
Episode 238: A Bit of Wookie: Riddles in the Dark Year 2 in Review
As The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug is unveiled around the world, Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen, Laura Berkholtz, and Trish Lambert review all the riddles and conundra posed in the second year of the R...
12 Des 20133h 1min

Episode 237: Riddles in the Dark: Hail Fellow and Fewmets!
Warming up by looking at some more materail from The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, our Riddles in the Dark co-hosts move on to talk about the extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
24 Nov 20132h 48min

Episode 236: Riddles in the Dark 2.16: You Be Dragon?
Checking out a flood of material released by Peter Jackson for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, with a little dissension amongst our Riddles in the Dark co-hosts to spice things up. Note: This was a h...
17 Nov 20133h 13min

Episode 235: Riddles in the Dark 2.15: Fringe Festival 2
Considering the fringe characters in The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug by way of Lego set interpretation. There is a visual companion PDF for this episode available at http://www.tolkienprofessor.com/do...
17 Nov 20131h 42min

Episode 234: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2.11: Blame it on the Arkenstone
Trish Lambert and Laura Berkholtz take on the weighty theme of bromance in The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug.
13 Nov 201325min

Episode 233: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2.10: Ring? What Ring?
Trish Lambert and Laura Berkholtz discuss listener opinions on when Bilbo will reveal the presence of the Ring.
24 Okt 201336min

Episode 232: Call-In Office Hours 5
The fifth Tolkien Professor open Skype Session, recorded on October 7, 2013. Topics discussed include invisible Ringwraiths, getting a PhD in Tolkien Studies, and more.
16 Okt 20131h 53min

Episode 231: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2.09: Barrels on the Brain
Trish Lambert and Laura Berkholtz discuss opinions on the relationship between the elves of Mirkwood and the men of Laketown in The Desolation of Smaug.
16 Okt 201328min



















