Exploring Middle-Earth

About Exploring Middle-Earth

Welcome to Exploring Middle-Earth. A Lord of the Rings lore podcast where two friends, Grant and Jay explore all things Tolkien. Episodes are posted every other Monday. Check us out on Goodreads: Grant: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder Jay: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict Follow us on Instagram! @exploringmiddle_earth Follow us on Twitter! @ExpMiddleEarth https://twitter.com/ExpMiddleEarth Connect with us on myspace: https://myspace.com/exploringmiddle-earth Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmail.com

Publisher

Exploring Middle-Earth

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jul 2021

Latest episode

27 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

143 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jul 2026

   Ep. 121- The Road Goes Ever On

   The Final Episode. Join Grant and Jay for one more lore episode on the one and only Bilbo Baggins. It has been a joy to produce this podcast over the last 5 years. Thank you to all our fans who have tuned in! Check us out on Goodreads: Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @exploringmiddle_earth Follow us on X! @ExpMiddleEarth https://twitter.com/ExpMiddleEarth Connect with us on myspace: https://myspace.com/exploringmiddle-earth Music: Adventure (remaster) by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Ep. 120- Rhûn, the Land Shrouded in Mystery

   Grant and Jay discuss the mysteries of the eastern lands of Middle-earth, the wars of the Easterlings, and Tolkien’s evolving story of the Blue Wizards. Catch us next time for our very last episode and a grateful farewell! Check us out on Goodreads: Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @exploringmiddle_earth Follow us on X! @ExpMiddleEarth https://twitter.com/ExpMiddleEarth Connect with us on myspace: https://myspace.com/exploringmiddle-earth Music: Adventure (remaster) by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. 

   22 Jun 2026

   Ep. 119- The Life and Heroics of Isildur

   Check us out on Goodreads: Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @exploringmiddle_earth Follow us on X! @ExpMiddleEarth https://twitter.com/ExpMiddleEarth Connect with us on myspace: https://myspace.com/exploringmiddle-earth Music: Adventure (remaster) by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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