Jared Pechaček, Oriana Scwindt, and Ned Raggett
By-The-Bywater: A Podcast about All Things J.R.R. Tolkien
All things J.R.R. Tolkien: his work, his inspirations and impact, creative interpretations in other media, languages, lore, ripoffs, parodies, anything we think is interesting!
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Jared Pechaček, Oriana Scwindt, and Ned Raggett
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
88. Taking a 30,000 Foot Look At It. 06.07.2026 1:00:18
On rereading Tolkien.
87. It Does Make Sense If You're Not A Complete Idiot, GUY! 01.06.2026 55:56
On the fourteenth-century poem Pearl (and Tolkien’s translation).
86. She Doesn’t Like His Vibe. 04.05.2026 57:00
On Fëanor (and his sons).
85. Straightwashed Gandalf. 06.04.2026 1:02:32
On Hobitit, the 1993 Finnish TV miniseries adapting The Lord of the Rings.
84. I’m Not Going to Stop Editorializing! 02.03.2026 58:43
On Donald Swann’s song cycle The Road Goes Ever On.
83. It’s Important to Have Hobbies You Don’t Monetize. 02.02.2026 56:44
On warriors in Tolkien.
82. Think of the Drunk Children! 05.01.2026 54:58
On the The Bovadium Fragments and Tolkien as an environmentalist.
81. Maybe They’re Too Peasant Or Whatever 01.12.2025 58:59
On the journey in Tolkien.
80. What If This Housecat Was Actually Really Big? 03.11.2025 52:35
On Beren and Lúthien.
79. Some People Flip Houses, They Flip Kingdoms. 06.10.2025 52:51
On marriage in Tolkien.
78. How to Maximize Your Joint Slay. 01.09.2025 55:12
On the Inklings.
77. A Mean Girl Nuclear Bomb. 04.08.2025 57:45
On dragons.
76. It Seems Like It Sucks Up There. 07.07.2025 53:44
On the long-gone realms of Arnor and Angmar.
75. Obsessive (Complimentary). 02.06.2025 1:04:09
On The Atlas of Middle-earth.
74. You’re Always Left On Read by Manwë! 05.05.2025 57:07
On monarchy, through the lens of Aragorn as king.
73. Don’t Misgender the Eagle! 07.04.2025 1:19:21
On the 1981 BBC radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.
72. I’m Starting the Pink Umbrella Movement. 03.03.2025 50:56
On Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.
71. This Is Not a Political Podcast. 03.02.2025 53:57
On despair and hope in Tolkien.
70. It Was Like a Looney Tunes Ham! 06.01.2025 1:00:00
On The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
69. Trying to Hold On to Something. 02.12.2024 53:36
On nostalgia in Tolkien.
68. Passive Reference. 04.11.2024 55:12
Here’s a question: What feels like Tolkien?
67. It’s Kinda Like Ron Swanson Winning the Woman of the Year Award. 07.10.2024 50:29
On The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
66. I Would Take Crappy Fluorescent Lighting. 02.09.2024 54:49
All about the Avari.
65. This Weird Wet Man. 05.08.2024 52:28
All about Aragorn.
64. I’m Not Even in Japan, I’m in a Different Country Entirely! 01.07.2024 52:12
On resisting Tolkien.
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