In this episode Eric and Hunter fanboy over Tolkien, discussing the influence of his work on their lives, as well as the first two episodes of the Rings of Power.

Discussed article: https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/its-time-to-remember-tolkien-again 

Tolkien's letter to Milton Waldman: https://www.tolkienestate.com/letters/letter-to-milton-waldman-publisher-1951/ 

Not explicitly discussed, but a great read by Tolkien himself on "fairy stories": https://archive.org/details/on-fairy-stories_202110/page/n1/mode/2up