That&#8217;s What I&#8217;m Tolkien About

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Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit

Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

Queer and Back Again with Reverend Tom Emanuel

June 21, 2022

Being the one hundred and fifty-fourth episode in which we recover from the map chapter, there is more than one way to be a human, and Sam is our bisexual short king.

Trigger Warnings: potential religious trauma, brief mentions of sexual assault and child abuse

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Queer Readings of LOTR by Molly Ostertag - https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-rings/22550950/sam-frodo-queer-romance-lord-of-the-rings-tolkien-quotes

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Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit

Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

The Silmarillion - Chapter 14: Of Beleriand and its Realms (with Silmaremily)

June 14, 2022

Being the one hundred and fifty-third episode in which the Silmarillion is actually awful, words become meaningless, and maps mean nothing.

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Interactive Map of Beleriand - http://lotrproject.com/map/beleriand/#

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Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit

Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

The Silmarillion - Chapters 12 & 13 (with Digital Tolkien Project)

June 7, 2022

Being the one hundred and fifty-second episode in which the men arrive but they’re not really important, there are consequences for Feanor, and kinslaying is conveniently forgotten.

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Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit

Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

The Silmarillion - Chapter 11: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor (with Shawn of the Prancing Pony Podcast)

May 31, 2022

Being the one hundred and fiftieth episode in which Pink Floyd and Tolkien have more in common than you think, space makes our heads hurt, and the Valar might be terrible.

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Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit

Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

The Silmarillion - Chapter 10: Of the Sindar (with CritiqueGeek)

May 23, 2022

Being the one hundred and fiftieth episode in which we forget everything we’ve read so far, the dwarves and elves are pals, and girdles are weird.

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Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit

Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

The Silmarillion - Chapter 9: Of the Flight of the Noldor - Part 2 (with the Voice of Geekdom)

May 17, 2022

Being the one hundred and forty-ninth episode in which Feanor is back on his BS. That’s it. That’s the whole tweet.

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Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit

Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

The Silmarillion - Chapter 9: Of the Flight of the Noldor - Part 1 (with the Voice of Geekdom)

May 10, 2022

Being the one hundred and forty-eighth episode in which Finwe needs a backbone, Ungoliant disappears, and we’re telling scary stories around a fire at elf summer camp.

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Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit

Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

The Silmarillion - Chapter 8: Of the Darkening of Valinor (with Dr. Sara Brown)

May 3, 2022

Being the one hundred and forty-seventh episode in which Ungoliant is the OG girlboss, Feanor continues being a teenager, and it’s not a good day for Tulkas (or really anyone).

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Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit

Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

The Silmarillion - Chapter 7: Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor (with Reverend Tom Emanuel)

April 26, 2022

Being the one hundred and forty-sixth episode in which the high school AU just writes itself, Melkor is peak Regina George, and things get worse from here.

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