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Hosted by Angela & Kelsey · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 19 episodes
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Welcome to Beyond the Brandywine - a Tolkien and Lord of the Rings podcast where we wander, wonder, and occasionally get lost in Middle Earth! Beyond the Brandywine is a cozy, curious, and occasionally chaotic journey across the lands of Middle Earth. Join us as we wander through stories, laugh over the odd bits of lore, and follow tangents like hobbits chasing second breakfast. We’re here to explore the places where the map fades and the questions get weird.
Angela & Kelsey hosts Beyond the Brandywine, a arts show with 19 episodes published.
Hosts Angela and Kelsey examine Elrond's famous movie line "Men are weak" and debate whether humans truly are more corruptible than elves. They review examples across the ages—Isildur, Númenor, the Nine Rings, Fëanor's k
How many times does water ruin a villain's day in Tolkien's books? The Nazgûl swept away at the Ford of Bruinen. Isengard dismantled by an afternoon flood. Númenor swallowed whole. Angband sunk beneath the sea. You could
Tolkien's women move mountains, break curses, and sing gods to sleep — and then the story quietly runs out of road for them. In Fell and Fair: The Women Who Shape Middle-Earth, Kelsey and Angela dig into this pattern, as
Grace in Middle-earth isn't earned. It's offered — and then it's up to you. In this episode, Angela and Kelsey dig into one of Tolkien's richest themes: redemption, and who actually gets there. They work through the spec
Everyone knows Smaug — but what if the most important dragon in Middle-earth never appears in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings? In this episode, Angela and Kelsey travel back to the First Age to meet Glaurung, the Fat
In this episode, hosts Angela and Kelsey imagine an alternate Middle-earth in which the Fellowship stays together on the way to Mount Doom and debate the likely order each member would succumb to the One Ring. They draw
Hosts Angela and Kelsey continue their dive into Gollum’s journey — from his simpler Hobbit-era appearance in The Hobbit to the darker, rewritten Gollum of The Lord of the Rings — using Tolkien’s revisions and letters to
Hosts Angela and Kelsey take listeners on a romp through the many adaptations of Gollum — from the bizarre 1966 animated Hobbit to 1970s–80s cartoons, the influential 1981 BBC radio portrayal, Soviet and Finnish takes, a
In this episode, hosts Angela and Kelsey explore how music weaves through every layer of Middle-earth—from the cosmic creation of the Ainulindalë to hobbits singing in the Shire. They discuss how Tolkien uses song as a f
In this episode, hosts Angela and Kelsey explore the overlooked topic of illness in Middle‑earth—everything from Bilbo’s little cold to the Great Plague, Morgul‑wounds and the Black Breath, dragon‑sickness, and the spiri
Back from the holiday break, Angela and Kelsey take a playful, lore‑rich tour of Middle‑earth’s worst jobs. Ever wonder what it would be like to be a hobbit postman, or survive the deadly the mountain patrols past Shelob
Hosts Angela and Kelsey explore a playful yet puzzling question: are animals in the Shire hobbit-sized or normal-sized? They sift through Tolkien's text, movie visuals, and whimsical speculation—covering cows, sheep, pig
Hosts Angela and Kelsey wander through the scariest corners of Middle-earth, focusing on First‑Age horrors such as Utumno, the deep, nameless things linked to Moria, Nan Dungortheb (the Valley of Dreadful Death) haunted
Angela and Kelsey go full-spooky for October and tour the creepiest corners of Middle-earth — from the bone-chilling Barrow-downs and the ghostly Dead Marshes to the Paths of the Dead, Shelob’s lair, and the corrupted sp
Hosts Kelsey and Angela debate where they would actually live in Middle-earth if they had to move there for real. They weigh geography, culture, safety, and lifestyle—covering places like Lindon, the Shire, Rivendell, Go
Hosts Angela and Kelsey wander the kitchens and lore of Middle-earth, tasting the ideas behind lembas, cram, and Beorn's famous honeycakes. They discuss who makes each dish, what they might taste like, and the role these
In the first episode of Beyond the Brandywine, hosts Angela and Kelsey introduce themselves and explore some of Tolkien's strangest and most intriguing lore. They discuss Tom Bombadil's mystery, the roaming huorns and th
New - coming 22 September 2025! Join hosts Angela and Kelsey on Beyond the Brandywine, a cozy and curious podcast exploring the stories and oddities of Middle-Earth. Join them as they share personal stories, nerdy tangen
New - coming 22 September 2025! Join hosts Angela and Kelsey on Beyond the Brandywine, a cozy and curious podcast exploring the stories and oddities of Middle-Earth. They laugh over strange lore, follow delightfully chao
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