Tolkien and Me

"A Printer's Choice" - Science Fiction & Faith, feat. Bill Patenaude

In this exciting new installment of The Perilous Realms I'm joined by my friend, science fiction author Bill Patenaude to talk about his fantastic debut novel "A Printer's Choice." We explore faith, science, AI, free will, and more in this wide ranging discussion! Follow the Podcast — https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thomas-salerno [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thomas-salerno] Subscribe to my newsletter — https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com [https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com/] Support me on Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/thomasjsalernowrites [https://www.patreon.com/thomasjsalernowrites] Support me on Ko-fi — https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88 [https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88] Visit my webpage — https://thomasjsalernowrites.com [https://thomasjsalernowrites.com/] Follow me on Twitter — @Salerno_Thomas [https://twitter.com/Salerno_Thomas] Intro & Outro Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com [https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/] Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/] Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Bill Patenaude’s website — https://aprinterschoice.com/ [https://aprinterschoice.com/] Buy “A Printer’s Choice” on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/Printers-Choice-W-L-Patenaude/dp/1642280070 [https://www.amazon.com/Printers-Choice-W-L-Patenaude/dp/1642280070] Print interview for Word on Fire —https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/contributors/a-printers-choice-explores-creation-as-sci-fi-nightmare/ [https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/contributors/a-printers-choice-explores-creation-as-sci-fi-nightmare/] Print interview for Missio Dei, Part 1 — https://www.missiodeicatholic.org/p/a-printers-choice-the-making-of-a [https://www.missiodeicatholic.org/p/a-printers-choice-the-making-of-a] Print interview for Missio Dei, Part 2 — https://www.missiodeicatholic.org/p/a-printers-choice-the-making-of-a-f31 [https://www.missiodeicatholic.org/p/a-printers-choice-the-making-of-a-f31]

The Tales That Really Matter, feat. Mike Creavey

Greetings everyone! In this new episode of The Perilous Realms I talk to my good friend Mike Creavey of the Gracious Guest Show about The Lord of the Rings and "the tales that really mattered." Follow the Podcast — https://anchor.fm/thomas-salerno [https://anchor.fm/thomas-salerno] Subscribe to the newsletter — https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com [https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com/] Support me on Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/thomasjsalernowrites [https://www.patreon.com/thomasjsalernowrites] Support me on Ko-fi — https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88 [https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88] Visit my webpage — https://thomasjsalernowrites.com [https://thomasjsalernowrites.com/] Follow me on Twitter — @Salerno_Thomas [https://twitter.com/Salerno_Thomas] Intro & Outro Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com [https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/] Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/] Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Episode Art by Kalen Emsley [https://unsplash.com/@kalenemsley?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/images/nature/mountain?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Mike Creavey — the Gracious Guest Show — https://www.youtube.com/@TheGraciousGuest [https://www.youtube.com/@TheGraciousGuest] Letters of Tolkien: https://a.co/d/eRgIXlw [https://a.co/d/eRgIXlw] Tom Shippey's Author of the Century:  https://a.co/d/6InYq7S [https://a.co/d/6InYq7S] Peter Kreeft's Philosophy of Tolkien: https://a.co/d/92beXSN [https://a.co/d/92beXSN] Stratford Caldecott's The Power of the Ring: https://a.co/d/7nA81fI [https://a.co/d/7nA81fI] Joseph Pearce's Frodo's Journey (https://a.co/d/dK1upLU [https://a.co/d/dK1upLU]), Bilbo's Journey (https://a.co/d/ej4uEVZ [https://a.co/d/ej4uEVZ]), Tolkien: Man & Myth (https://a.co/d/2YVGN2a [https://a.co/d/2YVGN2a]) Currently reading Craig Bernthal's Tolkien's Sacramental Vision: https://a.co/d/6AFjSUZ [https://a.co/d/6AFjSUZ]

On Fairy-stories

Greetings everyone! In this new episode of The Perilous Realms, we'll be exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's seminal essay "On Fairy-stories." What did Tolkien believe about the purpose of mythology and fairy tales? The answers may surprise you! Follow the Podcast — https://anchor.fm/thomas-salerno [https://anchor.fm/thomas-salerno] Subscribe to the newsletter — https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com [https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com/] Uncharted Faith, a Christian Sci-Fi/Fantasy magazine — https://unchartedfaith.substack.com/ [https://unchartedfaith.substack.com/] Tales From the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien — https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Perilous-Realm-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0547154119 [https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Perilous-Realm-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0547154119] Tea With Tolkien posts by Kaitlyn Facista — https://www.teawithtolkien.com/podcast/26 [https://www.teawithtolkien.com/podcast/26] https://www.teawithtolkien.com/blog/tolkien-incarnation [https://www.teawithtolkien.com/blog/tolkien-incarnation] Support me on Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/thomasjsalernowrites [https://www.patreon.com/thomasjsalernowrites] Support me on Ko-fi — https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88 [https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88] Visit my webpage — https://thomasjsalernowrites.com [https://thomasjsalernowrites.com/] Follow me on Twitter — @Salerno_Thomas [https://twitter.com/Salerno_Thomas] Episode Art by Maxx Gong [https://unsplash.com/@maxxgong?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/fairy-tale?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Intro & Outro Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com [https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/] Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/] Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]

The Road Goes Ever On...

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year to all my listeners! As Bilbo Baggins once said, “The Road goes ever on” and I want to share with you where this program will be heading in 2023, as well as update you guys about some cool experiences I’ve had recently and make a few announcements. Follow the Podcast — https://anchor.fm/thomas-salerno [https://anchor.fm/thomas-salerno] Subscribe to my newsletter — https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com [https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com/] Join Legend Fiction — https://legendfiction.com/ [https://legendfiction.com/] Legend Fiction on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@legendfiction [https://www.youtube.com/@legendfiction] “Plan Your Novel in One Page” on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xRpjK6z2ck [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xRpjK6z2ck] Tales From the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien — https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Perilous-Realm-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0547154119 [https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Perilous-Realm-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0547154119] Support me on Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/thomasjsalernowrites [https://www.patreon.com/thomasjsalernowrites] Support me on Ko-fi — https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88 [https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88] Visit my webpage — https://thomasjsalernowrites.com [https://thomasjsalernowrites.com/] Follow me on Twitter — @Salerno_Thomas [https://twitter.com/Salerno_Thomas] Episode Art: Photo by Lili Popper [https://unsplash.com/@lili_popper?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/path?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Intro & Outro Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com [https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/] Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/] Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]

Tolkien and Me

Greetings fellow wayfarers! In this episode of the Perilous Realms I'll be talking about my favorite author of all time, none other than J. R. R. Tolkien! I'd like to share with you how I first became acquainted with Tolkien's work and how his marvelous legendarium has impacted my life and continues to influence my writing and podcasting. Follow the Podcast — https://anchor.fm/thomas-salerno [https://anchor.fm/thomas-salerno] Follow me on Twitter — @Salerno_Thomas [https://twitter.com/Salerno_Thomas] Subscribe to the newsletter — Thomas Salerno’s Perilous Realms | https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com [https://thomasjsalerno.substack.com/] Visit my webpage — https://thomasjsalernowrites.com [https://thomasjsalernowrites.com/] Support me on Ko-fi — https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88 [https://ko-fi.com/thomasjsalerno88] Catholic World Report — The Road goes ever on: A novice writer’s journey with J. R. R. Tolkien [https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/07/13/the-road-goes-ever-on-a-novice-writers-journey-with-j-r-r-tolkien/] Voyage Comics — Tolkien’s abandoned sequel to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ [https://voyagecomics.com/2021/09/13/tolkiens-abandoned-sequel-to-the-lord-of-the-rings/] Voyage Comics book — Tolkien & Faith: Essays on Christian Truth in Middle-Earth [https://shop.voyagecomics.com/products/tolkien-faith-essays-on-christian-truth-in-middle-earth] StarQuest Network (SQPN) — The Secrets of Middle Earth Podcast [https://sqpn.com/secrets-of-middle-earth/] Intro & Outro Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com [https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/] | Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/] Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]