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Secrets of Middle Earth StarQuest Media
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4.6 • 17 Ratings
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The Secrets of Middle-earth explores the myths, legends and themes of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. A podcast about the books, the movies and the videogame 'Lord of the Rings Online', the Hobbit and the Silmarillion. Hosted by Fr. Roderick.
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Peter Jackson’s The Return of The King
SME058: The trilogy ends! Jeff Haecker, Thomas Salerno, and Alix Murray finish their discussion of the Peter Jackson LOTR trilogy, diving deep into the themes of sacrifice, courage, resilience, and more, while comparing how the films differed from original book and the film’s lasting impact.
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* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!
* You can watch The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.
* Purchase J.R.R. Tolkien books and Blu-ray/DVDs at the Secrets of Middle Earth Store (Coming soon).
* Join the conversation at the SQPN Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to middleearth@sqpn.com
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Tolkien Reading Day 2024: Service and Sacrifice
SME057: The theme for Tolkien Reading Day 2024 is Service and Sacrifice, so Jeff Haecker, Thomas Salerno, and Patrick Mason shares their favorite quotes from Tolkien’s works on the subject, concluding that nearly the whole Legendarium is on that topic.
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* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!
* You can watch The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.
* Purchase J.R.R. Tolkien books and Blu-ray/DVDs at the Secrets of Middle Earth Store (Coming soon).
* Join the conversation at the SQPN Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to middleearth@sqpn.com
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Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. 3, 4, & 5
SME056: Awakening. Thomas Salerno, Jeff Haecker, and Pat Mason continue their walk through the Silmarillion, covering the creation and awakening of Elves, origins of orcs, the first binding of Morgoth, and themes of power, sacrifice, and morallity.
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Links for this episode:
* An Announcement: I’m Writing a Book! — Tea with Tolkien
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!
* You can watch The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.
* Purchase J.R.R. Tolkien books and Blu-ray/DVDs at the Secrets of Middle Earth Store (Coming soon).
* Join the conversation at the SQPN Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to middleearth@sqpn.com
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Peter Jackson’s The Two Towers
SME055: So much happens in Peter Jackson’s film verison of The Two Towers. Jeff Haecker, Thomas Salerno, and Alix Murray discuss the film’s portrayals of Faramir and Theoden; the themes of hope, unity, and despair at Helm’s Deep; and the changes made from the book.
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* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!
* You can watch The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.
* Purchase J.R.R. Tolkien books and Blu-ray/DVDs at the Secrets of Middle Earth Store (Coming soon).
* Join the conversation at the SQPN Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to middleearth@sqpn.com
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Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. 1 & 2
SME054: Continuing their discussion of The Silmarillion, Thomas Salerno, Jeff Haecker, and Patrick Mason discuss the beginning of the Quenta Silmarillion and the themes of fate, free will, creation, and destruction within Tolkien’s universe.
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* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!
* You can watch The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.
* Purchase J.R.R. Tolkien books and Blu-ray/DVDs at the Secrets of Middle Earth Store (Coming soon).
* Join the conversation at the SQPN Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to middleearth@sqpn.com
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Where Did the Blue Wizards Go? (And More Patron Questions)
SME053: We gave Patrons the opportunity to ask our Tolkien experts Thomas Salerno, Jeff Haecker, Mike Schramm, and Patrick Mason their related questions and made the answers available exclusively to Patrons first and the later to the whole audience. This time the questions cover the origin and fate of the wizards, where the Entwives went, and what part of Tolkien’s stories they would change.
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Links for this episode:
* The Houses of the Edain (Men) | Tolkien Explained
* A Guide to Tolkien’s Elves | Tolkien Explained
* LOTR Project Interactive Map of Middle Earth
* The Silmarillion Reader’s Guide — Tea with Tolkien
* The Atlas of Middle Earth, by Karen Wynn Fonstad
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts!
* You can watch The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.
* Purchase J.R.R. Tolkien books and Blu-ray/DVDs at the Secrets of Middle Earth Store (Coming soon).
* Join the conversation at the SQPN Facebook page.
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord
* Send your feedback or comments to middleearth@sqpn.com
Want to Sponsor A Show?
Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.
Customer Reviews
Addressing MiCkYlOvE76
Firstly, Fr. Roderick is a fantastic podcaster. Although all these episodes have been removed, I can say this with certainty because of the immense amounts of other podcasts he has.
However, I would like to address MiCkYlOvE76's cute little criticism. I agree that all of his episodes gear toward a Christian-based moral lesson. Only a fool would expect otherwise; he's a priest. I checked over MiCkYlOvE76's other reviews, including one he gave stating that he would refuse to respect any serious religion. This should tell you something about his prejudiced and unbiased reviewing. I feel free to admit that I am a Christian, so you can take what I say on your own terms, too. Anyway, MiCkYlOvE76 suggests listening to Corey Olson's podcasts instead because they are "more objective." My response to this is that any intelligent analyst can tell from his lectures that he is a Christian. I knew this at the very beginning of his podcasts, and he recently confirmed it in a Q and A session.
greatest podcast ever
by far the greatest most exciting and interesting podcast ever. I really wish Rodrick would make more, but probably not cas the last one was realeased in 07. Anyway, the good fathe shows us that not only are church people sometimes cool, they play video games, they read great books (the greatest, in my opinion) and also can strive away from Christianity for a moment and talk about real, tangible things, like LOTR for instance. I think if the church was more modern like this, then more people would be interested. The reason why I am focusing on the fact that hes a churchman and not on the LOTR part is because thats what makes it so interesting, hearing a strong voiced and clear priest talk about LOTR is why I listen to this. Anyway, subsrcibe to this, its good
Quaint
The nice thing about this podcast is thr soundscapes grom the online games used. The reason I gave it 2 stars is that it has many areas to improve on.
Even though the presenter in his first episode stated it would not be a christian evangelical tour of middle earth, every episode I heard was gearing up for a Christian moral lesson.
For those interested in a systemic and sensitive reading and analysis of Tolkeins works, set in a classroom setting, try:- 'The Tolkein Proffessor' podcast on iTunes.
Good luck fellow wanderers.