Exploring Tolkien
Exploring Tolkien is a weekly show that dives deep into JRR Tolkien and all the ages of Middle-earth. Jonathan Watson and Michael Grumbine are your hosts as they read through Tolkien’s works, interview other Tolkien enthusiasts and authors, and criticall
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Recent Episodes
115. Tom Bombadil has Become Obi-Wan in The Rings of Power
Not sure how this Tom Bombadil came into existence–but he’s definitely incredibly different from Tolkien’s Bombadil. He’s involved. He cares...
114. Rings of Power Returns - Episode 1 Review
Season 2 of The Rings of Power is here! And with it comes new hackneyed phrases, ridiculous contrivances, and incredible coincidences.
Things...
113. Looking at the War of the Rohirrim Trailer (and Rings of Power clips)
We discuss the the latest visions of Middle-earth by Amazon and Warner Bros… we’ll get back to The Hobbit soon! This week we:
* React to The...
112. Are these Really the Same Elves from The Lord of the Rings? : The Hobbit #8
In Chapter 3, A Short Rest, for the first time we meet the elves of Rivendell… and they certainly seem different than the same characters in The Lord...
111. This is why Tolkien SHOULD have rewritten The Hobbit : The Hobbit #7
We weren’t huge fans of Tolkien’s changes to chapter 1 of The Hobbit in his abandoned 1960 rewrite–but chapter 2 surprised us with it’s pitch-perfect...
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