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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120. Where the Children’s Story Ends and the Epic Story Begins : The Hobbit #9
In the second half of Chapter 3, A Short Rest, Tolkien seems to start a shift from a children’s story to more of an epic quest. What prompted this...
119. The Rings of Power Leaves us with Dwarf Politics and Randomly Shouting Elves
We did it! And this time we wrangled Dan in to give us his BIG THOUGHT again!
118. Yes. Elrond kissed Galadriel.
Yeah. They kissed.
We also get the worst battle in the history of Middle-earth, the greatest smith of Eregion acceds to Sauron willingly, the...
117. Clueless Elves, Big Beasts, and Bombadil Inverts Tolkien’s Words
Michael is back as we examine how wrong The Rings of Power treats the elves (as simple imbeciles), how the Númenoreans are now deciding rulers based...
116. Hollywood Doesn’t Understand the Númenoreans’ Faith
It was disappointing but not surprising to see how badly Hollywood writers treat the Númenorean’s faith. We take a deep look at episode 5 of season...
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