STH008: Twenty-six Dwarves
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More casting news and rumors, the first pictures of actors on the set, Figwit is back, Gollum gets busy and Orlando Bloom has read the entire script of The Hobbit!
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STH007: Back Again?
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Filming for The Hobbit has started! Dave Kale and Fr. Roderick discuss the latest news about the production in New Zealand, and wonder which of the characters from the Lord of the Rings might be back again.
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STH006: Bilbo in 3D
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Gandalf, the dwarves and Bilbo team up for the first time during rehearsals in New Zealand; filming in 3D; the relationship between Tolkien’s books and Peter Jackson’s movies; the possible return of Legolas.
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STH005: Tricksy Hobbitses
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We discuss the latest news from New Zealand, we look forward to Howard Shore’s musical score and we review the 1968 BBC dramatization of The Hobbit.
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STH004: An Unexpected Journey
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What to think of the two rumored titles of the Hobbit movies? How is the situation in New Zealand, one week after the earthquake? Will more Lord of the Rings actors return to The Hobbit? All this and more in this week’s episode of Secrets of The Hobbit.
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STH003: The Earthquake
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Dave and Fr. Roderick discuss the news about the earthquake that hit the southern part of New Zealand.
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STH002: 13 Dwarves and One Hobbit
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/STH002.mp3Podcast: DownloadA press conference with 13 dwarves and one Hobbit; new areas of New Zealand in The Hobbit; the Leonard Nimoy rumor and more!
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STH001: Where to Begin?
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How will Peter Jackson integrate Frodo and other characters of The Lord of the Rings into the narrative framework of The Hobbit?
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SME011: The Rangers of Esteldin
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME011.mp3Podcast: Download We meet the rangers of Esteldin and travel to the perilous ruins of Fornost. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes
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SME010: The Bitter Stair
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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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SST010: Vulcan Rituals
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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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SST009: Holodeck Relationships
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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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SST008: The Other Side of Technology
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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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SST007: Star Trek Technology
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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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SST006: Star Trek Mothers
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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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SST005: Parenthood
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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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SST004: Social Justice and the Prime Directive
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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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SST003: Past, Present, and Future
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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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SME009: The Misty Mountains
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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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SST002: Death and Resurrection
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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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