67. An Interview with Ian McKellen : He Read Tolkien EVERY NIGHT Before Filming
Peter Jackson's Gandalf answered our questions earnestly and thoughtfully--particularly when discussing wisdom and fidelity to Tolkien's books.
5 Sep 202328min
66. Happily Ever After isn’t Enough – On Fairy Stories, Part 6
In this final part of Tolkien's essay, we look at Consolation and Eucatastrophe and how important they are to this literary art.
29 Aug 202355min
65. Escape Isn’t Possible with “Modern” Storytelling – On Fairy Stories, Part 5
What are we supposed to recover from? And why do fairy stories provide it? And why do we need to escape? And how do fairy stories break us out?
22 Aug 202359min
64. Movies are NOT Sub-Creation – On Fairy Stories, Part 4
When Tolkien talks about Fantasy, he doesn't simply mean fiction stories set in sword-and-sorcery worlds.
15 Aug 20231h 8min
63. Kids Ruin Everything – On Fairy Stories, Part 3
Tolkien pushes back against the coupling of fairy-stories and children! True fairy-story is where literary belief and subcreation are fully realized.
8 Aug 202352min
62. Tolkien Still Matters : with Nick Groom, author of Tolkien in the 21st Century
This week Michael and I talked with Professor Nick Groom, author of Tolkien in the 21st Century and discuss why Tolkien still matters!
1 Aug 20230s
61. An Interview with Peter Jackson : It’s for the fans!
On December 2, 2003 I was part of a roundtable interview with Peter Jackson. Here's the full recording!
25 Jul 202328min
60. The Origins of Fantasy – A Soup with Distance and Time: On Fairy Stories, Part 2
The origins of fairy story are hard to define... and though it may feel like Tolkien doesn't give us an answer, he gives us some good starting points.
18 Jul 202346min
