Best Larry D Curtis Podcasts (2025)

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How to successfully read Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION 39:15

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Send us a text J.R.R. Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION provides the cosmology behind his best know works THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT. It presents all that came before, preparing Middle-earth for the War of the Ring. But lacking the same storytelling structure of those best known works, Tolkien's legendarium can present challenges to readers. Her…

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Who is The Mouth of Sauron? 31:08

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Send us a text Unlike many of the servants of Middle-earth's Dark Lord, The Mouth of Sauron was a mortal man who rose through the ranks to become the general and communicator of the great flaming eye. On The Tolkien Podcast, we read from select passages and discuss the person destined to help rule Middle-earth — if Sauron had won the War of the Rin…

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What (who) is Tom Bombadil ? 1:00:43

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Send us a text Appearing only in a few pages of FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, with few mentions elsewhere, and not appearing in most adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS, Tom Bombadil has always captured the imagination of readers. We look at who Tom is, which is really more an examination of WHAT Tom is. And, we look carefully at the re…

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The two mysterious blue wizards of Tolkien's legendarium 31:11

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Send us a text Tolkien's Middle-earth included wizards, from nearly the start of THE HOBBIT published in 1937. From there The Professor included wizards Gandalf the Grey, and Radagast the Brown woven throughout his tale. When THE LORD OF THE RINGS was published Saruman the White was added to the wizard ranks and the mystery expanded from there. Dee…

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Sir Richard Taylor co-founder of Weta Workshop 58:36

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Send us a text Sir Richard Taylor, knighted in 2010 and named New Zealand's Man of the Year in 2012, has won five of the six Academy Awards he was nominated for. He co-founded Weta Workshop with his now wife Tanya Rodger and is responsible for the miniatures (bigitures), costumes, prosthetics, props and weapons on screen in Peter Jackson's LORD OF …

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A VERY speedy tour through Middle-earth (Arda) history, with a dose of cinema history too! 34:47

4M ago34:47

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Send us a text In this episode of The Tolkien Podcast, The Return of the Balrog, we take a breakneck-speed look at the history of Tolkien's fantasy realm of Middle-earth and its context in Arda. The super-quick tour isn't concerned with names and dates but aims to provide a big-picture glance to provide context for history's most cinematic balrog —…

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Every time fans argue, a Balrog gets its wings 28:29

4M ago28:29

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Send us a text Balrogs, creatures of shadow and flame in J.R.R. Tolkien's universe are, pardon the pun, a topic of hot debate. They are also cool, as, well, cool as hell (Udûn.) In this episode we take a walk through the valley of the shadow to discuss these powerful, captivating and often debated creatures, and take on the old debate: wings vs. no…

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In what order should I read J.R.R. Tolkien's works? + Podcast Disclaimer 41:37

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Send us a text J.R.R. Tolkien published a lot of material. With the help of his son and literary executor, there is a wealth of published content and commentary, including non-Middle-earth fiction, art, his essays and letters and some excellent writings about The Professor. So, as a reader, should you follow conventional wisdom or is there a better…

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Trailer 1:51

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Send us a text Meet your host, Larry D Curtis. Student of J.R.R. Tolkien, veteran journalist and your guide through Middle-earth on the Tolkien Podcast. Visit or share: https://thetolkienpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Support the show Contact: [email protected] Larry D Curtis

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The Tolkien Podcast

Larry D. Curtis

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How to successfully read Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION 39:15

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Who is The Mouth of Sauron? 31:08

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What (who) is Tom Bombadil ? 1:00:43

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The two mysterious blue wizards of Tolkien's legendarium 31:11

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Sir Richard Taylor co-founder of Weta Workshop 58:36

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A VERY speedy tour through Middle-earth (Arda) history, with a dose of cinema history too! 34:47

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Every time fans argue, a Balrog gets its wings 28:29

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In what order should I read J.R.R. Tolkien's works? + Podcast Disclaimer 41:37

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Trailer 1:51