Queer Lodgings

A Tolkien Podcast

Queer Lodgings is a queer-led podcast covering all things Tolkien. Join Alicia, Grace, and Leah (and sometimes Tim), a group of fans and scholars, semi-monthly as we discuss Middle-earth from a lgbtq+-focused, intersectional, antiracist, and non-christian perspective. 

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Featured Episode

Episode 11

Tolkien Would Hate This Podcast Pt 1: Fans, Interpretation, and Adaptation

Alica, Grace, and Leah tackle the criticism that “Tolkien would hate this podcast” for a whole host of reasons: We (and our listeners) are too Queer, too Progressive, not Catholic enough, too ‘woke’, or too willing to accept multiple and even contradictory readings. In this first episode of a series, we talk about Tolkien’s attitudes about his fans, reader interpretation/response to his works, and adaptation.

Recent Episodes

Episode 18 – Horse Girls of Middle-earth with Cait

Episode 18 – Horse Girls of Middle-earth with Cait

Cait Rottler joins us to talk all about horses and the ‘Horse Girl’ character trope. Including Queer identity overlap, Horse Girl story tropes, and Movie!Aragorn/Viggo Mortensen, Arwen, Tom Bombadil, Beorn, Glorfindel, etc.

Episode 17 – Talking “Angbang” with Cameron and Mercury

Episode 17 – Talking “Angbang” with Cameron and Mercury

Episode 17 Talking "Angbang" with Cameron and Mercury Hosts & Guests(she/her) By day: a graphic designer and artist working in the visual and performing arts. By night: a Tolkien fan and scholar currently focused on researching Sauron, his development, his fandom...

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