54. Gollum’s Apology, Why We Love Tolkien, and the Nerdiest Thing We’ve Ever Done
Join us as we look back on one year of Exploring Tolkien! This week we talk why we love Tolkien so much, the path that brought us to be a part of this show, all the stats for the show… and most import...
6 Juni 20230s
53. The Path to Gollum’s Redemption | Tolkien Discusses What May Have Happened
With the release of the new Gollum game, we decided to take a deeper dive at this character–not his motivations or history, but what Tolkien specifically said about him in his letters. Tolkien indicat...
30 Maj 20230s
52. Fellowship Fridays Live | NEW Lord of the Rings MMO, Galadriel’s BIG Life Changes, Gollum Game | #3
Dan had an unexpected work trip this week (I forgive him ????), and we weren’t able to record our expected 1 year anniversary podcast, In lieu of that, here is last weeks livestream where we talked ab...
23 Maj 20230s
51. Liars and Junkies of the 2nd Age – Akallabêth, Part 2 – The Silmarillion – 34
It’s a little sad that we spent 34 episodes in the 1st age, but the 2nd age only gets 2 ????… We finish up the Akallabêth this week talking about religion in Númenor, if the Valar gave up governing Ar...
16 Maj 20230s
50. Rings of Power Got it ALL WRONG – Akallabêth, Part 1 – The Silmarillion – 33
Jonathan, Michael, and Dan reach the 2nd age of Middle-earth, and with it are compelled to bring up The Rings of Power–and, particularly, how they couldn’t even get right the perfectly clear reason To...
9 Maj 20231h 12min
49. Elven genetics! Race-baiting! Half-elf lies! | Of the Voyage of Eärendil – The Silmarillion – 32
Michael, Dan, and Jonathan finish the first age of Middle-earth! We see the final destruction that Fēanor’s Silmarils wrought, how Ēarendil’s desperate hope drove him to Valinor, and determine that–no...
2 Maj 20230s
48. Fellowship Fridays Live | NEW Lord of the Rings Movies, Rings of Power DIED, Gollum Game| #1
Here’s a bonus podcast this week — our inaugural Fellowship Fridays Live discussion! Listen in as Michael Grumbine (from Exploring Tolkien), John Trent from Bounding into Comics, John Carswell From Th...
30 Apr 20230s
47. The Sea is Always Right! – Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin – The Silmarillion – 31
The last great stronghold of the elves falls to Morgoth, even though Ulmo has been right to warn them all along. This penultimate chapter of the Quenta Silmarillion sets the stage for the final battle...
25 Apr 20230s
