We have a special treat with you this episode… a discussion about “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” with the film’s credited “Tolkien Expert” (and a Lodger herself), Janet Brennan Croft! Join us as we talk about Janet’s approach to encouraging lore accuracy and consistency in the film’s script, and how she pursued questions like “Could glasses and spyglasses reasonably exist in Middle-earth?”. We also explore queer readings of the film’s characters and narrative, especially Sapphic and ace/aro readings. And you can even hear Janet encourage Alicia to embark on her highly-anticipated rant on the “Watcher” creature and the cultural history of Japanese tentacle “art.”
Episode 25 Special Guest Knewbettadobetta Hosts & GuestsKnewbetta is a walker-between-worlds like Glorfindel. He’s a man from the hood and a Tolkien lore expert. He was a kid taking detention in the library… where a friend handed him a copy of The Hobbit. He fell...
We are so excited to bring you this interview with actor Adam Brown – Ori in the Peter Jackson “Hobbit” films.
We discuss some of the lesser-known Tolkien adaptations of every kind – from foreign TV adaptations to stage shows, radio plays, video games, and more.
We discuss how Eowyn’s gender queerness and Faramir’s soft masculinity combine to form the Queer Relationship Voltron of “Bi Wife Energy”.
We focus on Tolkien’s author insert, Faramir, his gender presentation, & how his softer, non-toxic masculinity compares to Denethor & Boromir
Part 1 of our Eowyn & Faramir series jumps into Eowyn’s complex gender identity & expression, and how she navigates her Rohirric gender role.
Alicia and Tim to recount highlights of their to New Zealand. Then we discuss the upcoming online seminar we’re hosting and some recent Tolkien scholarship.
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 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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