44. Captain Foolhardy! – Of Túrin Turambar, Part 2 – The Silmarillion – 29
The footsteps of doom overtake Túrin. But is his doom his own fault, or do we find Morgoth to blame?
4 Apr 20230s
43. The Worst Hero – Of Túrin Turumbar, Part 1 – The Silmarillion – 28
The tale of Túrin Turambar is one of the great stories of Middle-earth. But Túrin isn't really a hero--he makes bad decisions and runs from them. He refuses forgiveness. He ignores wise advice.
28 Mar 20230s
42. Sub-creation is Art, Not Power – with Austin Freeman, author of Tolkien Dogmatics
Join us for a deep discussion with Austin Freeman, author of "Tolkien Dogmatics", where we talk about Tolkien's theology, Tolkien's approach to criticism, what sub-creation IS, and more!
21 Mar 20230s
41. Why Tolkien is Great – with John Carswell from The Tolkien Road
John Carswell has been podcasting Tolkien for 8 years (and written 2 books!), but he's still on a Tolkien Road to discover more depth and meaning in his works.
14 Mar 20230s
40. They Don’t Understand Tolkien – with John Trent from Bounding into Comics
Bounding into Comics reports on culture and geek news, but doesn't ever hesitate to call out the hypocrisy, double-standards, and cronyism seen in those coastal, gilded, navel-gazing circles. Jonatha...
8 Mar 20230s
39. Middle-earth’s Rambo – Of the Fifth Battle – The Silmarillion – 27
Tolkien holds nothing back when the races of Middle-earth decide to take on Morgoth. There's treachery, gore, rage, victory, defeat--pretty much what Game of Thrones tried to be.
28 Feb 20230s
38. Morgoth’s Kaiju-Wolf – Of Beren and Luthien Part 3 – The Silmarillion – 26
eren and Luthien's tale isn't just a love story, it's the apex of events that sets the rest of the history of Middle-earth into motion.
21 Feb 20230s
37. 10 Ways The Lord of the Rings has aged POORLY?!
We TEAR APART this article that claims Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has problems that need to be corrected for "modern audiences".
14 Feb 20230s
