The Tolkien Road
Episodes
0030 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch08 - Fog on the Barrow-Downs
03 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning "Fog on the Barrow-Downs", Book 1, Chapter 8 of The Lord of the Rings, in which the Barrow-wight attacks...What is a Barrow-wight? Who...
0029 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch07 - In the House of Tom Bombadil
27 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning "In the House of Tom Bombadil", Book 1, Chapter 7 of The Lord of the Rings, in which we ponder all things Bombadil...On this episode, ...
0028 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch06 - The Old Forest
20 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning "The Old Forest", Book 1, Chapter 6 of The Lord of the Rings, in which Frodo and company enter the Perilous Realm...On this episode, ...
0027 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch05 - A Conspiracy Unmasked
10 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning "A Conspiracy Unmasked", Book 1, Chapter 5 of The Lord of the Rings, in which our heroes decide to take a bath and the road less tra...
0026 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch04 - A Shortcut to Mushrooms
04 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning Book 1 Chapter 4 of The Fellowship of the Ring, “A Shortcut to Mushrooms”...On this episode of The Tolkien Road, we continue our di...
0025 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch03 - Three Is Company
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning Book 1 Chapter 3 of The Fellowship of the Ring, “Three Is Company”... On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Lord of the...
0024 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch02 - The Shadow of the Past
19 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning Book 1 Chapter 2 of The Fellowship of the Ring, “The Shadow of the Past”... On this episode of the Tolkien Road, we continue our dis...
0023 - The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Bk1 - Ch1 - A Long Expected Party
12 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning Book 1 Chapter 1 of The Fellowship of the Ring, “A Long Expected Party”... On this episode of The Tolkien Road, we finally launch int...
0022 - On Fairy-Stories - Tolkien's Literary Manifesto
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Tolkien Road, we examine and discuss Tolkien’s influential essay On Fairy-Stories. While both Greta and I are hungry to start...
0021 - The Lord of the Rings - Prologue (Concerning Hobbits)
29 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Tolkien Road, we continue with The Lord of the Rings by discussing the Prologue, the section that begins with "Concerning Hobbi...
0020 - The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien's Foreword
22 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Tolkien Road, we turn to The Lord of the Rings and begin our journey through the Third Age of Middle-earth with Tolkien's forewo...
0019 - The Silmarillion - Ch09 - Of the Flight of the Noldor - Pt 2
15 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Tolkien Road, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of The Silmarillion with the second part of Chapter 9, ...
0018 - The Silmarillion - Ch09 - Of the Flight of the Noldor - Pt 1
08 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Tolkien Road, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of The Silmarillion with the first part of Chapter 9, "Of ...
0017 - The Silmarillion - Ch08 - Of the Darkening of Valinor
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the 17th episode of The Tolkien Road podcast (formerly known as Talking Tolkien). On this episode, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-...
0015 - The Silmarillion - Ch07 - Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Only 15 episodes in, and we finally find out what a Silmaril is and where they came from! On this episode, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-chap...
0014 - Mythopoeia - Tolkien's Poem for C.S. Lewis
11 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tolkien addresses his philosophy-poem "Mythopoeia" to C.S. Lewis, who said that myths were "lies breathed through silver." In this episode, we disc...
0013 - The Silmarillion - Ch06 - Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor
04 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Fëanor and why is he important? And who thought it was a good idea to let Melkor out of the dungeon?!?! C'MON MAN!!! Way. On this episode, Jo...
0012 - The Silmarillion - Ch05 - Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië
27 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How did the Elves get to Aman? Whatever became of Thingol? Where does Galadriel come from? And why did we forget a critical Wayne's World reference in...
0011 - Leaf By Niggle - Pt 2 - The Story
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss "Leaf By Niggle", my favorite non-Middle-earth Tolkien story. "Leaf By Niggle" is a mythical story about creativity and love of ...
0010 - Leaf By Niggle - Pt 1 - Introduction
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Leaf By Niggle" is one of Tolkien's lesser known works, but it yields a ton of insight into his own creative vision. In the first of a two-part serie...
0009 - The Silmarillion - Ch04 - Of Thingol and Melian
04 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tolkien's first story of inter-species love concerns Thingol and Melian. Find out why the shortest chapter in The Silmarillion is one of the most impo...
0007 - The Silmarillion - Ch03 - Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor
04 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Where did the Elves come from and what is their doom? What should the Valar do about Melkor? We explore these questions and more in our discussion of...
0008 - Evan Palmer interview
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with illustrator Evan Palmer of EvanPalmerComics.com to discuss his graphic interpretation of Ainulindalë. It's an illuminating interview...
0006 - On Enjoying Tolkien or Reasons Why
23 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Why spend so much time talking and writing about Tolkien? What does it mean to fully enjoy something? We discuss these matters, with a little help fro...
0005 - The Silmarillion - Ch02 - Of Aulë and Yavanna
23 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Where did Dwarves, Ents, and Eagles come from? We explore these questions and more in our discussion of the 2nd chapter of The Silmarillion prope...
0004 - The Silmarillion - Ch01 - Of the Beginning of Days
17 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On the 4th episode of the Talking Tolkien podcast, co-hosts John & Greta Carswell examine the 1st chapter of The Silmarillion proper, Of the Beginnin...
0003 - The Silmarillion - Valaquenta
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On the third episode of the Talking Tolkien podcast, co-hosts John & Greta Carswell examine Valaquenta, the second section in J.R.R. Tolkien's The S...
0002 - The Silmarillion - Ainulindalë
07 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning "Ainulindalë", the Music of the Ainur, the first part of The Silmarillion...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/p...
0001 - The Silmarillion - Introduction
02 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On the first episode of the Talking Tolkien podcast, co-hosts John & Greta Carswell provide an introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion a...