Exploring Tolkien

Exploring Tolkien is a weekly show that dives deep into JRR Tolkien and all the ages of Middle-earth. Jonathan Watson and Michael Grumbine are your hosts as they read through Tolkien’s works, interview other Tolkien enthusiasts and authors, and criticall

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84. Removing Radagast and Hobbit Thieves : Film Changes #27 and #28

Posted January 15, 202400:33:05

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83. Meeting Gandalf in Bree and a Glimpse of Gildor : Film Changes #25 and #26

Posted January 8, 202400:44:31

We’re going over 2 more changes to The Fellowship of the Ring this week!

Gandalf tells Frodo to meet him at the Prancing Pony… which...

82. Bilbo's Party Changes and 17 Years Lost : Film Changes #23 and #24

Posted December 27, 2023

We’re going over 2 more changes to The Fellowship of the Ring this week!

Is Bilbo’s party true to how Tolkien wrote it? If it isn’t.....

81. Tolkien Created an Entire North Pole Mythology!

Posted December 18, 202300:10:22

Starting in 1920, JRR Tolkien wrote letters from Father Christmas to his children–and continued doing that for 24 more years!

Through those...