That's What I'm Tolkien About

Being the one hundred and thirtieth episode in which MC shares her intermission pee break tip, Shelob needs a tap number, and the musical took “break a leg!” literally.   That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Ali: Twitter - https://twitter.com/msalicenutting Rumpleteaser - https://www.rumpleteaserimprov.com/   Resources, Articles, Etc. -  Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/6PpBGWOamHlsuI5diOtMBe?si=6xxjGcCzS4Wwk5-ZbPk5TA Act 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCS5umyKsU Act 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ZUERNUsZU Act 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj3tPmDzbbg National Geographic Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKtlkSdW0-U&list=PL674F51E63A15A3FD  Twitter thread with other stuff: https://twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod/status/1477769657499230214     Next Up: Tolkien (2019) Available on Hulu Premium or to rent most other places   Good Reads/Listens: Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161 

Being the look back at 2021 in which we revisit the question, ”Is Viggo Mortensen actually a ranger?”, discuss the pure cinnamon roll that is Faramir, fight over name pronunciations, and more!   That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Resources, Articles, Etc. -  Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161    Next Up: LOTR The Musical -  Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/6PpBGWOamHlsuI5diOtMBe?si=6xxjGcCzS4Wwk5-ZbPk5TA Act 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCS5umyKsU Act 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ZUERNUsZU Act 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj3tPmDzbbg

Being the one hundred and twenty-nine episode of the show in which VeggieTales is socialist propaganda, Lord of the Rings is maybe a Christmas movie, and not enough vegetables were utilized.    MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PIPPIN NEW YEAR MERCH! https://bit.ly/30N56Zy    That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Justin: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@freddiesroommate Twitter - https://twitter.com/IamJustinJordan   Resources, Articles, Etc. -  Lord of the Beans - https://vimeo.com/640461277 Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161    Next Up: LOTR The Musical -  Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/6PpBGWOamHlsuI5diOtMBe?si=6xxjGcCzS4Wwk5-ZbPk5TA Act 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCS5umyKsU Act 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ZUERNUsZU Act 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj3tPmDzbbg

Being the one hundred and twenty-eighth episode of the show in which Denethor and Thedoen die vaguely, we’re smuggling Kinder eggs, and Aragorn is Jesus.    MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PIPPIN NEW YEAR MERCH! https://bit.ly/30N56Zy    That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Dave and Johnny: Twitter - https://twitter.com/mellon_heads Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mellonheadsofficial/  The Council of Elrond Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-council-of-elrond/id1558898223     Resources, Articles, Etc. -  NEXT WEEK! Lord of the Beans - https://vimeo.com/640461277 The Hobbit (1977) - https://archive.org/details/TheHobbit1977Version LOTR (1978) - https://archive.org/details/o.senhor.dos.aneis.1978.1080p.bluray.h264.aac.2.05.1.dualricksz  ROTK (1980) - https://archive.org/details/the-return-of-the-king-1980-hevc  Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

Being the one hundred and twenty-seven episode of the show in which we’re going out with a bang (sort of), Rankin/Bass wrote a banger, and Frodo has a vendetta against water.    MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PIPPIN NEW YEAR MERCH! https://bit.ly/30N56Zy    That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Dave and Johnny: Twitter - https://twitter.com/mellon_heads The Council of Elrond Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-council-of-elrond/id1558898223     Resources, Articles, Etc. -  ROTK (1980) - https://archive.org/details/the-return-of-the-king-1980-hevc  Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

Being the one hundred and twenty-sixth episode of the show in which Balrog wings are controversial, MC relives the first time she got spoiled, and the end?   MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PIPPIN NEW YEAR MERCH! https://bit.ly/30N56Zy (get it before it’s taken down again but also knock on wood that it isn’t!)   That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Bayana and Delia: Black Girls Create - https://www.flowcode.com/page/blackgirlscreate   Bayana’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/yanawroteit  Delia’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/deliaistyping    Resources, Articles, Etc. -  LOTR (1978) - https://archive.org/details/o.senhor.dos.aneis.1978.1080p.bluray.h264.aac.2.05.1.dualricksz  An Exhaustive History of Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr_rb_pitHk&t=1184s  Return of the King (1980) - https://archive.org/details/the-return-of-the-king-1980-hevc Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

Being the one hundred and twenty-fifth episode of the show in which 17 year old Peter Jackson draws inspiration, Aragorn has no pants, and something LGBT happens.   MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PIPPIN NEW YEAR MERCH! https://bit.ly/30N56Zy (get it before it’s taken down again but also knock on wood that it isn’t!)   That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Bayana and Delia: Black Girls Create - https://www.flowcode.com/page/blackgirlscreate   Bayana’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/yanawroteit  Delia’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/deliaistyping    Resources, Articles, Etc. -  LOTR (1978) - https://archive.org/details/o.senhor.dos.aneis.1978.1080p.bluray.h264.aac.2.05.1.dualricksz  An Exhaustive History of Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr_rb_pitHk&t=1184s  Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

Being the one hundred and twenty-fourth episode of the show in which the Miser brothers are gay icons, this Gandalf is even more dramatic and savage, and we finally learn the eagles are the fifth army.   That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     Merch is back up! (for now): https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25646776-hobbity-holidays?store_id=707920 (Also available in long sleeve, hoodie, and crew neck)   The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Liz: Nerdy Bitches - https://www.nerdybitches.com/   Twitter - https://twitter.com/AuthorLizSerna    Resources, Articles, Etc. -  The Hobbit (1977) - https://archive.org/details/TheHobbit1977Version LOTR (1978) - https://archive.org/details/o.senhor.dos.aneis.1978.1080p.bluray.h264.aac.2.05.1.dualricksz  Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

Here's a bonus episode for you just cuz! I answer questions about podcasting, what's coming up next, music, and more.   Watch the animated Hobbit (1977): https://archive.org/details/TheHobbit1977Version   The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt 

Being the one hundred and twenty-third episode of the show in which Mike and Mary Clay discuss dealing with problematic aspects of these works of fiction, the acceptance and negativity within the fandoms, and moments from the stories that surprised them.   Get your "Merry Christmas and a Pippin New Year" merch! https://bit.ly/3CYbcoh    That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Mike: Multitude - https://multitude.productions/  Twitter - https://twitter.com/Schubes17  Website - https://www.schub.es/    Resources, Articles, Etc. -  Race in LOTR and Tolkien’s Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161