Middle-earth Talk Radio Episode 24 Now Online

The 24th episode of Middle-earth Talk Radio is now available for download, includes music from Rehtaeh. This is the most recently recorded episode (as of May 27, 2010) so you should be caught up with us if you have listened to the others. I'm just copying a message Hawke sent out. I may have accidentally omitted something that relates to the numbers in the braces.

Format: MP3
Duration: 57 minutes 21 seconds
Filesize: 78.8 MB (82,586,483 bytes)
Download URL
http://middle-earthtalk.com/Middle-earth-Talk-Radio-Show-0024-2010-05-23.mp3[1]
Opening Music
Ra Tarinya (For My Queen)
by Rehtaeh
From the album "Awakened"
http://rehtaehmusic.com/ [2]

Topics Discussed

• Tyra Banks - ModelLand
• Previously unexibited print by Tolkien called "Lamb's Farm, Gedling" to be shown
• Filming for The Hobbit Movie beginning in Novement 2010?
• Smaug Stein
• Mads Hobbit Hole Blog - Doll House model on Bag End
• Brief reading from The Hobbit about Hobbit Hole
• The Eowyn Challenge
• Expanding the show range of discussion, please comment!
• How much do Dwarves weigh?
• Can Dwarves swim?
• Dragonlance Dwarves vs. Tolkien Dwarves
• Battle of alternate passages
• Reading and discussion of Letter #31, 24 July 1938, letter to Mr Furth, explaining delay in sequel to The Hobbit, and his work on Farmer Giles
• Word "mythologies" - Michael feels vindicated. ;-)
• Michael reads from Book of Lost Tales - Chapter VIII - The Tale of the Sun and Moon - Christopher Tolkien's introduction.
• Michael reads the "Shibboleth of Feanor" - The Peoples of Middle-earth - The History of Middle-earth XII - and the word shibboleth defined (ad naseum)
• "Feanor was a momma's boy" - Michael Martinez
• Tolkien's representation of insight into psychological theory as expressed through his characters such as Feanor, Aragorn, and others, in the face of critics claiming the characters were too 2 dimensional
• Thanks to Christopher Tolkien for making all this extra material available over the decades
• Reminder Rehtaeh performing at this years upcoming TolkienMoot
• Our Middle-earth Talk Show now has dedicated domain(s):
  http://www.middle-earthtalk.com/ [3] or http://www.middle-earthtalkradio.com/

* PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THIS SHOW!

Closing Music
Rohan Warrior
by Rehtaeh
From the album "Awakened"
http://rehtaehmusic.com/ [4]

References

• http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/23/36721-crumbses-and-tidbits-hobbit-start-date-casting-3d-discussions/ [5]
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8664000/8664496.stm [6]
• http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/100637-Tyra-Banks-Fancies-Herself-the-Next-J-R-R-Tolkien [7]
• http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/05/20/36698-smaug-themed-stein-now-available/ [8]
• http://www.3point.com/taverncraft/default.aspx?ProductLine=Hobbit [9]
• http://madshobbithole.wordpress.com/ [10]
• http://maddsrocks.wordpress.com/ [11]
• http://bitoflight.luminousbeings.net/keepsakes/BagEnd-final-small.jpg [12]
• http://www.lotronline.com/gallery/screenshots/BagEnd [13]
• http://www.sf-fandom.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=33401 [14]
• http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/shibboleth.html [15]

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