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Here at the End of All Things
I am glad that you're here with us, listeners, here at the end of all things. Join Katie and Jonathan as we discuss what it means to have read the Silmarillion, the Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings—what we've discovered that we never noticed before, how our understanding of the books has changed, and how our lives have changed, as well.
And of course, the road goes ever on. For those of you wondering what our next journey will be, we shed light on our next project: Interlibrary Loan. We'll be bringing the same chapter-by-chapter reading group to other difficult and hard-to-digest works.
RotK Part 20: Concerning a Return of a King
We finally watch the last movie in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and Katie and Jonathan have a lot to talk about. The movie makes a lot of changes—some good, some bad, and some just for the sake of movie magic.
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RotK Part 19: Concerning The Final Hours of the Fellowship
The final chapter of the Lord of the Rings has been read and Jonathan, Katie and Chase have completed what they set out to do. They follow Frodo and Sam...
RotK Part 18: Concerning Never Really Returning Home
The Hobbits finally end their journey back home in the Shire. They may have escaped the finally battles, but the war of the Ring has invade the Shire threatening...
RotK Part 17: Concerning Another Night in Bree
The hobbits and Gandalf continue on towards the Shire. However, they have to make a stop in the village of Bree...
RotK Part 16: Concerning Retracing Steps
The end of the Fellowship has finally arrived. The day all dread is here and it takes the form of marching back through Rohan, Isengard and eventually...
RotK Part 15: Concerning A New Age of Man
The king is returning to Minas Tirith with the Fellowship of the Ring in tow. Meanwhile, two people still in...
RotK Part 14: Concerning The Notion That It Was A Dream
And like that, the dark lord of Mordor, Sauron, was gone from Middle-Earth. The Fourth Age has dawned, and our heroes get some well earned rest...
RotK Part 13: Concerning A Real Hero of Middle-Earth
Sam and Frodo reach the slopes of Mount Doom, bur Frodo is far too weak to climb the volcano. The Ring is too much of a burden on his mind...
RotK Part 12: Concerning a Living Mordor
This week, Sam and Frodo trudge through the land of darkness towards Mount Doom. However, they and Jonathan, Katie and Chase make some...
RotK Part 11: Concerning The Beginning of the End
Sam steps into Mordor and it is a sight to behold. The land is churning and dark, but he can not dwell on these things for long. He still has master Frodo...
RotK Part 10: Concerning The Black Teeth of Mordor
Gandalf, Aragorn and the remaining Fellowship of the Ring march to the Black Gate of Mordor to force Sauron to atone for his crimes against Middle-Earth...
RotK Part 9: Concerning Final Deceptions
The battle of Minas Tirith is over and it is now time to prepare for the War of the Ring. Aragorn, Gandalf and other leaders talk in secret to figure out what their...
RotK Part 8: Concerning The Healing Hands of a King
We return to Merry after slaying the Witch King as he wanders around Minas Tirith in a daze. Also, Aragorn enters the city not as a king, but rather the leader of his order of Rangers so he can make final plans and see his friends. Jonathan, Katie and Chase discuss these events along with the importance of good humor.
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RotK Part 7: Concerning The Burning of a Steward
The battle of Minas Tirith is getting out of Gandalf's control which leads to a difficult choice for him to make. Either go out in the field and help...
RotK Part 6: Concerning The Slaying of a King
The Battle of Pelennor Fields is ranging outside of Minas Tirith and what started as a joyful decimation of evil has turned into a desperate onslaught...
RotK Part 5: Concerning A Change In The Wind
The Rohirrim march ever closer to Minas Tirith which is still being attacked by the armies of Sauron and is ready to fall. After talking with the...
RotK Part 4: Concerning The Full Might of Mordor
The siege of Gondor is underway as Denethor reveals his true delusional self and Gandalf and Faramir try to defend the city. Jonathan, Katie...
RotK Part 3: Concerning The Dark Dawn
Rohan is now shrouded in darkness like the rest of Middle-Earth. This serves as an ill omen to the people of Rohan and a reminder...