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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 critically examine how Tolkien’s world is being treated by mega-corporations like Amazon.com and Warner Bros.

Tolkien Still Matters : with Nick Groom, author of Tolkien in the 21st Century

0 secs; August 01, 2023

An Interview with Peter Jackson : It's for the Fans!

28 mins; July 25, 2023

The Origins of Fantasy.- A Soup with Distance and Time: On Fairy Stories, Part 2

46 mins; July 18, 2023

Talking Tolkien with Renowned Artist Ted Nasmith

47 mins; July 11, 2023

Is Star Wars a Fairy Story? - On Fairy Stories, Part 1

0 secs; July 04, 2023

This is the (raw) Meat | The Silmarillion - A Final Look | #39

0 secs; June 27, 2023

Make Tolkien Great Again | Of the Rings of Power, Part 2 | #38

0 secs; June 20, 2023

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

0 secs; June 13, 2023

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

58 mins; June 13, 2023

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

0 secs; June 06, 2023

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

91 hours 42 mins; June 06, 2023

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

0 secs; May 30, 2023

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

43 mins; May 30, 2023

Fellowship Fridays Live | NEW Lord of the Rings MMO, Galadriel's BIG Life Changes, Gollum Game | #3

0 secs; May 23, 2023

Fellowship Fridays Live | NEW Lord of the Rings MMO, Galadriel's BIG Life Changes, Gollum Game | #3

106 hours 15 mins; May 23, 2023

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

0 secs; May 16, 2023

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

58 mins; May 16, 2023

Rings of Power Got it ALL WRONG | Akallabêth, Part 1 | #35

72 hours 15 mins; May 09, 2023

Rings of Power Got it ALL WRONG | Akallabêth, Part 1 | #35

72 hours 15 mins; May 09, 2023

Elven genetics! Race-baiting! Half-elf lies! | Of the Voyage of Eärendil | #34

0 secs; May 02, 2023

Elven genetics! Race-baiting! Half-elf lies! | Of the Voyage of Eärendil | #34

82 hours 10 mins; May 02, 2023

Fellowship Fridays Live | NEW Lord of the Rings Movies, Rings of Power DIED, Gollum Game| #1

0 secs; April 29, 2023

Fellowship Fridays Live | NEW Lord of the Rings Movies, Rings of Power DIED, Gollum Game| #1

115 hours 27 mins; April 29, 2023

The Sea is Always Right! | Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin | # 33

0 secs; April 25, 2023

The Sea is Always Right! | Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin | # 33

52 mins; April 25, 2023

What's Good in the Rings of Power?! - with The Middle-earth Mixer

0 secs; April 18, 2023

What's Good in the Rings of Power?! - with The Middle-earth Mixer

53 mins; April 18, 2023

Real Middle-earth Bling | Of The Ruin of Doriath

0 secs; April 11, 2023

Real Middle-earth Bling | Of The Ruin of Doriath

65 hours 49 mins; April 11, 2023

Captain Foolhardy! | Of Túrin Turambar | # 31

0 secs; April 04, 2023

Captain Foolhardy! | Of Túrin Turambar | # 31

68 hours 31 mins; April 04, 2023

The Worst Hero | Of Turin Turumbar, Part 1 | #30

0 secs; March 28, 2023

The Worst Hero | Of Turin Turumbar, Part 1 | #30

50 mins; March 28, 2023

Sub-creation is Art, Not Power - with Austin Freeman, author of Tolkien Dogmatics

0 secs; March 21, 2023

Sub-creation is Art, Not Power - with Austin Freeman, author of Tolkien Dogmatics

41 mins; March 21, 2023

Why Tolkien is Great - with John Carswell from The Tolkien Road

0 secs; March 14, 2023

Why Tolkien is Great - with John Carswell from The Tolkien Road

51 mins; March 14, 2023

They Don't Understand Tolkien - with John Trent from Bounding into Comics

0 secs; March 07, 2023

They Don't Understand Tolkien - with John Trent from Bounding into Comics

52 mins; March 07, 2023

Middle-earth's Rambo | Of the Fifth Battle | #29

0 secs; February 28, 2023

Middle-earth's Rambo | Of the Fifth Battle | #29

77 hours 43 mins; February 28, 2023

Morgoth's Kaiju-Wolf | Of Beren and Luthien Part 3 | #28

0 secs; February 21, 2023

Morgoth's Kaiju-Wolf | Of Beren and Luthien Part 3 | #28

62 hours 41 mins; February 21, 2023

10 Ways The Lord of the Rings has aged POORLY?!

0 secs; February 14, 2023

Middle-earth's Real Power Couple| Of Beren and Luthien Part 2 | #27

0 secs; February 07, 2023

Tolkien's Real Alpha Male| Of Beren and Luthien Part 1 | #26

0 secs; January 31, 2023

Tolkien's Greatest Joy | Of Beren and Luthien, #1 | Episode 25

0 secs; January 24, 2023

Sauron's Great Entrance | The Ruin of Beleriand | Episode 24

0 secs; January 17, 2023

There is a Tempest in Him | The Fall of Fingolfin | Episode 23

0 secs; January 10, 2023

Middle-earth's Actual Strong Woman | Of the Coming of Men, Part 2

0 secs; January 03, 2023

Noel, a Christmas Poem, by J.R.R. Tolkien

0 secs; December 27, 2022

Unfriends, When Elves met Men | Of the Coming of Men, Part 1 | Episode 21

0 secs; December 20, 2022

Tolkien's Disney Princess!? | Of Maeglin | Episode 20

0 secs; December 13, 2022

He's an Angry Elf | Of the Noldor | Episode 19

0 secs; December 06, 2022

This Map is HELL| Of Beleriand | Episode 18

0 secs; November 29, 2022

Doomsday and Dragons| Return of the Noldor, Part 2 | Episode 17

56 mins; November 22, 2022

Middle-earth's Game of Thrones | Return of the Noldor | Episode 16

0 secs; November 15, 2022

Toxic Masculinity or Inscrutable Men | Of Men | Episode 15

0 secs; November 08, 2022

Inspired by Tolkien | The Rings of Power, Glass Hammer, and Music in Middle-earth

0 secs; November 01, 2022

The First Sunrise | Of the Sun and Moon | Episode 14

51 mins; October 25, 2022

The Rings of Power IN-DEPTH Review : Episode 8 : Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

94 hours 44 mins; October 18, 2022

The Rings of Power IN-DEPTH Review : Episode 7 : Shadow and Flame. And a Leaf.

78 hours 40 mins; October 11, 2022

The Rings of Power Episode 6 IN-DEPTH Review : Insta-Mordor!

75 hours 14 mins; October 04, 2022

The Wisest Elves | Of the Sindar | Episode 13

40 mins; September 20, 2022

The Rings of Power : Episode 2 : In-Depth Discussion (where no detail matters)

51 mins; September 08, 2022

The Rings of Power : Episode 1 : An In-Depth Discussion

45 mins; September 06, 2022

Tolkien is Worth Defending : Why The Rings of Power MUST be excellent!

26 mins; August 30, 2022

Burn the Ships | Of the Flight of the Noldor | Episode 12

50 mins; August 23, 2022

Morgoth's Arachnophobia | Of the Darkening of Valinor | Episode 11

41 mins; August 16, 2022

The Road to Hell | Of the Silmarils | Episode 10

40 mins; August 09, 2022

Fire and Greed | Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor | Episode 9

34 mins; August 02, 2022

Love Makes You do Stupid Things | Of Thingol & Melian / Of Eldamar

36 mins; July 19, 2022

Bonus : An Analysis of The Rings of Power Trailer

43 mins; July 14, 2022

Of the Coming of the Elves | Episode 7

54 mins; July 12, 2022

Independence Day Break

2 mins; July 05, 2022

Of Aulë and Yavanna | Episode 6

37 mins; June 28, 2022

Of the Beginning of Days | Episode 5

40 mins; June 21, 2022

Valaquenta | Episode 4

31 mins; June 14, 2022

Ainulindalë | Episode 3

35 mins; June 07, 2022

Thoughts on Amazon's Rings of Power | Episode 2

28 mins; May 31, 2022

An Introduction to Window on the West | Episode 1

12 mins; May 24, 2022

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