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
Tolkien’s Real Alpha Male| Of Beren and Luthien Part 1 | #26
The story of Beren and Luthien is the beating heart of Tolkien’s entire Middle-earth. It’s one of the first two stories he wrote (while serving...
Tolkien’s Greatest Joy | Of Beren and Luthien Intro | Episode 25
“Among the tales of sorrow and of ruin that come down to us from the darkness of those days there are yet some in which amid weeping there is joy...
Sauron’s Great Entrance | The Ruin of Beleriand | Episode 24
Sauron makes his big entrance into Middle-earth in this chapter, and does some serious damage to the elves and men. But Morgoth still seems to underestimate...
There is a Tempest in Him | The Fall of Fingolfin | Episode 23
We delve into the first half of Chapter 18, “Of the Ruin of Beleriand and Fall of Fingolfin”, taking a long look at this valiant elf’s hopeless...
Middle-earth’s Actual Strong Woman | Of the Coming of Men, Part 2 | Episode 22
Who is the REAL “strong” woman in Tolkien’s Middle-earth? Why do men fear elves? Death really weirds-out the elves… and why we measure our lives...
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