The Way Lesser Inklings

Join us as we examine the march towards death and speak of fortitude and grit.

The price for fishes...death, but will there be mercy at the last hour?

The window looks out to all that is good, but questions and danger looms for the ringbearer as Faramir must decide what to do about his captured trespassers.

The garden of Gondor is teeming with life against the desolation of Mordor, do not get comfortable though, for danger lies close and a new character emerges to threaten the quest.

The cheerful maw of Sauron looms before us. Join us as we examine Frodo's courage, Gollum's schemes, and the bite of the Teeth of Mordor.

There is an angry cloud descending on a beloved hobbit while mercy is raining down from Mr. Frodo. Join us as we look into bitterness, mercy, and the wisdom of Godly justice.

Book 4 is upon us, and we look in on the struggles of Frodo and Samwise. Join us as we examine a wretched new villain who lurks in the shadows.

Grab your drink, pipe, and lounge chair as we relax and discuss the themes of Book 3!

The end of Book Three is upon us, and it is an amazing treatise on temptation and kingship. Join us as we discuss this rousing ending to an amazing section of the epic tale!

Wisdom vs. folly, truth vs. lies, plain speech vs. honey coated words. Join us as we examine the tragic nature of hard-hearted rebellion in the face of forgiveness.

Pipe weed, food, friends, and the spoils of war are on full display as friends catch up and give us the rundown on Isengard.

Three landscapes, three dramatically different stories and outcomes. Join us as we explore friendship and anti-creation.

Join us as we discuss wizardry, chivalry, friendship, and heroism on full display in the first great battle of the series.

Decrepit counselors, dotard kings, tyrannical laws, and a keen rush of air combine in this chapter to bring a people from despair to militant hope. Join us as we dive deep into the people of Rohan!

Death to life, wandering to focus, darkness to light, stuffiness to brisk air....join us as we examine the glorious return of a beloved character!

What are we to make of the oldest creature to walk under the sun in Middle Earth (besides Tom Bombadil of course)? Join us as we bask in this amazing chapter about wisdom, wrath, and symbolism. We will even allow you to be hasty in clicking play this time so as to not grow tree-ish.

Everyone knows orcs are evil, but what is Tolkien attempting to say about the world through the formidable fighting Uruk-Hai?

The great hunt is on, and we are here to examine the meaning of heavenly bodies, kingly men, and dwarven insults.

As we begin to look at The Two Towers, forgiveness and repentance are in view. Join us as we look at the fall of a great man and the end of the Fellowship forever.

Listener questions, literary analysis, and even some politics in this relaxing look back at what Tolkien was up to in Book Two.

As Book Two comes to a conclusion, we will examine the deadly consequences of sin, the unwinding of unity, the courage of a great man (hobbit), and the wisdom granted by unassailable loyalty to one's friend.

The choice of doom lies before the company: Mordor or Minas Tirith? Join us as we look into descents into madness, honorable rubes, and majestic magical artifacts of a kingdom in exile!

The peaceful poetry repose is over. Gifts will be given, wisdom imparted, and paradise departed. Join us as we put a bow on the culture of Lorien!

If you look in the mirror, what will you see? Join us in this episode as we examine magic, wisdom, and the power of the ring(s).

How must good nations act? Must they mind only the defense of the walls, or should they advance their borders and subdue evil in the outside world? Join us as we discuss this fascinating chapter about goodness and conservatism!