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The Second Age – Chapter 1: The Rise of Númenor

David and John discuss the history of Tolkien’s writings before setting sail to the island of Númenor to introduce our first major location in The Rings of Power. Join us to continue our deep dive into the lore behind Amazon’s upcoming series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

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S04E04 – Generation Loss – Instant Talk

New York may be a zoo for humans? How is that different from all the cities we have now? Embrace the existential crisis and join us as we discuss an episode that has us all reeling. We cover our observations along with your theories and questions in the Instant Talk. Tune in Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday for more Westworld!

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Perfect Stranger Things: The Piggyback (part 2)

What will become of Max? Is there a parallel with Stephen King’s Talisman? Was this entire season an homage to David Carradine? Steve and Anthony conclude their coverage of season 4.

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The Lorehounds break down The Rings of Power trailer

We joined The Lorehounds on their Second Age podcast to break down the newly-released trailer for Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Subscribe to The Lorehounds or Dug Too Deep to get the full podcast.

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LWJ&A – Episode 344 – Mt. Cuckmore

Lunchtime! This week we discuss A.Ron’s latest obsession with the James Webb Space Telescope, his trip to the Van Gogh Immersive Experience, and Jim gets bad news about his very expensive Enterprise D model.

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Season 3 Wrapup

Season 3 is over and while the finale wasn’t exactly to our tastes, it was a pretty good season overall. We’re back for one final podcast to consider your thoughts before we close the book on this season.

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The Rings of Power – Main Teaser Breakdown

David and John are joined by Bald Move’s Jim and Aron to discuss the brand new “Main Teaser” from Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power which dropped yesterday. The team takes you through our overall thoughts, the main themes, and a shot by shot breakdown of the teaser.

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S03E06 – New Eden

Join us for another great episode of For All Mankind.

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How Does a Medievalist approach House of the Dragon?

This week Kavita Mudan Finn (PhD, Oxford) talks House of the Dragon. Then comic Steve Ausburne discusses his very first viewing of GOT 801 (Winterfell). Is this the best start to a final season ever? Finally, Kavita answers a question about racial perception in Medieval Europe.

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Electric Bookaloo: Bran VII

Dr. Pádraig MacCarron is back to help us cover Bran’s final POV chapter of the first book. This chapter, he thinks, confirms without a doubt Bran’s greensight. Check out Anthony’s coverage of HBO’s Game of Thrones (season 8) and House of the Dragon at his new podcast: Double Dragon.

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