That's What I'm Tolkien About
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That's What I'm Tolkien About
Join Mary Clay Watt on her first journey through Lord of the Rings. Each episode is a chapter discussion of the books with fans, featuring mispronounced names, outlandish theories, and praise (or criticism!) for JRR Tolkien.
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War of the Rohirrim with Black Nerds Create
Well I’m back. And so are Bayana and Delia! We’re discussing War of the Rohirrim in which a Tolkien movie finally passes the bechdel test, Helm is doi...
Drunk Middle Earth History: Rohan and the Legend of Helm Hammerhand (with Luke of the Podwans)
Well I’m back. And I’m getting drunk with Luke as we talk about beefing with a horse, death by uppercut, and whether or not Christopher Lee could cons...
Rings of Power - Season 2 Wrap-Up (with Belmont, KaiaKayy, and Silmarilleanne)
Palantirs, balrogs, orc babies, oh my! We’re still processing the end of season 2, so let’s take a look back at the season as a whole and discuss what...
Rings of Power - Season 2, Episode 8: Shadow and Flame (with Luke of the Podwans - Part 2)
Well, I’m back. And we’re finishing season 2 of Rings of Power! The pieces are in place for Celebrimbanner, Gil-Galad stole the season with one word,...
Rings of Power - Season 2, Episode 8: Shadow and Flame (with Luke of the Podwans - Part 1)
Well, I’m back. And we’re finishing season 2 of Rings of Power! Tolkien proved to be a perfect palette cleanser, we don’t deserve Durin IV, and you ca...
Rings of Power - Season 2, Episode 7: Doomed to Die (with Knew Betta Do Betta)
Well, I’m back. And we’re watching season 2 of Rings of Power! Add Feanor’s hammer to the casualties list, the kiss exists in the context of all in wh...
Rings of Power - Season 2, Episode 6: Where is He? (with Tolkien With Friends)
Well, I’m back. And we’re watching season 2 of Rings of Power! Celebrimbor just has ADHD, Galadriel continues to think she can fix bad boys, and Tom B...
Rings of Power - Season 2, Episode 5: Halls of Stone (with Airplane Facts with Max)
Well, I’m back. And we’re watching season 2 of Rings of Power! Celebrimbor and Narvi need their own HGTV show, all your favorite couples are shipped v...
Rings of Power - Season 2, Episode 4: Eldest (with FreddiesRoommate)
Well, I’m back. And we’re watching season 2 of Rings of Power! MC and Justin make a bet, Justin isn’t moved by the Bombadil lore, and Rings of Power n...
Rings of Power - Season 2, Episode 3: The Eagle and the Sceptre (with Breabird)
Well, I’m back. And we’re watching season 2 of Rings of Power! We encounter the biggest controversy in Rings of Power so far, an orc baby, Isildur is...
Rings of Power - Season 2, Episode 2: Where the Stars are Strange (with Silmaremily)
Well, I’m back. And we’re watching season 2 of Rings of Power! Disa would hate the miscommunication trope, we love Cirdan’s beard, and we say goodbye...
Rings of Power - Season 2, Episode 1: Elven Kings Under the Sky (with JRR Jokien)
Well, I’m back. And we’re watching season 2 of Rings of Power! Sauron from the black lagoon will haunt our dreams, Elrond is a L'oreal model, and the...
Rings of Power Crash Course - Season 2 Preparation
Well, I’m back. And we’re gearing up for season 2 of Rings of Power! Get a reminder of what happened in season 1 and hear about the plotlines and char...
Skywalk Before You Run - Coming January 9!
My new podcast, Skywalk Before You Run, will be launching very soon! If you enjoyed joining me for my first experience of Lord of the Rings and Tolkie...
Drunk Middle Earth History (Live!): Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bill the Pony (with Don Marshall)
Well I’m back. And I’m getting drunk with Don (again) as we talk about Bill the Pony’s lineage, his best qualities, and the deleted scene of Sam reuni...
Drunk Middle Earth History - The Forging of the Rings (with Adal Rifai)
Live show! December 14, 8pm EST, twitch.tv/mcwattsup
Well I’m back. And I’m getting drunk with Adal as we talk about Sauron’s ring budg...
Drunk Middle Earth History - Merry and Pippin (with Cosplay and Cocktails)
Well I’m back. And I’m getting drunk with Jessi and Paige as we talk about our controversial hobbit opinions, realistic friendships, and our new Veggi...
Drunk Middle Earth History - Family Trees (with Ali Gordon)
Well I’m back. And I’m getting drunk with Ali as we talk about family trees, the Real Entwives of Middle Earth, and everyone be cousins.
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Drunk Middle Earth History - The Messy Life of Feanor (with Black Nerds Create)
Well I’m back. And I’m getting drunk with Bayana and Delia as we talk about the walking chaos that is Feanor, a long-lasting love for the Lion King 2,...
Drunk Middle Earth History - The Darkening of Valinor (with Haley Simpkiss)
Well I’m back. And I’m getting drunk with Haley as we talk about a love of lamps, the best karaoke song, and childhood memories of deforestation
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Drunk Middle Earth History - In The Beginning... (with Don Marshall)
Well I’m back. And I’m getting drunk with Don Marshall as we talk about the beginning of time, start a Middle Earth Spelling bee, and cancel ourselves...
Another Adventure - with Tyler and Ethan
Being the two-hundred and third episode in which MC decides if she likes LOTR, a new adventure awaits, and the road goes ever on.
The Sh...
Celebrating Pride in the Tolkien Fandom - with Queer Lodgings
Being the two-hundred and second episode in which Faramir has strong bi-wife energy, Galadriel is no man, and “tree” is a valid form of gender express...
The Friendship of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis - with Marilyn R. Pukkila
Being the two-hundred and first episode in which Lewis was into older ladies, elves got vetoed at The Inklings, and Santa is in Narnia whether we like...
Second Breakfast - I Wish to Make An Announcement!
I'm so excited to share finally that I will be starting my first ever journey through Star Wars this fall with Skywalk Before You Run. Even better, I...
Shadow of Mordor - with Christina Kann of How Do I Book?
Being the TWO HUNDREDTH episode in which we only talk about Zelda a little (only slightly a lie), orc politics are cool, and MC is afraid of shadows....
The Faramir TED Talk (Masculinity in LOTR) - with Silmaremily
Being the one hundred and ninety-ninth episode in which we are not Denethor apologists, Faramir is perfect, and TOTK is finally out!!!
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Masculinity in Lord of the Rings - with Don Marshall
Being the one hundred and ninety-eighth episode in which we’re planting gardens, kissing homies, but NOT setting our friends on fire.
Th...
LEGO: The Lord of the Rings Video Game, Part 5 - with BrickLi
Being the one hundred and ninety-seventh episode in which LEGO gets a bit too literal, we’re rage quitting over oliphaunts, and FARAMIR WAS DONE SO DI...
LEGO: The Lord of the Rings Video Game, Part 4 - with Casey Winters
Being the one hundred and ninety-sixth episode in which Hobbit feet evolved by stepping on LEGO bricks, the spiders are too realistic, and LEGO needs...
I Am No Man - The Women of Tolkien
Being the one hundred and ninety-fifth episode in which we low-key want Dark Queen Galadriel to rule over us, Eowyn girlbosses too close to the sun, a...
LEGO: The Lord of the Rings Video Game, Part 3 - with Nick of Tolkien Heads
Being the one hundred and ninety-fourth episode in which there’s no shield surfing, Peter Jackson’s weapon of choice is an Oscar, and LEGO should hire...
LEGO: The Lord of the Rings Video Game, Part 2 - with Fiction Fans
Being the one hundred and ninety-third episode in which there are lots of bananas, we’re sneaking into Mordor as pizza delivery guys, and Aragorn has...
LEGO: The Lord of the Rings Video Game, Part 1 - with Silmaremily
Being the one hundred and ninety-second episode in which the plural of LEGO is LEGO, Sam is the most useful hobbit, and there is SO MUCH dwarf tossing...
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - with Mike Schubert
Being the one hundred and ninety-first episode in which Tolkien’s Aunt Jane is the coolest, Tommy B severely roasts his forest friends, and we’ll keep...
Bored of the Rings: Part 3 - with Josh of Super Scary
Being the one hundred and ninetieth episode in which Arrowroot is a simping himbo, MC can’t say pastel, and there’s murder everywhere.
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Second Breakfast - LOTR Musical Revival with Ali Gordon
The 2007 LOTR musical is getting a revival this summer! Naturally, Ali and I had thoughts
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Bored of the Rings: Part 2 - with Ali Gordon
Being the one hundred and eighty-ninth episode in which we’re getting the musical again, Test Drive is the best piece of cinematic score, and we would...
Bored of the Rings: Part 1 - with Deus Ex Media
Being the one hundred and eighty-eighth episode in which Bored of the Rings doesn’t feel that different from reading Tolkien, we learn a lot of new wo...
The Lord of the Rings - Appendix F: Of Languages
Being the one hundred and eighty-seventh episode in which MC is flying solo, we OFFICIALLY finish Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien throws tons of shade...