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A Recast of ‘That's What I'm Tolkien About’

Join Mary Clay Watt on her first journey through Lord of the Rings. Each episode is a chapter discussion of the books with fans, featuring mispronounced names, outlandish theories, and praise (or criticism!) for JRR Tolkien.

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1. Chapter 0 - Everything We Know So Far July 20, 2019
2. Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 1: A Long-Expected Party - With Casey Winters of Hello From Elsewhere July 24, 2019
3. Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 2: The Shadow of the Past - With Christina Kann from Brandylane Publishers July 24, 2019
4. Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 3: Three Is Company - With Pixel July 24, 2019
5. Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 4: A Shortcut to Mushrooms with Ami Coyle July 30, 2019
6. Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 5: A Conspiracy Unmasked & Chapter 6: The Old Forest - with Bethany Pyle Aug. 6, 2019
7. Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 7: In The House of Tom Bombadil & Chapter 8: On The Barrow-Downs - with Neal Metcalf Aug. 13, 2019
8. Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 9: At the Sign of the Prancing Pony & Chapter 10: Strider - with BooksOfKings Aug. 20, 2019
9. Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 11: A Knife In The Dark with Ryan Lehman of the Sorta Star Wars Podcast Aug. 27, 2019
10. Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 12: Flight to the Ford - with Kiara Kalmey of (Un)Reliable Narrators Sept. 2, 2019
11. Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 1: Many Meetings - with Kelsey Ripa Sept. 10, 2019
12. Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 2: The Council of Elrond - with Buddy Duquesne & Alice White of Those Happy Places Sept. 17, 2019
13. Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 3: The Ring Goes South - with Christina Kann of Brandylane Publishers Sept. 24, 2019
14. Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 4: A Journey in the Dark - with Casey Winters of Hello From Elsewhere Oct. 1, 2019
15. Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 5: The Bridge of Khazad-dûm & Chapter 6: Lothlórien - with Ami Coyle Oct. 8, 2019
16. Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 7: The Mirror of Galadriel - with Caitlin of So You Want To Read Tolkien Oct. 15, 2019
17. Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 8: Farewell to Lothlorien - with Valerie Winters of Hello From Elsewhere Oct. 22, 2019
18. Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 9: The Great River - with Ryan Lehman of Sorta Star Wars Oct. 29, 2019
19. Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 10: The Breaking of the Fellowship - with Bethany Pyle Nov. 5, 2019
20. Second Breakfast: Fellowship of the RIng Q & A Nov. 8, 2019
21. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 1: The Departure of Boromir - with Haley Simpkiss of Brandylane Publishers Nov. 12, 2019
22. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 2: The Riders of Rohan - with Rachel Bellavia of So You Want To Read Tolkien Nov. 19, 2019
23. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 3: The Uruk-Hai - with Pixel Nov. 26, 2019
24. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 4, Part 1: Treebeard - with Neal Metcalf Dec. 3, 2019
25. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 4, Part 2: Treebeard - with Neal Metcalf Dec. 10, 2019
26. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 5: The White Rider - with Sydney King of Some Reading Required Dec. 17, 2019
27. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 6: The King of the Golden Hall - with Alice White of Those Happy Places Dec. 24, 2019
28. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 7: Helm's Deep - with Ethan Edghill of Bacon and Eggs Dec. 31, 2019
29. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 8: The Road to Isengard - with Christina Kann of Brandylane Publishers Jan. 7, 2020
30. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 9: Flotsam and Jetsam - with Valerie Winters of Hello From Elsewhere Jan. 14, 2020
31. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 10: The Voice of Saruman - with Casey Winters of Hello From Elsewhere Jan. 21, 2020
32. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 11, Part 1: The Palantir - With Cassandra Fredrickson and Norman Mitchell of LOTR Minute Jan. 28, 2020
33. The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 11, Part 2: The Palantir - With Cassandra Fredrickson and Norman Mitchell of LOTR Minute Feb. 4, 2020
34. Second Breakfast - Amazon Prime Series Casting Reactions Feb. 8, 2020
35. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 1: The Taming of Smeagol - With Bethany Pyle Feb. 11, 2020
36. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 2: The Passage of the Marshes - With Ryan Lehman of the Sorta Star Wars Podcast Feb. 18, 2020
37. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 3: The Black Gate Is Close - with Emily Gill of Harry Potter and the Half-Drunk Podcast Feb. 25, 2020
38. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 4: Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit - With Liana Gaffney of Nightgeist March 3, 2020
39. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 5: The Window of the West - with Buddy Duquesne of Those Happy Places March 10, 2020
40. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 6: The Forbidden Pool - with Wotso Videos March 17, 2020
41. Second Breakfast with Becca Eddows! - Talking Degrassi March 21, 2020
42. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 7: Journey to the Cross Roads - with Becca Eddows of Sincerely, Us March 24, 2020
43. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 8: The Stairs of Cirith Ungol - with The Fangirl March 31, 2020
44. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 9: Shelob's Lair - with The Real Weird Sisters April 6, 2020
45. Second Breakfast with Christina Kann - I'm What Character?! April 11, 2020
46. The Two Towers, Book IV, Chapter 10: The Choices of Master Samwise - with Christina Kann of The Restricted Section April 14, 2020
47. Second Breakfast - Who's the Most Useless? April 18, 2020
48. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 1: Minas Tirith - with Jenn Northington of Book Riot April 21, 2020
49. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 2: The Passing of the Grey Company - with Pixel of I'm Telling Dad April 28, 2020
50. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 3: The Muster of Rohan - with Emmy Neal of So You Want To Read Tolkien May 5, 2020
51. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 4, Part 1: The Siege of Gondor - with Haley Simpkiss of The Restricted Section May 12, 2020
52. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 4, Part 2: The Siege of Gondor - with Haley Simpkiss of The Restricted Section May 19, 2020
53. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 5: The Ride of the Rohirrim - with Ryan Lehman of The Sorta Star Wars Podcast May 26, 2020
54. Blackout Tuesday June 2, 2020
55. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 6: The Battle of Pelennor Fields - with Valerie Winters of Hello From Elsewhere June 3, 2020
56. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 7: The Pyre of Denethor - with Beth Reekles, author of The Kissing Booth June 9, 2020
57. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 8, Part 1: The Houses of Healing with Those Happy Places June 16, 2020
58. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 8, Part 2: The Houses of Healing with Those Happy Places June 23, 2020
59. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 9: The Last Debate - with Black Girls Create June 30, 2020
60. The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 10: The Black Gate Opens - with Bethany Pyle July 7, 2020
61. Second Breakfast with Bethany Pyle - Avatar: The Last Airbender July 11, 2020
62. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 1, Part 1: The Tower of Cirith Ungol - with Tyler Carlin July 14, 2020
63. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 1, Part 2: The Tower of Cirith Ungol - with Tyler Carlin July 21, 2020
64. Second Breakfast - One Year Later with Tyler Carlin and Ethan Edghill July 25, 2020
65. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 2: The Land of Shadow - with Story Diver July 28, 2020
66. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 3, Part 1: Mount Doom - with LOTR Minute Aug. 4, 2020
67. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 3, Part 2: Mount Doom - with LOTR Minute Aug. 11, 2020
68. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 4: The Field of Cormallen - with Brooke and Christina of The Restricted Section Aug. 18, 2020
69. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 5: The Steward and The King - with Liz of Nerdy B*tches Aug. 25, 2020
70. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 6, Part 1: Many Partings - with An Unexpected Podcast: Talkin’ Tolkien Sept. 1, 2020
71. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 6, Part 2: Many Partings - with An Unexpected Podcast: Talkin’ Tolkien Sept. 8, 2020
72. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 7: Homeward Bound - with Shadowfacts Sept. 15, 2020
73. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 8: The Scouring of the Shire - with Ink to Film Sept. 22, 2020
74. The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 9: Grey Havens - with Casey Winters of Hello From Elsewhere Sept. 29, 2020
75. Second Breakfast - Post-Books, Pre-Movies Q&A Oct. 3, 2020
76. Guest and Listener Reactions Oct. 6, 2020
77. Fellowship of the Ring: Movie, Part 1 - with Ethan Edghill of Bacon and Eggs Oct. 13, 2020
78. Fellowship of the Ring: Movie, Part 2 - with Catherine Gonzales of Shuffle Online Oct. 20, 2020
79. Fellowship of the Ring: Movie, Part 3 - with Adal Rifai Oct. 27, 2020
80. Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition - with Alice and Buddy of Those Happy Places Nov. 3, 2020
81. The Two Towers: Movie, Part 1 - with Jon Negroni Nov. 10, 2020
82. The Two Towers: Movie, Part 2 - with The Bechdel Cast Nov. 17, 2020
83. The Two Towers: Movie, Part 3 - with Kate Sánchez of But Why Tho? Nov. 24, 2020
84. The Two Towers: Movie, Part 4 - with Mike and Kelly Schubert of Potterless Dec. 1, 2020
85. The Two Towers: Movie, Part 5 - with The Restricted Section Dec. 8, 2020
86. The Two Towers: Movie, Part 6 - with The Restricted Section Dec. 15, 2020
87. Two Towers, Extended Edition: Disc 1 with LOTR Minute Dec. 22, 2020
88. Two Towers, Extended Edition: Disc 2 - with LOTR Minute Dec. 29, 2020
89. Return of the King: Movie, Part 1 - with Jordan Balke Jan. 5, 2021
90. Return of the King: Movie, Part 2 - with Molly Knox Ostertag Jan. 12, 2021
91. Return of the King: Movie, Part 3 - with Ali Gordon Jan. 19, 2021
92. Return of the King: Movie, Part 4 - with Hello From Elsewhere Jan. 26, 2021
93. Return of the King: Movie, Part 5 - with Don Marshall Feb. 2, 2021
94. Return of the King: Movie, Part 6 - with Neal Metcalf Feb. 9, 2021
95. Return of the King: Extended Edition, Part 1 - with Bethany Pyle Feb. 16, 2021
96. Return of the King: Extended Edition, Part 2 - with Bethany Pyle Feb. 23, 2021
97. Second Breakfast - Hobbit Q&A Feb. 27, 2021
98. Speak Friend and Enter: Start Here! March 2, 2021
99. The Hobbit: Chapter 1, An Unexpected Party - with the Tolkien Professor March 2, 2021
100. The Hobbit: Chapter 2, Roast Mutton - with Pod and Prejudice March 9, 2021
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