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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Start of Book - Chapter 1 In this episode the Readers embark on an epic journey to the heart of darkness and the harrowing void of self reflection that is J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy! They also talk about The Rings of Power, repetitious literary themes, and all things concerning Hobbits . Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion    

Attempt to instruct a group of 12-year-old kids about the importance of duty, honor, perseverance, and friendship by means of a lecture, and the most likely result will be glazed eyes and tuned-out ears. If instead of a lecture, however, the lesson began with, “There once was a tiny creature called a Hobbit, whose name was Frodo. He had hairy feet and a magic ring, and whenever he put that ring on his finger, he'd disappear. But each time he put the ring on, the Ring exercised a dark power over him and attracted the attention of the Dark Lord Sauron. . .”  That story, the plot of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, is more likely to capture the attention and the imagination of kids, as it has tens of millions before them. And, along the way, they'd learn about duty, honor, perseverance, and friendship. This is the power of great stories.  The best stories are not merely well told, they also wrestle with ultimate ideas. Tolkien remains popular today because his stories stand the test of time. They stand the test of time because they engage with us at the deepest levels of the human condition.  More than 2,000 years ago, Damon of Athens wrote, “Give me the songs of a people, and I care not who writes its laws.” Christian musician and novelist Andrew Peterson has said, “If you want someone to hear the truth, you should tell them the truth. But if you want someone to LOVE the truth, you should tell them a story.”  The power of storytelling should come as no surprise to Christians. After all, Jesus told lots of stories. So have Christians throughout history.  Tolkien and T.S. Eliot were two writers from the last century who exemplify the importance of stories. Because of the success of the Lord of the Rings films, Tolkien is better known today than Eliot, but Eliot stands shoulder to shoulder with Tolkien in terms of literary output and genius. Eliot's poem “Hollow Men,” concludes with these better known, haunting lines: “This is the way the world ends/not with a bang but a whimper.” Eliot's melancholy poem “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock,” which is still read by most college students, captures the despair of modern man facing this broken world without God. In many ways, Eliot was that modern man isolated, spiritually lost, despairing.  A decade or so after he wrote “Prufrock,” Eliot's life and art was transformed when he converted to Christ. He went on to write magnificent religious poetry, such as “Ash Wednesday” and The Four Quartets. For a time, his work even crossed over into pop culture. For example, his book of whimsical verse, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, became the smash-hit Broadway musical Cats.  Chuck Colson often said that “politics is downstream from culture.” That isn't always the case, but it often is. This is why great storytellers and poets like Tolkien and Eliot continue to have such an impact on hearts and minds. Their work goes on to inspire.  In fact, a simple way Christians can impact culture is by simply sharing good stories with those around us. We may not be a Tolkien or an Eliot, but we can know and recommend their works. And we can tell the real-life stories of Christian heroes like William Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, of the incredible conversions of St. Augustine and Chuck Colson, and of the work of the Christian heroes of today who love God   and neighbor by feeding the hungry and clothing the naked while enduring hardships and persecution.  We should share these stories because like all good stories do, they ultimately point hearts and imaginations to the Greatest Story of All.  For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.  This Breakpoint was originally published 1.3.17. 

https://razib.substack.com This is where you will find all the podcasts from Razib Khan's Substack and original video content. On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Nicola Buskirk of Elessar Books (see her Substack). A 2022 graduate of Stanford University, Buskirk has already had positions at Substack (she was behind the At Length series), Thiel Foundation, Hoover Institution and now, Protocol Labs. At Elessar she is “putting long out-of-print books back into print so that they may be easily read and studied by a new generation of readers.”  Before asking about her new project, Razib asks her about Elessar, an alternative name for the character known as Aragorn. They discuss why J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series, written in the first half of the 20th century, appeals to young people born in the 21st century. Buskirk believes that much of the attraction is in Tolkien's depiction of good and evil in a manner that edifies and educates but with subtlety and complexity. They discuss the differences between Tolkien's fantasy writing style, and that of his colleague and friend C. S. Lewis, whose Narnia series was far more nakedly allegorical than The Lord of the Rings . Razib and Buskirk also discuss whether Tolkien's work was fundamentally Roman Catholic, as the author claimed, or whether its purview is broader, explaining its lasting appeal. They also touch upon the relationship of the films to the books, and how Peter Jackson pulled off the sort of adaption that Amazon failed at. Then the conversation shifts to why Buskirk began Elessar Books, the resurfacing of knowledge and wisdom for a generation weaned on smartphones and addicted to TikTok. She talks about conversations with peers where they were amazed by her insights, even though she freely admitted to them that she simply stood on the shoulders of the ancients, whose ideas are freely available in older books. Razib and Buskirk discuss if what Antonio Garcia Martinez calls the age of orality is a reversion to preliterate and frankly more primitive modalities of thought, and her attempt to resurrect, maintain and perpetuate a culture of deep literacy among her technology-addicted generation.

HOUR 1What to know about the most recent Trump indictment counts / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-indictment-key-takeaways-charges-special-counsel-2020-election-january-6/Who are the co-conspirators in the latest indictment against Trump / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/co-conspirators-trump-indictment/index.html"Political Germ Warfare" / (Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/03/rightwing-media-defend-trumpTrump's attorney's defense strategy / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/08/02/1191627739/trump-charges-indictment-attorney-jan-6-probeFormer Trump U.S. AG Bill Barr on the latest indictments against Trump / (CNN) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkMzo3oPE_YCharles on TrumpAlex from South Anchorage on Trump HOUR 2"After a long struggle to find common ground, a tentative contract agreement between the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District and the Matanuska-Susitna Education Association was agreed upon by both parties in early July." / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/08/03/mat-su-teachers-tentative-agreement-with-school-district-should-be-voted-by-msbsd-tonight/Man in downtown Anchorage injured by stray bullet / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/08/02/man-injured-downtown-anchorage-shooting/Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner Jason Brune announced his resignation / (ADN) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/08/03/dec-commissioner-jason-brune-announces-resignation/“One Ring” from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series found and sold top Post Malone / (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/08/02/post-malone-buys-super-rare-one-ring-magic-the-gathering-card-valued-at-2-million/?sh=66496ac36090Charles and Tom chat about food options near Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia where Charles attends and is headed back to mid-Aug Republicans seem to be turning away from the climate crisis / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/08/03/1191678009/climate-change-republicans-economy-natural-disasters-biden-trump-pollWhat are the arguments against man-made climate change... Tom discusses water, heat, climate and factors that may affect

6/4/23 Tom reflects on Tom Bombadil, a character from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings books. He's a model for the kind of liberation and freedom that Jesus promises.

One of my favorite lines from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy comes after the infamous ring has been destroyed at Mount Doom. Sam Gamgee wakes up from his sleep surprised he is alive and surprised to see Gandalf alive as well. This prompts him to ask the question, “Is everything sad going to come untrue?” I love this line! The answer we hold as followers of Jesus to this question is—”Yes. Everything sad is going to come untrue!” Jesus once gave a wedding party a foretaste of this beautiful truth.

Captain Trips have you down? Join John and Gina as they make their cross-country journey along with some of Stephen King's most memorable characters as they dig into The Stand. The two dissect just about every minute detail of King's answer to Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The two discuss some things that felt a little prophetic in this text originally published in 1978. The introduction of The Walking Dude himself, Randall Flagg is also covered in great detail. Sit back, crack a beer, or rip open a Payday if you have a sweet tooth like Harold, and join us for this journey. 

Transcript included below…I love a good story.  Sometimes, true stories are the ones that are the most compelling, because someone out there actually lived out what is being described.Then there's historical fiction – based around actual events. The story I'm about to share with you are historical fiction, with a bit of autobiographical non-fiction as well.To start things off, here's a true story about me when I was a kid…and just a heads up – this is not about guitar…yet. Fireworks and TimingI started out as a rather impatient young man, and this was manifested in a variety of ways. For example, when the Fourth of July came around, I could not wait to light off fireworks.  We had a lake place we liked to visit in the summers, and that's where we would usually celebrate the Fourth.  One summer, my dad bought two huge variety packs of fireworks.“These are meant to be lit off at night,” he instructed me.  “They're much less enjoyable during the day, so let's wait to light off most of these until I get back out here to the lake after work tomorrow.”“Sounds good,” I said, “but can I light off some of them during the day before you get back into town?”“Yes, but only some of them,” he replied.Well, “some” was a rather subjective term to me – it wasn't quantifiable – and the only thing it didn't mean to me was “all.”I wanted to see those fireworks light up.  And I just wasn't willing to wait until the evening.So can you guess, out of probably 80 fireworks, how many I lit off during the day?All but one.That's right.  And my dad was quite disappointed when he got back out to the lake after work to discover this.My impatience had definitely been an influencing factor, because I did not want to wait for the right timing to enjoy those fireworks, and my decision was not a blessing to the rest of the family either.The Impatient GuitaristAs I introduce “the players” in our fictional tale, I'll start out with this one.  Imagine a guitar player who is learning to play the guitar, but who struggles with impatience. We'll call this fictional guitarist Herkemer.  I don't know anyone by the name of Herkemer, but hey, it's a unique name, so we'll go with that.Herkemer is at about a decade or so into his guitar journey, but he has hit a few plateaus.  What are those plateaus? They could be any number of things – struggling to play bar chords cleanly, leveraging only a handful of strumming patterns, or perhaps unwittingly altering his tempo when playing with or for others.If he's being real, Herk knows that there are areas he needs to grow in, but if possible, he'd really like to overcome these obstacles quickly.He hops around and looks at short free videos online, and sometimes takes a guitar class at a conference.He hears a song and wants to learn to play it, but after starting the process of learning the introduction, he runs out of steam and moves on…or, he plows through the song, playing it with much less skill than he knows the song deserves.Throughout this stage of his guitar journey, Herkemer takes some small steps forward…but does not get the results he's hoping for.He knows there's more to his guitar potential, but doesn't have a clear vision for how to move forward.He's also a lone warrior with very few people in his life who “get” his appreciation for music, so there's very little accountability or encouragement coming his way.When he sits down with his guitar, his smartphone is not far away, and it's not uncommon for him to get into a text or e-mail exchange during his practice session when, deep down, he knows this is a distraction from his focus for practicing the guitar.When pressed for goals, Herkemer verbally states that he wants to “Get better at guitar,” or “Learn more skills.”  But these are not specific, measurable, and all the rest…and they are verbal, so they're not written down.As a result of these influencing factors, he stalls out a bit, and either maintains a holding pattern or worse – he leaves his guitar on its stand or in its case for too long.Over time, he actually develops a bit of an aversion to playing, because it's not yielding the results he wants.The irony is that more playing, specifically more intentional playing, is what could change the game for him. So Herkemer becomes another example of a guitarist who stays on a plateau he longs to rise above, but either doesn't know how, or is reluctant to explore how.And even if he experiences short-term wins, they are often not enough to boost his morale toward leaning into his guitar learning with more discipline, so as to attain more tangible results.This is not a great place to be, and yet, I've met more guitarists than I can count, who fit aspects of Herkemer's description.  They're looking for a quick solution that can provide some sort of shortcut.In fact, I was in an online forum the other day, where someone started a comment thread with the question “How long will it take me to learn to play the guitar?” When I saw that question, my heart sank, because I believe it was the wrong question to be asking.I'll circle back around to that in a little while.For now, let's look at another perspective with true stories from my journey.Papier-Mâché All the WayAround that same season with the fireworks debacle, I borrowed a book from the library.  It was all about how to make puppets.One particular type of puppet intrigued me – a puppet with a head made out of papier-mâché.  Now, if you're familiar with papier-mâché, you know that it comes from a French phrase which literally means “chewed paper.”Now, typically, artists who use papier-mâché don't actually chew the paper – they tear it into smaller pieces and use some kind of glue or paste to create things.As I would soon discover, the sky is the limit when it comes to papier-mâché.As I made that puppet, I began the long journey of discovering what it means to mix the best proportion of flour and water for the paste, and how to tear the newspaper in the appropriate size for the shapes I wanted to make.And as of this episode, I've made a couple dozen papier-mâché creations that vary in size.The more recent adventures with papier-mâché accelerated around the time of my firstborn's 10th birthday, and these parties seemed like excellent venues for our creations.We began with a five-foot diameter model of the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars.  After this came a hobbit house from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings – and it was an actual house in the corner of my daughter's room that you could go inside – “No admittance except on party business.”After this, came a huge popcorn box piñata……then a pirate ship battling the mythical 8-tentacled sea beast, the Kraken, and several other creations.  One thing I've learned about papier-mâché is this: it's a process. It can't be done in one sitting.  It's literally impossible to do ten layers of papier-mâché without allowing a day or two between layers for the paste to dry.And most creations take upwards of 10 layers, depending on how serious they get.If a wet layer is applied to an already moist sculpture, the moisture gets trapped and the sculpture will disintegrate over time.Instead, what's needed is a single session each day, or every other day, of about 30 minutes…leading to some really cool potential.What is also needed is a clear vision of the finished product, whether a photo or a drawing.  But what is needed most is…you guessed it – patience.  Papier-mâché is not for those who want instant results.The fastest project I've done to date was an overnight Goliath head for my daughter's classroom – and I basically just did a single layer of newsprint over cardboard. I tried to dry it in a small room with a couple heaters going…I blew a fuse…and ended up bringing it to her classroom the next morning with the paint still wet.We've since talked about the need for more lead time, which is always a blessing.Most recently, I created a giant mascot head of the 16th century French reformer John Calvin.  This was inspired by an idea that a teacher at our school had.With the timing of this project, I had 10 days' notice before our school's Reformation Celebration Festival.  I was given the option to do it over the course of several months or even a couple years, but I chose to aim for the deadline…and I met it.I didn't want to wait, because the Reformation celebration was, in my opinion, the perfect venue to present this in.So, I had to walk the fine line between patience and urgency. Let's park on that word for a moment.Urgency.I don't think urgency always implies impatience.  Having urgency can mean that we are aware of the swiftness of time, and that we need to move with purpose.We can still be very deliberate, and make intentional efforts to accomplish our tasks, fueled by urgency, but still with a posture of patience.It was with this mindset that I was able to skillfully and joyfully complete the giant John Calvin mascot head, with very positive responses from all who saw it.With the transcript of this episode, I'm including a photo of the “in process” view of the head, about 3 days in, as well as the finished product.As you can see, a good result came with diligent, steady application of my time and focus, even in a shorter period of time – 10 days.Of note, some of my most in-depth papier-mâché creations have been accomplished over the course of about three months.Let's now introduce the second character in our tale as we look at a hypothetical example of another guitarist.The Patient GuitaristMeet Evelyn.  She's been playing for a few years as well, but her approach to the guitar is very different from Herkemer's approach.Evelyn is someone who loves and listens to a lot of music.  She hums and sings as she goes about her day, and she hopes to one day write her own music.The guitar is her chosen vessel of musical expression, and although she's not all that comfortable playing in front of people yet, she's very deliberate with her strategy and approach to the instrument.In her home, she has a dedicated room where her guitar rests on a stand, in tune, with a music stand nearby containing the songs she's learning and is excited to learn.In terms of difficulty, the songs on her stand range from “I can play this with very little effort” to “This is a bit more of a challenge, but it's within my reach if I apply myself diligently.”She's always trying to steadily raise her game with songs and tools that will enhance her skills – never trying to bite off more than she can chew, but definitely digging into the more artistic and academic sides of the guitar.When Evelyn goes into her practice room, she either leaves her smartphone in another room during her practice slot, or she brings it in, but puts it in “do not disturb” and “airplane mode” so she won't be interrupted.She has a digital list of songs she can currently play, as well as a list of songs she wants to learn to play.She keeps a simple practice log near her practice station, so she can recall what she's worked on, and keep a steady tally of the time that she's spending in focused practice.Evelyn has a few friends who play the guitar as well, and she loves spending time either listening to them, or even playing her guitar with them.When it comes time for her to play for listening ears, she gets a little nervous and wants to shrink back and stop playing, but she courageously proceeds, unapologetically.  When her husband is in the kitchen, she sometimes plays quietly at the table, knowing that he is listening.She's actively aware of how her hands feel on the guitar as she plays when her husband is nearby. She knows she tends to struggle with chord transitions or tempos when she's “on the spot,” so as she plays, she makes mental and physical notes of what needs re-shaping so she can spend time on those areas especially.She doesn't spend a large amount of time practicing, but the time she does spend is very deliberate, with minimal distractions, and she has a clear vision for what she wants to work on…always with a view toward achieving her desired results.She's got a full life, but she prioritizes her guitar practice routine because she knows it will lead to a level of fulfillment down the road, but even along the journey.She has good practice days, and rough practice days, but she looks at her practicing arc as the big picture, and isn't discouraged when she struggles with something.Certain concepts, like sight reading, ear training, or finger strength are things she knows can't be overcome in a week, or even a month, so she remains steady, taking things gradually.Because she logs her practice, she's able to look back over the course of a year or two and see tremendous progress that wasn't evident in the moment – much like a hiker can't tell how high they are up a mountain until they turn back around to look down over the valley.Evelyn doesn't want to be the best guitar player – she just wants to be the best version of herself, and better than she was last year.She has simple, specific goals about what she wants to accomplish, and these are printed up and taped to the inside of the door of her practice space, so she can read them on the run, and check them off when they have been accomplished.With this approach, Evelyn is playing the long game, and she is making the progress she longs to make.I have also met “Evelyns” out there who are committed to their guitar growth.  And when I meet them, I'm overjoyed, because I see them realizing their potential.  And I love to pour my encouragement and wisdom into these kinds of people, because they're already moving forward.Compare and ContrastI haven't mentioned this yet, but I'll add that in our tale of two guitarists, they both love the Lord.  It is possible to love the Lord and to miss the mark on stewarding our gifts.This is a hard truth to swallow, because it means that we have some regrets about where we are, versus where we'd like to be. Herkemer loves the Lord, but He just doesn't prioritize the focus to cultivate his talents. Evelyn also loves the Lord, and prayerfully overcomes her obstacles, at her own pace.  She may be what some call a two-talent servant, but she's still doubling her talents from two to four, if you recall the parable from Matthew 25.Herkemer has a love for music, and wants results.  Some who hear Herk play may actually think he's “on track” with what his gifting and potential allow for.  But Herk knows he's capable of more.Evelyn shares those same attributes of music appreciation and a desire for results, but she has found a way to achieve her results, with her definition of success, and even if others might expect more of her, she is content with her progress.Herkemer has excuses about how busy his life is, and while we all have seasons of life that are busy, his excuses tend to be perennial – there's always something intruding on his desire to cultivate his gifts.Evelyn avoids making excuses, because she knows they can be self-defeating.  Instead, she remembers that the Lord's mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23), and that each day is an opportunity to start fresh.Herkemer wants answers and solutions quickly, and his impatience leads to his fizzling out in the practice space, and his priorities give way to crisis or things that come across his desk in the moment.Herkemer's phone is a distraction at inopportune times; Evelyn's phone is set aside and out of the way of her dream-building.Herkemer has no one in his circles to build him up on a regular basis; Evelyn has surrounded herself with a small tribe of like-minded folks who know how to share encouragement and constructive criticism.Herkemer plays the same basic repertoire of songs, struggling to play many of them well; Evelyn only counts songs in her repertoire that she knows she can play cleanly at a reasonable tempo.Herkemer sometimes “phones it in” and gets by with just “winging” it; Evelyn sets a standard for herself, and while avoiding perfectionism, aims for skillful execution.Herkemer considers himself a bit of a victim; Evelyn owns her stuff and will acknowledge her mistakes as her own.Herkemer self-imposes his limitations because he is impatient; Evelyn patiently watches her obstacles melt away over months and years.Herkemer knows there's more to his guitar journey; Evelyn can taste the goodness of a fulfilling guitar life.Closing ThoughtsWhich of these two guitarists do you think is experiencing serious fun?  I think I know.  It's Evelyn.  Herkemer is experiencing serious frustration.  Not so with Evelyn.  Her frustration is momentary, and usually gives way to the satisfaction of overcoming her challenges.Now, you know my last name is Harsh, right?  Perhaps as you've heard me describe Herkemer today, you've thought my description to be a bit too “harsh.”Well, that's the luxury I have when describing a fictional character – I can paint him or her with a bit of hyperbole or exaggeration.Herkemer is definitely on one side of the patience spectrum, quite a ways away from Evelyn.  But the reality is that we may each have traits in common with both of these guitarists.I've already shared with you that my mindset (with the fireworks) began in Herkemer's camp.  And there are times when I take pages right out of his book.But if we as guitarists want to grow, we need to be looking at Evelyn's approach. As a papier-mâché artist and as a guitarist, I'm now taking the artistic approach of seizing daily, intentional opportunities as I cultivate my craft.Again, Evelyn is fictional, so perhaps she seems a bit too perfect here – but there are attributes we can consider and aim for so as to be more like her.Different seasons of our guitar journeys allow for different amounts of time and focus to be applied to our music – you can spool back through Guitar Serious Fun Episode 11 and Episode 12 for more of my thoughts on “Guitar Through the Seasons.”But the key is to be patient.  I'll add another word to the mix: persistent.  It is the persistent guitarist who gets it done.A persistent guitarist can be a very patient guitarist.  He or she can feel urgency and still move at a steady, gradual pace toward their goals.  Impatience does not serve any of us well, because it leads to compromises on multiple levels, and even non-musicians can sense if we have been impatient with our craft.Perhaps you are looking for a way to grow as a guitarist, much like Evelyn does.  May I suggest a tribe of guitarists who just might be an excellent fit for you?I invite you to check out GuitarSuccess4U.com to discover what could potentially help you become more like Evelyn.  We have several Evelyns in our tribe who don't share her name, but do exhibit many of her qualities.I will say that it's not just GuitarSuccess4U that could change the game for you – it's a prayerful commitment to inviting the Lord to cultivate the fruit of the spirit, especially patience, in your life (see Galatians 5:22-23.)With patience in our lives, everything we do can be impacted for the better.The Lord has definitely cultivated patience in me over the years, and my capacity for delayed gratification has grown quite a bit over time.  But this has taken years.Sure, I get impatient from time to time about things, but when it comes to the things I can have control over, or at least influence over, I am more willing to wait and to play the long game.I'll circle back around to the beginning of this episode where I mentioned that I saw in the online forum the question: “How long will it take me to learn to play the guitar?” With what you know about me, what do you think my answer is?  Here's my answer:“Your whole life.”The question we should be asking is: “How can the Lord cultivate patience in my life so that I can play the guitar better than I did yesterday, and for His glory?”That's a much better question to be asking. We are always learning to play the guitar, or at least we always can be.  I am always learning to play the guitar. I'd venture to say that Herkemer could be learning to play the guitar, but he keeps getting in his own way.Evelyn is definitely learning to play the guitar.Some people get discouraged when I tell them that even if they played for multiple hours every day of their life, they still wouldn't learn all there is to know about the guitar and music.Others get inspired.But really, what we need to know about the guitar is between us and the Lord. If we spend too much time learning, at the expense of the relationships in our lives, that's not success, right?If we squander the time and expect to reap a harvest for which we have not sown, we are erring on the side of laziness.Instead, let's learn what we can, with the time and talents we have, and surrender our gifts to the Lord for His use, and for His glory.When will we have learned all we need to know?  When we play our final note and the Lord takes us home.And oh, what a wonderful new musical experience heaven will be.Today we looked at two different fictional guitar players, and what we can learn from each. We can learn things from Evelyn.  We can also learn things from Herkemer.As long as you're teachable, it's very likely that you've learned quite a bit today!What will the tale of your life reveal about you as a guitarist and a musician for the Lord? As you continue forward, enjoy each day as an opportunity.  Consider enjoying some of your guitar days with us at GuitarSuccess4U. Lastly, let the music you play be something you and others deeply enjoy, as you offer your gifts to the Lord. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit guitarseriousfun.substack.com

Hi, my name is Katy Schlegel. I've been traveling this planet for over 25 years now. And I'm an anxious adventurer. I know that sounds contradicting. But I'm here to tell you that if the thought of traveling somewhere brings up those feelings of anxiety, you've come to the right place. I've traveled to over 17 countries around the world. I've lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and trekked across South America solo. I don't say these things to impress, you know, that's not what I'm here for. I say these things to let you know that every single one of those experiences had moments where my anxiety made me feel like I could not do it. So if that's how you feel, or I've ever felt, you are not alone. As one of my favorite lines from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings says, "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step out onto the road. And if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." My hope for you, my dear anxious adventurer, is that you are inspired by these experiences so that you too will be swept off into the world that traveling can open up for you. You just have to step out your door. And don't you worry, I'm right here beside you.

SURPRISE!! We're still alive! And we're here to talk about how J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" speak to us on a deep level as special needs parents. So if you're a special needs parent, a Tolkien lover, or just someone who might enjoy two nerds making the ridiculous comparison that one man's beloved WWI-inspired fantasy epic is even remotely like parenting a special needs child, THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU!! CONTACT US! IG: @hilaryharris_

More than two decades before Peter Jackson made the world believe that New Zealand is Middle Earth, animator Ralph Bakshi gave us an ambitious and deeply weird adaptation of Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Or the first half, at least.

Inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, and all the great tales of Christmas, author Rachel Browdy explains the goal for Journey Through the Advent Calendar was to create a story that brought the elements of the Advent season to life in a fun and epic way. The story begins in the modern-day United States, but the main character, Zach, is quickly transported into the mysterious and magical world within his Advent Calendar filled with hidden dangers and wondrous people and creatures. Zach is forced to learn lessons about hope, faith, joy, and peace in an unconventional way. The book is available at Beati Publishing, Journey Through the Advent Calendar.com, or rl-dailey.com.This is Season 5! For more episodes, go to stlintune.com#advent #adventcalendar #Christmas #Tolkien #CSLewis

Twenty years ago Peter Jackson adapted J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy for the big screen and elevated the possibilities of how fantasy could be represented in film.  From the incredible production value, perfect cast, epic battles, amazing score; the films dominated fans, critics, the box office and at award season.  Chris and Taylor are joined by fellow LOTR superfan Mitch Golden to discuss the original trilogy, "The Hobbit" trilogy, what makes these films so memorable and what the future looks like for capturing Middle Earth on the big and small screen.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook: @thepotentialpodcastAnd on Twitter: @thepotentialpodThanks to our sponsor Keen!  Get your first 10 minutes of tarot reading for only $1.99 by going to trykeen.com/potentialThanks to our sponsor Let's Get Checked!  Get 25% off a health test by going to trylgc.com/potential and entering the code POTENTIAL25

Hello everybody, the very first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has now wrapped up on Prime Video, with its finale premiering just a couple of hours ago. Theres definitely been A LOT of online discourse about this one and I have waited VERY patiently to share all my thoughts for 6 weeks after the premiere released. Its been a ride and was the Rings of Power worth the VERY long wait? Find out in this SPOILER REVIEW. Synopsis: Set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, this epic drama follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. - Prime Video

The Amazon Prime Video series The Rings of Power is a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and traces the early history of Middle-earth, thousands of years before Bilbo and Frodo's adventures. The story takes place in various locales all around Tolkien's world – places both familiar and unfamiliar – and the show introduces a cast of both new characters and some friendly faces.

The second part of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Libri Prohibiti is a nonprofit, independent, archival research library located in Prague, Czech Republic that collects samizdat and exile literature. Founded by Jiří Gruntorád after the fall of the communist regime its holding include some 40,000 monographs, periodicals, reference resources, and audiovisual materials. In addition to dissident articles, many popular books were banned, and subsequently distributed as samizdats including George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, both of which are held in the library.    In 2013, the Libri Prohibiti Collection of Czech and Slovak Samizdat periodicals from the years 1948–1989 was listed by UNESCO in its Memory of the World (MOW) Register. It is the largest collection of its kind in the world. According to the MOW Registry, "the completeness and uniqueness of this large number of documents attest to the fight against the communist totalitarian regime and its importance for the study of the history of the twentieth century."    I met with Jiri Nenicka, a librarian at Libri Prohibiti, in Prague to talk about the collection.   The novel/diary we refer to about 2/3 of the way in which beautifully describes the samizdat publishing experience is A Czech Dreambook by Ludvík Vaculík translated by Gerald Turner (Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2018)

Amazon's very expensive foray into Middle Earth. But does it live up to expectations? "Set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, this epic drama follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth." Watch on Amazon Prime Storms by Allerlei von Nicolai | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_bcboyEwTxpEyM-fuCjLkA Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

There are probably some books or films that have fundamentally shaped who you are as a person. Maybe it was a novel you read in elementary school. Maybe it was a film you watched as a young adult. Whatever it was, it shaped the way you viewed yourself and the world. Many consider J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings to be one such work. Both the books and the films have captured the hearts and imaginations of generations. And they still hold up.In the first episode of this series, we ask, why is The Lord of the Rings such a big deal? Why is narrative a big deal? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.Leave us a short voice message or text message at (312) 725-2995.Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/questionsfromthepew

Darío gives his thoughts on the third episode of the new Amazon Prime billion dollar series "The Rings Of Power," a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord Of The Rings."

Un podcast para gobernalos a todos sobre el padre de la literatura fantástica moderna: J.R.R. Tolkien. En el primer programa de la sexta temporada nos trasladamos a la Tierra Media para repasar la vida y obra de Tolkien, su influencia en los juegos de rol, el cine y la literatura y las múltiples adaptaciones de El Señor de los Anillos, desde la película de Bakshi a la trilogía de Peter Jackson y la serie de Los Anillos de Poder. Cero en Cordura es un podcast friki solidario. HAZTE MECENAS en Patreon, los beneficios serán donados a Ayudar Jugando. ÍNDICE DE CONTENIDOS: PRESENTACIÓN LITERATURA: - ¿Quién era J.R.R. Tolkien? - El Señor de los Anillos, el Hobbit y el Simarillion CINE Y SERIES: - "El Señor de los anillos", de Ralph Bakshi (1978) - Proyecto The Beatles + Stanley Kubrick - Trilogía de "El Señor de los Anillos" de Peter Jackson (y trilogía de El Hobbit) JUEGOS DE MESA Y ROL: - "La Guerra del Anillo", de Francesco Nepitello (Devir) - "Viajes por la Tierra Media" (Fantasy Flight) - "El Señor de los Anillos Living Card Game" (Fantasy Flight) - "El Anillo Único" - "Middle Earth" (Games Whorshop) VIDEOJUEGOS: - Retrospectiva de videojuegos clásicos vintage: de The Hobbit (1982) a J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1994) NES - Shadows of Mordor - Rise To war (Android) - Battle of Middle Earth DESPEDIDA

Laurence Gardner, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, is a constitutional historian, international lecturer and broadcaster. Distinguished in Europe as the Chevalier de St. Germain, he is Presidential Attaché to the European Council of Princes and the appointed Jacobite Historiographer Royal. In Scotland he is Prior of the Sacred Kindred of Saint Columba and Preceptor of the Knights Templars of St. Anthony. In the popular literary world of revisionist history, Laurence is a UK Top-10 and internationally bestselling author, with national press serialization and acclaimed works in many languages. His books include ‘Bloodline of the Holy Grail', ‘Realm of the Ring Lords', ‘Genesis of the Grail Kings' and the forthcoming ‘Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark'. In Realm of the Ring Lords: The Myth and Magic of the Grail Quest by Laurence Gardner, The magical history of the Ring Lords, alluded to in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, has been largely consigned to legend and half-remembered battles between good and evil. Shrouded in supernatural enigma, its legacy lives on in fascinating tales of fairies, elves, witches, and vampires. Why do we sense deeper truths behind the mysteries of the Ring and the Grail? Why have their common enhancements been distorted and hidden?  The ancient guardians of our culture have never featured positively in academic teachings, for they were the Shining Ones: the real progenitors of our heritage. Instead, their reality was quashed from the earliest days of Inquisitional suppression and the literal diminution of their figures caused a parallel diminishing of their history. Originally Recorded in 2004.   Hosted by Dr. Zohara Hieronimus. Produced by Hieronimus & Co. for 21st Century Radio®.  Edited version provided to Nightlight Radio with permission.  

This week on the Richard Crouse Show we meet director and actor Valerie Buhagiar. Her film “Carmen,” now in theatres and coming to VOD on September 30, is a new coming of age story set on the island of Malta, that sees the title character, played by “Kalifornication” star Natascha McElhone, rediscover her own life and desires after her brother, the village priest, passes away. It is an empathetic and optimistic movie about a second chance at living life to the fullest. We'll also meet actor Dylan Smith. You know him from his performances in films like 300, Total Recall, Murder on the Orient Express and many others. He will next be seen in Prime Video's largest title to date, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” The series serves as a prequel to the events we all know from J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and focuses on the forging of the Rings of Power and the One Ring in the Second Age. It begins it Prime Video run on September 2. Then, I'll tell you about “Elvis,” the film about the King of Rock and Roll from Moulin Rouge director Baz Lurhmann. It's been a big hit in theatres and I caught up with director Baz Lurhmann and his stars Austin Butler, who hands in a terrific performance as Elvis and Olivia DeJong who plays Elvis' wife, Priscilla. We talked about what the story of Elvis's life can tell us about America, Priscilla's role in the singer's life and much more.

Darío gives his thoughts on the new Amazon Prime billion dollar series "The Rings Of Power," a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord Of The Rings."

Laurence Gardner, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, is a constitutional historian, international lecturer and broadcaster. Distinguished in Europe as the Chevalier de St. Germain, he is Presidential Attaché to the European Council of Princes and the appointed Jacobite Historiographer Royal. In Scotland he is Prior of the Sacred Kindred of Saint Columba and Preceptor of the Knights Templars of St. Anthony.In the popular literary world of revisionist history, Laurence is a UK Top-10 and internationally bestselling author, with national press serialization and acclaimed works in many languages. His books include ‘Bloodline of the Holy Grail', ‘Realm of the Ring Lords', ‘Genesis of the Grail Kings' and the forthcoming ‘Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark'.In Realm of the Ring Lords: The Myth and Magic of the Grail Quest by Laurence Gardner, The magical history of the Ring Lords, alluded to in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, has been largely consigned to legend and half-remembered battles between good and evil. Shrouded in supernatural enigma, its legacy lives on in fascinating tales of fairies, elves, witches, and vampires.  Why do we sense deeper truths behind the mysteries of the Ring and the Grail? Why have their common enhancements been distorted and hidden?  The ancient guardians of our culture have never featured positively in academic teachings, for they were the Shining Ones: the real progenitors of our heritage. Instead, their reality was quashed from the earliest days of Inquisitional suppression and the literal diminution of their figures caused a parallel diminishing of their history. Originally Recorded in 2004.  Hosted by Dr. Zohara Hieronimus. Produced by Hieronimus & Co. for 21st Century Radio®.  Edited version provided to Nightlight Radio with permission.

Set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power takes viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin and the unlikely heroes of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth were tested. We're here to dive into the libraries of Numenor to break it down for all of you. Join the Geek History Lesson Patreon► https://www.patreon.com/JawiinHuge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/GHL RECOMMENDED READING from this episode► http://geekhistorylesson.com/recommendedreading FOLLOW GHL►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekhistorylessonTwitter: https://twitter.com/GHLPodcastFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/geekhistorylesson You can follow Ashley at https://twitter.com/Ashleyvrobinson or https://www.ashleyvictoriarobinson.com/Follow Jason at https://twitter.com/Jawiin or https://www.jasoninman.com/Thanks for showing up to class today. Class is dismissed!

Set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power takes viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin and the unlikely heroes of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth were tested. We're here to dive into the libraries of Numenor to break it down for all of you. Join the Geek History Lesson Patreon► https://www.patreon.com/JawiinHuge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/GHL RECOMMENDED READING from this episode► http://geekhistorylesson.com/recommendedreading FOLLOW GHL►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekhistorylessonTwitter: https://twitter.com/GHLPodcastFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/geekhistorylesson You can follow Ashley at https://twitter.com/Ashleyvrobinson or https://www.ashleyvictoriarobinson.com/Follow Jason at https://twitter.com/Jawiin or https://www.jasoninman.com/Thanks for showing up to class today. Class is dismissed!

Before there was Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, there was Richard Wagner's The Ring of Nibelung. Infused with ancient Norse and Germanic myths, the composer's epic opera cycle deals in power, corruption, and uncontrollable destruction. At its center is a ring forged from the enchanted riches of the Rhine river. All who look upon it will do anything to possess it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laurence Gardner, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, is a constitutional historian, international lecturer and broadcaster. Distinguished in Europe as the Chevalier de St. Germain, he is Presidential Attaché to the European Council of Princes and the appointed Jacobite Historiographer Royal. In Scotland he is Prior of the Sacred Kindred of Saint Columba and Preceptor of the Knights Templars of St. Anthony.In the popular literary world of revisionist history, Laurence is a UK Top-10 and internationally bestselling author, with national press serialization and acclaimed works in many languages. His books include ‘Bloodline of the Holy Grail', ‘Realm of the Ring Lords', ‘Genesis of the Grail Kings' and the forthcoming ‘Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark'.In Realm of the Ring Lords: The Myth and Magic of the Grail Quest by Laurence Gardner, The magical history of the Ring Lords, alluded to in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, has been largely consigned to legend and half-remembered battles between good and evil. Shrouded in supernatural enigma, its legacy lives on in fascinating tales of fairies, elves, witches, and vampires.Why do we sense deeper truths behind the mysteries of the Ring and the Grail? Why have their common enhancements been distorted and hidden?  The ancient guardians of our culture have never featured positively in academic teachings, for they were the Shining Ones: the real progenitors of our heritage. Instead, their reality was quashed from the earliest days of Inquisitional suppression and the literal diminution of their figures caused a parallel diminishing of their history. Originally Recorded in 2004. Hosted by Dr. Zohara Hieronimus. Produced by Hieronimus & Co. for 21st Century Radio®.  Edited version provided to Nightlight Radio with permission.

With Amazon's new “Rings of Power” show about to be released, it's time to delve “deeply & greedily” into the lore of Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings.” Jon Marc Grodi (The Coming Home Network, Elevate Ordinary) returns to the show to nerd out about the rich mystical, spiritual, and mythological meaning of this remarkable work of literature. We discuss: - how sin seduces us - the antidote to both pride & despair - how to be a real man (or woman) - world transforming friendships - how God really is in control - and much more!Episode 50 Show Host: Mike Tenney Show Page: https://www.awakencatholic.org/pop-culture-catechism/the-lord-of-the-rings-w-jonmarc-grodi Join my Patron Community www.PopCultureCatechism.com Listen wherever you find podcasts including: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-catechism/id1530141366 Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/4hlSitS9FLX3sYqwr0RsFK?si=IObbssJPTWSwq9Qjn7VFaQ&fbclid=IwAR0aKkevoBgwo2CeJIpdeSnOHrE_h9vuHtKwffmOGHnYYl26XICYjllAzrU

In this episode, Chris and Rashaad discuss one of the biggest fantasy epics of all time: J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. In a familiarly unstructured fashion, we look back into our personal histories with LoTR and talk about what it means to us. Who needs a rundown? We also look forward to the release of Amazon's show Rings of Power, premiering next week on September 2nd.

Rev. Tom Emanuel (he/him/his) was born and raised on sacred Lakota land in the Paha Sapa (Black Hills) of South Dakota, which is where his father first read The Hobbit aloud to him when he was too young to remember it. Tom was trained as a social scientist at the University of South Dakota and as a theologian at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and, beginning in Fall 2022, a doctoral student at the University of Glasgow where his research will focus on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, fandom, and post-Christian spiritual community. When he's not reading Tolkien aloud to his two small children, Tom can usually be found hiking, singing, or working away at a fantasy novel of his own.

In Part 2  of this conversation with master of Epic Fantasy R. A. Salvatore we dig deep into his favorite topic, world building. From the terrain to the politics and religion of a place to how characters evolve based on their environment and how they have been nurtured, you don't want to miss this episode! As one of the fantasy genre's most successful authors, R.A. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 30,000,000 copies. Salvatore's most recent original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter's Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list and at # 4 on The New York Times best-seller list. His books have been translated into numerous foreign languages including German, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, and French. Salvatore's first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet. His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computer science to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990. The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer's letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books. Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including "Adventure fantasy" and "Why young adults read fantasy." Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien. Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar. When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.

In Part 2  of this conversation with master of Epic Fantasy R. A. Salvatore we dig deep into his favorite topic, world building. From the terrain to the politics and religion of a place to how characters evolve based on their environment and how they have been nurtured, you don't want to miss this episode! As one of the fantasy genre's most successful authors, R.A. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 30,000,000 copies. Salvatore's most recent original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter's Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list and at # 4 on The New York Times best-seller list. His books have been translated into numerous foreign languages including German, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, and French. Salvatore's first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet. His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computer science to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990. The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer's letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books. Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including "Adventure fantasy" and "Why young adults read fantasy." Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien. Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar. When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.

In the first of this 2 part episode we talk with Master of Fantasy Fiction R. A. Salvatore. From the creation of his iconic character Drizzt Do'Urden, taking readers on a journey of character development, what it means to work in an existing shared fantasy universe, and so much more. Join us tomorrow as we do a deep dive on world building. As one of the fantasy genre's most successful authors, R.A. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 30,000,000 copies. Salvatore's most recent original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter's Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list and at # 4 on The New York Times best-seller list. His books have been translated into numerous foreign languages including German, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, and French. Salvatore's first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet. His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computer science to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990. The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer's letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books. Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including "Adventure fantasy" and "Why young adults read fantasy." Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien. Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar. When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.

In the first of this 2 part episode we talk with Master of Fantasy Fiction R. A. Salvatore. From the creation of his iconic character Drizzt Do'Urden, taking readers on a journey of character development, what it means to work in an existing shared fantasy universe, and so much more. Join us tomorrow as we do a deep dive on world building. As one of the fantasy genre's most successful authors, R.A. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 30,000,000 copies. Salvatore's most recent original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter's Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list and at # 4 on The New York Times best-seller list. His books have been translated into numerous foreign languages including German, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Czech, and French. Salvatore's first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet. His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computer science to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990. The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer's letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books. Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including "Adventure fantasy" and "Why young adults read fantasy." Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien. Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar. When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.

On this week's Richard Crouse Show we'll meet Dylan Smith. The son of filmmakers, Smith had an eye on a career in hockey until he was sidelined by an injury and discovered theatre. He is now an accomplished stage and film actor who has performed on Broadway, appeared in films like in films like “300,” “Total Recall,” “Murder on the Orient Express” and many others. He will next be seen in Prime Video's largest title to date, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” The series serves as a prequel to the events we all know from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and focuses on the forging of the Rings of Power and the One Ring in the Second Age. It begins it Prime Video run on September 2. Then, you know jenny Slate as the voice of Tammy Larsen on the critically acclaimed animated sitcom “Bob's Burgers,” as Mona-Lisa on the series “Parks and Recreation,” as well as films like “Obvious Child” which won her the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy, “The Secret Life of Pets” film franchise, “The Lego Batman Movie,” and “Despicable Me 3” and recently in the critically acclaimed “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” Her latest film “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” expands on her popular YouTube videos that feature a talking seashell outfitted with a single googly eye and a pair of miniature shoes. It is one of my favorite movies of the year.

Check out the new RPGFan Shop!Look out, you podcasters! It's an extended ROBERT FROST REFERENCE. But at least it describes this episode.Several games in an afternoon,And sorry I could not play them allAnd be one gamer, long I pausedAnd stared one down, to start it soonNoting its lauded soundtrack's call;Then took the other, music less representedAnd having perhaps the better claimBecause it's novel and less frequently mentioned;As for inspiring podcast discourseBoth are worthy, one a less familiar refrain,This quandary before our panel layEach panelist with the SNES catalogue in full displayOh, keep Chrono and FFVI for another day!Yet knowing how each episode has its life,We step boldly onward without looking back.We'll be fielding questions with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Yes, there is excellent music that is not here, and we–We're taking the road SNES traveled by,And for this episode, that has made all the difference.Featuring: Mike Salbato, Hilary Andreff, Michael Sollosi, Greg Delmage; Edited by Jono LoganLinks for this episode Charles Deenen on IMdB One Ring (The Shire OC Remix by Brandon Strader) OCRemix: Super Mario RPG: Window to the Stars Tracklist0:06:13 - Title Theme (Charles Deenen) - J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I0:08:32 - Be Absentminded (Motoi Sakuraba) - Tales of Phantasia OST0:29:45 - Theme of Onett (Keiichi Suzuki) - EarthBound OST0:32:18 - Still, the Road is Full of Dangers (Yoko Shimomura) - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars OST0:51:02 - Powell (Hiroki Kikuta) - Trials of Mana OST0:55:13 - Underground Castle (or The Mines) (Yukihide Takekawa) - Soul Blazer OST1:14:54 - Impregnable Defense (Masaharu Iwata) - Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen OST1:17:16 - For the Savior (Yasunori Shiono) - Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals OST1:42:35 - Greg's bonus track!Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan.Get in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: music@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomInstagram: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined by DYLAN SMITH aka Largo Brandyfoot of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER. Dylan is a Canadian actor and known for his roles in I AM THE NIGHT, MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE, LEMONADE, and appearances in 300, THE MUMMY, IMMORTALS, and INTO THE BADLANDS. He is also the son of Academy Award Nominated Director John N. Smith and Academy Award winning Documentarian Cynthia Scott. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power serves as a prequel to the events we all know from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and focuses on the forging of the Rings of Power and the One Ring in the Second Age. The series is Prime Video's largest title to date and releases on September 2, 2022.Listen to The Movie Podcast Interview now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.caContact: hello@themoviepodcast.caTHE MOVIE PODCAST MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE!The Friends Experience TorontoLISTEN NOWMarvel Studios' Phase 5 and 6 Plans and Comic-Con 2022 RecapNOPE ReviewThe Best Movies of 2022 So FarInterview with Paul Walter Hauser of Apple TV+ Original Series Black BirdThor: Love and Thunder ReviewInterview with Joseph Quinn aka Eddie Munson of Stranger Things 4Interview with Director Deborah Chow and Actor Hayden Christensen aka Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader of Star Wars Obi-Wan KenobiInterview with Iman Vellani aka Kamala Khan of Ms. MarvelInterview with Sam Raimi and Michael Waldron Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessFOLLOW USDaniel on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdShahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdAnthony on Twitter, Instagram, and LetterboxdThe Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and YouTubeRATE US 5 STARS ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS!

Thesis Theater: Miriam Davidson, "Nonviolent Countercurrents in Tolkien's Epic of War" This recording from May 26, 2022. Signum MA student Miriam Davidson will present her thesis “The Sword Not for its Sharpness: Nonviolent Countercurrents in Tolkien's Epic of War” and respond to questions from the audience in an interactive Thesis Theater. The discussion will be facilitated by Miriam's thesis supervisor, Dr. Brenton Dickieson. Abstract: The Lord of the Rings highlights Tolkien's use of characters and narrative to accentuate the courage and honor earned by those who sacrifice themselves in combat. His plot demands, and often justifies, violent action. The people of Middle-earth will not stand by as Sauron works to enslave and kill the free folk. Still, there is a clear and consistent emphasis on the cost and devastation these violent engagements bring. Tolkien's narrative strongly warns against the lust for power and the will to dominate others while elevating the importance of grace, forgiveness, and not striking without the gravest of need. War victors should be magnanimous, offering reconciliation and forgiveness to the defeated rather than destruction, slavery, or crippling reparations. Discovering the tensions at play between the honor of war and its human devastation, this thesis explores the countercurrents of nonviolence in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. These countercurrents ultimately demonstrate that Tolkien's representation of war and nonviolence is impacted by his literary mode, educational background, personal beliefs, and exposure to war. About the Presenter: Miriam Davidson has been practicing as a forensic psychiatric nurse practitioner in the Department of Corrections for the past 15 years. She has a deep-rooted love for fantasy literature and pursued a MA degree to expand and strengthen her reading and writing skills. With the help of her husband and dogs, she spends her free time restoring a 200-year-old lighthouse in Downeast, Maine. About Signum Thesis Theaters: Each of our master's students writes a thesis at the end of their degree program, exploring a topic of their choice. The Thesis Theater is their opportunity to present their research to a general audience, and answer questions. All are welcome to attend! For more information about Signum University and our degree program, please visit: https://signumuniversity.org/ To view our upcoming courses: https://signumuniversity.org/classes/... Learn about Signum University's mission, leadership and more: https://signumuniversity.org/about/ Want to enjoy Signum's educational offerings? Start here! https://signumuniversity.org/start/

J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the all-time great works of literature. While the story itself is an epic tale worthy of reading, the Catholic themes throughout it help us to gain new understandings of our faith. Joseph Pearce joins me again for a second episode to discuss this great masterpiece and unpack many of the truths contained within it.

The Liberal Party has released an bizarre new political ad, nine days out from the federal election. Published on Thursday night, an animated character portraying Anthony Albanese parodies the famous Gollum character from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings series. "It's very, very unsettling to watch," 6PR Breakfast host Gareth Parker said on Friday.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" is one of the all-time great works of literature. While the story itself is an epic tale worthy of reading, the Catholic themes throughout it help us to gain new understandings of our faith. Joseph Pearce joins me for two episodes to discuss this great masterpiece and unpack many of the truths contained within it.

We're taking the hobbits to Isengard: Join Tom, Dan, and Sarah in part one of a marathon analysis of J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings,” along with a broad look at Tolkien's life, philosophy and the companion texts that build out the LotR universe. In the first part of our analysis, we examine the creation story and some Silmarillion background before embarking on the dank adventures of Loado Bongins and his faithful servant Spliffwise Ganjee on their perilous road too Mordor. Peter Jackson's trilogy did Frodo dirty, so some Baggins rep rehab is in order, along with a look at what heroism meant to someone like Tolkien. Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! My darlings!

Gríma, called (the) Wormtongue, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He appears in the second and third volumes of the work, The Two Towers and The Return of the King, and his role is expanded in Unfinished Tales. Krysti says it all about this (checks notes) "little bitch assistant".  Check out all things Krysti Pryde and "You Have My Sword" as well as reply to questions in the pod...  You Have My Sword Website Ko-fi Twitter Instagram "You Have My Sword" is a proud member of the Edgeworks Nebula, a collection of intriguing and informative podcasts from Edgeworks Entertainment.  ✦ Edgeworks Patreon ✦ Edgeworks Facebook ✦ Edgeworks Twitter ✦ Edgeworks Instagram Theme Music: Fantasia Nova Music by: Kingsley Sage Proof of Purchase: A license to use the following media was purchased under Pond5's Content License Agreement, a copy of which is available for review at https://www.pond5.com/legal/license. The Pond5 license authorizes the licensee to use the media in the licensee's own commercial or non-commercial production and to copy, broadcast, distribute, display, perform and monetize the production or work in any medium - including posting and monetization on YouTube - on the terms and conditions outlined therein.    Other Music by: Alexander Nakarada   Other Audio/Sound FX provided by: Freesound.org under the Creative Commons Licensing Attribution.

Here's another Midweek Special in our "To Read or Not to Read" series, as we go into our thoughts on Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." Even with this, we'll still stick to our "spoiler-lite" format™. If you somehow have never encountered this series, and completely avoided the movies and their impact on our culture, you can count on us not to ruin the series for you! #fantasy #LOTRJoin us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAgesCheck out our merch:  https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheages Rate & review us at Apple Podcast or wherever you download content.Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com. Find us on social media:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fantasy4theAges  Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyForTheAges

Episode 55: Join author and host Julia Monnin on this extremely personal follow up episode during which she shares with listeners more of the details on how the Lord healed her and freed her from "The Monster" living in her closet. She does this while taking another look at Reflection #50, "Greater Conversion" found in her book The World Is Noisy - God Whispers. She is also joined on this episode by special guest Fr. Sean Wilson who shares some theological insights regarding the freedom from and destruction of sin in our own lives and how this spiritual reality can be seen, at least on some level, in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

In this episode, Craig speaks with Caleb Kesterson about his journey to Christian-Anarchy, what the Anabaptist can teach us about Christianity, and his articles, Tolkien and the Night Watchmen State and Tolkein and Power.      Caleb is passionate about peace and was raised in Assemblies of God tradition before finding alignment with the anti-war and Jesus-centric approach of the Anabaptist. He now runs a home church, in an effort to foster discipleship and bring the teachings of Christ into the larger society.      Craig and Caleb finish their conversation by exploring Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and what Tolkien has to teach us through the novels about a voluntary society. We all know the books are better than the movies, and thankfully Caleb is here to give us that insight for a Christian-anarchist perspective.     You can connect with Caleb on Twitter @CalebMK5 and find his articles on the Bad Roman Blog.     For Full Show Notes: https://www.thebadroman.com/show-notes/43-christianity-anarchism-amp-lord-of-the-rings-with-caleb-kesterson     Blog submissions: thebadroman.com/contribute-to-the-blog     Connect with us on social: thebadroman.com/social-links     Want to get more involved? Request to join the private discussion group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/257771975934770  (Bad Romans Only!!)

In this episode of STBYM's The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the winged beasts of the Nazgûl in J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dr. Becca Tarnas is a scholar, artist, counselling astrologer, and an editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology. She is the daughter of renowned psycho-cultural historian, Richard Tarnas. Becca received her PhD in Philosophy and Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. Her dissertation is titled The Back of Beyond: The Red Books of C.G. Jung and J.R.R. Tolkien. Becca now teaches at both Pacifica Graduate Institute and CIIS, as well as several other online education platforms. She has published one book thus far, titled Journey to the Imaginal Realm: A Reader's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.In this episode we explore:- Californian geomantics - Jung- The astrology of our age- Tolkien- The nature of the Imaginal- The meaning of history- Re-enchanting the human worldview- Hope and despair in the Great Turning, and much more...BECCA'S WEBSITEEXCERPT OF JOANNA MACY, PRODUCED BY TIM WILSON AT PERSONA MEDIAJOANNA MACY'S WEBSITEBYRON JOEL'S WORK IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTUREBYRON'S MUSIC ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. But this week, we have a special treat. Emmett's been recording solo episodes on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for all our patrons. We've combined chapters 3-8 into a single episode, and it's now available for everyone! If you like this one, we have many more LOTR episodes that are available to all our patrons on Patreon.     Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn   Jeff's twitter: twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Among the usual science and comics features Regie sits down across the internet with former Geek at the Gate Alice to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson's film adaptation. Full show notes available at www.destinationvenus.co.uk Geeking with Destination Venus is a copyright feature of Venus Rising Media. All rights are reserved.

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. But this week, we have a special treat. Emmett's been recording solo episodes on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for all our patrons. We've combined the first couple episodes (covering Tolkien's Prologue and the first two chapters) into a single episode, and it's now available for everyone! If you like this one, we have seven more LOTR episodes so far that are available to all our patrons on Patreon.     Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com     Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn   Jeff's twitter: twitter.com/BryndenBFish

JRR Tolkien was not only the prolific writer of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit series, he was a lifetime Catholic who also had the pleasure of leading CS Lewis to Jesus Christ.The Tolkien Society, of which Tolkien himself was once president is celebrating his life with a series of essays including:"Transgender Realities in The Lord of the Rings," "The Queer in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings," "Tolkien's Dwarf-Women and the 'Feminine Lack,'" and "Destabilizing Cishetero Amatonormativity in the Works of Tolkien."We have now reached a new level of insanityWelcome to Church Public..Keywords:keepthefaith, church public, churchpublic, church, public, faith, hope, love, Jesus, culture, spiritual, religious, faithandculture, podcast, philosophy, speaker, blogger, christianity, truth, lutheran, theological, seminary, youtube, values, chicago, graduation, new life, living waters, cornerstone, non denominational

Do you ever wonder what the difference between Supernatural vs Paranormal is? Or Fantasy vs Sci Fi? Well put on your seatbelts because in this episode Kris and I do a deep dive of these types of Genres in Fiction.   |00:38 - 03:25|  Everyday Folklore “Step on a Crack Break your Mother's Back”   |06:30| Supernatural Storytelling   |MUSICAL CREDIT| “Easy Trip Trap” The Brothers Records “Tragic Story”  by Myuu SOUND CREDIT "Ambience, Children Playing, Distant, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org |INFO CREDIT| https://www.masterclass.com/articles/guide-to-supernatural-vs-paranormal-fiction#6-examples-of-supernatural-fiction https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-Step-on-a-crack-break-your-mothers-back-superstition http://www.smartalecksguide.com/2011/09/are-there-dark-origins-behind-step-on.html |TRANSCRIPT| Hello, my little strange things. On this podcast I discussed the world's folklore, myths, legends and superstition. I explore what these stories meant to the cultures that shared them the different uses of lore and our modern day entertainment, and the history of it all. Welcome to folklore Friday. Every day   Have you ever heard the phrase step on a crack break your mother's back? This was definitely something I heard and said as a child. Even when the other kids and I would question it, that won't really happen. You won't really break your mountains back. Right? It was still something that was fun to say and a fun game to see if you could walk the entire length of the sidewalk without stepping on a crack. This is something in the category of playground lore, meaning lore or superstition that is said and shared among children. There have been multiple versions of the same and it has changed over the years. There's another version that warn children that bears would eat them. Step on a crack and you'll be a bear snack. Another is step on a line and you'll break your mother's fine step on a home, break your mother's sugar bowl, step on a nail and you'll put your dad in jail.   The implication is if a child steps out of line, violence will come to them or one of their parents.   One could say that the idea behind this game is enforcing societal views. That bad behavior of children reflects poorly on the parents, implying that those children act the way they do because their parents did not teach them better.   Even our judiciary system does not try children under the age of 18 as adults, further enforcing that minors are not fully accountable or responsible for their actions until they turn 18. With that in mind, is it possible that this game and phrase said by children is teaching them early on that their bad behavior affects their parents? And ultimately others around them? Or is it just a silly thing? Kids sometimes say to scare each other? or play a game? Tell me what do you think?   Now back to your regularly scheduled program.   Hello, strange Lynx. Just a little housekeeping before I get the episode started. I want to say I'm excited to be back and I've got some fun plans for season two. Hopefully, I'll be able to put out an episode every week. And I really want to get more more listeners involved because I know you're out there I can see the numbers and they're popping up and all sorts of different countries. And so messaged me talk to me, I want to know the things that you want to hear about. I got a text today asking me about Medusa and I was like, hells Yeah, I don't know that much about her except she had snakes for hair. So gonna be researching that. So I want a little bit more engagement. On that note. I hate asking for reviews. I hate it. If you haven't noticed, I don't do it that much. But now, after a year of having the podcast, I can count on one hand the number of reviews I've had. Painful that is to hear myself say out loud. It's horrible. But yeah, I desperately need them and to those who have left me some already I super super appreciate it. And if you're anything like me, you just had your bad leaving reviews. I'll tell you what, I listened to about five different podcasts and I love all of them. I've never reviewed a single one in that messed up but they're actually doing really well and have money and stuff like that. I don't people, okay, so I'm gonna do it with you. Alright. So, so you click on your Apple podcasts. And I'm going to go to a podcast that I like called guide to the unknown. Just a little free publicity for them. All right. Okay. So it opens up this guide to the unknown trailer episodes, you scroll down past episodes, and then it's like boom, ratings and reviews. And then underneath the first review, the latest review that pops up, there'll be a little purple icon that will say right to review. I'm gonna click on that. Hmm, do I want and I can give five stars. Absolutely. title it easy. listening. Okay, these two are so fun. Keep up the good work. And send thanks for your feedback. And now I'm done. Okay, that's super easy. And if you want, you don't even have to write something, you can just go and give however many stars you think I deserve? So again, yeah, the whole reason I do this is so that people can hear it. I put time, effort and money. people that say podcasting is free. Those people are liars, not the good ones. It costs money. The whole reason I do this so that people can hear it, and they can be entertained, and I can hear what they want to learn about. So reviews really helped me out because they bring me up in a search engine so more people can find it. So if you want to leave me a review, that would be fantastic. Thank you so much.   Hello, strange liens. Welcome to season two. I'm your host Megan. And today I'm joined by my husband, Chris. Hello, everyone. I had a good break. But as many breaks often tend to do life happened in the middle. So the time kept getting away from I was like, Oh my gosh, it's almost June. So I'm recording finally. And I am happy to be back recording. Hell yeah. Okay, so today we're going to be talking about supernatural storytelling. I'm not sure if that's going to be the title, either supernatural or paranormal. But why I can't decide it's because we're going to be talking about everything under the umbrella of strange, Supernatural, paranormal, yada, yada, yada and talk about the differences. And honestly supernatural and paranormal I thought they were the same thing. And even though the definitions are different, they're portrayed as the same thing I would say in a lot of entertainment. What about you?   Yeah, I mean, they often get mixed in and they're pretty close. So until you start getting into the actual hard definitions of them then you go Oh, okay. Yeah, I guess I can see the difference there.   Yeah, cuz when I think when when I think supernatural I think all different kinds of monsters and demons and anything spiritual when I think paranormal I only think ghosts. Yeah, good. Like usually where I go with it to like paranormal investigations and stuff like that. Yeah, so that was pretty much what I understood before I did the research. So let's talk about it. Okay. According to the Oxford Dictionary, a manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding, or the laws of nature.   So in the Merriam Webster dictionary, the supernatural definition is, Of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible, observable universe, especially, Of or relating to God, or a god demigod, spirit, or devil.   And this I found on masterclass.com of what is supernatural fiction, and it says, the supernatural genre incorporates elements that cannot be understood by science, and operate outside the rules of the real world. supernatural fiction normally concerns itself. supernatural fiction normally concerns itself with matters of God, the soul, archangels, and resurrection. Sub genres include supernatural horror fiction, ie the work of HP, Lovecraft, Gothic, ie Frankenstein, ghost stories, supernatural thrillers and other mccobb stories in the horror genre. So you can see how it all kind of mixes together, but this is stating that supernatural is a bit more limited than what I thought. But when you just look at the definition of supernatural, but this is saying supernatural fiction can incorporate a lot of different things. Continuing from the website masterclass, calm   the paranormal genre of literary fiction includes beings and phenomena that are outside the realm of normal Normal scientific understanding of the natural world. Though the paranormal genre may include supernatural list elements, this fiction genre generally includes creatures that have been popularized by folklore fairy tales and popular culture such as fairies, aliens, shapeshifters and the undead   so this so this makes me think it's like flip flops. I think paranormal I think just ghosts. But when I think supernatural I think everything it just stated that it's actually right flip flops. So continuing on. Sub genres that fall into the paranormal fiction category include paranormal romance, urban fantasy, fantasy, romance novels, and paranormal fantasy. The paranormal romance genre has yielded many New York Times bestselling hardcovers and audio books in recent years which storylines around young adult and high school aged main characters who fall in love with the paranormal creature, okay, and some examples would include the Twilight series, Moon called by Patricia Briggs, I've read all of those Oh, there's so freaking good interview with a vampire That one's famous by Anne Rice. And then I'm just reading off once   it's anything that has to do with vampire apparently.   Yeah, discovery of witches vampires, which is the hollow series I don't know what that is. But I've discovered anything titled The the hollow or has the hollow in it is worth checking out because it's usually paranormal on The Mortal Instruments. Okay, so this included examples of fantasy, mortal, mortal engines. That's what I was thinking of going back. Okay, so this kind of locked in fantasy, together with paranormal but here's the difference. There are some debate in the literary world about whether or not high fantasy fiction dark fantasy and other contemporary fantasy genres fall in the supernatural or paranormal category. Though popular fantasy novels and fantasy series like jrr Tolkien's I didn't know it was our Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and JK Rowling's Harry Potter may include supernatural creatures and elements of the paranormal. fantasy books are generally considered to be their own distinct genre. Okay, and the reason for that is okay, from what I can understand, supernatural and paranormal exist within our world. It's like everything that you know now our world but then add in a vampire, or add in a witch or add in blah, blah, blah. But fantasy exists in a world outside of our world. Right.   So Harry Potter still manages to get outside of our world, because they have their own best secret wizarding world is not really a thing, but it but maybe just had some person who does magic in the normal world. Does that then not make it fantasy?   Yes. So like charmed. would be paired. It would be paranormal, paranormal because they exist in our world. But it's really easy to think of examples like Lord of the Rings, or Oh, come on, what are some other fantasies stuff? I can't think of anything that that new show that we just started watching that you like Shadow and Bone bone. It's like a world that does not exist in our world made up world. Yeah, yeah, exactly. And so that actually helped me kind of distinguish the two of them. Okay, okay. And I don't normally like what Wikipedia says. But I really like the wording. It says in the difference of definitions. The supernatural genre highlights supernatural creatures or happenings within the real world. Moreover, supernatural fiction also tends to focus on suspense and mystery and less on action, and adventure. Fantasy usually takes place in another world. We're fantastical creatures or magic, our normal Labyrinth, the labyrinth legend. Yes. Melissa sent. So awesome. Legend. Yeah, Tom Cruise. I only came out a little while ago. Oh my gosh, like 20 years 3030 or 40, maybe 1985, almost forever. before I was born, so hopefully strange links that answers your questions. But yeah, you can see how it can all get mixed together. But the biggest difference I would say is between fantasy and everything else.   Right. And I would say for the most part, you're zeroing in on paranormal stuff. Correct where we thought maybe it was supernatural that you were focusing in on Moreover, it's paranormal or normal.   And I think the thing that messes Up is one the show supernatural everything right and then shows like paranormal investigations paranormal investigator mostly hunt ghosts so turns out they're wrong.   The other ones as far as you know, movies and TV using them supernatural and paranormal usually feel pretty interchangeable. Yeah, I would say so. I mean, it to say that it's supernatural and it just goes beyond the rules of science can encompass a lot of things still. Yeah, but calling it paranormal seems to maybe focusing on it a little bit more insane. Like No, it's these folklore things in particular. Yeah. That we're seeing. Yeah, that makes a supernatural maybe also is saying that around those same kinds of things a little bit,   because the thing anything outside of science, yeah. Proven.   Yeah. You can't scientifically explain this. And it seems beyond the laws of nature.   Okay. So like, like the show fringe or fringe science? Yeah, possibly. But then when you zero in on it, like monsters, magic, or norm, those are paranormal. Okay, actually, that helped me still   end up in those are science fiction type things would hit a lot of supernatural stuff. But sometimes they like to be like, and then this monster exist?   Oh, yeah. And we didn't even talk about sci fi. Okay, so sci fi, you explain it. I don't actually have a definition. But the difference is things that could maybe possibly exist within science, right? Think of   within the realm of scientific possibility, right, but yet have not been yet discovered or proven? Or, you know, a lot of quantum theory. Any time travel thing is potentially possible, maybe because we've thought about it scientifically, but nothing's been proven behind that. So that's the science fiction thing. Most space traveling type things   are way in the future Star Trek, it all has   this potential to exist because science says that it's possible, but we've definitely not gotten there yet.   Yeah, so that's the big difference. sci fi, obviously science fiction, Supernatural, paranormal, my little magic and   yeah, beyond any kind of scientific explanation, because it just defies the laws of nature. Yeah, yeah. But science fiction is saying, Yeah, possible. But we haven't actually worked it out quite yet.   Yeah. So now, we're going to discuss a little bit about history of supernatural specifically when it pertains to folklore and super superstition. First off, it serves a purpose. It wasn't just this small minded thing that people thought up to scare their children. Most of folklore and superstition comes from a time where they didn't have scientific understanding, and they didn't have medical knowledge. So the way your body decayed, or the moon, or things that happen in NIH, that people didn't understand, because they didn't have that understanding of what was actually going on.   This is what they figured out what's going on. And this was their explanation of it. Exactly. Yeah. They believed it to be true, because this is what they worked out.   And it was it. And that was a good thing, because it gave them an answer where there otherwise wasn't one. The example that I use a lot is the idea of changeling children. It's this concept that a fairy would come and take your kid in the middle of the night and replace it with this human like child's but wasn't because it was created out of magic. And the symptoms that they say that these children had, they wouldn't look you in the eyes. They didn't like being hugged, and they had large appetites. And they didn't like socializing with the other children. So like kind of toddler age. So a lot of modern day psychologists and historians say those kids were probably autistic. And these stories go back. So so far, no, I mean, to get into anti vaccine, but here's a good example of this existed long before it had a diagnosis. And the stories offered these families that were just confused. An explanation were there otherwise wasn't one. Well said. So. So that's an example of how folklore can serve a purpose. And it was probably beneficial to those families because they were like, Oh, it's not my fault. This thing came in the middle of the night and took my baby and now I care for this one. Okay. And then something Chris and I were talking about a while ago is people still have folkloric beliefs and superstition To this day, depending on what country or what culture there's some people that are very heavily involved in superstition,   especially superstitious things. ask anybody that plays a sport. They're superstitious at all or if they do anything to make sure that they have good luck going in this Something like that it that's all superstition, because there's no evidence that it's actually working or not. Even though people might still say that they have evidence behind it, because they won that game, or something like that, but so all superstitions behind it. I mean, even just those general big ones of walking on their ladder, it's bad luck and all those different ways to get bad luck breaking a mirror. These all these things just settle into people's brains. And they, then they're, they've convinced themselves of it. And so just take that and think about being told a story about how sticking a stake in a dead person and nailing him into the coffin was make sure that they don't become a vampire. It's easy to believe. Yeah. It's not worth it. No one's telling you that that's not the right thing.   Okay, so as the world continued on, and we learned, how our bodies worked, how things happen that seemed magical turned out to just be kind of a natural process. folklore became something that faded into the background and then became a part of entertainment. So you can see examples of that in Shakespeare. What are some examples in Shakespeare Besides, okay, I can think of Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream. It's a strange perfect POC. Yeah, creature. So in Hamlet, there's the ghost of his father. And then what's the one we're there on the iPad, the tempest Tempest, a bunch of magic in the Tempus. Okay, in 1897. book was written called Camilla, which actually came out before Dracula. And it is about a lesbian vampire. The story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Camilla. Then novella, notably, never acknowledges homosexuality and an end to agonistic trait, leaving it subtle, and relatively on mentioned. Now, my opinion is if that was about to human lady love, and ladies, that would not be accepted. And then lady lovingly. Did you like that? So homosexuality was outlawed in different areas during that time. So what made this sneak through to mainstream is because Camilla wasn't a human, she was a vampire. So what I find interesting about this is that they used these kind of folkloric beliefs as a way to talk about something that maybe they otherwise couldn't talk about. So maybe there was some closeted women who were like, Oh, my gosh, I'm not alone. Somebody feels this way. Yeah, and it's a vampire, and it's a vampire. That's what I should be. And thus, the fascination started. So it's interesting to think about how vampires went from this thing of legends that was really scary to this thing that became maybe a little bit more relatable. And there was a level of romanticism and we see the beginnings of that with stories like Mila, and Dracula. And then later, the same thing happen with witches, we saw them starting out as villains, and then they eventually became the protagonists.   So in that, which is went from being villains, to the woman next door, starting with shows like bewitched, which began in 1964, where there was a beloved witch as the main character in it, even though she had to keep her identity hidden as a witch. She's still that the titular character, something similar to that I was thinking of was I Dream of Jeannie. And that started in 1965. So seeming, there's mid 60, things are starting this revolution of these folkloric ideas being these more upbeat, kind of happy things that we can cover and talk about and it's all okay.   Yeah, it was like to be burned at the stake. Yeah. Or like, I'll get you my pretty rich to the east. Now. These ladies existed in suburbia, and so is a much more accepted thing. And it was comfortable for people. And then it went even more so which is begin to be romanticized. And then, you know, vampires had been romanticized since Camilla, and Dracula. And we've seen that become so much more mainstream in the past decade with things like Twilight. But then you can even see examples of you know, Twilight, we've got vampires and werewolves, but now even zombies have their own love stories with movies like warm bodies, and I'm sure there's more but that's the only one I can think of. I can't think of any other zombie zombie story. I mean, izombie kind of Oh zombies cute. will be More people, not just these. Raise your brain. Yeah. Yeah. Thinking sentience, creatures loving intelligent people are ones that also needed to eat people. Yeah. But they figured out or the one way that Drew Barrymore Oh, the Santa Clarita Diet. Yeah. Oh my gosh. I love that show. Oh, heck, how did you forget that one? I don't know. Yeah, check that out. Listeners because that's on Netflix. Yeah, another suburbian example. She's like a wife. She's a like real estate. That's like, bewitched, but that's totally what that is. That's exactly what it is. It's a strong like magic or, you know, supernatural woman, like her human husband. That's okay. With her being this theory. She's trying to support it and manage it. It's actually trying to keep it secret. Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's very feminine thing, because all of those shows are wonderfully feminist in the way that their husbands are accepting with their wives being these things and a good example. Okay, so I want to know is now in the modern world, we know things like zombies and vampires and werewolves we know those things don't exist, because we understand how do we know Yeah. Yeah. But for the most part, they're no longer stories that terrify people. Now, they're stories that are entertaining. So in, Chris, in your opinion, why are these stories entertaining for people, because we still hope they do exist, they exist, still want to grow. And that's why   it's so romanticize being a vampire that then it's not even like, Oh, my gosh, I hope I don't get attacked by a vampire. It's like, gosh, I hope I get turned. So I can be a vampire and vampire things. I mean, that's what Twilight is all about is like, she's, you know, spoiler alert, if you. But I'm Twilight, that Bella eventually turns into a vampire. And then, and now she's a strong werewolf guy. And so it's cool to be this thing. It's neat to be your, you have this power as an outsider. And that's what a lot of people are also looking for, too, is that this, you're this outsider with these special abilities, and you're different from everyone else. But that's pretty cool thing to be.   Because you can still fit in society. Right? You have this this extra thing about you. And I think from the documentaries I've watched on these type of stories, people say that, especially for adolescence, they feel like they don't fit in. And so to see stories like this, where people are existing in a society that looks like ours, but yet there's something unique and inherently different about them. They're like, I can relate to that. I know what that feels like. And so sometimes it's a lot easier for people to relate to. What I think is something that's really interesting about these types of stories is because it's interesting to see characters deal with human emotions. But there's also something that gives them a supernatural power. So everything is supercharged. So if you get jealous, and you have to kill people to live, if you get jealous of somebody, you're like, Oh, I got to not kill that person, I got fight my instinct to not kill them. and different things like that. Or if you have magical abilities, and you get upset, and you like murder five people around you,   yeah, that's like, watch blade. Read the blade comics, because that's why he's awesome. With all those things that you said, you have to watch some blade, because he's dealing with that kind of like, I'm this monster, but I'm a monster killer, I have to battle, this inner monster of mine with these powers that I that I have behind it. And that struggle that he has with himself about who he is. That's big on that. And I mean, that all just then turns into also not just vampires and werewolves in but superhero movies are the same kind of thing. They fall into that same exact kind of storytelling of how do I have? How do I manage these these newfound abilities, these crazy things that are outside of the normal world and still exist and be who I am in the normal world? Where does that balance happen?   Yeah, because the decisions that someone that's just a regular Joe Schmo human have to make are probably a little bit different than someone that has these crazy abilities,   right. Whether they be superpowers or things that potentially make you a monster, like a vampire. Yeah. That's why it's fun to watch it, see where they go with it.   And I like that I think that like vampires and werewolves are interesting, because it's this idea that they are like human, but they're not. So they have to fight their very nature, which is what you were talking about right with with blade. And a really good example that that I like, is the character Damon from the Vampire Diaries, because he's such a good example, because he is just merciless. In the beginning. He's just like killing people left and right. Zero apologies. He doesn't feel obligated to live the human code. Because he's not human. And one of his, one of his lines is, I kill people. It's in my nature. It's who I am. And so it's also interesting to see people not fall into that moral code. Because if you really think about it, they're like, Well, I'm not a human. And so to see, it's also interesting to see bad vampires and bad werewolves.   I could almost see Dexter. Yeah, from the show Dexter saying those? Same, that exact line. Yeah, like, this is who I am. It's in my nature, it's who I am. I think he might have said,   aim it towards bad people.   I mean, that's what makes that it's that it's that gets to be in that same world of what we're doing with the supernatural and paranormal, but it's just a normal guy. Like he's fighting his inner monster. And that's just a great way to tell a story. Yeah, person's inner battle with themselves and are nice, fun, and sometimes easy way to do it. It's be like, well, there,   there's this thing that they're struggling with.   Yeah, they're vampire. They're werewolves, they're whatever this thing is that they have to deal with. And let's see where that goes.   And I think I like that storyline, because you're taking someone that's for the most partly human, and then you're giving them all these different powers. But having those powers of those abilities, doesn't make your problems go away. And that, in my opinion, is why that's interesting, because you still have to deal with all this rain, jealous, wanting to be loved wanting to fit in blabbity, blah, blah, blah, like all of those things are still there. And I think that's really, really good. I don't know, metaphor, or have you another example of why I like these stories. In comparison to say true crime, True Crime can kind of battle with the go over that struggle that you were talking about. With Dexter, it's, you get to see these stories of people that went there, that cracked that completely lost their humanity, and they gave into the darker sides. I don't like stories like that. I get why people like them. But they scare me. terrifying to me, because they're things that really happen. And so when I watch true crime, I'm paranoid for the next week, I look at my neighbors like, that could be a killer, that that guy, that guy checking me out of the grocery store, who knows, and I don't like it. I like these stories, because for the most part, they're not real. Things like that. As far as we know, as far as we know, disclaimer, as far as we know, but I find it soothing. in a weird way. I think I fell in love with the exiles as a kid because I could think, oh, man, I got shit going on in my life. But at least I don't have these problems. At least I don't have some alien or I have to go into some conspiracy of the world even though some people claim that that has happened and then when I feel feel for you, but I'm talking about the non alien stuff. But yeah, I can't I like Chris said, we don't know. I can't disprove spirits, werewolves vampires, but I can sleep through the night if I watched something right as elements.   Because you, you know, you're hoping that your neighbor isn't a vampire. But you're like, could he be a killer? Yeah, exactly. That's exactly.   Okay. And this is a quote from an article that I got that all I'll post the link in the description, we like novelty, something that departs from our everyday experience, some of the attraction of being scared comes from the deviation of having a new experience that we know is safe. Okay, want to split that up into two parts. So first one, it says something that departs from our everyday experience. This is something that Chris and I have talked about, is that Chris loves things that I would say fantasy that's created this whole world and this whole universe   of science fiction will do that too, with you know, jumps into the future of space. Stories, when they're like this is this whole new world, this universe that's been created, you know, Star Wars kind of dances that line of being fantasy and science fiction, because, you know, it's in a galaxy far, far away, and it's creating this whole different new world. But could that exist? You know, scientifically? Yeah. Probably most part. So it's those types of things play in that nice, beautiful place of the new. I like the new instead of what's already here and around me in my everyday life. I don't need other people's versions of their everyday life, I want to see this new, amazing world that has all these new discoveries for me.   Yeah, a good example. Sorry, before we were married, and I was at his apartment, and like, my internet sucked. So he let me come over and use the internet, which is code for watch stuff. He got back from work. And I was watching Parenthood, which is, you know, kind of like a dramedy about being parents and this whole family and how they all work. And there's this scene where this couple who's getting divorced has this, like emotional conversation. And Chris was like, I don't need to watch this. This is depressing. This is real. I don't need to watch it. I don't find this entertaining. And it was just a good example. But some people feel like that's important. And they feel really rejuvenated. My sister's one of those I asked like, what audio books do you listen to? And she's like, I like autobiographies and anything to do with World War Two.   Yeah, I think there's a place for it. I think that it's fine for people who enjoy it. I just not for me.   Yeah. Insane when it when my sister was talking about that. I was like, Uh huh. I only listen to things with vampires and werewolves and witches, like that's the majority, it's autobiographies of comedians. And then like fantasy books, that's how I listened to. Because it's that idea of like, I know what happens in the daily I want something extra. So now we're gonna talk about storylines that are popular in these types of genres,   paranormal supernatural fantasy genres. So one of the first ones that came to mind for us particularly is what we call Freaky Friday. And that's where they just have a Friday and it's freaky. Know what happens there. If you ever seen that movie Freaky Friday is that it's like a swap between two people, you get to live out their life, because some, by some magical or even scientific means their minds get swapped, and you're in their body, and now you have to exist and do the things that they were going to do in their life. And then, you know, discoveries are made, and you get revelations, and you're like, Oh, my stuff was hard. I didn't understand you, and all that deep stuff happens, but it's Freaky Friday for everyone.   And that, you know, obviously, we've seen the movie Freaky Friday, and then there's like other versions of that storyline, but we see it a lot in television writing, especially for shows that are magical. And my favorite type of Freaky Friday is when it's more than just two people. It's a whole night everyone can switch with someone else. Like in Jumanji, the second one. Oh, yeah, that's a really that's, that's, that's my favorite kind of Freaky Friday where they all are getting switched up, and they all are jumping in. And then you get to see those actors act like different characters. Oh, my God, it's perfect. I love it.   And this kind of thing has happened in shows like Star Trek. I know. I've seen a supernatural that's happened in that show for charm term. Both of them even happens a little bit, sometimes in shows that aren't focused around paranormal supernatural things. It's kind of like a almost a dream Dream that they were that person. And then they're like, Oh, crap, I understand them better.   Yeah, but yeah, there's a really good episode in lost girl, where they all get like, switched around. It's Yeah, so there's lots of examples. You can go into that. I like that. Okay. Another type that we've seen, and this isn't maybe not storyline, but a thread for a show is creature of the week. So there's a new threat in every episode. You see it a lot. Or not maybe every episode, but there's usually a new threat, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's not just vampires that she fights. There's all these different types of things that happen. And now we have the show legacies on The CW where Nah, they do such a good job things are just come in all the time. It was also on Teen Wolf, the television series you see it a lot in more like episodic type of writing. And I think it's great because it gives you so many different opportunities to tell different types of stories.   So another great one is what I do typically referred to as a groundhog day scenario, because I'm referring to the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray, where he continues to repeat the same day over and over again and he gets reset on the day if he dies. And that's usually what happens or ale don't sleep that night in a wake up and it will be the morning that he just did. And so this is just that time loop one that I really like a lot. There's a lot of great movies that do it Groundhog's Day, obviously is is one of the great ones.   And they always refer to it as Groundhog Day. That's that's that's how well that movie did. And it was one of the first ones and so usually when you're trying to explain that story, you say Oh, like Groundhog Day.   Yeah. Yeah, cuz it's so well, and yeah, so fun. And Edge of Tomorrow is one of my most favorite movies. It's also referred to as live die repeat. That's what Tom Cruise Emily Blunt, where he does the same thing he's repeating the same day. If he dies yes to repeat there's there's all these scientific reasons for why it's happening to him, of course in battling aliens, but that same thing of how do I get through my day? What new discoveries Do I need to make an even in just this one day? What are all the many possibilities? that lie ahead for me? It's just a really cool story,   huh? Yeah. What was that one with Andy Samberg, Palm Springs, Palm Springs. That one was super fun. And one of my new favorites is happy death day. There's happy death day one and happy death. Day two. I like the first one. But first one's definitely better. It's been super, super fun. It's like a horror version. And it's horror comedy. My favorite guy. We're gonna watch that on my birthday. I'm excited. Okay, and this is close to Groundhog Day. But another movie that was made made this theme popular for an alternate timeline is it's a wonderful life. So he wakes up. And his whole world is different. What he knew is completely gone. And that is a really fun type of storyline, which they can do in non paranormal type shows. Usually it's some kind of a dream. But it's that idea that here's an alternate version of my life.   Yeah, alternate reality of what, what if this thing had happened and therefore changed so many other things, and usually some sort of crucial moment in your life had gone differently for you. And therefore, these other things have worked out tons of movies have done that? And yeah,   yeah, there's like the family man with Nicolas Cage. I can't believe I can't think of any   baseball one. Mr. Destiny is another one that has James Belushi in it. And he it's it's very much like a It's a Wonderful Life type of storyline where he did not do well in his baseball career. But then going back, I can't remember how it happened. Maybe he made some sort of wish that What if he did do well in his baseball career, and he did that instead? And so he gets to live out that alternate reality. And then, you know, of course, discovers that his life was so much more fulfilling and yeah, there's always that, that that idea idea to it.   But when it comes to time travel, this storyline can be similar to so like Back to the Future. When he does go back to the future. Everything's different. And if he is in charge of everything,   right, that's the second one with a hose. Yeah. Actually, the first one when he goes back is nice. Nice and clean in his car.   Yeah. But then that truck when he gets a hold of the sports Almanac arena, right? Yeah. So differently. Okay. And then this is one that Chris I feel like has a better understanding, but a MindScape where you're entering into someone's mind. So examples like the cell, which I've never seen, and you told me it was here me too much. Yeah,   it's pretty scary. It's that's kind of scary. That gets to you more, I know. Versus like, Oh, this is this is getting in your head a little bit.   Yeah. Watch out.   But explain it like how   so and that one J. Lo is this sort of psychologist and they she's with this group that have discovered a way to sort of go into a person's mind. And in order to help them. Give them therapy is what is happening because they're unable to speak. In particular, there's this boy who doesn't speak he's kind of, I believe he's at such an maybe artistic level that he's not a Want to communicate well or something else is going on? wrong with them? I can't. It's been a while since I've seen it. But then eventually it turns into that this serial killer who goes into a coma, they need to get into his head in order to find out where he's keeping a girl he had just kidnapped and that he put into a chamber and slowly kills a cell. Yeah, that would bother me. And so they're using this process that she's good at. and Vince Vaughn is an FBI guy who's trying to help her out and yeah, just going through that process and the serial killers that guy from the law bill or loan Order Criminal Intent. Not Buffalo Bill, nevermind. kingpin pressure.   Oh, yeah, I don't know his name. Vincent D'Onofrio. Oh, yeah, he was in Jurassic World two. Yeah.   So well. Vincent D'Onofrio is actually the serial killer that they have to get into the mind of And so yeah, that's this MindScape it's this place that he's created. And all these things are possible, because he's making these things up in his head. And so it's like, they're in a serial killers head. And that's what's crazy about it. And that's the the MindScape type thing. I've seen it again on Star Trek, and Star Trek does all of these. And supernatural where it's not, they're not playing and they're going into someone's head. And so they have really, it's this world that's in their head. It's it's what they've created, and they   don't know the rules and everything   right. And usually they're trying to bring them out of it is oftentimes the story that's being told is, is get them out of it or get in there in order to figure out something from them secretly Inception does this yes, these minds Yeah, in or they're trying to plant the seed of a thought. And so they're actually going into this person's brain. And   it's such a fun storyline. I've seen it I've seen on lost girl. I've seen it on Xena, actually, I think it's like Xena goes into Gabrielle's mind. And it's a fun, it's a fun storyline. And it's super similar to Christmas saying like, I think it's the same thing. But there's also the idea of a vision quest where you're going into your own mind. But there's other other things that have joined you spiritual guides. And so they're taking you on this journey. So you're not there for someone else, you're there for yourself. But still, you don't know what's going to happen, you can't navigate because you don't know what's coming. Because it's this the world of your mind that you've created. So there's like, Buffy meets the first Slayer, like death is your gift. She's like, I don't understand. And there's there's also really, really good examples of that kind of storyline, too. Okay, and so now we're gonna talk about the transformation type of storyline. And there's two basically, one is it's a forced transformation example, your bit by werewolf up by vamper, you turn into a werewolf, or a vampire, or a zombie, or whatever. And then all the things that you have to go through to now become this new being. And I mean, so many different examples of that. And then there's the other type, which is a coming of age transformation. You were always this thing. And now that you're a certain age, you're now becoming this thing. Because Didn't you say in team wolf, the movie? It was like a hereditary thing?   Yeah, his dad was a werewolf. And so at once he was going through puberty, he finished his transformation into a werewolf. And so his dad was trying to explain that to him and everything. So it wasn't, he was always going to be that he didn't get bit like he does in the show. He was just born a werewolf like his dad is and a just dealing with what that means for him.   And then of course, you're a wizard, Harry. Right.   And a lot of it. Oftentimes these happen on this coming of age thing, which is not an accident, because it's this, like, I'm going through puberty, what are these crazy changes that are happening to me? And then we're just trying to accentuate that story by saying that, oh, it's because you're a werewolf. It's because you're a wizard. It's because you're a vampire. That now you're at this, you know, this crucible, this point that's happening. And these changes are happening so as to relate to the young adult audience that this is focused around.   Yeah. Another good thing that I've seen when it comes to which stories is that they're spellbound, until they're adults. We've seen that in discovery witches and charmed, they don't find out that they're witches until they're like in the early 20s. Right. And that is a really fun way because it's, oh, your parents wanted you to have this normal life until you were ready.   Right? This new amazing discovery Otherwise, you probably would have had a pretty good grip on it by now. And you'd be managing Oh, true, right.   But now it's like all these different challenges. Um, similar to the body swap, the next storyline is possession. But this instead of being switched with someone, it's just something demon, Angel, bad spirit, good spirit, whatever comes into your body. I don't even want to list all those because you can think of them. There's a lot. Now, this is I, I don't really know how to explain this, but I always find it and it bothers me and supernatural stories. Anytime there's a ritual where you have to have blood involved. So many examples. In Buffy, in supernatural, even in Nancy Drew in charmed. Why? Think about it. Think about those scenes. Where do they cut themselves, Chris on their hand   was on the palm, and they're very useful hands. Why did they do a slice in   the middle of it nice and deep and all the way across. You could cut yourself in so many other places, in order to give a few drops of blood spell your, your Lake, your ankle, anywhere except your needed hands and   you've ever get a cut on your hand. It's like the worst place to get a cut. Because it's always moving us why going that deep? Yeah, it's always super deep. And then what they do, they ball up their fist, and then they squeeze the blood over whatever.   Maybe maybe a needle isn't readily available, but somebody grab a needle and just draw a little bit of blood out. Like this huge cover. When you find that knife, I can   jam it into my head.   It hurts.   It's like every single time. I just have this dream in my head. A storyline right there. Yeah, I know. It's not a storyline, but it's an example I just bring up because it just it's a trope. It's like they always cut their hand. I just have this vision of writing this kind of like paranormal comedy horror movie, and it would be like, Oh, we need a blood exchange. And then someone goes for their hand and another character says, Why don't you just do something smart, like your arm or something and be ready with a bandage. I don't know. I just have a premonition. So like a premonition. Usually I find these like a character that gets premonitions or something that can either be really good or not helpful. Like I don't know That's So Raven is a really good example of how she gets these little premonitions of the future right. But sometimes they change and so she's always trying to change them and don't they always just come true no matter what.   I don't know. I didn't see a whole lot of that. So Raven, it's been so Stan what happened in it? But but that's the people getting premonitions or even just I mean, that's the final destination movies right there. Yeah, yeah. Is them having this premonition of the deaths and then trying to avoid that, and then you trying to escape this fate that's ahead of you.   But like you were saying the characters a character on a new show called The Nevers, which I highly recommend to HBO viewers, right, of how she gets these premonitions, but she doesn't know when they're gonna happen. And she knows that she can't change them. And Chris was saying the other night, he's like, her gift is useless,   utterly useless. Good thing, you know, something that you can't remotely change. Yeah, it was a little that's like, No,   I'm gonna get hit by a car. And then you just go, Oh, well, that sucks. Yeah, that's definitely gonna happen.   And there Yeah. So sometimes I like that type of storyline. When you can change it, like charmed. She can usually change it in both versions, the ones that get that psychic inclination of like, what's going to happen. So I like the premonition storyline when you can change it because then you have an upper hand because if you don't have an upper hand, then you're just like, well, dang it, I can't do it now. Okay. And this is kind of something that we see is when someone becomes aware of the supernatural and they have to now deal with the fact that their world has changed. It's world shattering news, Harry euro wizard. wizards exist What? Like   they don't even have to be part of it either. So much like what I was saying with the the the transformation or the bite that you're becoming your werewolf and you are this thing now. It's that that this is different because we're now saying that this person becomes aware that these insane things exist, and they have to just manage their life. Now with that knowledge. That doesn't mean you take any doctor who Assistant that he brings in there his partner and then going like, well, like a look at this world. And that's why brings assistant along because doctor who's used to all this stuff, we don't necessarily care about Doctor Who discovering these new things, there is some fun in that. But that's why   that show is interesting because the assistant has an   assistant comes along so right about them managing this whole new world of possibilities that he's showing to them of all of these crazy new things. And them how this world shattering idea of what's going on here and then having to manage that.   It's also you can see this a lot when it's, say, a haunted house storyline. And you know, usually there's this struggle of No, it can't be real, I'm gonna prove that it's not real. There's that dumb character. It's like, Steve, no ghost is gonna get me and then they're like drug off off screen. And I do think that the way you write that discovery is going to make or break the movie. We've talked about before, how, let's say like a supernatural threat came to us. And we had to therefore acknowledge that it was like the black eyed kids is something that I've talked about. And you're like, I wouldn't be scared about it. I'd be like, Okay, well, how do we get rid of them? Let's look at let's look at what all the scholars have   just laid out in front of you. And you just you're just like absolutely denying it or just like, Oh, yeah, it's a ghost. I saw it. So you know, okay, let's do a salt circle. Let's do all that. Yeah, let's do the ritual. Do the things that you need to do instead of just yeah, saying no. I know, it's holding me upside down, but can't be real. But   I imagined it. Yeah. And then the last kind of storyline is the idea of a powerful magical object. And that the story is built around that you seen in the movie The mask with Jim Carrey Lucky's mask, he puts it on he transforms into this cartoon like creature. And then Infinity Gauntlet, and the stones are the stones called   the Infinity Stones. The Infinity Gauntlet, it gives that that person a bunch of power, right? These   things that also sort of change your perception on reality because it has this whole nother level of possibilities that are usually supernatural paranormal beyond the explanation of science of the laws of nature. The Holy Grail is another one we talked about the fifth element with the stones and actually, you know, the Fifth Element herself. The Sorcerer's Stone in Harry Potter and Harry Harry Potter just continues to throw those types of things on this list. The fairy wand and elderberry the elder was elderberry elderberries are real. It's like a thing. They aren't good. Yeah. So it's a great way of telling a story is powerful, magical object. Whoever possesses it some sort of crazy thing different than will change for them. I mean, just the genies lamp. Yeah, great example of that.   I think there's something called the skull of truth. And it's supposed to be the skull that like Shakespeare uses. It's Yorick. It's that and whoever's in the same room as the skull, they have to tell the truth. So that would be kind of handy. I do think. So, those are some of our favorite storylines within the genre. Let us know if we missed anything.   There's plenty more. I'm sure we missed some. There's all sorts of different ways. I mean, watch every single Star Trek episode, and they do all sorts of these different things. Yeah. 15 years of supernatural wasn't just by chance that they only cover the storylines that we mentioned. I know. Yeah. So there's other Yeah, they're out there. And they're awesome. And each one gets to be used again and again and again, and thrown little different elements at it. And that's one of the reasons why. supernatural paranormal things are so much fun, because it does not get old.   Yeah, it doesn't get old when you have so many options to play with. Right? And you can mix these things around. You can have like, oh, a Freaky Friday, within Oh, we also have to get this powerful object and this powerful object is what made us do the Freaky Friday thing in the first place. Oh, it's so great.   So many versions. And like we said that, that these they transcend just being in even in their own story, worlds of fantasy, science fiction, Supernatural, paranormal and even the drama series. We'll touch on some of these storylines that are primarily focused in these types of world and then they'll sort of explain them away of why this, you know, the real world is still functioning here that they had a dream, the dream, but it's, they're all incredibly awesome ways to tell stories and that's why I just,   yeah, eat it up. Eat it. Oh, yeah, same. Alright and as we end Make sure to follow me on Instagram at the folklore Friday podcast and message me message me if there's any storylines that you like, or if there's a topic you want us to discuss, because I am looking for feedback. And as I end I wanted to tell Chris and you my listener, so as listening to this podcast, if you'd like my podcast, and you're really gonna like it's called stories with Sapphire, ah, do you ever just look at someone and their accomplishments and you go, I want I want those. She's living my best life. Like, that's this chick for me. And so I was listening to this episode where she tells these scary stories. Sometimes people write in sometimes she narrates, sometimes they they narrate, narrate, I can talk. So I listen to her podcast a lot when I'm working because I do sign work. And I usually find it really soothing but on my way home to you love in my life, Chris. I was listening to this one. And it made me gasp out loud. Because I was like, Oh, I don't like that at all. This, like family, and they kept being haunted by this ghost of someone that looked a lot like the daughter and kept saying, Mommy, Mommy, and it sounded, you know, pretty general. And they said, Please leave and as most ghost stories do the ones that end will that left but then you find out that it was like the ants. Baby, she had a miscarriage. And they said, Oh, the aunt said we couldn't bury it in him. I think it was her her son couldn't bury him in the cemetery. So we buried him in the house. And out loud I went what she said, she put the remnants in this big glass jar with alcohol and put it under the floorboards of the couch, like render underneath the couch. It seems like work to just do that. That's easier to bury airy and live somewhere just disintegrate and become part of the earth.   That sounds very natural to the work to do what they did. It's like preserving it in like a free pickle jar. Yeah,   that's the most disturbing thing I've ever heard. I don't know if it was like a cultural thing. And if it is, I'm sorry, but they didn't say it was and I would be so disturbed if I found found that. Sure. You know what? Just like it was very disturbing to me. So check out that. Yeah, check that out. Check that. It's very good. Also check out guide to the unknown. I've been listening to that one a lot. Super like it props to them. But also listen to all of the other previous episodes for folklore Friday. Oh, yes, please. So thank you so much for listening. Thank you for joining me, Chris. Oh, thank you for having me, Megan. And we'll see you next time on folklore Friday. Bye. Thanks for listening my little strange things. I hope you join us next time. scare you later.   Transcribed by https://otter.ai  

In a very heated discussion (not really), Sam and Pissi review a classic psychological thriller... Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho! The discussion covers everything from toilet flushing, to how much money Marion stole. From surprise boobies, to why the police officers in the 60s were all out creepy. We even read a new listener cryptid story, and contemplate just how unnecessary some of the characters (ok, maybe one particular one) are in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Michael T. Jahosky - The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle Earth   Although many people today reject Christianity for intellectual reasons, greater numbers of people are rejecting Christianity because it does not engage their imagination. Christians must not only demonstrate that the Christian worldview is true, but that it is also good, beautiful, and relevant. The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle-earth is a book that endeavors to show the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ, the gospel, and the biblical metanarrative by engaging the imagination through J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, as well as The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. In this book, Michael T. Jahosky proposes that J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a story about what Jesus' parables are about: the good news about the return of the king. As a work of imaginative fiction similar to Jesus' parables, The Lord of the Rings can bypass both intellectual and imaginative objections to the gospel and pull back the "veil of familiarity" that obscures the gospel for many. Michael T. Jahosky is the author of The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle-Earth and he has stopped by the podcast for a visit on this episode. Links Discussed In This Show: https://lastdunadancom.wordpress.com/   WIPF and Stock Publishers   Michael T. Jahosky on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelJahosky   Michael T. Jahosky on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.jahosky.5   Mythic Mission Podcast   Thank you for listening to Voices In My Head! Blessings, Rick Lee James Want some exclusives like early music videos, singles, and private podcast episodes? Become a paid subscriber on Substack: Subscribe now Listen to Rick Lee James Music One of the best ways to support independent artists during Covid-19 is to stream our music on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora. Click below to find out all the ways you can listen. Music From RICK LEE JAMES https://linktr.ee/rickleejames Spotify: Link to Rick Lee James Also Find Rick Lee James Music on Bandcamp:  Rick on Bandcamp or on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3abA3po   About Your Host: Rick Lee James Subscribe on Substack: https://rickleejames.substack.com/ Web Site www.rickleejames.com, Twitter Facebook. Voices In My Head Podcast www.voicesinmyheadpodcast.com, Mister Rogers Quotes on Twitter at @MisterRogersSay. “Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast”:HERE.   Rick Lee James Radio Special:https://westarchristianmedia.com/rick-lee-james-30-minute-radio-special   Get Rick Lee James Latest Album: https://rickleejames.bandcamp.com/ In partnership with CRW Radio Promotions, singer, songwriter and worship leader Rick Lee James debuts a brand new radio special.  The “Thunder Radio Special” can be heard exclusively on James’ official YouTube channel or his website. It was also recently added to Spotify and Apple Music. Radio stations interested in airing the “Thunder Radio Special” can contact Kathryn Ambrose at CRW Radio Promotions at kathryn@westarmediagroup.com. ----more---- For Rick Lee James Booking Inquiries:  www.RickLeeJames.com By Email: Rick@RickLeeJames.com

Michael T. Jahosky - The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle EarthAlthough many people today reject Christianity for intellectual reasons, greater numbers of people are rejecting Christianity because it does not engage their imagination. Christians must not only demonstrate that the Christian worldview is true, but that it is also good, beautiful, and relevant. The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle-earth is a book that endeavors to show the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ, the gospel, and the biblical metanarrative by engaging the imagination through J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, as well as The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. In this book, Michael T. Jahosky proposes that J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a story about what Jesus' parables are about: the good news about the return of the king. As a work of imaginative fiction similar to Jesus' parables, The Lord of the Rings can bypass both intellectual and imaginative objections to the gospel and pull back the "veil of familiarity" that obscures the gospel for many.Michael T. Jahosky is the author of The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle-Earth and he has stopped by the podcast for a visit on this episode.Links Discussed In This Show:https://lastdunadancom.wordpress.com/WIPF and Stock PublishersMichael T. Jahosky on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelJahoskyMichael T. Jahosky on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.jahosky.5Mythic Mission PodcastThank you for listening to Voices In My Head!Blessings,Rick Lee JamesWant some exclusives like early music videos, singles, and private podcast episodes?Become a paid subscriber on Substack:Subscribe nowListen to Rick Lee James MusicOne of the best ways to support independent artists during Covid-19 is to stream our music on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora. Click below to find out all the ways you can listen.Music From RICK LEE JAMEShttps://linktr.ee/rickleejamesSpotify: Link to Rick Lee JamesAlso Find Rick Lee James Music on Bandcamp: Rick on Bandcampor on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3abA3poAbout Your Host: Rick Lee JamesSubscribe on Substack: https://rickleejames.substack.com/Web Site www.rickleejames.com,TwitterFacebook.Voices In My Head Podcast www.voicesinmyheadpodcast.com,Mister Rogers Quotes on Twitter at @MisterRogersSay.“Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast”:HERE.Rick Lee James Radio Special:https://westarchristianmedia.com/rick-lee-james-30-minute-radio-specialGet Rick Lee James Latest Album: https://rickleejames.bandcamp.com/In partnership with CRW Radio Promotions, singer, songwriter and worship leader Rick Lee James debuts a brand new radio special. The “Thunder Radio Special” can be heard exclusively on James' official YouTube channel or his website. It was also recently added to Spotify and Apple Music. Radio stations interested in airing the “Thunder Radio Special” can contact Kathryn Ambrose at CRW Radio Promotions at kathryn@westarmediagroup.com.----more----For Rick Lee James Booking Inquiries: www.RickLeeJames.comBy Email: Rick@RickLeeJames.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe

Michael T. Jahosky - The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle Earth Although many people today reject Christianity for intellectual reasons, greater numbers of people are rejecting Christianity because it does not engage their imagination. Christians must not only demonstrate that the Christian worldview is true, but that it is also good, beautiful, and relevant. The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle-earth is a book that endeavors to show the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ, the gospel, and the biblical metanarrative by engaging the imagination through J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, as well as The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. In this book, Michael T. Jahosky proposes that J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a story about what Jesus' parables are about: the good news about the return of the king. As a work of imaginative fiction similar to Jesus' parables, The Lord of the Rings can bypass both intellectual and imaginative objections to the gospel and pull back the "veil of familiarity" that obscures the gospel for many.Michael T. Jahosky is the author of The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle-Earth and he has stopped by the podcast for a visit on this episode.Links Discussed In This Show:https://lastdunadancom.wordpress.com/ WIPF and Stock Publishers Michael T. Jahosky on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelJahosky Michael T. Jahosky on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.jahosky.5 Mythic Mission Podcast Thank you for listening to Voices In My Head!Blessings,Rick Lee JamesWant some exclusives like early music videos, singles, and private podcast episodes?Become a paid subscriber on Substack:Subscribe nowListen to Rick Lee James MusicOne of the best ways to support independent artists during Covid-19 is to stream our music on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora. Click below to find out all the ways you can listen.Music From RICK LEE JAMEShttps://linktr.ee/rickleejamesSpotify: Link to Rick Lee JamesAlso Find Rick Lee James Music on Bandcamp: Rick on Bandcampor on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3abA3po About Your Host: Rick Lee JamesSubscribe on Substack: https://rickleejames.substack.com/Web Site www.rickleejames.com,TwitterFacebook.Voices In My Head Podcast www.voicesinmyheadpodcast.com,Mister Rogers Quotes on Twitter at @MisterRogersSay.“Welcome To The Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast”:HERE. Rick Lee James Radio Special:https://westarchristianmedia.com/rick-lee-james-30-minute-radio-special Get Rick Lee James Latest Album: https://rickleejames.bandcamp.com/In partnership with CRW Radio Promotions, singer, songwriter and worship leader Rick Lee James debuts a brand new radio special. The “Thunder Radio Special” can be heard exclusively on James' official YouTube channel or his website. It was also recently added to Spotify and Apple Music. Radio stations interested in airing the “Thunder Radio Special” can contact Kathryn Ambrose at CRW Radio Promotions at kathryn@westarmediagroup.com.----more----For Rick Lee James Booking Inquiries: www.RickLeeJames.comBy Email: Rick@RickLeeJames.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe

Show Notes and Links to The Brothers Fernandez Work and Allusions/Texts from Episode 49   On Episode 49, Pete talks with the five Fernandez brothers about their love of literature, their awesome family ties, great literature, especially that of Latin America, and their podcast-The Brothers F-which can be found here.   You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Spotify and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. The Brothers F Podcast on Apple Podcasts The Brothers F Podcast Official Website      At about 1:30, Juan Carlos, Andrés, Francisco, Diego, and Juan Pablo give their background   At about 3:00, the brothers talk about their childhood background with reading and the full bookshelves at home, and they shout out some of their favorite books, comic strips, authors, and texts   At about 16:00, the brothers talked about the books and texts that have given them “chills at will,” including Laura Hillebrand's incredible and impeccable Unbroken, Agatha Christie's short stories, Virginia Wolff's Mrs. Dalloway, William Faulkner's The Sound and The Fury, Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, “La Escritura de Dios” by Jorge Luis Borges, and “Good Old Neon” by David Foster Wallace.   At about 23:00, Pete talks about his love of Unbroken, including the many parallels between Louis Zamperini and Pete's grandpa, Joe Albanese   At about 27:45, the brothers talk about their podcast, including its origins and its philosophy    At about 32:05, the brothers discuss George Saunders' greatness   At about 36:45, Juan Pablo, an 8th-grader (!), talks about his reading list   At about 38:15, Pete uses the formative text, Cinco Maestros, to discuss great works in Spanish, including “El Evangelio Según Marcos” by Jorge Luis Borges, which Pete covered here on Episode Seven and “No Oyes Ladrar Los Perros” by Juan Rulfo, which Pete covered here on Episode Three   At about 44:50, Francisco talks about his and the family's hopes in connecting to more literature in Spanish   At about 51:00, Pete talks about some incredible short stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, including the allusion-rich, symbolism-heavy “El Ahogado Más Hermoso del Mundo,” and “Alguien Desordena Estas Rosas,” which Pete covered here in Episode Four   At 1:01:10, the brothers talk about upcoming projects and episodes   At 1:04:10, the brothers talk about their process in getting the five bros together for recording their podcasts

We are so excited to be beginning our series on magic systems today! The episodes in this series will delve into specific types of magic, but today we're discussing examples of hard and soft magic. These terms were popularized by fantasy author Brandon Sanderson, who is known for his complex magic systems that have a lot of rules and explore how magic works. This is “hard magic.” Think Patrick Rothfuss's Kingkiller Chronicles or Isaac Asimov's I, Robot. Soft magic, on the other hand, is when magic is a mystical part of the universe and the story doesn't go into detail about how it works or even why it works. It just does. Think J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings or George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Most books are somewhere in the middle of these two systems. Harry Potter, for example, is near the center point of this continuum, as Rowling's magic has rules and laws, but, as a whole, you're still not entirely sure what magic is capable of and the system is expanded throughout the series. Notes Emma's example: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (Hard magic) Kyle's example: Heroics for Beginners by John More (Soft magic) Allison's example: The Seventh Tower series by Garth Nix (somewhere in between) Read Sanderson's Laws of Magic Join our Discord Community Produced by Mythos & Ink. Announcement Music: Coffee Beats by Aaron Parsons (Used with permission)

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings ranks near the top of almost every “favorite book” or “book of the century” list. Yet few readers know that Tolkien was a devout Catholic who infused his Middle-earth stories with Catholic themes and symbolism. In fact, the author stated, “The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.” In this episode, Fr. Blake and Brandon discuss these Catholic features, including Providence, the sacramentality of Middle-earth, three Christ figures, the Marian dimension, the philosophy of evil, and the eventual victory of goodness and beauty. LINKS Book Recommendations Frodo's Journey: Discover The Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings by Joseph Pearce The Power of the Ring: The Spiritual Vision Behind the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by Stratford Caldecott The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind the Lord of the Rings by Peter Kreeft J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth by Bradley Birzer The Battle for Middle-earth: Tolkien's Divine Design in The Lord of the Rings by Fleming Rutledge Tolkien's Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages by Holly Ordway Other Links Brandon Vogt – “8 Books on J.R.R. Tolkien's Catholicism” Frederic Heidemann – “I Was an Atheist Until I Read “The Lord of the Rings” Steven Greydanus – “Faith and fantasy: Tolkien the Catholic, The Lord of the Rings, and Peter Jackson's film trilogy”

On this special episode of the Methodical Methodist Podcast, Andrew is joined by two of his dear friends to talk about their love for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review! Listen to me here: https://anchor.fm/methodical-methodist --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/methodical-methodist/support

Join Charlie and Pip as they discuss each chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in the latest series from ARC! In this introductory episode, they discuss the concept for this new podcast series and what they find fascinating about the novel as a whole. Music credit: "Long Road Ahead B" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Pastor Wilson discusses the young Pro-Life movement, it's pitfalls, and calls for reformation rather than revolution. He plugs J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," and unpacks “adikia;" unrighteousness. Be sure to join him every Wednesday for the newest edition of the Plodcast. Happy plodding! 

Kyle beat Lords of the Fallen while Kaz falls back into the Gordon Ramsay-fueled mobile nightmare. In news, we talk a lot of Blizzard, Nintendo, and Accounting, and in Save Point, Kaz revisits her fond memories of the terrible J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol.1 for the SNES. Come pause with us!