Secrets of Middle Earth
Hosted by Jeff Haecker and Thomas Salerno and Patrick Mason · SQPN, Inc.
4.8from 177 ratings
- 131
- Episodes
- 51
- Transcribed
- 177
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
About Secrets of Middle Earth
Secrets of Middle-Earth explores the deeper meanings, themes, and symbolism found in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien and their screen adaptations. From The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to The Silmarillion and beyond, each episode goes past plot summaries to examine Tolkien’s myth-making, moral vision, and spiritual imagination. Hosted by a panel of thoughtful Tolkien enthusiasts, the show blends literary insight, theology, and lively discussion to reveal why Middle-earth continues to resonate so powerfully. If you love Tolkien and want to understand what his stories are really saying about courage, evil, hope, and sacrifice, this podcast is for you.
- Publisher
- SQPN, Inc.
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Jul 2010
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
51 of 131 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Concerning Hobbits, Part 2
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Concerning Hobbits, Part 1
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Concerning Hobbits, Part 2
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It doesn't like Gandalf says, I think it's the movie, like you can live among hobbits. You can learn everything, everything that there is to learn about them in a couple of days. But within 100 years, they can still surprise you, right? Something along those lines, I think Gandalf says in the movie. I think the Frodo, if I remember correctly. But the point I'm getting at, it's like I always love that kind of notion about the hobbits and the big people, as I keep saying. are continually surprised by the resilience and the devotion of the hobbits when you really look at it. And I think in our own world, we're so used to things not going well that we have this continued choice that seems odd to us. […]
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- 4.8 / 5
- 159 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 18 ratings
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- YouTube
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