John Rhys-Davies talks Gimli, Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, and more!
The one and only John Rhys-Davies talks about his experience as Gimli and Sallah, his library, and reads a fan-favorite portion from the books - Gimli's description of the Glittering Caves. This inte...
18 Nov 20211h 37min
Sir Richard Taylor, WETA Workshop
WETA Workshop Co-Founder and Creative Director Sir Richard Taylor joins us to talk about his time in Middle-earth! We'll talk about Richard's first exposure to Tolkien and what it was like bringing s...
18 Sep 202151min
Carl Hostetter, editor, The Nature of Middle-earth
Carl Hostetter joins us to talk about the 25-year road to the publication of The Nature of Middle-earth, working with Christopher Tolkien, new discoveries for Tolkien fans, dancing bears, and more! ...
2 Sep 20211h 16min
Billy Boyd & Dominic Monaghan, The Friendship Onion & The Lord of the Rings
Today, we chat with Dom & Billy as they launch their new podcast, The Friendship Onion! We talk about the films, The Scouring of the Shire, which cast members were funny, Dom's immunity to hiccups, a...
18 Maj 202155min
Stephen Hunter, Bombur - The Hobbit Trilogy
In this interview (recorded in Dec '20), we chat with actor Stephen Hunter, who portrayed Bombur in The Hobbit Trilogy! We chat about all things The Hobbit - including how much his suit weighed and s...
9 Maj 202148min
Brian Sibley, writer, BBC's The Lord of the Rings (1981)
Today, we welcome the writer of one of my absolute favorite Tolkien adaptations - the 1981 BBC Radio Dramatization of The Lord of the Rings - Brian Sibley! We talk about the radio drama celebrating it...
20 Apr 20213h 5min
Ian Nathan, author, "Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth"
We talk about Peter Jackson and how the Middle-earth films came together with someone who spent time behind the scenes on both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. We hear his favorite stor...
23 Mars 20212h 9min
Jed Brophy, actor - The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings trilogies
Today we are joined by the incredible Jed Brophy, one of the very few actors to appear in all six Middle-earth films! His roles include the orcs Snaga and Sharku, as well as the dwarf Nori. During t...
9 Mars 20211h 20min
