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153: The Unseen Tale of Farmer Maggot | JRR Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 4 Part 2
11 mins; April 25, 2024
152: Short Cuts and Film Cuts | Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 4 Part 1
12 mins; April 18, 2024
151: Stargazing in Middle-earth | JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 3 Part 4
12 mins; April 11, 2024
150: Walking Songs and Starlight | JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 3 Part 3
15 mins; April 04, 2024
149: Frodo's First Steps | JRR Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 3 Part 2
10 mins; March 28, 2024
148: Frodo's Near Miss with Darkness | JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring: Chapter 3: Part 1
14 mins; March 21, 2024
147: The Hobbit's Choice: How a Moment of Pity Shaped the Fate of All | Fellowship of the Ring: Chapter 2 Part 4
18 mins; March 14, 2024
146: The Twisted Origins of Gollum: From Smeagol to the Ring's Servant | A Shadow of the Past | Part 3
13 mins; March 07, 2024
145: A Dreadful Chance: How Frodo Got the Ring | “A Shadow of the Past” Part 2
16 mins; February 29, 2024
144: In the Footsteps of Legends: The Conversation that Changed Everything: JRR Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring Chapter 2
15 mins; February 22, 2024
143: The End of the Long Expected Party | Tolkien’s The Fellowship Chapter 1, Part 3
4 mins; February 15, 2024
142: Echoes of Adventure: Bilbo's Party and Beyond | Chapter 1 of JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring | Part 2
16 mins; February 08, 2024
141: Hobbit Gossip and Shire Society: The Opening Scene of The Fellowship of the Ring
12 mins; February 01, 2024
140: Bilbo's White Lie: The Revision of The Hobbit and the Finding of the Ring | Lord of the Rings Prologue Part 3
12 mins; January 25, 2024
139: How did Sméagol Find the One Ring? Unraveling the Origins of Hobbits
11 mins; January 18, 2024
138: From Bilbo's Diary to Tolkien's Masterpiece: The Prologue to Lord of the Rings
17 mins; January 11, 2024
137: And Back Again: New Books, New Episodes, and the Origin of Trolls
11 mins; January 04, 2024
136: 2023 Wrap up for the Lore of the Rings Podcast (plus Bloopers!)
13 mins; December 14, 2023
135: Tolkien's "Imaginal" World | An interview with Tolkien Scholar Becca Tarnas
51 mins; December 07, 2023
134: The Second Fall of Man | JRR Tolkien's Letter to Waldman Part 5
17 mins; November 30, 2023
133: Rivendell: Reflection and Feasting
7 mins; November 23, 2023
132: The Power of the Rings of Power | Tolkien's Waldman Letter Part 4
18 mins; November 16, 2023
131: How to Change the World | JRR Tolkien's letter to Waldman Part 3
18 mins; November 09, 2023
130: The Hobbit, Allegory, and Magic: Discoveries from JRR Tolkien's Letter to Milton Waldman | Part 2
21 mins; November 02, 2023
129: “My Imaginary World”: What Inspired Tolkien’s Works: The Waldman Letter Part 1
23 mins; October 26, 2023
128: Return to 1977: A Look at the Animated Hobbit Film
16 mins; October 19, 2023
127: "Gandalf Dies. I Hate This Movie" | Fantasy Author Aaron Hall on Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings Movies
32 mins; October 12, 2023
126: Fires and Farewells: Exploring the Songs of Hobbit Films
34 mins; October 05, 2023
125: Before “Rings of Power” | A Crash Course in Middle-earth History | My Panel at FanX 2023
50 mins; September 28, 2023
124: “For Home a Song / That Echoes On”: Exploring the Lyrical Songs from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
12 mins; September 21, 2023
123: “And Back Again”: Comparing The Hobbit to the Final Scenes of The Battle of Five Armies
10 mins; September 14, 2023
122: An Adventure Ends: Reflections on Tolkien’s The Hobbit
14 mins; September 07, 2023
121: Charting Changes: The Battle of Five Armies' Departure from The Hobbit, Comparing “The Return Journey” to the Film
15 mins; August 31, 2023
120: Unchanging Virtues and Bittersweet Farewells: Exploring “The Return Journey'” in Tolkien’s The Hobbit
10 mins; August 24, 2023
119: From Greed to Glory: Thorin's Redemption Journey in Peter Jackson’s Film Adaption of “The Clouds Burst"
13 mins; August 17, 2023
118: Battles and Bonds: Exploring “The Clouds Burst” from JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit
14 mins; August 10, 2023
117: Bilbo's Unique Daring Gesture: Exploring the On-screen Adaptation of “A Thief in the Night” from The Hobbit
11 mins; August 03, 2023
116: Expect the Unexpected: Exploring "A Thief in the Night" in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit
17 mins; July 27, 2023
115: Banishing Darkness and Converging Armies: Exploring the On-screen Adaptation of The Hobbit’s “The Gathering of the Clouds”
15 mins; July 20, 2023
114: The Siege of Justice: Debating Bard’s Claims in “The Gathering of the Clouds” in The Hobbit
14 mins; July 13, 2023
113: From Flames to Depths: Unraveling "Fire and Water" in the Third Hobbit Film
13 mins; July 06, 2023
112: Unleashing Destruction, Embracing Rebirth: The Hobbit’s “Fire and Water”
11 mins; June 29, 2023
111: The Irony of Thorin's Trust in Bilbo: Comparing "Not at Home" to The Hobbit Films
8 mins; June 22, 2023
110: Beyond the Darkness: A Deep Dive into the Themes of 'Not at Home' in JRR Tolkien's “The Hobbit”
15 mins; June 15, 2023
109: Unveiling the Untold Deviations in Tolkien's World: Comparing The Hobbit “Inside Information” with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
16 mins; June 08, 2023
108: Bilbo's Riddles and Smaug's Fury: Unveiling Chapter 12 of Tolkien’s The Hobbit "Inside Information"
17 mins; June 01, 2023
107: Unlocking the Door: Exploring Tolkien's “On the Doorstep” and the Cinematic Twists in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
9 mins; May 25, 2023
106: The Key to the Lonely Mountain: An In-Depth Look at “On the Doorstep” in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit
15 mins; May 18, 2023
105: The Hobbit: Book vs Movie: Chapter 10
9 mins; May 11, 2023
104: “A Warm Welcome” The Hobbit Chapter 10
13 mins; May 04, 2023
103: Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Barrels out of Bond
10 mins; April 27, 2023
102: The Hobbit: Chapter 9
14 mins; April 20, 2023
101: Book vs Movie: The Hobbit chapter 8
7 mins; April 15, 2023
100: The Hobbit Chapter 8: Flies and Spiders
16 mins; April 13, 2023
099: Book vs. Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 7
9 mins; April 06, 2023
098: The Hobbit: Queer Lodgings
14 mins; April 04, 2023
097: A Dwarves’ Story, Not a Hobbit’s: Comparing the Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 6
7 mins; April 01, 2023
096: The Hobbit Chapter 6 | Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire
14 mins; March 30, 2023
095: What Makes A Good Story | Tolkien's "On Fairy Stories"
17 mins; March 23, 2023
094: JRR Tolkien and Robert Jordan | An Interview with a Wheel of Time Expert
38 mins; March 21, 2023
093: Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 5
11 mins; March 18, 2023
092: Dark Journeys: The Hobbit Chapter 5 Part 2
12 mins; March 16, 2023
091: The Hobbit Chapter 5 Part 1: Riddles in the Dark
12 mins; March 14, 2023
090: Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 4
12 mins; March 09, 2023
089: The Hobbit Chapter 4: Over Hill and Under Hill
13 mins; March 07, 2023
088: Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 3
12 mins; March 02, 2023
087: The Hobbit Chapter 3: A Short Rest
14 mins; February 28, 2023
086: New LOTR Movies and Tolkien's Transcendence
8 mins; February 26, 2023
085: The Hobbit Chapter 2: Book vs Movie
17 mins; February 23, 2023
084: Interview with a Tolkien Journalist: Larry D Curtis
43 mins; February 16, 2023
083: The Hobbit Chapter 2: Roast Mutton
14 mins; February 09, 2023
082: Book vs Movie: The Hobbit Chapter 1
13 mins; February 02, 2023
081: The Hobbit Chapter 1: An Unexpected Party
12 mins; January 26, 2023
080: The Origins of The Hobbit
9 mins; January 23, 2023
079: Episode 1 Remastered: The Beginning of Middle-earth
15 mins; January 19, 2023
078: ChatGPT vs Amazon: Who understands Tolkien better?
15 mins; January 12, 2023
077: LOTR Movie Marathon | Part 2
13 mins; January 05, 2023
076: LoTR Movie Marathon | Part 1
21 mins; December 29, 2022
075: The End of the Third Age
14 mins; December 22, 2022
074: One Year of Lore of the Rings
14 mins; December 19, 2022
073: Tolkien's Timelines
21 mins; December 15, 2022
072: Small, Strange Chances: The Quest for Erebor
16 mins; December 08, 2022
071: Durin's Folk
15 mins; December 01, 2022
070: Rings of Power Behind the Scenes
5 mins; November 29, 2022
069: Perpetual Friendship
16 mins; November 24, 2022
068: The Ghosts of Rohan
16 mins; November 22, 2022
067: Aragorn and Arwen
22 mins; November 17, 2022
066: The Kings and Stewards of Gondor
23 mins; November 10, 2022
065: Arnor and Aragorn's Unbroken Line
20 mins; November 03, 2022
064: The Promise Tolkien Wished He Never Made
21 mins; October 27, 2022
063: Three Rings for the Elves | The Lore in Rings of Power Season Finale (Part 3 of 3)
18 mins; October 20, 2022
062: Sauron’s Mind Games! The Lore in Rings of Power Season Finale (Part 2 of 3)
21 mins; October 18, 2022
061: The Lore in Rings of Power Season Finale (Part 1 of 3)
14 mins; October 15, 2022
060: The Lore in Rings of Power Episode 7: "The Eye"
23 mins; October 13, 2022
059: The Origin of Orcs
16 mins; October 06, 2022
058: The Lore in Rings of Power Episode 6: "Udûn"
19 mins; October 04, 2022
057: A Conversation with Tolkien Expert Paul Genesse
41 mins; October 01, 2022
056: The Lack of Lore in Rings of Power Episode 5: “Partings”
16 mins; September 29, 2022
055: Insights on the Rings of Power Opening Sequence
7 mins; September 22, 2022
054: The Lore In Rings of Power Episode 4: “The Great Wave”
15 mins; September 20, 2022
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