081: The Hobbit Chapter 1: An Unexpected Party
Come explore JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth, from the Lord of the Rings, to the Hobbit, to the Silmarillion, to Unfinished Tales and beyond! We compare the written word with Peter Jackson's films and Amaz...
26 Jan 202312min
080: The Origins of The Hobbit
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Tolkien’s simple opening line to his book The Hobbit wasn’t merely the first sentence to a children’s story of adventure, bravery, and dragons: this sent...
23 Jan 20239min
079: Episode 1 Remastered: The Beginning of Middle-earth
Remastered episode 1: "The Beginning of Middle-earth"! We introduce Tolkien's "The Silmarillion" and examine the creation story for Tolkien's mythology. Come explore JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth, from ...
19 Jan 202315min
078: ChatGPT vs Amazon: Who understands Tolkien better?
Who understands the Lord of the Rings better? Amazon’s Rings of Power, or the new artificial intelligence called Chat AI. I asked the AI three questions about Lord of the Rings, and its answers left...
12 Jan 202315min
077: LOTR Movie Marathon | Part 2
I've seen Peter Jackson's LoTR movies nearly three dozen times, but I still notice new details and connections every time I watch them. Join me as I share new insights from the movies as I watch them ...
5 Jan 202313min
076: LoTR Movie Marathon | Part 1
I've seen Peter Jackson's LoTR movies nearly three dozen times, but I still notice new details and connections every time I watch them. Join me as I share new insights from the movies as I watch them ...
29 Dec 202221min
075: The End of the Third Age
The events of the Lord of the Rings book transpire in less than a year. But what a packed year it was; when the events of the First, Second, and nearly all the Third Age culminate in the overthrow of ...
22 Dec 202214min
074: One Year of Lore of the Rings
Today marks 1 year since the Lore of the Rings podcast launched. We dive into how I found Lord of the Rings many years ago, and how this podcast came to be. I share some numbers about our audience, an...
19 Dec 202214min
