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Fr. Andrew and Richard Rohlin introduce “The Last Homely House,” a new series of episodes hosted by Richard, and discuss “Of Aule and Yavanna” from The Silmarillion. And Fr. Andrew shockingly uses an Elvish pejorative.

Tolkien scholar and history professor Bradley Birzer joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to discuss his Tolkien books, legend-making, Tolkien in culture and as a Christian humanist, and the Nativity of Christ as the eucatastrophe of human history.

Fr. Andrew and Richard Rohlin introduce “The Last Homely House,” a new series of episodes hosted by Richard, and discuss “Of Aule and Yavanna” from The Silmarillion. And Fr. Andrew shockingly uses an Elvish pejorative.

Tolkien scholar and history professor Bradley Birzer joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to discuss his Tolkien books, legend-making, Tolkien in culture and as a Christian humanist, and the Nativity of Christ as the eucatastrophe of human history.

AFR station manager Bobby Maddex (finally!) joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to geek out about the Peter Jackson film trilogy, and how it compares with the books, the good and bad unique to the films. And of course the hobbits get taken once more to Isengard, courtesy of fan-submitted quiz questions.

AFR station manager Bobby Maddex (finally!) joins Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick to geek out about the Peter Jackson film trilogy, and how it compares with the books, the good and bad unique to the films. And of course the hobbits get taken once more to Isengard, courtesy of fan-submitted quiz questions.

Michael Haldas returns to the podcast to talk none other than the great Frodo Baggins with Fr. Andrew. Along the way, they talk about what sailing from the Grey Havens really means, where in Middle-earth they’d love to live and visit, as well asking: Why introduce other people to Tolkien?

Michael Haldas returns to the podcast to talk none other than the great Frodo Baggins with Fr. Andrew. Along the way, they talk about what sailing from the Grey Havens really means, where in Middle-earth they’d love to live and visit, as well asking: Why introduce other people to Tolkien?

Tolkien scholar Dr. Lisa Coutras joins Fr. Andrew to talk the theology of beauty in Tolkien’s legendarium, including deep dives into the tales of Beren and Luthien and Turin Turambar. They wrap up with your indispensable wishlist items for a Hobbit birthday.

Tolkien scholar Dr. Lisa Coutras joins Fr. Andrew to talk the theology of beauty in Tolkien’s legendarium, including deep dives into the tales of Beren and Luthien and Turin Turambar. They wrap up with your indispensable wishlist items for a Hobbit birthday.

Fr. Andrew welcomes iconographer, artist, and author Jonathan Pageau of “The Symbolic World” to talk dragons in Tolkien’s legendarium and in the traditions that inform and surround it. Do dragons almost exist? The answer is yes.

Fr. Andrew welcomes iconographer, artist, and author Jonathan Pageau of “The Symbolic World” to talk dragons in Tolkien’s legendarium and in the traditions that inform and surround it. Do dragons almost exist? The answer is yes.

Having cut it from the hand of Fr. Andrew, Prof. Cyril Gary Jenkins takes up the Podcast of Power and hosts fellow history professor William Tighe to talk teaching Tolkien to college and high school students, as well as giving a critic’s eye to the Tolkien biopic.

Having cut it from the hand of Fr. Andrew, Prof. Cyril Gary Jenkins takes up the Podcast of Power and hosts fellow history professor William Tighe to talk teaching Tolkien to college and high school students, as well as giving a critic’s eye to the Tolkien biopic.

Fantasy author and Orthodox Christian deacon Nicholas Kotar returns to the podcast to talk wizards -- Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast and those two mysterious Blue Wizards! Along the way, they discuss a fake Slavic god, story-telling (what else?) and the difference between angels and Maiar, wrapping up a fascinating episode by digging a dusty heap of old mathoms out of Fr. Andrew’s hobbit hole.