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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The podcast currently has 152 episodes available.

Exploring Tolkien episodes:

December 19, 2023 81. Tolkien Created an Entire North Pole Mythology!
Starting in 1920, JRR Tolkien wrote letters from Father Christmas to his children--and continued doing that for 24 more years!
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11min
December 12, 2023 80. Gandalf’s a Headbanger and Frodo’s Unexpected Introduction
Was Gandalf's head bump in character? And was it a good idea to start the film with Frodo's and Gandalf's relationship?
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26min
December 05, 2023 79. Tolkien’s Christmas poem was lost for 80 years!
In 1936, Tolkien wrote a poem published in an obscure school magazine--and it was only found again 10 years ago!
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21min
November 28, 2023 78. Bilbo’s Prologue and The Rings of Power is NOT fixing The Lord of the Rings Films
Michael and Jonathan found out someone's been copying our look at the changes PJ made to the books--and then applying that to The Rings of Power?! We happily point out their failure.
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37min
November 21, 2023 77. Men Want Power, Isildur Didn’t Kill Sauron, and the Ring’s Mind – with The Tolkien Road!
Did you know that--according to Tolkien--Isildur didn't actually kill Sauron? Seems kinda clear from the text!
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1h 18min
November 14, 2023 76. Saruman the suck-up, Elrond hates Men, and Formless Sauron – with the Middle-earth Mixer!
The Middle-earth Mixer joins us this week to look at why Peter Jackson made some pretty big changes to 3 central characters: Sauron, Elrond, and Saruman.
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1h 1min
November 07, 2023 75. Gimli’s Comic Relief, Boromir’s Wrong Hair, and Legolas’s Big Elf Boots
Peter Jackson brought most of the comic relief for The Lord of the Rings via Gimli--which, based on his character in the books, is definitely off character.
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51min
October 31, 2023 74. Aragorn’s Big Change and The Hobbit Youth Movement
Young Hobbits, dark Aragorn, and remaking a character to be a reluctant king.
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42min
October 24, 2023 73. How Peter Jackson Changed the Wizard, the Pranksters, and Frodo’s Best Bud
Peter Jackson changed Gandalf, Sam, and Merry and Pippen for The Lord of the Rings films -- but how much did he change them, and was it worth it?
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46min
October 17, 2023 72. Adapting Lord of the Rings, Cutting up the Story, and Dropping the Poetry
We jump into the deep end of analyzing Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings as we look at every film change he made!
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39min

FAQs about Exploring Tolkien:

How many episodes does Exploring Tolkien have?

The podcast currently has 152 episodes available.

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