In our FINAL episode covering The Hobbit book, narrator of The Hobbit: Theatrical Audiobook 'Bluefax' drops by to discuss the final chapter, and joins us for a retrospective on the themes, messages, and favorite moments of the book. In it, we dive in-depth into not only the behind-the-scenes creation of his audiobook, but great book moments from the start to the end, like Bilbo and Thorin's character shifts, comparisons to greater mythology, Gandalf's excuse for being absent for half the book, a...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Isabel (@spookyscaryisabeletons) is BACK with me to discuss the most emotional chunk of this story, and the climactic third-act superhero battle that is The Battle of The Five Armies. Also in discussion: Bilbo's bravery (stupidity?) Beorn's drunken T'Challa moment, Thorin's extremely overdramatic death scene, and Gandalf's utter uselessness. If you enjoyed this weeks episode, feel free to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, leave us a rating on iTunes, and share the show around with your n...
Nov 12, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The tides are turning in Middle-Earth, for better or for worse, as my friend Blake Moyer drops in to talk the next three action-packed chapters of The Hobbit. In discussion: Dwarves sexual attraction, Dale's political scandals, a very funny bird, and a lot of morally ambiguous character choices. If you enjoyed this weeks episode, feel free to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, leave us a rating on iTunes, and share the show around with your nerd friends! You can also follow us on Twitter ...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Things get intense in episode 6, where my friend Ashton stops by to gush about the next three chapters of Tolkien's The Hobbit. In discussion: more drunk guards, more dead ponies, and one very intense dragon. If you enjoyed this weeks episode, feel free to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, leave us a rating on iTunes, and share the show around with your nerd friends! You can also follow us on Twitter (@MiddleEarthPod) where we'll be posting behind the scenes photos, notes, and updates ab...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Slap the lid on your barrel and hold on tight, Bilbo's headed out of Mirkwood. In episode 5, Aidan drops by one final time to wrap up our discussion of chapters 8 and 9. Highlights include allegories to American politics, drunk elves, Badass Bilbo, whiny Thorin, and one really stupid plan. If you enjoyed this weeks episode, feel free to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, leave us a rating on iTunes, and share the show around with your nerd friends! You can also follow us on Twitter (@Midd...
Oct 22, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In episode 4, my friend Aidan Garcia drops by for an in-depth, fun-filled discussion of (most of) chapter 8 of Tolkien's "The Hobbit". Highlights include Bombers unfortunate luck, Chaos Deer, Hand Moths, comedy legend Will Ferrell, and BIBLO'S REDEMTION ARC! If you enjoyed this weeks episode, feel free to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, leave us a rating on iTunes, and share the show around with your nerd friends! You can also follow us on Twitter (@MiddleEarthPod) where we'll be posti...
Oct 15, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Wolves, Bears, Eagles, oh my! In episode 3, Jackie MacLean drops by to discuss some of her favorite moments from The Hobbit. Highlights include correcting my previous mistakes, Dwarf parkour, Gandalf somehow learning to speak eagle, and a lot of very inappropriate word choice. If you enjoyed this weeks episode, feel free to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, leave us a rating on iTunes, and share the show around with your nerd friends! You can also follow us on Twitter (@MiddleEarthPod) w...
Oct 08, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Austin is joined by his good friend J (@jtheseawitch) to discuss three new chapters of The Hobbit. Highlights include the dwarves being incredibly poor location scouts, discourse on inaccurate sword names, Gandalf slander, middle school math decathlons, and much more! If you enjoyed this weeks episode, feel free to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, leave us a rating on iTunes, and share the show around with your nerd friends! You can also follow us on Twitter (@MiddleEarthPod) where we'l...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Austin is joined by friend and borderline-obsessive Lord of The Rings nerd Isabel Christie to talk through the first two chapters of The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Topics include Hobbit eating habits, Gandalf's overly colorful word-choice, and Bilbo being the worst group partner in existence. Its a barrel of laughs, and only a taste of whats to come. Hope you enjoy! If you did, please consider giving us a rating, and spreading the word to your nerd friends! Also, feel free to follow @MiddleEarth...
Sep 24, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to the introduction episode! Here, host Austin Civatte lays the groundwork for the adventure ahead, describing why it took him so long to read a world famous children's novel series that is almost a century old. After that, he goes into the very little, probably very inaccurate bits of information he thinks he knows about J.R.R. Tolkien's epic quadrilogy, before reading a single page. So strap in, saddle up, and enjoy The Search For Middle Earth, the not-so unexpected adventures of a clu...
Sep 22, 2020•9 min
