The White City

Hope in the Face of Despair - A Major Theme in The Lord of the Rings

Philip brings on author and professor Austin Freeman to discuss the theme of hope in The Lord of the Rings. Their conversation revolves around hope as placed in what is unseen and at odds with despair. Austin also gives insight into how, for Tolkien, evil corrupts itself and only the in-your-face allegory is despised. -- AUSTIN FREEMAN ⁠Professor at Houston Christian University⁠ [https://hc.edu/contact/austin-freeman/] Book: "Tolkien Dogmatics [https://a.co/d/02CoIBbS]" Book: “Theology and Tolkien: Constructive Theology [https://a.co/d/08OYwfxx]” Facebook: @austinmfreeman [https://www.facebook.com/austinmfreeman] -- THE WHITE CITY Facebook: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://www.facebook.com/TheWhiteCityPodcast/] LinkedIn: Business Page [https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-white-city/?viewAsMember=true] Instagram: @the-white-city-podcast [https://www.instagram.com/the_white_city_podcast/] Spotify: Podcast Page [https://open.spotify.com/show/62juC39LIgEBfo6nbuEgfU?si=942ee216adb7466b] YouTube Channel: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://youtube.com/@thewhitecitypodcast] -- 00:00 Introduction 16:22 The Importance of Hope in Lord of the Rings 31:33 The Tree of Gondor as a Symbol of Hope... 42:37 Hope vs Corruption 48:20 Evil Overcome by Good 01:08:41 Conclusion

The Redeemability of the Orcs and Gollum

Philip brings on Michael Elam to discuss a much debated issue in The Lord of the Rings, are the orcs and Gollum redeemable? The discussion revolves around the orc as a type of person and Gollum as a pitied creature for all of the evil he has done. Did Tolkien mean for them to be unredeemable? -- Find Michael Elam Here: Professor at Regent University [https://www.regent.edu/faculty/ph-d-michael-d-elam/] -- THE WHITE CITY Facebook: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://www.facebook.com/TheWhiteCityPodcast/] LinkedIn: Business Page [https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-white-city/?viewAsMember=true] Instagram: @the-white-city-podcast [https://www.instagram.com/the_white_city_podcast/] Spotify: Podcast Page [https://open.spotify.com/show/62juC39LIgEBfo6nbuEgfU?si=942ee216adb7466b] YouTube Channel: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://youtube.com/@thewhitecitypodcast] -- 00:00 Introduction 07:08 Opening on Orcs and Gollum 09:41 Redeemability of Orcs 22:08 Redeemability of Gollum 45:53 Conclusion

The Worldview of the Rankin/Bass Animated Hobbit

Philip brings back Ben Avery from the Stangers and Aliens podcast to discuss the Rankin/Bass animation, “The Hobbit”. The conversation revolves around the four pillars of Tolkien's worldview, a major focus of The White City Podcast: divine intervention, universal morality, temptation, and good vs evil. Divine intervention appears during any lucky circumstance such as Bilbo finding The One Ring, the host and guest argue. Universal morality plays out when Bilbo has to make a decision to join Thorin and company during the Battle of Five Armies. Gollum is tempted by the ring. Through the animation style it is clear who is evil and who is good. -- Ben Avery * Strangers and Aliens YouTube Channel [https://youtube.com/strangersandaliens] * Website [https://benavery.com/] -- THE WHITE CITY Facebook: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://www.facebook.com/TheWhiteCityPodcast/] LinkedIn: Business Page [https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-white-city/?viewAsMember=true] Instagram: @the-white-city-podcast [https://www.instagram.com/the_white_city_podcast/] Spotify: Podcast Page [https://open.spotify.com/show/62juC39LIgEBfo6nbuEgfU?si=942ee216adb7466b] YouTube Channel: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://youtube.com/@thewhitecitypodcast] -- 00:00 Introduction 05:46 Divine Intervention in the Rankin/Bass Hobbit 18:47 Universal Morality in the Rankin/Bass Hobbit 25:56 Temptation in the Rankin/Bass Hobbit 31:11 Good vs Evil in the Rankin/Bass Hobbit 43:54 Ending Thoughts 51:24 Conclusion

The Languages of Middle-earth Part 2

Philip brings back Anthony Lee Phillips to continue their discussion on the languages of middle-earth; more specifically the pronunciations, the consonants, the vowels, and the languages of different races such as the Ents. Anthony talks about his experience with languages and how Shakespeare was paramount to formalizing the English language. Philip talks about the vision and mission of The White City podcast. -- Author Anthony Lee Phillips * Website: ⁠anthonyleephillips.com⁠ [https://anthonyleephillips.com] * YouTube: ⁠@anthonywritesfantasy [https://www.youtube.com/@anthonywritesfantasy]⁠ * Facebook: ⁠@anotherinsectkingdom⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/anotherinsectkingdom] -- Facebook: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://www.facebook.com/TheWhiteCityPodcast/] LinkedIn: Business Page [https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-white-city/?viewAsMember=true] Instagram: @the-white-city-podcast [https://www.instagram.com/the_white_city_podcast/] Spotify: Podcast Page [https://open.spotify.com/show/62juC39LIgEBfo6nbuEgfU?si=942ee216adb7466b] YouTube Channel: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://youtube.com/@thewhitecitypodcast] -- 00:00 Introduction 04:04 Appendix E Pronunciation Key 19:26 Appendix F Languages of the Races 28:05 Anthony's Experience with Languages and Shakespeare 35:46 Start with Appendices E and F 48:42 Conclusion -- #tolkien #jrrtolkien #middleearth #lordoftherings #lotr #thelordoftherings #elvish #dwarvish #entish #hobbit#hobbitnames #thereturnoftheking #thefellowshipofthering #thetwotowers #middleearthlanguages #tolkienlanguages #westron #returnofthekingappendices #appendixe #appendixf

The Languages of Middle-earth Part 1

Philip brings on author Anthony Lee Phillips to discuss Tolkien's Languages. Anthony makes a connection between Tolkien's poetry and what he thought of languages. The discussion moves to the background of the Middle-earth languages and how they are the center of the story for Tolkien. -- Author Anthony Lee Phillips * Website: anthonyleephillips.com [https://anthonyleephillips.com] * YouTube: @anthonywritesfantasy [https://www.youtube.com/@anthonywritesfantasy] * Facebook: @anotherinsectkingdom [https://www.facebook.com/anotherinsectkingdom] -- Facebook: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://www.facebook.com/TheWhiteCityPodcast/] LinkedIn: BusinessPage [https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-white-city/?viewAsMember=true] Instagram: @the-white-city-podcast [https://www.instagram.com/the_white_city_podcast/] Spotify: PodcastPage [https://open.spotify.com/show/62juC39LIgEBfo6nbuEgfU?si=942ee216adb7466b] YouTube Channel: @thewhitecitypodcast [https://youtube.com/@thewhitecitypodcast] -- 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Anthony's Journey into Tolkien's World 04:08 Diving into Appendix F 12:58 Philip's Knowledge of Languages 16:06 The Significance of Appendix E and F for Tolkien 23:39 Poetry and Language Mesh for Tolkien 30:41 Fleshing Out the Languages 39:27 Conclusion