Best Samwise Podcasts (2025)

I am joined by Master Samwise and Jeremy Kee to discuss the world, story, and philosophy found in the incredible 2018 game, Red Dead Redemption 2. Increase your level of patronage and/or enroll in a course at patreon.com/mythicmind Provide a one-time tip at https://buymeacoffee.com/andrewnsnyder Watch the video of this conversation and subscribe to…

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Tolkien Geek Rates Tolkien Related Memes, Part 1 21:59

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The internet has seen a lot of Tolkien related memes, and we all need a good laugh now and then, so let’s see how funny these things really are. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patre…

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6 - The Legend of Zelda 1:20:41

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I am joined by Josh Traylor and David Rutledge for a general discussion of the philosophy and mythology of The Legend of Zelda. Watch the video for this episode here: https://youtu.be/kuyYT_8nsiM Become a patron and/or enroll in a course at patreon.com/mythicmind Provide a one-time tip at https://buymeacoffee.com/andrewnsnyder Listen to all THREE M…

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#1055 FFAF: My July 4th Food Rankings - Trent Horn

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In this free-for-all-Friday Trent breaks the best and worst foods to have at a 4th of July BBQ.

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#1054 Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? (My Take) - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent comments on the recent debate surrounding the question: Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?

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#1053 5 Popes Who Denied the Papacy (DEBUNKED) - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent refutes five cases of Popes who allegedly denied the papacy.

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#1052 The Weirdest James White Debates I’ve Seen - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent breaks down the strangest encounters he's seen in James White's debates.

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Turin’s Weakness Is His Lack of Tolkien’s Greatest Weapon: Friendship 26:48

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A Lord of the Rings meme I saw recently made me realize that Turin, alone among Tolkien’s protagonists, seems incapable of forming close friendships with those around him. I think this might explain a lot about his story. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: …

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#1050 9 Christian Films to Watch with Non-Christians - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent shares his favorite movies to watch with anyone and have a chance to share the Gospel.

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#1049 Ghoulish Pro-Abortion Responses to the Georgia “Miracle Baby” - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent reviews the ethics surrounding a recent case of keeping a brain-dead woman alive to save her unborn child as well as the monstrous responses to this case by pro-abortion advocates.

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Tolkien Geek Game Night: Journeys in Middle-Earth 53:50

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This video goes through some actual gameplay and I also discuss how the game incorporates Tolkien’s themes into the mechanics. If you want my review of the game, check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjBJ91OrgZ4 Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee…

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#1048 FFAF: The “Black and White Hack” for Modern Films - Trent Horn

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In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent reveals a new way to watch your old favorites.

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#1047 The Protestant Bible still has a problem (Wes Huff Response) - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent responds to Wes Huff's recent defense of Protestant justifications for the New Testament canon.

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#1046 The Sin Hiding Among “Trad-Catholics” - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent shows a danger lurking under the surface of traditional Catholicism.

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“It Was Always a Vast Globe” for Tolkien, to the End of His Life 38:09

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After my video on how Tolkien almost “ruined” his own mythology (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7YDFGc5j28&pp=0gcJCd4JAYcqIYzv), a member of my discord shared his work showing how Tolkien actually stuck to the round world version pretty much for the remainder of hislife. We discuss here. If you want to read his paper, you can find it here: https:…

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#1045 FFAF: I Finally Got My Blue Belt in Jiu Jitsu - Trent Horn

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In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares how he feels after finally getting his blue belt in jiu-jitsu.

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4 - Arthur Morgan and Ivan Ilyich 36:33

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In this episode, I discuss the memento mori wisdom of Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan and Tolstoy's Ivan Ilyich. Become a Mythic Mind patron and/or enroll in a course at patreon.com/mythicmind Provide a one-time tip at https://buymeacoffee.com/andrewnsnyder Watch the video for this episode here: https://youtu.be/ynV50tCh6oc Be sure to subscri…

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#1044 Defending the Most Important Bible Passage - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent lays out how to defend the most important passage in the entire Bible.

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#1043 How Abortion Advocates Twist the Bible and Church History - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent refutes pro-choice advocates who try to use the Bible and church history to defend abortion.

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Why Do We Know So Little About Tolkien’s Most Impressive Heroes? 28:04

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I mentioned in a recent video about Earendil (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM6enxxfj4c) that there seems to be a pattern of Tolkien writing impressive heroes but not actually giving us details on why they’re impressive. Let’s look at that in a bit more detail. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumb…

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#1042 FFAF: The Dark Side of Catholic Youtube - Trent Horn

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In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares an excerpt from his discussion with the channel "Catholic Christian" about how some Catholic Youtube channels lack fruits of the spirit online.

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3 - Star Wars The Old Republic 48:00

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We conclude our Old Republic mini-series with SWTOR (the mmo) for a broad-level discussion of themes, stories, and the moral nature of gameplay. Beecome a patron of Mythic Mind and/or enroll in a course at patreon.com/mythicmind Provide a one-time tip at https://buymeacoffee.com/andrewnsnyder Watch the video for this episode here: https://youtu.be/…

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#1041 Did the First Christians Have a Protestant Old Testament? - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent engages the question of why Catholic bibles are bigger and enlists the testimony of the first Christians against the idea the Church rejected the deuterocanonical books of scripture.

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#1040 The Biggest Heresy You Rarely Hear About - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent exposes one of the largest denominations that teaches a major heresy that you rarely hear about.

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The Parallel but Opposite Internal Debates of Gollum and Samwise Gamgee 27:56

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Aviewer recently asked whether Gollum is a “grey” character oractually two characters in light of his apparent split personality,and it made me think about an interesting parallel with the otherextended internal debate in the story: Sam’s debate over whether toleave Frodo in Cirith Ungol. It’s a fascinating comparison, as itturns out. OtherLinks: P…

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#1039 FFAF: The Tartarian and “Phantom Time” Conspiracies - Trent Horn

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In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores wild theories about lost time and the lost "Tartarian empire".

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#1038 My Thoughts on Jordan Peterson’s Jubilee Appearance - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent analyzes Jordan Peterson’s recent debate with 20 atheists on the Jubilee channel.Transcript:Trent:This week, the Jubilee Channel released an episode that was originally called Christian versus 20 Atheists featuring Jordan Peterson, but Peterson wouldn’t even use the label Christian to describe himself, so they changed the titl…

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2 - Knights of the Old Republic 2 1:14:46

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We continue our KOTOR mini-series with Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. You can find our conversation on the first KOTOR in episode 93 of the main Mythic Mind podcast Become a Mythic Mind patron and/or enroll in a course here: patreon.com/mythicmind Leave a one-time tip here: https://buymeacoffee.com/andrewnsnyder Find Josh's Substac…

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#1037 10 Classic Novels Every Christian Should Read - Trent Horn

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In this episode Trent reveals the top 10 novels every Christian should read.

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Book Review | “Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-Earth Today” 35:29

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My wife got me a book about Tolkien I didn’t know existed forChristmas (yay!). Unfortunately it’s not really worth the read(boo!). Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon):https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www…