Required listening companion for all Tolkien fans!
I've been a fan of Tolkien lore since his works were first introduced to me in middle school. This podcast has been an incredibly helpful tool for understanding and connecting histories, lineage, and concepts I could otherwise get utterly lost in. Thank you for creating this, I find value in every episode, and will recommend this wonderful program to all far and wide.Read full review »
Glorfindella via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/10/17
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JRR Tolkien never turned the Silmarillion into much more than a plot synopsis, and it's possible he never meant to. Alan and Shawn are correcting that. They dig into the terse sentences, and expand them out by extracting context from the less-accessible parts of the history of Middle Earth....Read full review »
Joe Mnbvcxz via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/21/16
Seriously -- the right blend of scholarly knowledge and funny banter! Alan and Shawn know their stuff, but don't take themselves too seriously -- and they know when to have a little fun with the source material, too. If you're even a little bit of a Tolkien fan, you owe yourselves the time to...Read full review »
Durthol via · 07/17/16
I absolutely love this podcast. As soon as I discovered it I was so excited to jump right in, and I have not been disappointed! I started reading The Silmarillion again so the story is fresh in my mind while I listen to them. Alan and Shawn are funny and actually know what they're talking...Read full review »
jhfleming via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/13/17
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