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
Exploring Middle-Earth
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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
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June 8, 2026
Ep. 118- The War of the Last Alliance
<p>Join Grant and Jay, excellent hosts of this podcast, in their milestone episode covering the War of the Last Alliance. Discover what led to this alliance, what came of war, and what powers emerged victorious to shape the Third Age.</p><p><br></p><p>Check us out on Goodreads:</p><p>Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder</p><p>Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict</p><p>Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmail.com</p><p>Follow us on Instagram! @exploringmiddle_earth</p><p>Follow us on X! @ExpMiddleEarth https://twitter.com/ExpMiddleEarth</p><p>Connect with us on myspace: https://myspace.com/exploringmiddle-earth</p><p>Music: Adventure (remaster) by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License</p><p>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p>
May 25, 2026
Ep. 117- Farmer Giles of Ham
<p>In this episode, we dive into the world of the Little Kingdom, a psuedo-history of England’s heptarchy, and look at the story of Farmer Giles of Ham. From a wandering giant to polite dragon, and all sorts of fiends in between, Farmer Giles sure has his work cut out for him.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://readerslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/Farmer-Giles-of-Ham.pdf">Full Text PDF</a></p><p><a href="https://docslib.org/doc/2073560/a-linguistic-study-of-humour-and-allusions-in-j-r-r-tolkiens-farmer-giles-of">A Linguistic Study of Humour and Allusions in J. R. R. Tolkien's Farmer Giles Of Ham</a></p><p>Check us out on Goodreads:</p><p>Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder</p><p>Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict</p><p>Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmail.com</p><p>Follow us on Instagram! @exploringmiddle_earth</p><p>Follow us on X! @ExpMiddleEarth https://twitter.com/ExpMiddleEarth</p><p>Connect with us on myspace: https://myspace.com/exploringmiddle-earth</p><p>Music: Adventure (remaster) by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License</p><p>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p>
May 11, 2026
Ep. 116- The Seeing Stones (Palantiri)
<p>In this episode, Grant and Jay explore the intriguing history of the Seeing Stones of Gondor and Arnor. Stick around to the end for a brief discussion on why we wouldn’t have seen any Palantir in the Hobbit movies!</p><p><br></p><p>Check us out on Goodreads:</p><p>Grant: www.goodreads.com/user/show/175355524-grant-mulder</p><p>Jay: www.goodreads.com/user/show/61189862-jay-benedict</p><p>Contact us at exploringmiddleearthpod@gmail.com</p><p>Follow us on Instagram! @exploringmiddle_earth</p><p>Follow us on X! @ExpMiddleEarth https://twitter.com/ExpMiddleEarth</p><p>Connect with us on myspace: https://myspace.com/exploringmiddle-earth</p><p>Music: Adventure (remaster) by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License</p><p>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p>
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