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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME010.mp3Podcast: Download We explore the North-Western part of the Misty Mountains and climb the Bitter Stair to get a glimpse of Helegrod. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes
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Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Steve Nelson, and Mike Kuypers take a listener suggestion and discuss Leonard Nimoy’s comments at a convention about working on the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie, inventing the Vulcan culture, and how he incorporated some of his Jewish background into it.
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Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, and Mike Kuypers discuss the holodeck and virtual vs. real relationships, especially as found in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Steve Nelson, Mike Kuypers, and Mark De Vries continue their discussion of technology in Star Trek, but this time approach the topic from the perspective of technology that is used for evil or that otherwise goes wrong.
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Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Steve Nelson, Maria Johnson, Mike Kuypers, and Mark De Vries discuss technology on Star Trek, how much of the tech from early Trek has become reality, and what we can expect in the future.
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Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, and Mike Kuypers discuss motherhood on Star Trek, especially on Star trek: Voyager and Next Generation.
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Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Mark DeVries, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, and Mike Kuypers discuss family and parenthood in Star Trek, especially on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Steve Nelson, Maria Johnson, and Mike Kuypers discuss the concept of social justice in Star Trek and the Prime Directive, especially as found in Star Trek: Voyager, and how often those two ideas are in conflict.
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Fr. Roderick Vonhogen, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, Mike Kuypers discuss the common science fiction theme of explorers lost in deep space that keeps cropping up, including in Voyager, as well other old and new Star Trek that they’ve been watching.
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME009.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode we travel to the perilous Misty Mountains to explore the Western Bruinen Source, the High Crag and the Giant Halls while trying to avoid trolls, evil dwarves and giants. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes
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Fr. Roderick, Mike Kuypers, Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson and Mark De Vries discuss the concepts of death and resurrection in Star Trek.
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Fr. Roderick, Mike, Maria, Mark and Steve embark on a new voyage to explore Star Trek and begin their journey by looking at leadership in Star Trek and how it is expressed by the various starship captains we encounter.
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME008.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode we talk about the complex relations between elves and humans and we discuss how the books and the movies portray the romantic relationship of Arwen and Aragorn. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME007.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode we walk around in Rivendell and we continue our discussion about the elves in Middle-earth. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME006.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode we travel to Rivendell and visit the Last Homely House. We talk about the origins and the history of the elves in Middle-earth.
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME005.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode of the Secrets of Middle-earth, we explore the snowy region of Ered Luin, where dwarves mine the depths of the Blue Mountains for treasure. We learn about the surprising origin of the Dwarves, we discover the true reason of their fascination with gold and other precious metals, and we gain […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME004.mp3Podcast: Download We travel from the Shire to Lake Evendim and discover the glorious past of the city of Annuminas. Who is represented by the gigantic statue on the eastern shore of the lake? Why is the city of Annuminas in ruins? Will Aragorn bring a new dawn to Evendim? Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME003.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode, we make a perilous journey through the Old Forest in search of Tom Bombadil. Tom is one of the most mysterious characters in Middle Earth. How old is he? And what is he? A human? An elf? And why has the One Ring no grip on him? Subscribe to the Feed […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME002.mp3Podcast: Download This episode of the Secrets of Middle-earth is recorded in the Shire! We will visit the place where it all began for Bilbo and Frodo: Bag End. We will explore the ancient medieval legends that inspired Tolkien in his creation of Bilbo and young Frodo, and we will see what Frodo has in common […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME001.mp3Podcast: Download In this first episode of the Secrets of Middle-earth: presentation of the podcast; Middle Earth in books, movies and games; news: Children of Hurin, the world wide launch of Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar; a tour of Archet in Bree-land; fighting wolves, boars and brigands. Lord of the Rings: a […]
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