Happy New Year, Merry Christmas, Happy Yule, or whatever Hobbits celebrate! Join Meg and Julia as they go through both Chapters 10 & 11 in this informal 'holiday special'. Topics include: a Hobbit's Christmas (Santa the Red?), stupid Hobbits, Julia is salty about Bill Ferney, her mistrust of third person perspective, Shire Years vs our years, JK Rowling and her copying LOTR, Julia's love of Ferney's horse, Geoff and his third rock fire, Julia's wild predictions about Riders and Rings, and more! We have two listener responses, thank you to you both! We discuss Strider as a kitten-loving motorcycle rider, as well as The Adventures of Tom Bombadil poem (Tom was a kidnapper??). 

If you want to follow along, you can find A Long Expected Podcast on all podcasting platforms and on Instagram @longexpectedpod. Share the podcast on social media, with your friends and family, your grandfathers, and rate us on Apple Podcasts (it helps a ton!). PLEASE email, DM, or comment to us, we'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] to let us know your thoughts and questions!

The question we'd like answered from you this episode is, "Which side character, that we have already met, would you want to join the party?" As well, let us know what you think a Hobbit Christmas would look like! 

Created/Hosted/Edited/Produced by Julia and Meghan