Exploring Tolkien

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Exploring Tolkien is a weekly show that dives deep into JRR Tolkien and all the ages of Middle-earth. Jonathan Watson and Michael Grumbine are your hosts as they read through Tolkien’s works, intervi... more

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August 30, 2022 14. Tolkien is Worth Defending : Why The Rings of Power MUST be excellent!
Jonathan, Michael, and Dan discuss why Tolkien is worth defending–and defending ardently. If Tolkien’s work is truly excellent, how much excellence should we demand from those sub-creating in his world?
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The Silmarillion
The Atlas of Middle-earth
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book of Lost Tales
The Children of Hurin
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27min
August 23, 2022 13. Burn the Ships – Of the Flight of the Noldor – The Silmarillion – 10
We tackle one of our favorite chapters in The Silmarillion: “Of the Flight of the Noldor”. Finally the ill choices of Fëanor are brought to bear as we watch the grievous opening to a long tale that inevitably leads to “unnumbered tears”.
Join Jonathan, Michael, and Dan as they continue to test their Tolkien aptitude with “All that is gold does not glitter”, and find out what might be Tolkien’s best book–outside of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit!
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The Children of Hurin
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The Atlas of Middle-earth
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book of Lost Tales
The Children of Hurin
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51min
August 16, 2022 12. Morgoth’s Arachnophobia – Of the Darkening of Valinor – The Silmarillion – 9
This week we dive right in and get deep into Ungoliant, what she does, who she might be, and how even Morgoth fears her.
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The Book of Lost Tales
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The Atlas of Middle-earth
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Book of Lost Tales
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42min
August 09, 2022 11. The Road to Hell – Of the Silmarils – The Silmarillion – 8
Michael tries to stump Jonathan and Dan with “All That is Gold Does Not Glitter”… As we dive further into Fēanor’s story, Dan realizes that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, while Michael … and Jonathan points out that Melkor is officially the strongest Valar.
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A Tolkien-esque Pipe
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41min
August 02, 2022 10. Fire and Greed – Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor – The Silmarillion – 7
This week, Jonathan quizzes Dan and Michael on some important numbers, Dan sees similarities between the two big characters, Jonathan realizes Melkor was a nice guy, and Michael takes a deeper look at Fëanor’s fire.
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The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
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35min
July 19, 2022 9. Love Makes You do Stupid Things – Of Thingol & Melian / Of Eldamar – The Silmarillion – 6
Dan gets TWO big thoughts this week as we review both Of Thingol and Melian, and Of Eldamar and the coming of the Eldaliē. He realizes that love can make you do stupid things–like gaze into each others’ eyes for 100 years… and he says what we’re all thinking in the 2nd chapter–what in the world is going on!
And for good measure, Michael refers to his great elven diagram diagram (linked below too) again.
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37min
July 15, 2022 8. An Analysis of The Rings of Power Trailer
Michael and Jonathan review the new Rings of Power teaser trailer, looking through the entire 2+ minutes, and discussing what is Tolkien (a little), what isn’t Tolkien (a lot), and why the Hobbits are waddling. Sorry for the low audio on the trailer–we’ll have it fixed in the next bonus episode!
You might enjoy watching this episode on YouTube instead (just so you can see the trailer 🙂 ).
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44min
July 12, 2022 7. Of the Coming of the Elves – The Silmarillion – 5
In this week’s episode, Jonathan poses some trivia questions to Michael and Dan, Michael puts together a great diagram (also below!) to explain ALL the different types of elves, and we confirm the existence of female orcs!
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The Languages of Middle-earth – A Complete Guide to All Fourteen of the Languages Tolkien Invented
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55min
July 05, 2022 Independence Day Break
Dan, Jonathan, and Michael are taking the week off to be with friends and family. So if you’re looking for a little more Tolkien commentary this week, be sure to checkout our YouTube channel!
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Youtube Channel
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3min
June 28, 2022 6. Of Aulë and Yavanna – The Silmarillion – 4
In this episode, Jonathan is gobsmacked that the dwarves are ACTUALLY the firstborn! Michael, Dan, and Jonathan also discuss the ins and outs of Aulē’s relationship with Yavanna, and how Yavanna’s hopes for eagles in her trees is dashed by Manwë.
And If You DON’T Like Tolkien… feel free to watch “************”…???? (listen till the end!)
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Get the first 3 books of The Wheel of Time
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38min

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