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
0007 - The Silmarillion - Ch03 - Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor
Where did the Elves come from and what is their doom? What should the Valar do about Melkor? We explore these questions and more in our discussion of the 3rd chapter of The Silmarillion proper, Of the...
4 Mar 20151h 8min
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
0005 - The Silmarillion - Ch02 - Of Aulë and Yavanna
Where did Dwarves, Ents, and Eagles come from? We explore these questions and more in our discussion of the 2nd chapter of The Silmarillion proper, Of Aulë and Yavanna. Come get lost in Middle-earth a...
23 Feb 201556min
0004 - The Silmarillion - Ch01 - Of the Beginning of Days
On the 4th episode of the Talking Tolkien podcast, co-hosts John & Greta Carswell examine the 1st chapter of The Silmarillion proper, Of the Beginning of Days. Come get lost in Middle-earth and explor...
17 Feb 20151h 3min
