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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The Chuck E. Cheese of Middle-earth | Of the Rings of Power, Part 1 | #37

Posted June 13, 202300:58:10

Many of us endured Amazon’s Rings of Power show last year… and now we’ve finally reached that part of The Silmarillion. Of course, here we actually...

Gollum’s Apology, Why We Love Tolkien, and the Nerdiest Thing We’ve Ever Done

Posted June 6, 202301:31:42

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...

The Path to Gollum’s Redemption | Tolkien Discusses What May Have Happened

Posted May 30, 202300:43:15

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...

Liars and Junkies of the 2nd Age | Akallabêth, Part 2 | #36

Posted May 16, 202300:58:23

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...