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Tolkien with Friends
by Andie
Join Andie and Ahnna as they re-discover Middle-earth together by comparing the Lord of the Rings books to their various adaptations, starting with Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy.
Episodes
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Episode 42: Fire and Water
In this episode, we welcome Haley (aka @haleydegagne on TikTok) to discuss the chapter "Fire and Water" and the corresponding section of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. Our discussion includes: - Smaug's attack on Lake-town - Bard's expanded role in the films - The return of the talking thrush! -...
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Episode 41: Not at Home
In this episode, we’re excited to welcome back one of our favorite people, Nic aka Fornost42, for kind of a special episode. We say “special,” because this chapter is effectively not in the movie. So join Andie and Nic as they dive into the chapter “Not at Home.”
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Rings of Power: "Eldest" Deep Dive
Kali and Andie welcome Miranda (aka @exlibrismir) to the podcast and welcome back Emily (aka @silmaremily) to discuss every second of "Eldest," the fourth episode of season two of Rings of Power. In this episode, we discuss: Who the standout characters are so far this season Several moments taken...
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Rings of Power Vibe Check: Part Two
In this episode, Andie, Kelly (aka The Middle Page) and Kaia Kay continue their discussion of the first three episodes of season two of Amazon's The Rings of Power. They avoided spoilers in part one, but now they are covering the rest of their thoughts about the opening episodes of season two....
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Rings of Power Vibe Check: Part One (No Spoilers)
In this special episode, Andie is joined by friends Kelly (aka The Middle Page) and Kaia Kay to discuss the first three episodes of season two of Amazon's The Rings of Power. Andie and Kelly recorded this while sick and Kaia dealt with our coughing and stuffy noses so we could get our thoughts…
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Bonus Episode: Checking In
Hi there! In this short bonus episode, Kali and Andie check in to give a few updates about Tolkien with Friends, such as: Why it has taken so long to release these Hobbit episodes What's next for the podcast How we get by with a little help from our friends More soon!
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Episode 40: Inside Information with @mylamalinalda
We’re excited to be welcoming back Myla to help us finish the extended edition of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and to discuss Chapter 12: Inside Information. In this episode, we discuss: Andie's gripes about "The Desolation of Smaug” Bilbo's approach to entering Erebor in the book vs the...
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Episode 39: On the Doorstep
In this episode, Andie and Kali cover the chapter, "On the Doorstep," and it's comparable section of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. This covers the point from when Thorin, Bilbo and company – more or less in the movie’s case – leave Lake-town to the moment when Thorin opens the secret door on…
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Episode 38: A Warm Welcome with @SilmarEmily
In this episode, we discuss the chapter “A Warm Welcome” – and about 30 minutes of “The Desolation of Smaug” from the time Bard shows up until most of the dwarves leave Lake-town. Our discussion includes: How Bilbo's "luck" guides the adventure Lake-town's portrayal in the movies vs. the book The...
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Episode 37: Barrels Out Of Bond with @EstarGuarsTia
Andie and Kali are joined by their friend Kari, aka @EstarGuarsTia, to talk about the chapter, “Barrels Out of Bond," and all the chaos that ensues during this section of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. In this episode, we discuss: Wood-elves and their love of the stars Tauriel as a character How...
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Episode 36: Flies and Spiders
Andie and Kali welcome designer and Tolkien collector, Myla (aka @MylaMalinalda) to the podcast to discuss the eighth chapter of the Hobbit, "Flies and Spiders," as well as the corresponding scenes from Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." In this episode, we cover: How Mirkwood...
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Episode 35: Queer Lodgings
In this episode of Tolkien with Friends, we're joined by Mary Clay Watt of That's What I'm Tolkien About, to discuss the chapter "Queer Lodgings" and the beginning of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." Our conversation includes: Thorin and Gandalf's "chance" meeting in Bree…
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Episode 34: Out of the Frying Pan
After our unplanned hiatus, we are back with more of The Hobbit! In this episode, we are joined again by our friends Chris and Carlos of the Swolhirrim to help us cover the chapter "Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire" and the end of the movie, "An Unexpected Journey." We discuss: Bilbo's reunion...
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Episode 33: Riddles in the Dark
On this episode, we welcome Minhas (aka @MinhasMorgul) to help us discuss one of our favorite chapters, Riddles in the Dark. For this episode, we focus solely on the riddles scene from Peter Jackson's extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and chapter five. While the movie cuts…
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Episode 32: Over Hill and Under Hill
In this episode, we are joined once again by Kelly (aka The Middle Page) to discuss chapter four of The Hobbit, “Over Hill and Under Hill,” and the corresponding section of Peter Jackson’s extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Our conversation includes: · Parallels and references...
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Episode 31: A Short Rest
In this episode, Kali and Andie dive into “A Short Rest,” which is chapter three of The Hobbit, and about 36 minutes of the extended edition of “An Unexpected Journey." This section is really where we start to get into bigger departures from the source material, while also weaving in more from…
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Episode 30: Roast Mutton with Anna María
This week, @onlyannamaria joins us to discuss Roast Mutton, chapter two of The Hobbit and the corresponding part of "An Unexpected Journey!" In this episode, in addition to having a silly goose time, we discuss: Bilbo's extreme politeness and lack of pocket-handkerchiefs How Bilbo handles the…
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Episode 29: An Unexpected Party featuring FanGirlMeegs
Join us and FanGirlMeegs as we officially kick off season two with the first chapter of The Hobbit and about the first 41 minutes of the extended edition of the movie, “An Unexpected Journey.” In this episode, we discuss: How The Hobbit entered each of our lives How the book is centered around...
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Episode 28: Is it Canon? featuring The Swolhirrim
Having just finished the Lord of the Rings and now looking ahead to the Hobbit, we thought this would be a good time to tackle the concept of “canon,” particularly within Tolkien and other fandom spaces. Joined by Chris and Carlos of the Swolhirrim, we discuss canon, or "the official storylines…
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Episode 27: The Recap of the Rings
In this episode, we're joined by our friend Anex Wilson to take a look back at all of our favorite moments in both the Lord of the Rings books and movies. We cover a lot of ground in this episode and spend about 2 hours discussing: How Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings works as an adaptation Our...
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Episode 26: The End
In this episode, we're very excited to be joined by Lauren – yes THE Lauren of Lauren Does Cosplay and In the Reads – to help us close out the Lord of the Rings. We discuss the chapters “Homeward Bound,” “The Scouring of the Shire,” and “The Grey Havens," as well as the very end of the Return of...
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Episode 25: The Fellowship Breaks Again
In this episode, we’re excited to welcome back Amber (aka @critiquegeek on TikTok and Instagram) to the podcast. For today’s episode, we’re discussing the chapters “The Steward and the King” and “Many Partings." In the movie, these chapters are essentially reduced to Aragorn’s coronation and a...
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Episode 24: Of the Destruction of the Ring
We are very excited to welcome our good friend Kelly (aka The Middle Page) to discuss the chapters “Mount Doom” and “The Field of Cormallen" — which means we finally get to see the destruction of the One Ring and our Fellowship will be reunited again! Now, you may notice that this episode was...
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Episode 23: The Land of Shadow Opens
This week, Kali and Andie welcome Sapphire Nyx to the podcast – who does an amazing Mouth of Sauron cosplay! It's very appropriate for this episode because we’re covering the chapters “The Black Gate Opens and “The Land of Shadow.” In this episode, we discuss: The journey from Minas Tirith to the...
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Episode 22: The Houses of Healing and the Last Debate
This week, we’re excited to welcome back our good friend, Tim, aka The Bard of Arda on TikTok. In this episode, we are discussing the Houses of Healing and the Last Debate. Topics include: Why is Aragorn in the Houses of Healing? Merry dealing with the death of Theoden Gandalf as a strategist How...
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Episode 21: The Pyre and the Tower
In this episode, we welcome Kali Cosplay as co-host while Ahnna takes a break from podcasting to focus on the cutest addition to her family. Kali and Andie also welcome back Nic (Fornost42 on TikTok and Twitter) to discuss the chapters “The Pyre of Denethor” and “The Tower of Cirith Ungol.” Our...
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Episode 20: The Rohirrim and the Pelennor Fields
In this episode of Tolkien with Friends, we are joined by Amber – who you probably know as CritiqueGeek on Tiktok and Instagram – to discuss the chapters “The Ride of the Rohirrim” and “The Battle of the Pelennor Fields." In this episode, we discuss: The Woses or “the Wild Men" of the Drúadan...
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Episode 19: Shelob and Master Samwise
This week, we're joined by our good friend Iiris (aka @HobbitHotTakes on TikTok) to discuss “Shelob’s Lair” and the “Choices of Master Samwise." We also finish up the chapters "The Passing of the Grey Company” and “The Siege of Gondor." In this episode, we cover: How the Army of the Dead look in...
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Episode 18: The Stairs, the Muster and the Company
In this episode, we're talking about the chapters "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol" and "The Muster of Rohan" -- with a little bit of "The Passing of the Grey Company" and "The Siege of Gondor." Because of this, we cover almost an hour of the extended edition of Return of the King: from about 54 mins...
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Bonus Episode 2: What We Hope to See on Rings of Power featuring JoshTheComposer and Fornost42
With Amazon's The Rings of Power less than two weeks away, Andie hopped on a call with Nic (aka @Fornost42 on TikTok) and her husband Josh (@JoshTheComposer) to talk about what we expect to see and what we hope to see on the show. Tune in to this special bonus episode to hear more about: A quick...
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Episode 17: The Palantir and Minas Tirith
In this week's episode, we were joined by our friend Tim – who you may know as the Bard of Arda on TikTok (formerly @GlamdringFoeHammer). This episode covers the chapters “The Palantir” and “Minas Tirith” – which corresponds to the extended edition of Return of the King starting at about 18 and a...
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Episode 16: The Road to Flotsam and Saruman
This week, we're starting the extended edition of Return of the King —even though we are actually still in the Two Towers book. While we’re only covering about 18 minutes of the movie, this actually covers the time period from four chapters: "The Road to Isengard," "Journey to the Cross-roads,"...
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Bonus Episode: Trailer Roundup with Silmaremily, Kali__Cosplay and Fornost42
This past week has been crazy: With San Diego Comic Con came multiple trailers, including full trailers for House of the Dragon and Rings of Power. For this special episode, we are joined by some of our best friends from TikTok to discuss our thoughts on the trailers and what we think we can…
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Episode 15: An Unexpected Visit to Ithilien
Welcome to another episode of Tolkien with Friends where we finish up the Two Towers movie but leave several chapters on the table to be explored during Return of the King. This week, we finally get to see what happens in “Helm’s Deep,” plus the chapters “The Window on the West” and “The…
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Episode 14: Of Herbs and Arwen and Aragorn
This week, we’re joined by Andie's good friend Savannah to talk about the chapters of “Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit,” plus 5 seconds of “Treebeard,” some significant changes to the first few pages of “Helm’s Deep,” and some of Arwen and Aragorn’s story from Appendix A! This corresponds to the...
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Episode 13: The Black Gate and the Golden Hall
This week, we’re covering “The King of the Golden Hall” and “The Black Gate is Closed,” which corresponds to about 36 minutes of the extended edition of the Two Towers film, starting at 58 minutes and 11 seconds to about 1 hour and 34 minutes. In this episode, we discuss: Treebeard's nod to Tom...
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Episode 12: The Passage of the White Rider
In this episode, we are joined by KnewBettaDoBetta to talk about the chapters "Treebeard," "The White Rider" and "The Passage of the Marshes." Topics this week include: Who is Sauron really? How Gandalf escapes from the Misty Mountains after killing the balrog How Gollum's knowledge and fear of...
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Episode 11: Sméagol, Uruk-hai and the Riders of Rohan
This week, we’re covering the first 36 minutes and 23 seconds of the extended edition of Two Towers. This roughly – and I mean ROUGHLY – corresponds to the chapters the Riders of Rohan, the Uruk-hai and the Taming of Smeagol. In this episode, we discuss: Parallels between Frodo and Aragorn How…
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Episode 10: The Breaking of the Fellowship
In this episode, we wrap up the Fellowship of the Ring by covering the chapters "The Great River," "The Breaking of the Fellowship," and "The Departure of Boromir." We also discuss the latest House of the Dragon teaser trailer and any future Comic Con plans. Topics this week include: Our hopes…
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Episode 9: The Fellowship Stays in Lothlorien
This week, we were joined by our friend Iiris (also known as @hobbithottakes on TikTok) as the Fellowship stops in Lothlorien for a little break. In this episode, we cover “Lothlorien” and go all the way through “Farewell to Lorien.” In the extended edition, this is starting at about 2 hours and…
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Episode 8: From Rivendell to Khazad-dûm
In this week's episode, we are joined by our friend Sarah, who you may know as SEHolmes25 on TikTok. Together we tackle the chapters "The Ring Goes South," "A Journey in the Dark" and "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm" (aka starting at an hour and 43 minutes into the Extended Edition of Fellowship and...
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Episode 7: The Council of Meetings
In this episode, Ahnna and Andie cover the chapters Many Meetings and the Council of Elrond – which corresponds to about twenty minutes into the movie, starting at one hour and 24 minutes. In these chapters, we see Frodo healing in Rivendell, are reunited with Bilbo, hear some more songs, and…
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Episode 6: A Knife in the Ford
This week, special guest Kali Cosplay (@kali__cosplay on TikTok / @kali.cosplay on Instagram) joins us to talk about “A Knife in the Dark” and “Flight to the Ford” – which corresponds to approximately one hour and three minutes into the film until about an hour and 24 minutes in (if you’re…
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Episode 5: From the Old Forest to Bree
Join us this week as we tramp through the Old Forest, meet Tom Bombadil, and finally make it to the Prancing Pony. We also welcome our friend Emily, known as @silmaremily on Twitter and TikTok, as we discuss social media and its effect on media literacy, the decision to cut Tom Bombadil from the...
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Episode 4: A Short Cut Unmasked
This week, we are covering the chapters “A Short Cut to Mushrooms” and “A Conspiracy Unmasked” and less than 10 minutes of the film (between minutes 46 and 57 of the extended edition of Fellowship). We discuss the fight between Gandalf and Saruman, Farmer Maggot and Tolkien's songs, and Andie's...
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Episode 3: Shadow of the Company
In this week's episode, we cover the chapters "The Shadow of the Past" and "Three is Company", which roughly correspond with minutes 32 to 46 of the extended edition of Fellowship of the Ring. Our conversation kicks off with a discussion of the purpose of fantasy, which leads us to our discussion...
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Episode 2: A Long-Expected Prologue
In this episode, we cover the prologue of Fellowship of the Ring and its first chapter, "A Long-expected Party." In the Fellowship of the Ring film, this equates to roughly the first 32 minutes of the extended edition. We cover everything from the Second Age to the different types of Hobbits to...
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Episode 1: The Role of Adaptations
We kick off the first episode of Tolkien with Friends by discussing the many ways adaptations have shaped how we see and interact with our respective fandoms, including Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. Topics include: Why we started the podcast How we were introduced to Tolkien's works The...
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Join Andie and Ahnna as they re-discover Middle-earth together by comparing the Lord of the Rings books to their various adaptations, starting with Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy.
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