Sam Wise: An Advice Podcast

Sam breaks down the Lord of the Rings characters by their personality types.

Sam encourages everyone to take just one step toward a brighter day, whether it’s by reaching out to old friends, taking an unexpected journey, or just writing a goofy little poem.

Sam answers a few workplace questions, including how to be a better manager and feeling good about a job medium well done.

Sam talks about her own struggles with feeling lonely in the Shire, and she helps someone else who feels like they’re traversing Mordor. And a writer learns to accept the love of their cat.

Sam gets two relationship questions this week that leave her chasing Aragorn for answers, plus a missive on grief that hits close to home.

You can’t spell hate without hat in this latest episode that also includes advice on remembering the small stuff and how to avoid divisive discussions about Game of Thrones. Spoiler: the answer is beer.

Sam gets question about dealing with difficult people, and the Holy Trilogy reminds us all that fellowships, by virtue of being made of people, are always broken but can still save the world. Sushi also finds its way in there somehow.

So much excitement this week between Winterfell and Wakanda -- what’s a fantasy fan to do? Sam uses Lord of the Rings to come to terms with endings and with its own shortcomings. It’s a doozy!

This week, Sam theorizes that we discovered a Balrog in space and that sometimes, looking toward the future is hard work. But that does not mean we should get caught up in the past like a buncha Bilbos.

Professional jealousy, streaming services, spiders and significant others round out Sam Wise this week.