By-The-Bywater: A Podcast about All Things J.R.R. Tolkien

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All things J.R.R. Tolkien: his work, his inspirations and impact, creative interpretations in other media, languages, lore, ripoffs, parodies, anything we think is interesting!

FEB 2

It’s Important to Have Hobbies You Don’t Monetize

On warriors in Tolkien.

57 min
JAN 5

Think of the Drunk Children!

On the The Bovadium Fragments and Tolkien as an environmentalist.

55 min
12/01/2025

Maybe They’re Too Peasant Or Whatever

On the journey in Tolkien.

59 min
11/03/2025

What If This Housecat Was Actually Really Big?

On Beren and Lúthien.

53 min
10/06/2025

Some People Flip Houses, They Flip Kingdoms

On marriage in Tolkien.

53 min
09/01/2025

How to Maximize Your Joint Slay

On the Inklings.

55 min
08/04/2025

A Mean Girl Nuclear Bomb

On dragons.

58 min
07/07/2025

It Seems Like It Sucks Up There

On the long-gone realms of Arnor and Angmar.

54 min

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Great fun!

01/29/2025

christine.l.t

Loving listening to these three friends discussing all manner of Tolkien-related books and media. Started listening a few months ago and have enjoyed every episode!
Just really good listening for Tolkien fans

11/14/2023

=^..^= Kat

By-The-Bywater is my favorite podcast. This trio is a great mix of fun and insightful personalities, the jokes are funny, the deep dives are fascinating, and even if you’re a casual Tolkien fan, the laid back and conversational style and friendly way they describe his lesser known works can be really helpful, and they make a point of explaining the more complex parts so even just the movie fans can participate. The vibe of this podcast brings me back to my days of passing notes with a friend of mine in Algebra class, but hoping the teacher would catch us, because we wrote them in Tengwar. I can’t wait for my preorder of “The West Passage”, JP! 😁 -Kat W.
My favorite Tolkien podcasts

03/15/2023

OldAndWise-ish

Informative and detailed, yet also, a lot of fun and entertaining. Covers a wide variety of topics, but always focused on Tolkien.
Really fun and informative

09/28/2021

galadrielstan

Every episode is cool I’m addicted

All things J.R.R. Tolkien: his work, his inspirations and impact, creative interpretations in other media, languages, lore, ripoffs, parodies, anything we think is interesting!