This week we discuss Chapter 9, At the Sign of the Prancing Pony. Characters Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin – our four hobbits of the Shire. Harry, a (the?) gatekeeper Barliman Butterbut – a Bree man, the proprietor of the Prancing Pony Nob – a hobbit, works for Barliman Strider – a ranger – is […]

Join Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy as they read Chapter 8 of the Fellowship of the Ring, Fog on the Barrow Downs. Characters Frodo Baggins Samwise Gamgee Merry Brandybuck Pippin Took Tom Bombadil Goldberry THE HAND Locations This chapters takes place within the Barrow Downs on the border of the Shire and the Old Forest. In […]

Join Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy as they read Chapter 7 of the Fellowship of the Ring, In the House of Tom Bombadil. Characters Frodo Baggins Samwise Gamgee Merry Brandybuck Pippin Took Tom Bombadil Goldberry Locations This chapters takes place solely within the house of Tom Bombadil, which is within the Old Forest. Tom Bomdadil Theories […]

Join Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy as they read Chapter 6 of the Fellowship of the Ring, The Old Forest. Characters Frodo Baggins Samwise Gamgee Merry Brandybuck Pippin Took Fatty Bolger Old Man Willow Tom Bombadil Goldberry Locations This chapters takes place solely within the Old Forest, on the borders of the Shire. Intro/outro music: The […]

Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss Chapter 5 of the Fellowship of the Ring, “A Conspiracy Unmasked.” Characters Frodo Baggins Samwise Gamgee Merry Brandybuck Pippin Took Fatty Bolger Mysterious Black Rider The Hobbits are still in the Shire for this episode but they cross the river into the expanded territory of the Brandybucks and finally arrive […]

Join Caitlin and Rachel and Emmy for a watch-along, commentary style of episode of the 1977 animated Hobbit movie. Really though, this will make zero sense if you’re not watching along. Intro/outro music: The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy, discuss Chapter Four of Fellowship of the Ring, A Shortcut to Mushrooms Characters Frodo – our hero, happy to walk through the wilds of the Shire Sam – not quite as happy to walk through the wilds, but happy to follow Frodo Pippin – sad to miss the best […]

On this week’s episode we discuss chapter 3 of The Fellowship of the Ring, Three’s Company, and discuss the complete wack fact that Frodo speaks Quenya. Characters Frodo Baggins – a hobbit who has recently sold his home. Gandalf – a wizard, who abandons his boy. Samwise Gamgee – Frodo’s gardener. What will he do […]

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss Chapter 2 of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Shadow of the Past. Characters: Frodo Baggins Gandalf Meriadoc Brandybuck Peregrin Took Samwise Gamgee Ted Sandyman THE RING Characters in the Past Sauron – evil dude. Previously, Morgoth’s grounded son. Gil-Galad – last king of the Noldor Elendil – […]

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss chapter one of The Fellowship of the Ring, a Long Expected Party. Characters Bilbo Baggins – a well off Hobbit that some may remember from previous adventures Gandalf the Grey – a wizard that some may remember from previous adventures Frodo Baggins – a young Hobbit, Bilbo’s nephew […]