Exploring Middle-Earth

Join Jay and Grant this episode as we continue our deep dive on the Return of the King and switch perspectives between the captains of Gondor and the wayward hobbits Frodo and Sam.
 The Nats’ clubhouse book club is on a journey to Middle-earth this season Burgschneider blows past Kickstarter goals for Middle-earth Brandywine Festival Finding Your Way Into Writing Fiction as J.R.R. Tolkien’s Grands...

Surprise! In this episode, we are actually covering three chapters of the Return of the King, and deep diving into various little topics surrounding said chapters.
 Tolkien Triangle will honour Hobbit author's legacy Check us out on Goodreads: Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmail...

In this episode of the Return of the King Deep Dive, Jay and Grant discuss one of the greatest battles of literary history and delve into some of the smaller topics surrounding the event.
 New Zealand airport to remove iconic ‘Lord of the Rings’ eagle sculptures Check us out on Goodreads: Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedi...

Jay and Grant take a deep dive through chapters 3 & 4 of the Return of the King and discuss a little known movie set.
 From Middle-earth to sold: Lord of the Rings estate finds new custodian after lengthy quest 
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Join the guys as we take on a Deep Dive of the finale to the Lord of the Rings trilogy: the Return of the King! Don’t forget to read two chapters of the book with each episode if you would like to follow along. Check us out on Goodreads: Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmail.com F...

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Listen to part two of our History of Númenor episode, detailing the fall of the greatest kingdom on Middle-earth.
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Want to know more about Númenor? Jay and Grant have got you covered with part one of the History of the greatest kingdom of men in Middle-Earth.
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We have all heard of the great battles in the fields of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. But, before Tolkien had put pen to paper his own mythology, there was the Great War. Join Grant and Jay as they explore how World War I influenced and shaped Middle-Earth. 
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Welcome back to the podcast! Jay and Grant are well rested from their break over the holidays and are here with the story of the Fall of Gondolin in the First Age.
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We’re going on a break! From October through December we will be taking a (hopefully) well-deserved rest during the holidays and during the birth of Grant’s firstborn. In the meantime, enjoy this lore episode on orcs, dragons, and other bad guys of Middle-earth.
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In this episode of the Rings of Power Half Hour, Grant discusses episode 5 of season 2 and its qualities, lore, and effect on the story so far.
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In this installment of the Rings of Power Half Hour, Grant and Jay both discuss Episode 4 of Season 2, all of its mistakes (and some good things!), and some lore deep dives.
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In this episode of Rings of Power Half Hour, Jay goes over each storyline of the Episode 4 and talks lore and his reactions to the episode.
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In this episode of our Two Towers Deep Dive, Jay and Grant delve into the Darkness Unescapable and the dread city of Minas Morgul.
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In our inaugural episode of the second season of the Rings of Power Half Hour, our very own Grant goes over a recap of the first episode and says his thoughts and opinions on where show is headed after the debut of Season 2.
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In the second installation of Season 2 of Rings of Power Half Hour, Jay talks about episode 2 and goes over his favorite parts and his opinions on the new season. Ep. 2- Istari Party Ep. 6- Sauron Through Middle-Earth Check us out on Goodreads: Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmai...

In this episode of our “The Two Towers” Deep Dive, we cover the chapters “Window on the West” and the “Forbidden Pool”, and have a chance to discuss Boromir compared to his brother Faramir.
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In this episode, we explore the lands of Ithilien as we follow Frodo, Sam, and “dude being guide” Gollum on their quest to destroy the One Ring.
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