Happy Holidays! Enjoy our book one audio clip compilation ... The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien If you'd like to send us something please address it to: The Shire P.O. Box 96...
Dec 25, 2018•51 min•Ep. 41
The itch! Special "Holiday Eggs" at the end of our discussion of chapter XI of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien If you'd like to send us som...
Dec 16, 2018•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 40
Your staff is broken! Gandalf says farewell to Saruman in chapter X of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien The reread will continue on December...
Dec 09, 2018•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 39
The Flooding of Isengard! Merry and Pippin show off their story-telling skills in chapter IX of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien The reread ...
Dec 02, 2018•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 38
Old Toby! We head to Isengard with Gandalf & company in chapter VIII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien The reread will continue on Dec...
Nov 24, 2018•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 37
Erkenbrand! We head to Helm's Deep in chapter VII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien The reread will continue on November 25th! Make sure t...
Nov 18, 2018•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 36
Láthspell! Théoden gets a make over in chapter VI of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien The reread will continue on November 18th! Make sure t...
Nov 12, 2018•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 35
Who is the White Rider? We are pleasantly surprised by an old friend in chapter V of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien The reread will contin...
Nov 04, 2018•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 34
Treebeard is finally here! Pippin and Merry encounter someone they didn't expect as we discuss chapter IV of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkie...
Oct 28, 2018•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 33
Orcin' for the weekend! Pippin does his best to earn a chapter in ol Bilbo's book as we discuss chapter III of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolk...
Oct 14, 2018•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 32
Elendil!!! We are introduced to Éomer, Third Marshal of the Riddermark, and the Riders of Rohan in chapter II of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. Special thanks to everyone who came out to see us in Amanda, OH and all those who celebrated Hobbit Day around the world. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question,...
Oct 07, 2018•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 31
They found him resting! Boromir's time has come and he has paid a great price as we discuss chapter I of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers. Special thanks to everyone who came out to see us in Amanda, OH and all those who celebrated Hobbit Day around the world. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a ...
Sep 30, 2018•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 30
It's time to gaze into Galadriel's Mirror! This week we let our book club members provide us with all the talking points as we take a look back at books 1 & 2 ... Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebo...
Sep 16, 2018•2 hr 29 min•Ep. 29
What did the film get RIGHT? What did the film get "WRONG"? Check out our book to movie discussion. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien The discussion will continue on Septembe...
Sep 09, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 28
Top 5 Takeaways from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring & Top 5 UP Bookclub memories. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien The discussion will continue on September...
Sep 02, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 27
The Seat of Seeing! Look at how far we have come! Some great energy in this episode as we discuss chapter XXII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.c...
Aug 26, 2018•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 26
This river is not good, but it is GREAT! It is very late and we get into some nail-biting situations during chapter XXI of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. Special thanks to Kalle for the into music. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story...
Aug 19, 2018•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 25
Farewell, Farewell! You're in for a treat as we get multilingual during Chapter XX of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. Special thanks to Kalle, Luca, and Jelle for sending us Galadriel's lament. Also, huge shout out to Chase, Ego, and Christine for contributing to the show. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to...
Aug 12, 2018•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 24
Namárië, beautiful Arwen! We are emotional at the start but we are ready to discuss Chapter XIX of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolk...
Aug 05, 2018•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 23
Introducing Haldir! We are blindfolded as we discuss Chapter XVIII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien The reread will continue ...
Jul 29, 2018•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 22
"You shall not pass!" Fools are flying as we discuss Chapter XVII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien Follow Ezra & Lottie’s...
Jul 22, 2018•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 21
Sniffing has never been more important as we journey in the dark! Welcome to Moria, please don't toss rocks into old creepy wells as we discuss Chapter XVII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join ...
Jul 15, 2018•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 20
The snow drifts get higher and higher! Aragorn and Gandalf debate the path ahead as we discuss Chapter XV of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/up...
Jul 08, 2018•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 19
The Council Continued! We continue to put all the pieces together as we discuss Chapter XIV of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien ...
Jul 01, 2018•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 18
It's time for Council! It's time to put all the pieces together as we discuss Chapter XIV of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summary, sing a song, or tell your story! Join the group discussion at https://www.facebook.com/uptalkintolkien Th...
Jun 24, 2018•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 17
Welcome to the Last Homely House East of the Sea! We are rested and reacquainted with old friends as we discuss Chapter XIII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. Gandalf and Frodo catch up! There is feasting, singing, and many happy meetings in Rivendell. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, ...
Jun 17, 2018•2 hr 33 min•Ep. 16
GLORFINDEL!!!!! Frodo is in bad shape as we discuss Chapter XII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. Bill the pony is in high spirits! He helps the Hobbits and Aragorn pick a path that will be a little easier on our friend Frodo! The Black Riders are all about and we may need a little extra help as we near the Ford. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling...
Jun 10, 2018•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 15
Lots of LORE ahead! Who is Gil-galad? Enjoy the ambient weather sounds as tramp through the wild in Chapter XI of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. The ponies are GONE! The town is wild with talk about the particular company at the Prancing Pony. It will be difficult to leave unnoticed. The Bywater Post: please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. ...
Jun 03, 2018•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 14
Who can we trust? The tension continues to build as we discuss Chapter X of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. Frodo and company are back in their room deep in secret conversations! The Black Riders are BACK and Merry is still missing. The Bywater Post is still flooded with mail. NEW MONTHLY Bywater Post episode coming soon! Please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 42...
May 20, 2018•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 13
The Hobbits are in Bree! Enjoy some mead, meat, and cheese as we discuss Chapter IX of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. Merry takes off into the night while the others join the "company" in the common room. The Bywater Post is still flooded with mail. Please send your "Tolkien Stories" to [email protected] We will read and share those on the podcast! You can also leave us a voicemail by calling: (740) 422-9395 [3 min max]. Feel free to ask us a question, read a chapter summar...
May 06, 2018•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 12