Charlie and Pip have made it to Book 2! In this episode, they look at Tolkien's expansion of Middle-earth, his shift to elevated and archaic language, and The Lord of the Rings' consistent relationship with The Hobbit.

With this episode, Pip and Charlie are finishing Book 1 of The Lord of the Rings, and a lo-fi, temporary-use microphone isn't going to stop them. Join them as they look at Pip's favorite chapter of the entire novel!

Chapter 11 gives Charlie and Pip the opportunity to look at the landscape of Book 1 and some of the big themes of the novel as a whole, including the nature of evil.

THE ONE PODCAST EPISODE YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST LISTEN TO: Pip and Charlie look at the character of Aragorn in Book 1, Chapter 10, while also finding time to peruse and discuss clickbait from GQ. Plus, you won't BELIEVE which artistic medium Pip thinks would be a great fit for Tolkien's works...

Charlie and Pip run out of things to talk about because it's such a straightforward chapt...okay, I can't keep this up, they read into and overanalyze a bunch of stupid details in Book 1, Chapter 9, "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony."

Pip and Charlie are back from holiday break to talk about the Barrow-wights, etymologies, and their most important topic yet: rocks.

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Hey-ho merry doll, it's time for Pip and Charlie to spend an entire episode looking at the true hero of The Lord of the Rings, Tom Bombadil.

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In episode 6, Charlie and Pip look at the Old Forest, and, try as they might, can't avoid diving into that thorny question: what is up with Tom Bombadil?

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Pip and Charlie record a special episode in-person to celebrate...the shortest chapter in all of Book 1. Join them as they look at Tolkien's Catholicism, the geography of Middle-earth, and the return of WaterWatch.

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Book 1, Chapter 4 gets Charlie and Pip thinking about the power of Tolkien's songs and the creepiness of the Nazgul.

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