The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we continue our journey through the Two Towers. Frodo kerplunks into the dead marshes, Wormtongue is trying to Weekend at Bernie’s King Theoden, Gandalf gets extra extra, Treebeard turns in the “orcs,” Aragorn breaks a toe, and Eomer gets voted off […]

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we begin the second leg of our journey as we dive into the extended edition of the Two Towers. Would Theoden’s signature banishing Eomer hold up in court? Is ethics covered in Orc school? Who is Saruman talking to? These questions […]

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast is our look back at the Fellowship of the Ring via our Ringer Awards! We have a bunch of categories such as Best Fight, Most Valuable Player, Worst Line of Dialogue, Funniest Moment, etc. We recap and discuss the movie through […]

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we cover the events from the Argonath through the end when Frodo and Sam set off on their own. Why is Legolas always so cryptic? Why did Lurtz decide that was the time to showboat? Why is the last 15 minutes […]

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we cover the events following the fall of Gandalf through the passing into the realm of Gondor under the Argonath. Did Legolas know what the elves were singing about Gandalf? Was Galadriel just trying to get rid of things before moving? […]

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we cover the events following the Council of Elrond up until the Fellowship’s escape from Moria (or most of the Fellowship anyway). We talk about Gimli hyping up Moria for days and then doing nothing to help open the door, the […]

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we talk about the Council of Elrond. Only the Council of Elrond. In addition to actually discussing the this great scene, we spend too much time talking about Viggo’s “it has no other master” line, discuss the various pronunciations of Morrrdorrr […]

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we talk about events immediately following leaving Bree to just before the Council of Elrond. What is elevensies? Was that one Ring Wraith trying to sneak off? Why didn’t Elrond end this mess 3,000 years ago? These and many other questions […]

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we talk about events from Frodo and Sam seeing the wood elves on up until Strider makes his debut and saves the hobbits. We also discuss such important things as Saruman’s cleaning habits, Aragon’s choice of introduction, if the ring would […]

This second episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast covers the first 45 minutes of the extended edition of the Fellowship of the Ring. We discuss the prologue that almost wasn’t, Gandalf arriving precisely when he means to, Bilbo’s speech preparation, Gandalf’s trip to the library, and the first steps […]

The Beacons Are Lit is a Lord of the Rings Podcast discussing all things Middle-Earth including the films, upcoming Amazon Prime series, and more. What we lack in extensive Tolkien knowledge we make up for in humor and passion. If you enjoy LOTR you will enjoy us enjoying LOTR too. Features Mike Marbach (host), Kelly […]