The Tolkien Lore Podcast

275 Episodes

1. Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Why Is There No “5 Rings” in the Ring Poem?

   Published: 1/5/2023
2. Double Feature Fan Film Review: “Nienor Niniel” and “The Legend of Gurthang”

   Published: 1/2/2023
3. Tolkien and Modern Culture: The Lord of the Rings and 12 Angry Men

   Published: 12/19/2022
4. Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Could the Witch King Have Snapped Eowyn’s Sword, or Gandalf’s Staff?

   Published: 12/15/2022
5. Lord of the Rings “Deleted Scene”: The Temptation of Samwise Gamgee

   Published: 12/12/2022
6. When and Why Did Gandalf Decide to Destroy the Bridge of Khazad-Dum?

   Published: 12/8/2022
7. Debunking CinemaSins’ “Everything Wrong with Lord of the Rings (1979)”

   Published: 12/5/2022
8. Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Why Does Gollum Choke on Lembas and Burn on Elven Rope?

   Published: 12/1/2022
9. The Zimmerman Lord of the Rings Script: Worse than John Boorman’s??

   Published: 11/28/2022
10. Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Saruman and His Magic

    Published: 11/24/2022
11. Tolkien Geek Debunks “10 Ways Lord of the Rings Has Aged Poorly”

    Published: 11/21/2022
12. Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: What Does Aragorn Know About Saruman?

    Published: 11/17/2022
13. Tolkien Geek Takes "Bible or Tolkien" Quiz

    Published: 11/14/2022
14. Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw

    Published: 11/10/2022
15. Tolkien on Romance, Chivalry, and Soul Mates

    Published: 11/7/2022
16. Rings of Power Season 1: Where It Went Wrong, Plus My Wife Answers Your Questions!

    Published: 10/31/2022
17. Tolkien Geek Reviews the Soviet Production of “The Fellowship of the Ring” (1991)

    Published: 10/24/2022
18. Faramir’s High, Middle, and Wild Men: Were Faramir and Numenoreans Simply Racist?

    Published: 10/17/2022
19. Tolkien Geek Reviews “The Rings of Power” Ep. 8: The Central Plot Is Broken

    Published: 10/15/2022
20. Tolkien on Secondary Belief and the Need for Realism in Fantasy

    Published: 10/10/2022