JRR Tolkien, Francisco Franco, and Media Literacy | 12/4/24

Every few years, progressive "Lord of the Rings" fans rediscover that J.R.R. Tolkien was a conservative Catholic who supported Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War. This clashes with their current obsession over "media literacy" and intent of the author when it comes to interpreting works of art. We'll be reading one of Tolkien's letters in which he discusses his disagreement with fellow author C.S. Lewis over the issue and how they managed to remain friends despite their political differences. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Today's sponsors:  Go to https://www.lumen.me/auron and use AURON to get 15% off your Lumen  Visit https://isi.org/ to learn more about internships, fellowships, and resources to help conservative students. Visit https://www.jobstacking.com/masterremote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices