In this episode, Leah, Grace, and Alicia discuss the main reasons why we didn’t get much recording done in 2025, including jointly writing a book chapter for an upcoming edited volume, and various personal life challenges. Learn more about the process of academic publishing as Leah and Grace recount their first times writing for academic publishing, guided by Alicia’s experience. Thank you for sticking with us! We have so much more in store for you.
Content Warning: Discussion of family death, pet death, chronic illness, and domestic abuse between 1:01 and 1:04.
Everyone recounts their history with Tolkien’s legendarium, and shares personal experiences and interactions with Tolkien fandom & scholarship. We wrap up with a summary of why ‘Queer Lodgings’ exists, some of our goals for the podcast, and tease some future episode topics.
A systematic refutation of common social media complains about Rings of Power through textual evidence from Tolkien and other sources, demonstrating how silly and often rooted in racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry the arguments are.
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