Middle-earth Talk Radio Show 24 - May 23 2010
The 24th episode of Middle-earth Talk Radio is now available for download, includes music from Rehtaeh.
Format: MP3
Duration: 57 minutes 21 seconds
Filesize: 78.8 MB (82,586,483 bytes)
http://www.middle-earthradio.com/talk-show/Middle-earth-Talk-Radio-Show-0024-2010-05-23.mp3
Opening Music
Ra Tarinya (For My Queen)
by Rehtaeh
From the album "Awakened"
Topics Discussed
- Tyra Banks - ModelLand
- Previously unexibited print by Tolkien called "Lamb's Farm, Gedling" to be shown
- Filming for The Hobbit Movie beginning in Novement 2010?
- Smaug Stein
- Mads Hobbit Hole Blog - Doll House model on Bag End
- Brief reading from The Hobbit about Hobbit Hole
- The Eowyn Challenge
- Expanding the show range of discussion, please comment!
- How much do Dwarves weigh?
- Can Dwarves swim?
- Dragonlance Dwarves vs. Tolkien Dwarves
- Battle of alternate passages
- Reading and discussion of Letter #31, 24 July 1938, letter to Mr Furth, explaining delay in sequel to The Hobbit, and his work on Farmer Giles
- Word "mythologies" - Michael feels vindicated. ;-)
- Michael reads from Book of Lost Tales - Chapter VIII - The Tale of the Sun and Moon - Christopher Tolkien's introduction.
- Michael reads the "Shibboleth of Feanor" - The Peoples of Middle-earth - The History of Middle-earth XII - and the word shibboleth defined (ad naseum)
- "Feanor was a momma's boy" - Michael Martinez
- Tolkien's representation of insight into psychological theory as expressed through his characters such as Feanor, Aragorn, and others, in the face of critics claiming the characters were too 2 dimensional
- Thanks to Christopher Tolkien for making all this extra material available over the decades
- Reminder Rehtaeh performing at this years upcoming TolkienMoot
- Our Middle-earth Talk Show now has dedicated domain(s): http://www.middle-earthtalk.com or http://www.middle-earthtalkradio.com
- PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THIS SHOW!
Closing Music
Rohan Warrior
by Rehtaeh
From the album "Awakened"
References
- http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/23/36721-crumbses-and-tidbits-hobbit-start-date-casting-3d-discussions/
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8664000/8664496.stm
- http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100637-Tyra-Banks-Fancies-Herself-the-Next-J-R-R-Tolkien
- http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/20/36698-smaug-themed-stein-now-available/
- http://www.3point.com/taverncraft/default.aspx?ProductLine=Hobbit
- http://madshobbithole.wordpress.com/
- http://maddsrocks.wordpress.com/
- http://bitoflight.luminousbeings.net/keepsakes/BagEnd-final-small.jpg
- http://www.lotronline.com/gallery/screenshots/BagEnd
- http://www.sf-fandom.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=33401
- http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/shibboleth.html

