for a fascinating work! You can find Evan's work a...
26 Feb 20151h 10min
0006 - On Enjoying Tolkien or Reasons Why
Why spend so much time talking and writing about Tolkien? What does it mean to fully enjoy something? We discuss these matters, with a little help from C.S. Lewis, on our first non-Silmarillion episod...
23 Feb 201547min
