Finding the Glitter in the Gold

By Hannah and Zoe

Friends talk about Tolkien, Middle Earth, and Lord of the Rings theories.

Updates every Sunday!

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How many episodes does Finding the Glitter in the Gold have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

Finding the Glitter in the Gold episodes:

June 14, 2020 Ep. 12 - How Did the Rings Get Made?
Zoe explains the forging of the rings to Hannah. We take a few detours along the way, of course, but that's our starting point.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
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36min
June 07, 2020 Ep. 11 - Middle Earth Languages
Zoe brings her knowledge of the languages of Middle Earth and Hannah brings some silly Fellowship linguistic theories from the depths of Tumblr. We talk about the spoken Elvish, Human/Westron, and Dwarf languages (and how the origins of Dwarvish, particularly Dwarvish sign language, are pretty problematic).
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
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41min
May 31, 2020 Ep. 10 - Tolkien and Lewis
Hannah brings her biography game to discuss the interweaving lives of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and she and Zoe talk about how these famous fantasy authors influenced, supported, and critiqued each other.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - ‘Remember Love’ by Kai Engel
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1h 4min
May 24, 2020 Ep. 9 - Missing Women and Ents
Hannah wants to know about the missing women in Middle Earth, and comes to Zoe bearing some hilarious Ent suggestions.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - ‘Brain’ by Lobo Loco
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30min
May 17, 2020 Ep. 8 - Epic Translations
Hannah and Zoe talk about the epic poems that influenced Middle Earth, as well as a scenario where Éowyn and Faramir translate Rohirrim songs.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
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36min
May 10, 2020 Ep. 7 - Bagginses and Heroism
Hannah comes to Zoe with a pile of philosophical questions about the heroism of the two hobbit protagonists of Tolkien's key Middle Earth stories, and the two discuss if Bilbo and Frodo Baggins fail as heroes.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
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37min
May 03, 2020 Ep. 6 - Who's Got Beef in the Fellowship?
Hannah shares some theories about inter-Fellowship squabbles, and Zoe provides textual evidence of Borimir's complexity, Gandalf's homewrecking (in a manner of speaking), Sam's inspiration, and the Legolas/Gimli relationship development theories we know you all want.
The chart we reference has been found by a wonderful listener! Here it is: lesbiansforboromir.tumblr.com/post/187373136223
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - 'Valiesse' by sawsquarenoise, ‘Augmentations’ by Kai Engel

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38min
April 26, 2020 Ep. 5 - How Do Elves and Dwarves Measure Hotness?
Zoe explains Elvish and Dwarven history to Hannah, and Hannah shares some Tumblr theories about different Middle Earth races' concepts of hotness.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - 'Bagopolier Freylekhs' by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - ‘Fantasa de Bello Alcazar’ by sawsquarenoise and ‘Augmentations’ by Kai Engel
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41min
April 22, 2020 Ep. 4 - Middle Earth History and Wizards
Zoe goes into the history of Middle Earth and explains wizards to Hannah, who has been baffled about Gandalf for years now.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
Background Music - 'Valiesse' by sawsquarenoise
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34min
April 19, 2020 Ep. 3 - What's There to Eat in Middle Earth?
We talk about the different diets of elves, dwarves, hobbits, humans, ents, orcs, and trolls in Middle Earth.
Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):
Intro/Outro - "Bagopolier Freylekhs" by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash
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35min

FAQs about Finding the Glitter in the Gold:

How many episodes does Finding the Glitter in the Gold have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.