Abby is joined by actor and director Joe Raik to discuss JRR Tolkein's fantasy trilogy "The Lord of the Rings," and its more famous adaptations.
Time to take a long expected journey with actor and director Joe Raik as we delve deep into JRR Tolkein's seminal masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. As is fitting a saga of this stature, we simply couldn't complete our quest in one episode. This week we'll start with our childhood memories, our favorite moments, and we'll just dip our toes in the shallow end of the cringe pool when we talk about Middle Earth's racial politics.
SUPPLEMENTAL LINKS:
Reddit: Hilarious 50th Anniversary Edition of 'The Hobbit' (Abby's Elementary School Copy)
LATimes: J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Fall of Arthur’ and the path to Middle-Earth by Elizabeth Hand
Revisiting Race in Tolkien’s Legendarium: Constructing Cultures and Ideologies in an Imaginary World by Dimitra Fimi
From the Mailbag: The Unbearable Baggage of Orcing by N. K. Jemisin
Bookshop.org: The Elizabethan World Picture by E.M.W. Tillyard
PodCastle.com: Senator Bilbo by Andy Duncan
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Guest: Joe Raik
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Host/Producer: Abby Wilde
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