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Hosted by Nerd of the Rings · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 18 episodes
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Interviewing guests from the world of Tolkien's Middle-earth, including film cast, authors, illustrators, game designers, and more!
Nerd of the Rings hosts The Nerd of the Rings, a arts show with 18 episodes published.
Today, I chat with Christopher Paolini about Tolkien's influence on his own works (The Inheritance Cycle, Fractalverse), how he has grown as an author, the upcoming Eragon Disney+ adaptation, and much more!
During my time in Wellington, I caught up with Philippa Boyens (The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit trilogies)! Here, she discusses her latest adventure in Middle-earth: the anime film The War of the Rohirrim! We are also
Dr. Tom Shippey joins us to talk about his new book on Beowulf, Tolkien, and why his favorite character is...an orc? Enjoy this great conversation with one of the world's leading Tolkien scholars! Purchase the NEW Beowul
Chatting with Bear McCreary about his work on The Rings of Power, God of War, and more! We'll talk about his work creating the themes for the show, connecting to The Lord of the Rings' Third Age, and what's in store for
We chat with Gino Acevedo about his road to New Zealand, pranks with John Rhys-Davies, making the transition from practical to digital effects, and more!
We chat with Maxim Baldry about Isildur in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, including diving into the text, a more in-depth look at the dynamics in Númenor, and seeing Isildur as the hero he is in the books.
We chat with Wayne Yip about his directing work on episodes 3, 4, & 5 on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Today, we chat with with Lloyd Owen about his character Elendil, the island realm of Númenor, and his deep dives into Tolkien's more obscure writings to inform the Elendil we meet in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of P
The one and only John Rhys-Davies talks about his experience as Gimli and Sallah, his library, and reads a fan-favorite portion from the books - Gimli's description of the Glittering Caves. This interview with the Lord o
WETA Workshop Co-Founder and Creative Director Sir Richard Taylor joins us to talk about his time in Middle-earth! We'll talk about Richard's first exposure to Tolkien and what it was like bringing some of the most iconi
Carl Hostetter joins us to talk about the 25-year road to the publication of The Nature of Middle-earth, working with Christopher Tolkien, new discoveries for Tolkien fans, dancing bears, and more! The Nature of Middle-e
Today, we chat with Dom & Billy as they launch their new podcast, The Friendship Onion! We talk about the films, The Scouring of the Shire, which cast members were funny, Dom's immunity to hiccups, and more! For the vide
In this interview (recorded in Dec '20), we chat with actor Stephen Hunter, who portrayed Bombur in The Hobbit Trilogy! We chat about all things The Hobbit - including how much his suit weighed and some amusing stories i
Today, we welcome the writer of one of my absolute favorite Tolkien adaptations - the 1981 BBC Radio Dramatization of The Lord of the Rings - Brian Sibley! We talk about the radio drama celebrating its 40th anniversary,
We talk about Peter Jackson and how the Middle-earth films came together with someone who spent time behind the scenes on both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. We hear his favorite stories from the set, wh
Today we are joined by the incredible Jed Brophy, one of the very few actors to appear in all six Middle-earth films! His roles include the orcs Snaga and Sharku, as well as the dwarf Nori. During this live chat on the N
Today, we chat with Francesco Nepitello about the brand new Second Edition of The One Ring RPG. We talk about what's new in this second edition, adapting Tolkien's world, and advice for players who are new to tabletop ga
Talking with the Tolkien Professor about LOTRonPrime, LOTRO, The Silmarillion, and why balrogs don't have wings! Corey is the President and Founder of Signum University and the Mythgard Institute. For more info, visit Si
Christopher Paolini
1 appearance on this show
Bear McCreary
Composer
1 appearance on this show
John Rhys-Davies
Sallah
1 appearance on this show
John Rhys-Davies
Sallah
1 appearance on this show
Richard Taylor
Co-Founder and Creative Director of WETA Workshop · SketchHaus Architects
1 appearance on this show
Ian Nathan
Writer/Director
1 appearance on this show
Gino Acevedo
Wētā FX
1 appearance on this show
Corey Olsen
Signum University
1 appearance on this show
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