What is the Tale of the Children of Hurin? Part 1

What is Faramir's History? Plus an Extended News from Arda

As Denethor's least favorite son, Faramir is always playing second fiddle to Boromir, but in the end he takes on his familial rule as Steward. In this week's episode, we dive into his history and look at his future with Eowyn! Plus: We have an extended News from Arda segment as we rebut recent justifications Andy Serkis made in the lack of diversity in his casting for The Hunt for Gollum. Join our Patreon! [https://patreon.com/lotramapod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] Our Sponsors: The Ex-Baptist Sister's Podcast [https://rss.com/podcasts/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast/]and Things You Can Do [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/things-you-can-do/id1854901617] To submit a question to the show and to find all of my Social Media go to lotramapod.com [http://lotramapod.com] Segment Stings by Peter Owens & Theme Music by Michael McBride [https://therealmcbride.com] Cover Art by Lauren Ciatti

Patreon Bonus Episode Preview: The Hobbit, Chapter 1: An Unexpected Party

This is a little preview of what you can expect every week from the $5 a month Wizard's Pupils tier over on Patreon, just head to Patreon.com/lotramapod [https://www.patreon.com/cw/lotramapod] to sign up!

Witch-Kings and Barrow-Wights: What is the History of Angmar?

Lord of Minas Morgul, Captain of Sauron's armies, Leader of the Nazgûl: He is the Witch-King of Angmar. But...where exactly is Angmar? And what is a witch-king? And how is he connected to the Barrow Wights that we see in The Fellowship of the Ring? Find out the answers to all this and more as we talk all things Angmar in this week's episode! Map of Arnor [https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Arnor#/media/File:Stephen_Raw_-_Middle-earth_map_(1_of_4).png] Our Patreon is live! [https://patreon.com/lotramapod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] Our Sponsors: The Ex-Baptist Sister's Podcast [https://rss.com/podcasts/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast/]and Things You Can Do [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/things-you-can-do/id1854901617] To submit a question to the show and to find all of my Social Media go to lotramapod.com [http://lotramapod.com] Segment Stings by Peter Owens & Theme Music by Michael McBride [https://therealmcbride.com] Cover Art by Lauren Ciatti

What is it Like to be a Tolkien Content Creator? An interview with Knew Betta Do Betta

This week I am joined by the one and only Willie Jenkins, aka Knew Betta Do Betta! If you've spent much time on Tolkien related social media, you've seen Knew Betta hosting trivia, making lore videos, and being a passionate defender of Tolkien's work. We discuss how he got started in Tolkien content creation, the push back he received as a person of color in a stereotypically white space, his advice for other content creators, and of course some hot takes and opinions! Knew Betta's Linktree [https://linktr.ee/Knewbettadobetta] Our Patreon is live! [https://patreon.com/lotramapod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] Our Sponsors: The Ex-Baptist Sister's Podcast [https://rss.com/podcasts/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast/]and Things You Can Do [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/things-you-can-do/id1854901617] To submit a question to the show and to find all of my Social Media go to lotramapod.com [http://lotramapod.com] Segment Stings by Peter Owens & Theme Music by Michael McBride [https://therealmcbride.com] Cover Art by Lauren Ciatti

50 episodes & One Year Anniversary Mailbag!

For our 50th episode, we're opening up the mailbag to answer your questions about Gandalf's Beard, Elven immortality, the correct reading order for Tolkien's works, plus my hot takes and opinions about all sorts of aspects about the world of Middle Earth! Thank you for the incredible support you've given me this past year, here's to 50 more! Our Patreon is live! [https://patreon.com/lotramapod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink] Our Sponsors: The Ex-Baptist Sister's Podcast [https://rss.com/podcasts/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast/]and Things You Can Do [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/things-you-can-do/id1854901617] To submit a question to the show and to find all of my Social Media go to lotramapod.com [http://lotramapod.com] Segment Stings by Peter Owens & Theme Music by Michael McBride [https://therealmcbride.com] Cover Art by Lauren Ciatti