Tom Bombadil is a fascinating weirdo, but he sure is lovable. This week, Jonathan, Chase and Katie spend the entire episode talking about this...
FotR Part 3: Concerning Night Walks
The journey of Frodo and Sam to the cracks of Mt. Doom has begun...with a seemingly delightful night walk through the forests of the Shire with...
FotR Part 2: Concerning a Ring of Power
This week is the return of the lore of the ring as Frodo is informed by Gandalf about his mystical ring of power. Jonathan, Katie and Chase discuss...
FotR Part 1: Concerning Hobbit Parties
Nearly nine months of Talking Tolkien have finally led us to The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring! Jonathan, Katie and Chase kick off...
The Hobbit Part 14: An Unexpected Feeling of Disgust
This week on Talking Tolkien, Jonathan, Katie and Chase wasted an evening and watched The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. They spent 24 minutes...
The Hobbit Part 13: An Unexpected Calm Ride Home
This is the final episode of Talking Tolkien that involves the wonderful book, The Hobbit. Jonathan, Katie and Chase reminiscence on the experience of re-reading...
The Hobbit Part 12: An Unexpected Bloody Mess
The Battle of Five Armies is here to over take the Lonely Mountain and drive the Dwarves out, or one could just get hit on the head and miss the whole thing...
The Hobbit Part 11: An Unexpected Dragon Killer
Smaug, the oh so terrible worm, can not stop the arrows of a random grim faced dude living in Lake town. Jonathan, Katie and Chase follow Bard...
The Hobbit Part 10: An Unexpected Desolation
Not every experience of Talking Tolkien has to be a positive one. Some times Jonathan, Katie and Chase have to sit through a boring, convoluted and dreadful...
The Hobbit Part 9: An Unexpected Horse-Sized Duck
This week's chapter of the Hobbit proved to be shorter than Jonathan, Katie and Chase's expectations. The Dwarves and Hobbit continue waiting at the Lonely...
The Hobbit Part 8: An Unexpecting Dragon
This week on Talking Tolkien, the company of dwarves and hobbit reach the Lonely Mountain. They also encounter a slumbering dragon living in the depths...
The Hobbit Part 7: An Unexpected Warm Welcome
Katie returns on this week's episode of Talking Tolkien. Jonathan, Katie and Chase cover chapters 9-10 of the Hobbit. The company of Dwarves are captured...
The Hobbit Part 6: An Unexpected Bear-Man
This week's episode of Talking Tolkien only features Jonathan and Chase as they dive into chapters 7 and 8 of the The Hobbit. The Company of Dwarves, Hobbit...
The Hobbit Part 5: An Unexpected Journey
This is a very special episode of Talking Tolkien for it is the crew's very first video episode. This week Jonathan, Katie and Chase watched the Hobbit: An...
The Hobbit Part 4: An Unexpected Eagle Savior
This is the final chapter of The Hobbit that the Talking Tolkien crew are going to cover before watching and talking about the first Hobbit movie. The Dwarves...
The Hobbit Part 3: An Unexpected Preciousssss
The Dwarves and Hobbit find themselves lost under the Misty Mountains with a horde of Goblins and a nasty creature that you all might already know. Jonathan...
The Hobbit Part 2: An Unexpected Pony Ride in May
This week, our company of Dwarves and Hobbit find themselves caught up in a group of hungry trolls and are nearly squashed into jelly. Jonathan, Katie...
The Hobbit Part 1: An Unexpected Coffee Party
It is finally here! The very first episode of Talking Tolkien: The Hobbit. This was a super enjoyable chapter as Jonathan, Katie and Chase experience the Shire...
The Silmarillion Part 8: Of the Return of the Noldor
Epic battles! Dragons! Geography! The Silmarillion just got much more exciting on this week's episode of Talking Tolkien with Tolkien Experts Jon Cox and Katie Sabo, and newbie Chase Smith. Things are heating up as we dive into page after page of riveting geography descriptions. Enjoy!