Hosts John and James read through J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings one chapter at a time and explore the secret histories of Middle Earth.
The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 1, Chapter 4 "A Shortcut to Mushrooms" The hobbits nearly run afoul of a shire libertarian and John and Jimmy spend the back third of the episode talking about racism. Fun times, generally speaking. If you would like to share thoughts in our Words from the Fellowship section you can send them to frodolivespod@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @frodolivesPOD
The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 1, Chapter 3 "Three is Company" We hope you are ready for the first of many chapters of walking. On the bright side, we get to make fun of Pippin! If you would like to share thoughts in our Words from the Fellowship section you can send them to frodolivespod@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @frodolivesPOD
The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 1, Chapter 2 "A Shadow of the Past" Gandalf is back, and he has so much exposition to deliver! Not to be outclassed by an old man hopped up on the Old Toby, our appendences section is a deep dive on the life and times of Sauron! If you would like to share thoughts in our Words from the Fellowship section you can send them to frodolivespod@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @frodolivesPOD
The Fellowship of the Ring: Chapter 1 "A Long Expected Party" We cover the life and times of J.R.R. Tolkien, and celebrate Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday. If you would like to share thoughts in our Words from the Fellowship section you can send them to frodolivespod@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter @frodolivesPOD
Frodo Lives is a brand new Podcast where we will be reading and discussing one chapter of The Lord of the Rings each week. We will also be supplementing our discussion with deep dives into the other work's of Tolkien as we build on our own understanding of his word and the figures that populate his books. Email frodolivespod@gmail.com with your own thoughts about the chapters we are reading and we will read your thoughts out on the air!