Episode 1: On The Origin of Tolkien

Is J.R.R. Tolkien really the father of the fantasy genre? Are there authors out there that we could call his forebears? What does fantasy look like now, and where is it going? And what does John Carter of Mars have to do with any of this? Join Meredith and Nathan for episode 1 of Ardaholics Anonymous, the podcast you listen to when you've reached the end of Tolkien on the Internet and just need more.

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