Lord of the Rings Lorecast
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Lord of the Rings Lorecast
From The Silmarillion to the Hobbit to The Rings of Power and The Lord of the Rings. From the creation of the world to what happened after the destruction of the One Ring, this podcast explains all of the lore, characters, history, and mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien's amazingly deep and complex wor...
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183: The Hobbit 54: The Wisdom of Birds
How would you bring the Dwarves up-to-speed about what just happened in Laketown? Tolkien finds a way that's deeply rooted in myth and legend.
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182: The Hobbit 53: Suffering, Blame, and Hope After The Dragon
What do people do when a dragon destroys their town and 1/4 of their population? Tolkien has a very realistic sense of this.
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181: The Hobbit 52: Smaug's End And The Nature of Heroes
The qualities of realists. Nature (the lake and the moon) fighting back against Smaug. How the Black Arrow isn't actually a Deus Ex Machina. There's s...

180: The Hobbit 51: The Beauty and Corruption of Erebor
The dwarves and Bilbo finally make their way through Erebor, finding only the remains of the dragon's occupation contrasting with the beauty of nature...

179: The Hobbit 50: Bravery Isn't A Lack Of Fear
It's the realistic reaction to fear that makes the dwarves feel so real.
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178: The Hobbit 49: The Magic Bird is Listening
How do you solve the problem of information dissemination when writing a novel? Tolkien gives us a master class answer.
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177: The Hobbit 48: How to Talk to a Dragon
Bilbo outwits Smaug in what might be the most engaging conversation every written.
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176: The Hobbit 47: Bilbo Proves He's Not A Grocer
How would you react to a dragon sleeping on a mountain of treasure?
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175: Can all Maiar shape shift? How do Elves actually choose to be human? Community Questions Answered
We're changing it up this week with a mountain troll sized episode to answer community questions. We'll be back with more Hobbit next week.
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174: The Hobbit 46: Bilbo's Descent Into Darkness
The hidden path is open. It's Bilbo's moment, and the bravest thing he will ever have to do.
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173: The Hobbit 45: The Hidden Door of Erebor
A magic door is a classic fairy tale trope, and Tolkien handles it masterfully.
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172: The Hobbit 44: The Desolation of The Dragon
The party leaves Laketown and soon realized that the land around the mountain does not want them there.
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171: 2 Truths and a Lie | Robots Radio Summer Lore Party
Can you spot the lie? Robots Radio network hosts compete to see who knows the most about the lore of other shows.
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170: The Hobbit 43: The Return of the (Dwarven) King
The party enters Laketown, and Thorin announces his return.
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169: The Hobbit 42: How Long Can A Dwarf Survive Cold Water?
As the party reaches the end of their river escape, the Dwarves climb out of their barrels seemingly barely alive. How realistic is this?
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168: The Hobbit 41: Lucky Barrels Down The River
Wait, do people actually send escorted barrels down rivers? Yes, actually.
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167: The Hobbit 40: Bilbo's Exceptional Escape Plan
Bilbo discovers a way out, and we discover exactly how exceptional he is.
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166: The Hobbit 39: Prisons Inside of Prisons
Bilbo bides his time, gets the burglary lessons he's needed, and uses his wits to survive.
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165: The Hobbit 38: The Woodland Realm or New Doriath?
Captured, the dwarves are marched into Thranduil's underground stronghold. Is it just me, or does this feel like Doriath?
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164: The Hobbit 37: The Wood-Elves are Not Evil. I Promise.
The party recovers from the spider attack, and realize that someone is missing.
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163: The Hobbit 36: How to Get Out of a Sticky Situation
Have you ever wondered how authors can paint themselves into an impossible situation or puzzle, only to figure out a realistic solution? Bilbo is in j...

162: The Hobbit 35: Spiders and The Hero's Journey
Lazy Lob, Crazy Cob, Tomnoddy, and Addercop all explained. Bilbo finds his courage and confronts giant spiders in the best of ways.
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161: The Hobbit 34: The Dangers of Dreaming
As Bombur wakes up from a dream of feasts, fires and song, the party begins to experience the exact same temptation.
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160: The Hobbit 33: Somehow Mirkwood Keeps Getting MORE Spooky
They manage to cross the river, but things immediately get even stranger - strange voices, deer, magical sleep, and symbolic trees...
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159: The Hobbit 32: Flies & Spiders, Light & Dark
As the party heads into the "tunnel" through Mirkwood, they descend into a stale darkness they've never experienced before.
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158: The Hobbit 31: Mirkwood Reaches Out To Them
As the party heads toward Mirkwood, the tone shifts, the world grows darker, and it feels like the future of their journey has never been more dangero...

157: The Hobbit 30: Dancing Bears and a Mysterious Wizard
As the next day rises, both Gandalf and Beorn are missing. What comes next is are two mysteries. One that is solved, the other leaves us with question...

156: The Hobbit 29: A Comfortably Spooky Night
The party joins Beorn and his animal servants for dinner and a very strange night's rest.
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155: The Hobbit 28: Captivating Beorn Two by Two
Gandalf knows exactly the right way to keep a giant bear-man interested in a story, while the dwarves enter two by two.
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154: The Hobbit 27: Beorn
We finally meet Beorn!
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153: The Hobbit 26: Carrocks, Oaks, and River Baths
The next part of our journey begins, Gandalf warns that he will depart soon, but first, he will take them to meet a skin-changer.
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152: The Hobbit 25: Out of the Fire and Seized by Eagle Tallons!
The party isn't yet safe. Bilbo holds on for dear life and wonders if the Eagles are friends or foes.
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151: The Hobbit 24: The Eagles!
We get our first description and experience with the most noble of birds in Middle-Earth.
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150: The Hobbit 23: Danger, Humor, and Magic Pinecones
"They're always running away from things!" Yes, but for good reason! Trees, Wargs, and Magic!
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149: The Hobbit 22: Saved by the Trees (no, not Ents...)
Why does Tolkien spend so much time talking about the plants they see on their journey? Well, of course, there's a reason.
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148: The Hobbit 21: Bilbo's Sudden Change in Character
As Bilbo leaves the mountain, the Goblins, and Gollum behind, we see an interesting shift in his personality.
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147: The Hobbit 20: This Might Be The MOST IMPORTANT Section of the Entire Book
As we reach the climax of Chapter V, some very specific decisions are made and events transpire that will have huge implications for the future of Mid...

146: Robots Radio Holiday Special 2024
We want to share with you things that we love, because you might love them too! Robots Radio show hosts gather together to share their favorite thing(...

145: Year End Q&A - Ask Me Anything!
We decided to mix it up for the holidays and wow, you all had some great questions! Here are my thoughts on a lot of great topics.
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144: The Hobbit 19: The First Use of The Ring
Gollum becomes suspicious, and Bilbo flees - but something surprising happens. The Ring is more subtle than we might expect.
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