Exploring Tolkien
Exploring Tolkien is a weekly show that dives deep into J.R.R. Tolkien and all the ages of Middle-earth. Jonathan Watson and Michael Grumbine are your hosts in this journey, spanning the earliest ages of Middle-earth through to the latest adaptations, including The Rings of Power.
Latest Episode
154. Tolkien Wrote the Ultimate Retcon – The Hobbit #38 (06.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- 153. The Christmas Eucatastrophe (and is The Lord of the Rings a Christmas movie?)
- 152. Tolkien Ties up EVERY Loose End (we’re done!) – The Hobbit #37
- 151. Eagles Didn’t Win the Battle – The Hobbit #36
- 150. Tolkien’s Battle Tactics – The Hobbit #35
- 149. Bilbo’s Honest Betrayal – The Hobbit #34
- 148. Bilbo Doubles Down on Burglary – The Hobbit #33
- 147. Is Thorin Gold-Sick or Just Sick of the Elves – The Hobbit #32
- 146. Smaug’s Hydrophobia – The Hobbit #31
- 145. Is the Arkenstone a Silmaril? – The Hobbit #30
- 144. Never Laugh at Live Dragons – The Hobbit #29
- 143. Playing Tales of the Shire So You Don’t Have To
- 142. Size Matters to Every Dragon – The Hobbit #28
- 141. An Interview with Elijah Wood
- 140. Into the Mountain’s Throat – The Hobbit #27
- 139. The Problem with Thorin – The Hobbit #26
- 138. What Tolkien Really Thinks About Politicians – The Hobbit #25
- 137. Do the elves have ANYTHING valuable to trade? – The Hobbit #24
- 136. The Lowest IQ Elves of Middle-earth? – The Hobbit #23
- 135. The Greedy and Petty Elves of Mirkwood – The Hobbit #22
- 134. When Bilbo Became the Hero – The Hobbit #21
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