Tim's Tolkien Obsession & Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power

from Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · host Pushkin Industries

Tim Harford's life has been building up to this moment. In this Cautionary Conversation, he discusses the works of his favorite author J.R.R. Tolkien and the social science at play in Amazon Prime's series The Rings of Power. What do elves and whistleblowers have in common? How can evil hide in plain sight? And where do orcs come from? Season 2 of The Rings of Power is available to watch on Prime Video from August 29th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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