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0202 – Abiding the Long Defeat feat. Conor Sweeney
“I do not expect ‘history’ to be anything but a ‘long defeat’ – though it contains (and in a legend
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“I do not expect ‘history’ to be anything but a ‘long defeat’ – though it contains (and in a legend
“I have just passed on from believing in God to definitely believing in Christ – in Christianity. . . .
“What we’ve learned is that we haven’t actually learned what we thought we learned…” – GRETA Enjoy this episode? Leave
“I must admit that I smiled a kind of sickly smile . . . when I heard of that bloodthirsty
“My political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy…” – Tolkien Though not a particularly political person, Tolkien expressed some
Unfortunately we had to postpone our episode with Pints With Jack’s David Bates (go check that out for some CS Lewis goodness).
Tolkien lived in one of the greatest periods of upheaval, strife, and societal change in human history: from 1914 through
It’s a fascinating time to be a fan of Middle-earth. As we wait in eager anticipation for the new Second
In 1960, Tolkien undertook a revision of The Hobbit that would have brought it into greater harmony with The Lord
“As will be readily seen, much of the wording of [The Hobbit] remains, yet the tone is greatly altered.” –
“…around 1960, [Tolkien] decided to undertake a detailed revision of The Hobbit and fully reconcile it to [Lord of the
“Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, and not by its maker, and you therefore were meant to bear it…and
“Gandalf told us the whole strange story; how he came to arrange the journey to Erebor, why he thought of
As fans of Tolkien, what part do we have to play in the Coronavirus pandemic crisis? Greta and John discuss
It’s mail time! We tackle a bunch of questions and comments from our amazing listeners! We invite you to support