86. Men are from Mars, Women Hate the Ocean – Aldarion and Erendis – Part 2
Join our Discord Community (for free)! Jonathan and Michael continue their analysis of “Aldarion and Erendis”. These two aren’t exactly star-crossed lovers–their complicated and long-gestating relati...
30 Jan 20240s
85. This Sea is NOT Always Right – Aldarion and Erendis – Part 1
Join our Discord Community (for free)! After Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion, he looked in his father’s notes for more works… and then published Unfinished Tales. This week, Jonathan, M...
23 Jan 20240s
84. Removing Radagast and Hobbit Thieves : Film Changes #27 and #28
Join our free Discord community! These are our last 2 changes for awhile — listen to hear what we’ll be reading next! Radagast is completely excised from the film… which might just have been a good d...
16 Jan 202433min
83. Meeting Gandalf in Bree and a Glimpse of Gildor : Film Changes #25 and #26
We’re going over 2 more changes to The Fellowship of the Ring this week! Gandalf tells Frodo to meet him at the Prancing Pony… which leads to a full 6 CHAPTERS cut from the films! Frodo and Sam never...
9 Jan 202444min
82. Bilbo’s Party Changes and 17 Years Lost : Film Changes #23 and #24
We’re going over 2 more changes to The Fellowship of the Ring this week! Is Bilbo’s party true to how Tolkien wrote it? If it isn’t.. did Jackson change it for the better? Peter Jackson dropped nearl...
28 Dec 20230s
81. Tolkien Created an Entire North Pole Mythology!
Starting in 1920, JRR Tolkien wrote letters from Father Christmas to his children–and continued doing that for 24 more years! Through those letters, he created an entire mythology, including character...
19 Dec 202310min
80. Gandalf’s a Headbanger and Frodo’s Unexpected Introduction
We’re going over 2 more changes to The Fellowship of the Ring this week! The theatrical edition of The Fellowship of the Ring started with Frodo and Gandalf’s relationship, even though the book didn’...
12 Dec 202325min
79. Tolkien’s Christmas poem was lost for 80 years!
In 1936, Tolkien wrote a poem published in an obscure school magazine–and it was only found again 10 years ago! Michael and Jonathan look at how the poem was found, what the poem means, and what makes...
5 Dec 20230s
