20 Best Tolkien Podcasts (J. R. R. Tolkien)
Tolkien Podcasts
Here are 20 Best Tolkien Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. The Prancing Pony Podcast
As they explore the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, hosts Alan Sisto and Shawn E. Marchese welcome readers of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and the other works in the Middle-earth legendarium to tune in as they discuss favorite passages from the books and films that started the worldwide fantasy phenomenon.
Podcast theprancingponypodcast.com
Producer/Network The Prancing Pony Podcast
Email ****@theprancingponypodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 10.1KTwitter Followers 8.3KInstagram Followers 6.2K Frequency 5 episodes/quarter Avg Length 109 min Since Feb 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Join The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, on a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story, and explore Middle-earth through the magical game-world of Lord of the Rings Online.
Podcast podbay.fm
Producer/Network Mythgard Institute
Email ****@mythgard.org
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 5.8KTwitter Followers 4.8KInstagram Followers 1.6K Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 106 min Since Jan 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
3. An Unexpected Podcast
Welcome to An Unexpected Podcast: Talkin' Tolkien. We invite you to join us in an adventure as Ezra and Lane delve deep into Middle Earth. Each fortnight we will gather for a book re-read, show speculation, and much more! So grab your book, a highlighter, cup of coffee, and keep a pocket-handkerchief close at hand.
Podcast redcircle.com
Producer/Network Lord of the Rings
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 473Instagram Followers 1.6K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 91 min Since Jan 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
4. The Tolkien Professor
The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, President of Signum University. All are welcome to enter even those without any party business!
Podcast podbean.com
Producer/Network The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)
Email ****@signumu.org
Twitter Followers 34.2K Frequency 3 episodes/month Avg Length 110 min Since Jun 2009 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
5. That's What I'm Tolkien About
Join Mary Clay Watt on her first journey through Lord of the Rings. Each episode is a chapter discussion of the books with fans, featuring mispronounced names, outlandish theories, and praise (or criticism!) for JRR Tolkien.
Podcast tolkienaboutpod.podbean.com
Producer/Network WBNE
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Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Twitter Followers 1.6KInstagram Followers 22.5K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 75 min Since Jul 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
6. Athrabeth
Athrabeth is a monthly podcast that invites you down the lesser trod paths of Tolkien's Legendarium. Each episode we pick a single chapter, essay, fragment, or topic, and do a deep dive, exploring it as both fans and scholars.
Podcast athrabeth.simplecast.com
Hosts Jude Vais, Stef Midlock
Producer/Network Jude Vais & Stef Midlock
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 648 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 62 min Since Sep 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
7. By-The-Bywater: A Tolkien Podcast
All things J. R. R. Tolkien: his work, his inspirations, and impact, creative interpretations in other media, languages, lore, rip-offs, parodies, anything we think is interesting!
Podcast megaphonic.fm
Producer/Network Megaphonic
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 147Instagram Followers 61 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 61 min Since Feb 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
8. Secrets of Middle Earth
Discover the secrets of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, through the books, movies, streaming shows, and games that explore his world.
Podcast sqpn.com
Producer/Network StarQuest Media
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Facebook Followers 3.3KTwitter Followers 3.1KInstagram Followers 474 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 76 min Since Jul 2010 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
9. The Tolkien Road
A long walk through Middle-earth! Join co-hosts John & Greta as they go chapter-by-chapter through The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and all of Tolkien's other works.
Podcast tolkienroad.com
Producer/Network The Tolkien Road
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 4.7KTwitter Followers 1.1K Frequency 2 episodes/week Avg Length 38 min Since Feb 2015 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
10. A Sacred Fellowship
Two friends and the occasional guest take listeners on a chapter-by-chapter exploration of the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien by treating them as sacred texts worthy of close study. One is a relative newcomer and one has been calling herself a hobbit since the age of 8. Each week, we will cover a chapter through a different motif and use sacred practices to dive deep into the lore of Middle Earth.
Podcast podomatic.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 31 Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 51 min Since Jun 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
11. Tolkien About It
A Father/Daughter team doing a deep dive into the world of Tolkien with some fun stuff and interesting guests along the way.
Podcast tolkienaboutit.libsyn.com
Producer/Network Evelyn Lewis
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 73Twitter Followers 25 Frequency 13 episodes/year Avg Length 57 min Since Feb 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
12. P&C's Talking Tolkien Book Club
Patrick and Clifford set out to bring you a Tolkien podcast for Middle Earth fans of ALL levels to enjoy!
Podcast audioboom.com
Producer/Network P&C's Talking Tolkien Book Club
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 56Twitter Followers 182 Since Nov 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
13. Teens Talk Tolkien
A podcast where teens talk about Tolkien.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Teens Talk Tolkien
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Since Apr 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
14. Tolkien Truth
A podcast about finding truth and pathways to good through the pages of The Lord of the Rings.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Caitlin Myler
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Apple Rating 5 / 5 Since Jan 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
15. The Tolkien Experience Podcast
Since 2018, the Tolkien Experience Project has been collecting stories from Tolkien scholars and fans around the world. Now, we have partnered with The Prancing Pony Podcast and Dr. Sara Brown to create the Tolkien Experience Podcast an attempt to bring the fan and scholarly communities together around our shared passion: the works of J.R.R. Tolkien!
Podcast tolkienexperience.libsyn.com
Producer/Network Sara Brown and Luke Shelton
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 859Twitter Followers 2.6K Since Jan 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
16. Tea with Tolkien
Join us for a cup of tea as we grow together in Hobbitness and Holiness, inspired by the faith and philosophy of JRR Tolkien.
Podcast teawithtolkien.com
Producer/Network Kaitlyn Facista
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 46.2K Frequency 1 episode/year Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
17. The Last Alliance
Weekly discussions on the many and varied works of J.R.R. Tolkien by The Last Alliance: University of Alberta Tolkien Society.
Podcast lastallianceuofa.com
Producer/Network The Last Alliance: University of Alberta Tolkien Society
Email ****@ualberta.ca
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Since Sep 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
18. The Extra Curricular
Three friends get together each week and start talking Tolkien. Tolkien Expert Katie Sabo, casual fan Jon Cox, and newbie Chase Smith spend each week talking through these books chapter by chapter. A great book club experience, this show offers a conversational and fun way to read along!
Podcast theextracurricular.com
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19. The Music of Middle-Earth
Take a deep dive into Howard Shore's Score for Peter Jackson's adaptation of Lord of The Rings! We explore Tolkien's writing, history, and composition!
Podcast musicofmiddleearth.libsyn.com
Producer/Network Jordan Rannells
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 654 Since Feb 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
Tolkien Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Jude Vais | athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes | 1 | @eremiticjude | 248 | |
Stef Midlock | athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes | 1 | |||
Megaphonic | megaphonic.fm/bythebywater | 54 | @MegaphonicFm | ||
The Tolkien Road | tolkienroad.com | 45 | @tolkienroad | 1.1K | |
Mythgard Institute | podbay.fm/p/mythgards-exploring-the-lord-of-the-rings | 26 | @mythgardian | 4.8K | |
The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen) | podbean.com/podcast-detail/dqt8w-acb9c/The-Tolkien-Professor-Podcast | 26 | @tolkienprof | 34.2K | |
Evelyn Lewis | tolkienaboutit.libsyn.com | 15 | @tolkienPod | ||
SQPN | sqpn.com/category/podcasts/sme | 14 | @sqpn | 3.1K | |
The Red Book | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/red-book | 11 | @theredbookyt | 827 | |
Lord of the Rings | redcircle.com/shows/an-unexpected-podcast-talkin-tolkien | 4 | @uptalkintolkien | 473 |