243 Episodes

  1. 142: Echoes of Adventure: Bilbo's Party and Beyond | Chapter 1 of JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring | Part 2

    Published: 8/02/2024

  2. 141: Hobbit Gossip and Shire Society: The Opening Scene of The Fellowship of the Ring

    Published: 1/02/2024

  3. 140: Bilbo's White Lie: The Revision of The Hobbit and the Finding of the Ring | Lord of the Rings Prologue Part 3

    Published: 25/01/2024

  4. 139: How did Sméagol Find the One Ring? Unraveling the Origins of Hobbits

    Published: 18/01/2024

  5. 138: From Bilbo's Diary to Tolkien's Masterpiece: The Prologue to Lord of the Rings

    Published: 11/01/2024

  6. 137: And Back Again: New Books, New Episodes, and the Origin of Trolls

    Published: 4/01/2024

  7. 136: 2023 Wrap up for the Lore of the Rings Podcast (plus Bloopers!)

    Published: 14/12/2023

  8. 135: Tolkien's "Imaginal" World | An interview with Tolkien Scholar Becca Tarnas

    Published: 7/12/2023

  9. 134: The Second Fall of Man | JRR Tolkien's Letter to Waldman Part 5

    Published: 30/11/2023

  10. 133: Rivendell: Reflection and Feasting

    Published: 23/11/2023

  11. 132: The Power of the Rings of Power | Tolkien's Waldman Letter Part 4

    Published: 16/11/2023

  12. 131: How to Change the World | JRR Tolkien's letter to Waldman Part 3

    Published: 9/11/2023

  13. 130: The Hobbit, Allegory, and Magic: Discoveries from JRR Tolkien's Letter to Milton Waldman | Part 2

    Published: 2/11/2023

  14. 129: “My Imaginary World”: What Inspired Tolkien’s Works: The Waldman Letter Part 1

    Published: 26/10/2023

  15. 128: Return to 1977: A Look at the Animated Hobbit Film

    Published: 19/10/2023

  16. 127: "Gandalf Dies. I Hate This Movie" | Fantasy Author Aaron Hall on Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings Movies

    Published: 12/10/2023

  17. 126: Fires and Farewells: Exploring the Songs of Hobbit Films

    Published: 5/10/2023

  18. 125: Before “Rings of Power” | A Crash Course in Middle-earth History | My Panel at FanX 2023

    Published: 28/09/2023

  19. 124: “For Home a Song / That Echoes On”: Exploring the Lyrical Songs from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    Published: 21/09/2023

  20. 123: “And Back Again”: Comparing The Hobbit to the Final Scenes of The Battle of Five Armies

    Published: 14/09/2023

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