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Tolkien in the News: The Pope Quotes Gandalf and the Lingering Influence of Tolkien
Jun 22, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 |  Tolkien in the News: The Pope Quotes Gandalf and the Lingering Influence of Tolkien | A few weeks ago (in an official document on AI and Human Dignity) Pope Leo XIV quoted Gandalf. Our hosts talk a little bit about this quote, about how Tolkien might have felt about AI, and then more broadly about how Tolkien's works continue to inform and influence our world (and our lives). | — | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  Fortresses, Strongholds, and Havens: Safe Havens | Sometimes the strongest and safest places in Middle Earth aren't its grand towers and fortresses, but instead are hidden places, secluded woods, and the like. What makes these places special? How are they distinct from the fortresses where evil lurks and the strongholds of men? | — | ||||||
| 6/8/26 |  Fortresses, Strongholds, and Havens: Strongholds of Hope | Continuing on last week's discussion, we pivot to talk about the Strongholds that are built to defy evil lords, to defend the free people, and as bastions of hope in Middle Earth. | — | ||||||
| 6/1/26 |  Fortresses, Strongholds, and Havens: Dark Fortresses | Our hosts begin a three week series on fortresses, strongholds, and safe havens in Middle Earth. This week, the Dark Fortresses where evil hides and plots. | — | ||||||
| 5/25/26 |  The Second-Born Episode | We kick off this episode with an exciting announcement (!!!) and then move into a chat about notable second-borns in Tolkien's world. | — | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  Notable Numbers in Middle Earth: An Episode 200 Special! | We take a break from our previously scheduled series to celebrate our 200th EPISODE! Thanks for listening along all these years! To celebrate, we put together a game where Ron and Jasmine try to identify several Notable Numbers in Middle Earth. Join in and play along! | — | ||||||
| 5/11/26 |  Inheritance, Heirlooms, and the Dwarves | If the Dwarves love anything it's the stuff that they make. How does this impact their understanding of inheritance or their practice of handing things down? Related to this question, we spend some time considering "Does greed shape how all dwarves hand things down, or is it just Thorin?" | — | ||||||
| 5/4/26 |  Inheritance, Heirlooms, and What the Elves Hand Down | How would a culture's take on "inheritance" change if that culture was made up of peoples who don't die? That's the basic question for today as we talk about what gets handed down by the Elves of Middle-Earth (and who they hand it down to). | — | ||||||
| 4/27/26 |  Middle-Earth Madness: The Mordor Regional Episode AND Our Final Four✨ | Middle-EarthTolkien+3 | — | The Houses of HealingThe Steward and the King+1 | — | Middle-EarthTolkien+3 | — | 50m 56s | |
| 4/20/26 |  Middle-Earth Madness: The Misty Mountains Regional Episode✨ | Middle-Earthregional competition+3 | — | Middle-EarthThe Misty Mountains+2 | — | Middle-EarthMisty Mountains+3 | — | 50m 10s | |
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| 4/13/26 |  Middle-Earth Madness: The Eribor Regional Episode✨ | Middle-EarthHobbit+3 | — | The Hobbit | Eribor | Middle-EarthHobbit+3 | — | 49m 13s | |
| 4/6/26 |  Middle-Earth Madness: The Beleriand Regional Episode✨ | Middle-Earthtournament+3 | — | Lord of the RingsSilmarillion | — | Middle-Earthtournament+3 | — | 51m 05s | |
| 3/30/26 |  Inheritance, Heirlooms, and the Men of Middle-Earth✨ | inheritanceheirlooms+3 | — | Middle-Earth | — | inheritanceheirlooms+4 | — | 49m 25s | |
| 3/23/26 |  Inheritance, Heirlooms, and Hobbits✨ | inheritanceheirlooms+4 | — | Tolkien | — | inheritanceheirlooms+5 | — | 47m 58s | |
| 3/16/26 |  The Conspiracy Theory Episode✨ | conspiracy theoryliterary analysis+3 | — | — | — | SauronBombadil+3 | — | 48m 33s | |
| 3/9/26 |  Tolkien's Collected Poetry: Selections from the Lord of the Rings✨ | Tolkienpoetry+3 | — | Lord of the Rings | — | Tolkienpoetry+5 | — | 49m 23s | |
| 3/2/26 |  Tolkien's Collected Poetry: More Volume 3 with Jasmine✨ | Tolkienpoetry+3 | Jasmine | Tolkien's collected poetryArwen | — | Tolkienpoetry+4 | — | 48m 47s | |
| 2/23/26 |  Tolkien's Collected Poetry: First Favorites from Volume 3✨ | Tolkienpoetry+3 | Jon | Tolkien's Collected PoetryGermanic sagas+1 | — | Tolkienpoetry+3 | — | 50m 02s | |
| 2/16/26 |  Aragorn and Arwen: A Valentine's Day Special | We cracked open the box a bit last week talking about portrayals of Aragorn and Arwen's romance in the upcoming Hunt for Gollum. This week, our hosts go back to the source material to discuss their relationship, how it is portrayed in Jackson's films, and how it might be brought into the new film well. | — | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  A Hunt for Answers: Rumors and Speculation about the 2027 Gollum Film | We're just over a year away from more Tolkien on the big screen, with The Hunt for Gollum expected to hit theaters in late 2027. And, while there's not a lot of official news yet, there have been rumors floating around concerning who will (and won't) be returning to reprise some beloved characters. Join our hosts as we engage in one of our favorite passtimes: SPECULATION! | — | ||||||
| 2/2/26 |  25 Years after the Fellowship of the Ring: A Movie-Going Adventure | 25 years after its original release, Jon and Jasmine finally got the chance to see it in the theater (Jon also got to watch Two Towers and Return of the King). We chat about our experience seeing these masterpieces on the silver screen. Did any else get the chance to see the anniversary screenings? | — | ||||||
| 1/26/26 |  All Podcast Episodes are about Death... | Our hosts chat about a new book, Tom Racine's "Doomed to Die: An A-to-Z of Death in Tolkein" and then discuss Tolkien's own assertion that all human stories are about one thing...the inevitability of death. | — | ||||||
| 1/19/26 |  Tolkien's Collected Poetry: A Few More from Volume 2 | One episode in volume 2 was not enough! We needed a few more minutes to talk about some of the great stuff we found in the second part of the new poetry collection. | — | ||||||
| 1/12/26 |  Tolkien's Collected Poetry: Our Foray into Volume 2 | After taking a few weeks away from Tolkien's Collected Poetry, our hosts return to the collection and share some of their favorites from Volume 2. | — | ||||||
| 1/7/26 |  The Last Homely House Wrapped 2025 | Join our hosts and they think back over the last year of podcasting and look forward to a new year full of fun new discussions to be had! What were your favorite episodes this year? What would you like to hear us talk about next? | — | ||||||
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