One Does Not Simply Burarum - Ep. 18

Way too much time, technical difficulties, and life events later, we finally bring your our thoughts on the Return of the King movie, with answers to live chat questions and general thoughts of what's...

27 Apr 202337min

Join us on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4th at 3 PM PST/6 PM EST for our live Return of the King watch party! https://www.twitch.tv/odnspod

29 Jan 20235min

Folks, we finally made it to the final chapter of The Lord of the Rings (minus appendices). In this episode, we discuss endings, both happy and sad, and reflect on the journey that brought us to this ...

23 Jan 202356min

Special guests Molly and Becca from Pod and Prejudice join us to discuss the Scouring of the Shire, a long-awaited chapter and notable absence in the movies. This episode covers Chapter 8 of Book 6 of...

9 Jan 20231h 1min

In this episode, we finally confirm that Treebeard is in fact, the oldest living thing on Middle Earth! We also discuss Arwen's gift, and talk about Galadriel and Celeborn's marital issues. This episo...

26 Dec 202244min

In this episode, we disagree on narrative choices and discuss how Tolkien does not know how to write a single female character. This episode covers chapter 5 of book 6 of Lord of the Rings - The Retur...

12 Dec 202250min

In this episode, we discuss Tolkien's return to writing too many characters, Gandalf enforcing really strange party attire, and the fact that Mount Doom is really more like Hill Doom. This episode cov...

28 Nov 202245min

In this episode, we discuss the strategy behind Mordor's location, debate geography some more, and discuss whether Frodo is a glass half full or empty kind of guy. This episode covers Chapter 2 of Boo...

14 Nov 202249min