33 - FOTR Part 9 - Caradhras - with Luke Shelton

"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."

Today we go mountain climbing with Luke Shelton from the Tolkien Experience Podcast as we discuss 1:45:38 - 1:57:00 of the Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition). The Fellowship sets out from Rivendell, tries to escape Crebain from Dunland by climbing the world's angriest mountain, and Gandalf has a shouting match with Saruman. We are also joined by resident musical expert Jordan Rannells to talk about the Fellowship Theme.  

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REFERENCES:

Find Luke and the Tolkien Experience Podcast on his website HERE.

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig 

32 - SPOILERS - Galadriel Takes the Slow Boat to Numenor

Today is another spoil-lore episode. 

Galadriel in Numenor? Shipwrecks? Ninja Galadriel? Spitfire Galadriel? Tar-Miriel's got visions? We've got some fun leaks today.

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REFERENCES:

• Fellowship of Fans' Tweets
  • Tweet 1
  • Tweet 2
  • Tweet 3
• Scripts From 1950's BBC Audiodrama

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig 

31 - Tolkien Reading Day 2022 - Love and Friendship

Today is the greatest holiday of the year - Tolkien Reading Day! We hope you are spending this day reading your favorite Tolkien passages, but if you want to take a break, let us read to you. We selected passages about Frodo and Sam, and Cirion and Eorl.

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REFERENCES:

• Official Tolkien Reading Day website

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig 

30 - SPOILERS - 10 Burning Questions About The Rings of Power

More news from Amazon's vault, as Vanity Fair continues the trickle of salacious secrets from their time with the showrunners of The Rings of Power.  We dig into the recent article, "10 Burning Questions," before turning to news about Warner Bros' movie, the War of the Rohirrim. Then a little mailbag, and real life wizards.

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REFERENCES:

• Vanity Fair Article: 10 Burning Questions About Amazon's The Rings of Power
• Variety Article

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig 

29 - SPOILERS - LOTRROP’s Super Bowl Super Teaser

Super Bowl LVI came on Sunday, and millions of people gritted their teeth through two quarters of football as they waited to see a one minute teaser of The Rings of Power. And it was worth it. Fans of Dwarves, Elves, and Hobbits, even ice trolls, were not disappointed. There was something for everyone, and we talk about it all. And we answer the most critical questions, like whose outfit in the teaser would we steal!

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REFERENCES:

• The Teaser

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig 

28 - SPOILERS - Vanity Fair’s First Look at LOTRROP

When it rains, it pours! Amazon has opened the floodgates on promotional materials for The Rings of Power, and we are eating it up. Today we talk about Vanity Fair's article offering a first look at the series: "Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series Rises: Inside The Rings of Power." In the process, we talk about some questions that apparently have whipped the fandom into a tizzy: (1) Do female dwarves have beards? (2) Do elves have long hair? And (3) Do elves have pointy ears?

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REFERENCES:

• Vanity Fair's Article

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig 

27 - FOTR Part 8: The Council of Elrond - with Chad High and Chad Bornholdt

At last, the long awaited finale of our conversation with Chad Bornholt and Chad High from the Texas Tolkien Talk Podcast! Here we talk about the Council of Elrond scenes from the Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition). Make sure to listen through to the end for a special Grey Havens you won't want to miss. 

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REFERENCES:

Find the Texas Tolkien Talk Podcast online at:

• Website: https://www.texastolkien.com/?fbclid=IwAR1qdt5rytRkvr45zDaFtODzfTUn24Te7Wsd-SoHKJr5rpSoFiH8l6dATbM
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetexastolkientalkpodcast/  
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-texas-tolkien-talk-podcast/id1571603479 

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig 

26 - SPOILERS - 23 Posters to Rule Them All

Barely a week has gone by and already we have more promotional material from Amazon. This time, they gave us 23 full color character posters. In each poster the subject is holding something in their hands, but we don't see their face, so they gave us plenty to chew on while leaving a lot to the imagination. Michael and Jen discuss each poster and provide translations and explanations for the iconography they reveal. 

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REFERENCES:

• @LOTRonPrime Twitter
• The Dwarrow Scholar Twitter
• Nerd of the Rings' Poster breakdown

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig 

25 - SPOILERS - Name Reveal; The Rings Of Power

The show has a title - Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power! And Amazon made sure to make this a special event, as they revealed the name through a surprise teaser featuring beautiful practical effects, a new score, and a fresh yet familiar voiceover. Join Michael and Jen as they discuss some hidden gems in this video. 

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REFERENCES:

• Official Teaser Trailer
• Behind the scenes of the teaser trailer

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig 

24 - FOTR Part 7: Many More Meetings - with Chad High and Chad Bornholdt

Today's episode continues our discussion with the Chads about the Many Meetings scenes in the Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition). Frodo reunites with Bilbo, Elrond gives Gandalf a history lesson, and we explain, once and for all, why Elrond didn't push Isildur into Mount Doom.

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Find the Texas Tolkien Talk Podcast online at:

• Website: https://www.texastolkien.com/?fbclid=IwAR1qdt5rytRkvr45zDaFtODzfTUn24Te7Wsd-SoHKJr5rpSoFiH8l6dATbM
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• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-texas-tolkien-talk-podcast/id1571603479 

CREDITS

Intro and Outro Music: Sunday For Larks, written by Matthew Rolland and performed by Run Boy Run. https://www.runboyrunband.com/

Logo by Aubreigh Brunschwig