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
144. Never Laugh at Live Dragons – The Hobbit #29 (19.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- 143. Playing Tales of the Shire So You Don’t Have To 07.08.2025
- 142. Size Matters to Every Dragon – The Hobbit #28 22.07.2025
- 141. An Interview with Elijah Wood 12.07.2025
- 140. Into the Mountain’s Throat – The Hobbit #27 24.06.2025
- 139. The Problem with Thorin – The Hobbit #26 10.06.2025
- 138. What Tolkien Really Thinks About Politicians – The Hobbit #25 27.05.2025
- 137. Do the elves have ANYTHING valuable to trade? – The Hobbit #24 13.05.2025
- 136. The Lowest IQ Elves of Middle-earth? – The Hobbit #23 29.04.2025
- 135. The Greedy and Petty Elves of Mirkwood – The Hobbit #22 15.04.2025
- 134. When Bilbo Became the Hero – The Hobbit #21 01.04.2025
- 133. Ainulindalë – A Reading in JRR Tolkien’s Voice 18.03.2025
- 132. Evil or Elves or Both… Terror in Mirkwood : The Hobbit #20 04.03.2025
- 131. The Weirdest Chapter in Middle-earth (with dancing bears!?) : The Hobbit #19 18.02.2025
- 130. Where did Beorn Originate (and what was Tolkien’s inspiration)? : The Hobbit #18 04.02.2025
- 129. Tolkien Loved Eagles (too much?) : The Hobbit #17 21.01.2025
- A Song of Ice and Fire 15.01.2025
- 128. A Courageous Hobbit and Disloyal Dwarves : The Hobbit #16 07.01.2025
- Revisiting Tolkien’s Lost ‘Noel’ Poem 25.12.2024
- 127. Where War of the Rohirrim went Wrong – In Depth Review 24.12.2024
- 126. Why Did Tolkien Change The Hobbit (and what did he change)? : The Hobbit #15 17.12.2024
