Tolkien with Friends
Episodes
Episode 42: Fire and Water
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Haley (aka @haleydegagne on TikTok) to discuss the chapter "Fire and Water" and the corresponding section of Peter...
Episode 41: Not at Home
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re excited to welcome back one of our favorite people, Nic aka Fornost42, for kind of a special episode. We say “special,” b...
Rings of Power: "Eldest" Deep Dive
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kali and Andie welcome Miranda (aka @exlibrismir) to the podcast and welcome back Emily (aka @silmaremily) to discuss every second of "Eldest,"...
Rings of Power Vibe Check: Part Two
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Andie, Kelly (aka The Middle Page) and Kaia Kay continue their discussion of the first three episodes of season two of Amazon's ...
Rings of Power Vibe Check: Part One (No Spoilers)
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Andie is joined by friends Kelly (aka The Middle Page) and Kaia Kay to discuss the first three episodes of season two of Amaz...
Bonus Episode: Checking In
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! In this short bonus episode, Kali and Andie check in to give a few updates about Tolkien with Friends, such as:Why it has taken so long to r...
Episode 40: Inside Information with @mylamalinalda
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re excited to be welcoming back Myla to help us finish the extended edition of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and to discuss Chapter 1...
Episode 39: On the Doorstep
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Andie and Kali cover the chapter, "On the Doorstep," and it's comparable section of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. T...
Episode 38: A Warm Welcome with @SilmarEmily
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the chapter “A Warm Welcome” – and about 30 minutes of “The Desolation of Smaug” from the time Bard shows up unt...
Episode 37: Barrels Out Of Bond with @EstarGuarsTia
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andie and Kali are joined by their friend Kari, aka @EstarGuarsTia, to talk about the chapter, “Barrels Out of Bond," and all the chaos that ens...
Episode 36: Flies and Spiders
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andie and Kali welcome designer and Tolkien collector, Myla (aka @MylaMalinalda) to the podcast to discuss the eighth chapter of the Hobbit, "Flie...
Episode 35: Queer Lodgings
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Tolkien with Friends, we're joined by Mary Clay Watt of That's What I'm Tolkien About, to discuss the chapter "Quee...
Episode 34: Out of the Frying Pan
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After our unplanned hiatus, we are back with more of The Hobbit! In this episode, we are joined again by our friends Chris and Carlos of the Swolhirri...
Episode 33: Riddles in the Dark
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we welcome Minhas (aka @MinhasMorgul) to help us discuss one of our favorite chapters, Riddles in the Dark. For this episode, we focu...
Episode 32: Over Hill and Under Hill
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined once again by Kelly (aka The Middle Page) to discuss chapter four of The Hobbit, “Over Hill and Under Hill,” and th...
Episode 31: A Short Rest
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kali and Andie dive into “A Short Rest,” which is chapter three of The Hobbit, and about 36 minutes of the extended edition of “...
Episode 30: Roast Mutton with Anna María
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, @onlyannamaria joins us to discuss Roast Mutton, chapter two of The Hobbit and the corresponding part of "An Unexpected Journey!" I...
Episode 29: An Unexpected Party featuring FanGirlMeegs
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us and FanGirlMeegs as we officially kick off season two with the first chapter of The Hobbit and about the first 41 minutes of the extended edit...
Episode 28: Is it Canon? featuring The Swolhirrim
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having just finished the Lord of the Rings and now looking ahead to the Hobbit, we thought this would be a good time to tackle the concept of “canon...
Episode 27: The Recap of the Rings
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by our friend Anex Wilson to take a look back at all of our favorite moments in both the Lord of the Rings books and...
Episode 26: The End
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're very excited to be joined by Lauren – yes THE Lauren of Lauren Does Cosplay and In the Reads – to help us close out the...
Episode 25: The Fellowship Breaks Again
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re excited to welcome back Amber (aka @critiquegeek on TikTok and Instagram) to the podcast. For today’s episode, we’re disc...
Episode 24: Of the Destruction of the Ring
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are very excited to welcome our good friend Kelly (aka The Middle Page) to discuss the chapters “Mount Doom” and “The Field of Cormallen"...
Episode 23: The Land of Shadow Opens
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kali and Andie welcome Sapphire Nyx to the podcast – who does an amazing Mouth of Sauron cosplay! It's very appropriate for this epis...
Episode 22: The Houses of Healing and the Last Debate
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re excited to welcome back our good friend, Tim, aka The Bard of Arda on TikTok. In this episode, we are discussing the Houses of Heal...
Episode 21: The Pyre and the Tower
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Kali Cosplay as co-host while Ahnna takes a break from podcasting to focus on the cutest addition to her family. Kali and ...
Episode 20: The Rohirrim and the Pelennor Fields
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Tolkien with Friends, we are joined by Amber – who you probably know as CritiqueGeek on Tiktok and Instagram – to discuss the...
Episode 19: Shelob and Master Samwise
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by our good friend Iiris (aka @HobbitHotTakes on TikTok) to discuss “Shelob’s Lair” and the “Choices of Master S...
Episode 18: The Stairs, the Muster and the Company
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're talking about the chapters "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol" and "The Muster of Rohan" -- with a little bit of &...
Bonus Episode 2: What We Hope to See on Rings of Power featuring JoshTheComposer and Fornost42
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Amazon's The Rings of Power less than two weeks away, Andie hopped on a call with Nic (aka @Fornost42 on TikTok) and her husband Josh (@JoshT...
Episode 17: The Palantir and Minas Tirith
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we were joined by our friend Tim – who you may know as the Bard of Arda on TikTok (formerly @GlamdringFoeHammer). This e...
Episode 16: The Road to Flotsam and Saruman
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're starting the extended edition of Return of the King —even though we are actually still in the Two Towers book. While we’re o...
Bonus Episode: Trailer Roundup with Silmaremily, Kali__Cosplay and Fornost42
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This past week has been crazy: With San Diego Comic Con came multiple trailers, including full trailers for House of the Dragon and Rings of Power. Fo...
Episode 15: An Unexpected Visit to Ithilien
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of Tolkien with Friends where we finish up the Two Towers movie but leave several chapters on the table to be explored duri...
Episode 14: Of Herbs and Arwen and Aragorn
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by Andie's good friend Savannah to talk about the chapters of “Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit,” plus 5 seconds of “Tre...
Episode 13: The Black Gate and the Golden Hall
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re covering “The King of the Golden Hall” and “The Black Gate is Closed,” which corresponds to about 36 minutes of the extende...
Episode 12: The Passage of the White Rider
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by KnewBettaDoBetta to talk about the chapters "Treebeard," "The White Rider" and "The Passage of t...
Episode 11: Sméagol, Uruk-hai and the Riders of Rohan
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re covering the first 36 minutes and 23 seconds of the extended edition of Two Towers. This roughly – and I mean ROUGHLY – corresp...
Episode 10: The Breaking of the Fellowship
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we wrap up the Fellowship of the Ring by covering the chapters "The Great River," "The Breaking of the Fellowship," a...
Episode 9: The Fellowship Stays in Lothlorien
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we were joined by our friend Iiris (also known as @hobbithottakes on TikTok) as the Fellowship stops in Lothlorien for a little break. In t...
Episode 8: From Rivendell to Khazad-dûm
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we are joined by our friend Sarah, who you may know as SEHolmes25 on TikTok. Together we tackle the chapters "The Ring...
Episode 7: The Council of Meetings
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ahnna and Andie cover the chapters Many Meetings and the Council of Elrond – which corresponds to about twenty minutes into the mov...
Episode 6: A Knife in the Ford
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, special guest Kali Cosplay (@kali__cosplay on TikTok / @kali.cosplay on Instagram) joins us to talk about “A Knife in the Dark” and “...
Episode 5: From the Old Forest to Bree
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week as we tramp through the Old Forest, meet Tom Bombadil, and finally make it to the Prancing Pony. We also welcome our friend Emily, k...
Episode 4: A Short Cut Unmasked
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are covering the chapters “A Short Cut to Mushrooms” and “A Conspiracy Unmasked” and less than 10 minutes of the film (between m...
Episode 3: Shadow of the Company
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we cover the chapters "The Shadow of the Past" and "Three is Company", which roughly correspond with minut...
Episode 2: A Long-Expected Prologue
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we cover the prologue of Fellowship of the Ring and its first chapter, "A Long-expected Party." In the Fellowship of the Ring...
Episode 1: The Role of Adaptations
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off the first episode of Tolkien with Friends by discussing the many ways adaptations have shaped how we see and interact with our respective ...