The Conspiracy Theory Episode
From The Last Homely House by Ron Peters
March 16, 2026 · 49 min · Season 4 · Episode 52
About this episode
The episode explores the alleged connection between Sauron and Bombadil through their poetic styles and offers various speculative explanations.
Because we can't leave well-enough alone, we dive a little deeper into the alleged connection between Sauron and Bombadil (suggested by their poetic style). We speculate together and offer explanations that range from plausible to ridiculous. How would you explain the similarities?
People in this episode
Host: Ron Peters
Topics covered
- conspiracy theory
- literary analysis
- poetic style
- speculation
- fantasy literature
Keywords
- Sauron
- Bombadil
- poetic style
- conspiracy theory
- speculation
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