There And Back Again

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There And Back Again episodes

July 16, 2025There And Back Again 72: Well, I’m Back
In this week’s session, we fight for the soul of the Shire and find a new peace in the last three chapters of The Lord of the Rings.
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Show notes:
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion (Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull)

LOTRProject

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (edited by Humphrey Carpenter)

Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien (Matthew T. Dickerson and Jonathan Evans)

The Last Star In Hollywood

“Map of the US and Middle Earth superimposed showing the real size of Bilbo’s and Frodo and Sam’s journey.” (Reddit)
There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.
4 hr 3 min
January 03, 2024There And Back Again: Update
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2024! In this short update, I’ll share some plans I have for the end of the podcast, and talk a little about a new show you might like.

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Show notes:
Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction
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3 min
July 28, 2018There And Back Again 71: The Road Goes Ever On And On
In this week’s session, we return to Rivendell and say some fond farewells in chapters six and seven of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings.

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July 20, 2018There And Back Again 70: The Return Of The King
In this week’s session, we crown King Elessar and begin our long farewells in chapters five and six of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings.
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There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.
1 hr 34 min
July 13, 2018There And Back Again 69: The Steward And The King
In this week’s session, we welcome Frodo and Sam back to the land of the living, and discuss the greatest romance in Middle-earth in chapters four and five of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings.
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1 hr 37 min
July 06, 2018There And Back Again 68: For Good Or Ill
In this week’s session, the eagles are coming and the Ring is destroyed in chapters three and four of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings.
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1 hr 31 min
June 22, 2018There And Back Again 67: The End Of All Things
In this week’s session, we approach the final fate of the ring with a discussion of heroism, strength and fortitude in the shadow of Mount Doom in chapter three of book six of The Lord of the Rings.
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1 hr 27 min
June 09, 2018There And Back Again 66: The Cracks Of Doom
In this week’s session, we continue book six of The Lord of the Rings with more discussion of hope and despair, greatness and grace, and strong masculine relationships.
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1 hr 43 min
June 01, 2018There And Back Again 65: Beyond All Towers Strong And High
In this week’s session, we begin book six of The Lord of the Rings with the return to Samwise Gamgee, the influence of the ring, and spontaneous poetry.
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1 hr 23 min
May 25, 2018There And Back Again 64: Back To The Black Gate
In this week’s session, we conclude book five of The Lord of the Rings with the march to Morannon, Aragorn’s mercy, and Pippin’s last stand.
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