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  <p>Today is the 124th birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien. It is also the <a href="http://www.theextracurricular.com/talking-tolkien/2015/8/16/the-silmarillion-part-1-of-introductions-and-the-time-of-music">first anniversary of our humble podcast</a>. We present you a short special where we celebrate Professor Tolkien's birthday and a year of doing this podcast. Thank you for listening to us and we hope to continue entertaining you all in 2016. </p><h2>You can find more episodes on <a href="https://t.co/VUXc8TNR5p">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jonathan-cox/talking-tolkien?refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>. Also, please check out our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/talkingtolkien?ty=h">Patreon page</a>. </h2>

Today is the 124th birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien. It is also the first anniversary of our humble podcast. We present you a short special where we celebrate Professor Tolkien's birthday and a year of doing this podcast. Thank you for listening to us and we hope to continue entertaining you all in 2016. You can find more episodes on iTunes and Stitcher. Also, please check out our Patreon page.


          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  












  <p>Today is the 124th birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien. It is also the <a href="http://www.theextracurricular.com/talking-tolkien/2015/8/16/the-silmarillion-part-1-of-introductions-and-the-time-of-music" rel="noopener noreferrer">first anniversary of our humble podcast</a>. We present you a short special where we celebrate Professor Tolkien's birthday and a year of doing this podcast. Thank you for listening to us and we hope to continue entertaining you all in 2016.&nbsp;</p>You can find more episodes on <a href="https://t.co/VUXc8TNR5p" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jonathan-cox/talking-tolkien?refid=stpr" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stitcher</a>. Also, please check out our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/talkingtolkien?ty=h" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patreon page</a>.&nbsp;

Special: Happy Birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien and to Us

Three friends get together each week and start talking Tolkien. Tolkien Expert Katie Sabo, casual fan Jon Cox, and newbie Chase Smith spend each week talking through these books chapter by chapter. A great book club experience, this show offers a conversational and fun way to read along!

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