STH029: Hobbit Language
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Peter Jackson and Stephen Fry talk Hobbit language; heightened activity on the Hobbiton set; a new documentary about the Lord of the Rings and War in the North and a very cool Hobbit reunion.
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STH028: Barrels Out of Bond
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Barrels out of Bond near Pelorus Bridge in Marlborough; Hobbit games: from text adventure to action game; Road to the Shire in New York; how to get ready for a Hobbit Halloween.
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STH027: Gollum’s Pursuit
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Dave and Fr. Roderick bring you up to date on the latest news from New Zealand and speculate about the possible expansion of Gollum’s role in Peter Jackson’s screenplay.
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SME021: The Mines of Moria
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME021.mp3Podcast: Download We enter the Mines of Moria and we explore the depths of Khazad-dum. Click here and leave us a review on iTunes! Subscribe to the Feed |Subscribe with iTunes
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STH026: Learning Elvish
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We hear Evangeline Lilly speak Elvish; Peter Jackson talks about orcs, fire and thunderstorms; Orlando Bloom tries out his LOTR attire and the Hobbiton movie set is ready for the hobbits!
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STH025: Hobbit Day
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An episode to honor ‘Hobbit Day’: the birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.
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STH024: Bilbo-esque
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Fr. Roderick discusses the latest news from the set of The Hobbit and explores his inner dwarf.
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SME020: Middle-earth Cosmology
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME020.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode, we look at the night sky above the hills of Eregion, and we explore the origins of the moon, the sun and the stars. Click here and leave us a review on iTunes! Subscribe to the Feed |Subscribe with iTunes
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SME019: The Trollshaws
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME019.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode, we explore the Trollshaws east of the Lone-lands, an area long ago inhabited by the Men of Rhûdaur. Subscribe to the Feed |Subscribe with iTunes
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STH023: Music and Songs
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In this episode, we reflect upon the evocative power of music and songs in Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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STH022: Looking for Laketown
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In this episode, we discuss the rumors about possible New Zealand locations for Laketown and Mirkwood.
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STH021: Nasty Little Hobbitses!
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Some politicians started using the word ‘hobbit’ as a derogatory term. Gollum would concur, but do we? We talk about this and about the latest news from New Zealand in this week’s Secrets of The Hobbit.
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STH020: Hot Dwarves
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Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen joins us to discuss the narrative choices made by Peter Jackson in his adaptation of The Hobbit.
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STH019: Big Beards
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We analyze the amazing amount of information, photos and behind the scenes footage that was released over the past two weeks and we discuss the implications for the story of The Hobbit.
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STH018: The Goblin King
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Barry Humphries, from Dame Edna to the Goblin King; Elijah Wood only in ‘The Unexpected Journey’? Bilbo ‘Frodoshopped’? Gandalf the Dark-grey; Liv Tyler; Lord of the Rings on Blu-ray; Lego Lord of the Rings?
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SME018: The Inklings
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME018.mp3Podcast: DownloadIn this episode we travel to Michel Delving to meet with special guest Dr. Jason Jewell. He tells us all about the Inklings and about the three hobbits and the small rabbit in the Bird and Baby Inn. Subscribe to the Feed |Subscribe with iTunes
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STH017: Silvan Elves
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We discuss the first photos of Bilbo and the news that Benedict Cumberbatch is Smaug and that Evangeline Lily is cast as the woodelf Tauriel. And what happened to Itaril?
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SME017: Hobbits and Humility
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME017.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode, we travel from Buckland to the ‘Green Dragon’ in Bywater to talk with the Tolkien Professor about the importance of Hobbits in Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Subscribe to the Feed |Subscribe with iTunes
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[VIDEO] Secrets of Middle-earth #16
In this episode we continue our Lone-Lands exploration, visiting the southern ruins of Minas Eriol, Mithrenost and Ost Guruth where we meet Radagast the Brown. Who is he? What are wizards and where did they come from? How does Middle-earth magic compare to the magic we see in other stories?
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SME016: The Lone Lands
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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME016.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode we continue our Lone-Lands exploration, visiting the southern ruins of Minas Eriol, Mithrenost and Ost Guruth where we meet Radagast the Brown. Who is he? What are wizards and where did they come from? How does Middle-earth magic compare to the magic we see in other stories? Subscribe to the Feed […]
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