19 December 2020 | Ember Saturday in Advent | Eugene, Ore.

It’s the last week of Advent before the great feast of Christmas, and so we come to the last podcast of the year and the last plays of 2020 (though not the end of the Shakespeare project!) Join me as we discuss the allegorical meaning of The Tempest, the little-known Two Noble Kinsmen, and the overarching themes of the Shakespearean genre known as the “romances.” Also, I share my plans for the podcast and reading goals in 2021! Find out more at inyourembrace.com/tolkien — or just listen to the first half of the show. See you all in the new year!

Opening music: “Once in Royal David’s City,” composed by Mrs. C. F. Alexander (1824), sung by King’s College Choir, desc. David Willcocks, 2015. All rights reserved.