Here’s where it all began! Since 2015, we’ve recorded over 30 hours and episodes of chapter-by-chapter discussion on The Silmarillion. Below you’ll find a sequential list of those episodes.
On the first episode of the Talking Tolkien podcast, co-hosts John & Greta Carswell provide an introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion and introduce some of the
On the second episode of the Talking Tolkien podcast, co-hosts John & Greta Carswell examine Ainulindalë, the first section in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. Come
On the third episode of the Talking Tolkien podcast, co-hosts John & Greta Carswell examine Valaquenta, the second section in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. Come get lost
On the 4th episode of the Talking Tolkien podcast, co-hosts John & Greta Carswell examine the 1st chapter of The Silmarillion proper, Of the Beginning of
Where did Dwarves, Ents, and Eagles come from? We explore these questions and more in our discussion of the 2nd chapter of The Silmarillion proper, Of Aulë and Yavanna. Come
We sit down with illustrator Evan Palmer of EvanPalmerComics.com to discuss his graphic interpretation of Ainulindalë. It’s an illuminating interview for a fascinating work! You
Where did the Elves come from and what is their doom? What should the Valar do about Melkor? We explore these questions and more in our
Tolkien’s first story of inter-species love concerns Thingol and Melian. Find out why the shortest chapter in The Silmarillion is one of the most important in
How did the Elves get to Aman? Whatever became of Thingol? Where does Galadriel come from? And why did we forget a critical Wayne’s World
Who is Fëanor and why is he important? And who thought it was a good idea to let Melkor out of the dungeon?!?! C’MON MAN!!!
Only 15 episodes in, and we finally find out what a Silmaril is and where they came from! On this episode, John & Greta continue
Welcome to the 17th episode of The Tolkien Road podcast (formerly known as Talking Tolkien). On this episode, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-chapter walkthrough
On this episode of Tolkien Road, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of The Silmarillion with the first part of Chapter 9, “Of the
On this episode of Tolkien Road, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of The Silmarillion with the second part of Chapter 9, “Of the Flight of the
Concerning “Of the Sindar”, Chapter 10 of The Silmarillion, wherein we find out what’s been happening back in Beleriand… Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to
We’re back! We apologize for our absence; it’s time to move on down the road… On this episode of The Tolkien Road, we continue our discussion
Concerning “Of Men”, Chapter 12 of The Silmarillion… On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 12, “Of Men”. In this
Concerning “Of the Return of the Noldor,” Chapter 13 of The Silmarillion… On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 13.
Concerning “Of Beleriand and Its Realms,” Chapter 14 of The Silmarillion… On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 14, “Of
Concerning “Of the Noldor in Beleriand”, Chapter 15 of The Silmarillion… Hey there fellow travelers! On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion
Concerning “Of Maeglin”, Chapter 16 of The Silmarillion… Hey there fellow travelers! On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 16,
Concerning “Of the Coming of Men Into the West”, Chapter 17 of The Silmarillion… Hey there fellow travelers! On this episode, we continue our discussion
Concerning “Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin”, Chapter 18 of The Silmarillion… Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road,
Concerning “Of Beren and Lúthien”, Chapter 19 of The Silmarillion… Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. This week, we continue our
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we discuss
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we begin
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we continue
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we continue
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we continue
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we discuss the
On this episode, having completed The Silmarillion with 29 episodes, we round it off to 30 by taking a victory lap, wherein we discuss our
Concerning “Akallabêth”, the chronicle of Númenór… On this episode, we begin our look at “Akallabêth”, or “The Downfallen”, the story of Númenór’s rise and fall
Continuing with “Akallabêth”, the chronicle of Númenór’s downfall… Topics include: Note from a Listener: more March 25th connections (2:30) Sauron’s Assault Upon Nimloth the Fair (10:00)
Concerning “Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, from the found of Lindon to the Last Alliance of Men and Elves… Correspondence, etc
Concerning “Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age”, from Isildur’s Downfall to the triumph of the Little People… notes from listeners & news
One Episode to Rule Them All!!! Having completed a chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of The Silmarillion (which spans over 30 hours of content), we decided to do
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