Exploring Tolkien

Updated: 18 Mar 2025 • 136 episodes
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Exploring Tolkien is a weekly show that dives deep into JRR Tolkien and all the ages of Middle-earth. Jonathan Watson and Michael Grumbine are your hosts as they read through Tolkien’s works, interview other Tolkien enthusiasts and authors, and critically examine how Tolkien’s world is being treated by mega-corporations like Amazon.com and Warner Bros.

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Here is an approximation of Tolkien's voice reading Ainulindalë from The Silmarillion that we put together including some of his idiosyncratic pauses and speech patterns.

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In this first half of chapter 8 of the hobbit--Flies and Spiders--Jonathan and Michael discuss the evil enchantment of Mirkwood, and if the elves might have a small part in it.

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With talking animals, animals serving food and dancing bears, this may just be the oddest chapter in all of Middle-earth!

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Bilbo, Gandalf, and the Dwarves are dropped off on the Carrock, and find themselves in the company of a man who rather doesn't like dwarves--but who loves a good story!

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Stuck in trees with fire at their heels, the company find themselves surround by intelligent wolves and taunting orcs.

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15 Jan 2025 • EN

A Song of Ice and Fire

Life took an unexpected turn this week with the fires in Southern California this week.

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