108. What Went Wrong with Tolkien’s 1960 Hobbit Rewrite : The Hobbit #4
When Tolkien set out to rewrite The Hobbit in 1960, much was lost, but much was gained. In the end, do the gains outweigh the losses?
23 Jul 20241h 1min
107. How the Baggins Side of Bilbo Lost : The Hobbit #3
Bilbo loses the comfort of his home and finds that the Tookish side of his mind is starting to overcome the Baggins side
16 Jul 202453min
106. The Hobbit was NOT Originally in Middle-earth : The Hobbit #2
We examine if The Hobbit was originally set in Middle-earth, and how Bilbo's Tookishness is starting to take over.
9 Jul 202455min
105. Tolkien Changed The Hobbit Twice : The Hobbit #1
Did you know Tolkien revised the Hobbit from his first edition in 1937 to a updaed edition that's more in line with The Lord of the Rings in 1951 to an abandoned rewrite in 1960.
25 Jun 202449min
104. The REAL War of the Rohirrim, According to Tolkien
You know that the film The War of the Rohirrim will be released later this year, right? Well, here is Tolkien's story of Helm Hammerhand, as HE told it
18 Jun 202450min
103. Tom Bombadil, The Hunt for Gollum, and Viggo Mortensen are Back… and so is Dan!
We brought our original amigo, Dan Coats, back to talk about Tom Bombadil, The Rings of Power, The Hunt for Gollum, and more!
4 Jun 20240s
102. An Interview with Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dominic Monaghan (Merry) – 2003 Roundtable Interviews
Listen as Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan discuss their relationship with Peter Jackson, what it took to get through years of filming, and how working on Lord of the Rings changed them!
29 Mai 202433min
101. Bree’s Dark Turn
The films brought us a dark and evil Bree -- but Tolkien calls it "friendly" and "familiar"!
21 Mai 202446min
