STH027: Gollum’s Pursuit

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 ... Read more

SME021: The Mines of Moria

https://traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME021.mp3Podcast: Download We enter the Mines of Moria and we explore the depths of Khazad-dum. Click ... Read more

STH026: Learning Elvish

We hear Evangeline Lilly speak Elvish; Peter Jackson talks about orcs, fire and thunderstorms; Orlando Bloom tries out his LOTR attire and the ... Read more

STH025: Hobbit Day

An episode to honor 'Hobbit Day': the birthday of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Read more

STH024: Bilbo-esque

Fr. Roderick discusses the latest news from the set of The Hobbit and explores his inner dwarf. Read more

SME020: Middle-earth Cosmology

https://traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME020.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode, we look at the night sky above the hills of Eregion, and ... Read more

SME019: The Trollshaws

https://traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME019.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode, we explore the Trollshaws east of the Lone-lands, an area ... Read more

STH023: Music and Songs

In this episode, we reflect upon the evocative power of music and songs in Tolkien's Middle-earth. Read more

STH022: Looking for Laketown

In this episode, we discuss the rumors about possible New Zealand locations for Laketown and Mirkwood. Read more

STH021: Nasty Little Hobbitses!

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 ... Read more

STH020: Hot Dwarves

Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen joins us to discuss the narrative choices made by Peter Jackson in his adaptation of The Hobbit. Read more

STH019: Big Beards

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 ... Read more

STH018: The Goblin King

Barry Humphries, from Dame Edna to the Goblin King; Elijah Wood only in 'The Unexpected Journey'? Bilbo 'Frodoshopped'? Gandalf the Dark-grey; ... Read more

SME018: The Inklings

https://traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME018.mp3Podcast: DownloadIn this episode we travel to Michel Delving to meet with special guest Dr. Jason ... Read more

STH017: Silvan Elves

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. ... Read more

SME017: Hobbits and Humility

https://traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME017.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode, we travel from Buckland to the ‘Green Dragon’ ... Read more

[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 ... Read more

SME016: The Lone Lands

https://traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME016.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode we continue our Lone-Lands exploration, visiting the southern ... Read more

STH016: Trolls

We talk about trolls in Middle-earth and about Tolkien's revisions of The Hobbit in this week's episode of 'Secrets of The Hobbit'. Read more

STH015: Dol Guldur

What will the attack on Dol Guldur look like in The Hobbit movies? Orlando Bloom will return to Middle-earth, but will Legolas? Did Ian ... Read more