# Lord of the Rings Lorecast - J.R.R. Tolkien's World & Writings Explained

A podcast by Robots Radio. From The Silmarillion to the Hobbit to The Rings of Power and The Lord of the Rings. From the creation of the world to what happened after the destruction of the One Ring, this podcast explains all of the lore, characters, history, and mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien's amazingly deep and complex world one topic at a time. It's like the best college course you could ever take with a professor who loves Middle Earth and adds in some mind-blowing concepts along the way. Whether you're new to the fandom or someone interested in brushing up on the details and expanding your perspective, this is the perfect Tolkien podcast for you. This is part of the Robots Radio network and is brought to you by the host of other hit lore shows including the Fallout Lorecast, Elder Scrolls Lorecast, and Retro Recall. For business inquiries or advertising please contact robotsnetwork@gmail.com. This podcast is supported by our patrons at https://patreon.com/lotrlorecast.

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## Latest episodes

- [236: FotR 33: Tom Bombadil Saves The Day](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/ceee47bd554d) (2026-10-26, 31 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/8738fce2-af2c-4a28-91bb-a338adb09ffd/stream.mp3
- [235: FotR 32: The Old Forest Echoes Myths & Stories Beginning 4,000 Years Ago](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/e2d71a3dcda0) (2026-10-19, 31 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/cb19d5a6-b7a5-4084-a16e-74975f46a484/stream.mp3
- [234: FotR 31: How The Old Forest Prepares Us For Fangorn and The Ents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/21bc34c9e4fd) (2026-10-12, 30 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/e0a3b6b9-badb-4273-b115-df7427410f85/stream.mp3
- [233: Would You Survive Tolkien's Spookiest Situations? VIP Patron Chat, Sept 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/de5b3a092387) (2026-10-05, 66 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/2f030f67-052d-4544-a92e-279660a3ca0b/stream.mp3
- [232: FotR 30: Foreshadowing The Old Forest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/54b713358409) (2026-09-28, 33 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/34dbb19c-10a1-4272-8bd3-acfcbe9fd952/stream.mp3
- [231: Data: Older Stuff Beats Newer Stuff - What's going on? Host Crossover Chat Fall 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/162effb52a0b) (2026-09-21, 79 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/317e1bc5-25ea-4c59-8b49-f9309eb561fa/stream.mp3
- [230: FotR 29: Tolkien's Profound Understanding of True Friendship](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/85d698f75d6e) (2026-09-14, 35 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/54da2281-476f-4279-8a02-f609e35bfc6e/stream.mp3
- [229: What If You Lived In Middle Earth? - Patron Chat, Aug 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/f7c11854ef70) (2026-09-07, 61 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/b791d73a-28a7-49ac-b7dc-b296a565afc5/stream.mp3
- [228: FotR 28: Comfort, Safety, and Three Bathtubs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/1f2b470391d3) (2026-08-31, 30 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/b9500661-c22e-4e87-a441-d06fb1d4863f/stream.mp3
- [227: FotR 27: An Unexpected Merry Appears!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/d183d20772ae) (2026-08-24, 32 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/20698f76-1dc8-49a2-81d3-2bd2672f2c46/stream.mp3
- [226: FotR 26: Nobody Talks About How Awesome Farmer Maggot Is!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/acb744adfcf0) (2026-08-17, 33 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/3bf50125-d169-4ae5-bdb9-55a2c6114068/stream.mp3
- [225: FotR 25: Frodo (Uknowingly) Trained to Avoid Black Riders by Running From Dogs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/991dbe18633e) (2026-08-10, 31 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/13f3bfc5-7658-421a-9d8b-c88bdcb7f2dc/stream.mp3
- [224: FotR 24: Tolkien Doesn't Get Enough Credit for Dialogue Between Friends](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/9a3c3e91da65) (2026-08-03, 30 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/fadc63e4-a692-4433-b059-d8b869ba92fa/stream.mp3
- [223: FotR 23: Gildor's Confusing Advice to Frodo Actually Makes Sense](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/b111794cdf68) (2026-07-27, 36 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/03f1b659-10b3-46a0-a77d-70ef5f510790/stream.mp3
- [222: FotR 22: The Meaning Behind Elves in the Shire That You May Not Have Realized](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/5abdb282b869) (2026-07-20, 30 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/f1e0cf3c-6e38-421a-a4ed-362ec5e60ecb/stream.mp3
- [221: FotR 21: Frodo vs Nazgul Round 2... Wait, Elves!?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/7a7abff2e414) (2026-07-13, 29 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/6bb219d7-378c-4bef-8d7d-c64fade93bc6/stream.mp3
- [220: Time Changes All Things, Including Our Perspectives - VIP Patron Chat June 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/88ab067730a2) (2026-07-06, 63 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/5c5b8a13-257a-4aaa-8ae1-3732af06242e/stream.mp3
- [219: FotR 20: Frodo vs Nazgul Round 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/b9091c179fdb) (2026-06-29, 29 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/66392baa-d331-4054-9825-3aea9f747138/stream.mp3
- [218: This Summer's Best New Game Announcements - Robots Radio Summer Host Crossover 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/7fbf8807d093) (2026-06-22, 69 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/2e942dcc-770f-4765-820c-2f412d12bbfe/stream.mp3
- [217: FotR 19: Frodo, Sam & Pippin's Personalities and Social Class](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/bc1a49dbb167) (2026-06-15, 35 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/68da4beb-0a67-4716-b18a-9cee8162fbc8/stream.mp3
- [216: You can ask Tolkien just ONE question, what is it? - VIP Patron Chat May 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/16a38bb4b597) (2026-06-08, 62 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/37f42158-6a6b-4f9c-a39e-c9a6db0415f7/stream.mp3
- [215: FotR 18: The Adventure Almost Failed Before It Began](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/e8206085016b) (2026-06-01, 29 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/43d6e678-9986-413f-8ca6-21d1aa01736f/stream.mp3
- [214: FotR 17: Frodo Plans for the Unknown](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/c82d744cd17f) (2026-05-25, 32 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/f5d96847-db14-4e28-8c44-6775c94f1969/stream.mp3
- [213: FotR 16: The Perfect Companion for Frodo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/329968943f3b) (2026-05-18, 32 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/20aff216-9912-4c5f-ba4b-c1c05b5bc1c0/stream.mp3
- [212: FotR 15: There's a specific word used to describe the Ring that was used before...](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/f73b8c9b4288) (2026-05-11, 30 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/1c258265-7445-4290-a758-e6b4f316be05/stream.mp3
- [211: VIP Patron Chat - Discovering Tolkien & Our Favorite Stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/a5722f6412cb) (2026-05-04, 56 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/ba854f63-e4d4-4afc-aed1-6608d4c04954/stream.mp3
- [210: FotR 15: Bilbo's mercy toward Gollum was more crucial than we expected](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/98ea4e030b63) (2026-04-27, 31 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/b064c350-aaec-48ff-9526-d4919a37cef4/stream.mp3
- [209: FotR 14: The Hunt for Gollum (as explained by Gandalf)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/f90cac8829ce) (2026-04-20, 34 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/201974e0-0a53-4be9-a86f-311c0d9a62a7/stream.mp3
- [208: FotR 13: Gandalf's Words Always Mean More Than He Says](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/b60b80cd6938) (2026-04-06, 29 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/cce29817-4d2f-4210-88e3-2dc683e8466c/stream.mp3
- [207: The FotR 12: Smeagol Explained](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/4c2e6b224bed) (2026-03-30, 31 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/c66ff762-2bf3-404b-bee7-f90f760658e8/stream.mp3
- [206: The FotR 11: The One Ring - Confirmed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/6fa3cf9d2f42) (2026-03-23, 30 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/e6f60626-88e3-45e9-9b1b-c6a766a1cfd1/stream.mp3
- [205: Hero vs Hero - Robots Radio Spring Host Crossover Special](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/afad891c889f) (2026-03-16, 61 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/8ef26fef-03e7-4fc2-b1a3-1ffd567304f6/stream.mp3
- [204: The FotR 10: Gandalf's Suspicions About The Ring](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/cc43ed007e27) (2026-03-09, 29 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/cdcb680b-4fa4-45b6-a563-0d96ec1f42ad/stream.mp3
- [203: The FotR 9: Bad News Comes to the Shire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/a5108aaee9a7) (2026-03-02, 33 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/8dc07bbb-a4d5-4102-b470-8bf713532af6/stream.mp3
- [202: The FotR 8: Frodo stays the same as the world gets darker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/a609fa5c2d64) (2026-02-23, 33 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/371373c5-f871-459e-ad3d-303dc9185d6e/stream.mp3
- [201: The FotR 7: Frodo & Gandalf Discuss The Ring](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/9e218b50d5c0) (2026-02-16, 34 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/7ac937d6-f9fc-4a5d-a702-529c1c89086c/stream.mp3
- [200: The FotR 6: Frodo Picks Up What Bilbo Leaves Behind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/975d49342718) (2026-02-09, 35 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/e5a98811-1913-451b-97f5-a1783795fc4f/stream.mp3
- [199: The FotR 5: Bilbo Struggles With Leaving the Ring](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/cf10d7a9b3f1) (2026-02-02, 42 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/64a65ea0-56a3-4437-966c-c355d603d1c6/stream.mp3
- [198: The Fellowship of The Ring 3: Bilbo's Party & Surprise Exit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/11664a487bde) (2026-01-26, 34 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/59bfeba5-b971-407f-9aa6-386fa9dfa931/stream.mp3
- [197: The Fellowship of The Ring 2: Mysterious Guests & Party Surprises](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/b6b0a96e4b29) (2026-01-19, 36 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/8aadc785-9803-4dea-8113-ce0238ea86d6/stream.mp3
- [196: The Fellowship of The Ring 1: The Long-Expected Party](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/2321a9cdbd1e) (2026-01-12, 39 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/3a17cdba-9b47-46a3-b0e9-ce243a3644b2/stream.mp3
- [195: Your Thoughts on The Hobbit & Fun Facts About The Lord of the Rings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/06711661fa18) (2026-01-05, 32 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/913df458-d19c-4b44-a6c5-91616731ba92/stream.mp3
- [194: The Hobbit 62: Bilbo Returns Home (or Back Again)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/910a1a6f4a8f) (2025-12-29, 53 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/d2007241-434f-43d9-b8bb-c2f6bdf5448a/stream.mp3
- [193: Robots Radio Holiday Special 2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/efff8c8a629e) (2025-12-22, 91 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/75b6555f-7268-4d51-8d21-e9968b3f6b2f/stream.mp3
- [192: The Hobbit 61: Bilbo's Journey Home](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/b3e5e68d1dc7) (2025-12-15, 33 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/ff9c8a1c-3f95-4138-8a57-89cd0d32a647/stream.mp3
- [191: The Hobbit 60: Surviving The Battle of Five Armies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/76c193591834) (2025-12-08, 32 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/c30402dc-8614-4964-9db1-6e7725a525d3/stream.mp3
- [190: The Hobbit 59: The Battle of Five Armies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/21f6aa0438cf) (2025-12-01, 35 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/7e130005-3a46-4abe-b000-332d3674bf2b/stream.mp3
- [189: The Hobbit 58: Dain's Dwarven Army](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/28c6cae5cc29) (2025-11-24, 30 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/d4e537c0-580f-4704-a858-af3c2ef620e6/stream.mp3
- [188: Feed Drop! Retro Recall Ep 1: Is Double Dragon 2 (NES) As Good As You Remember?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/a6f9bce13d4d) (2025-11-20, 60 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/8f7c7b56-85c9-4fd4-b16a-5c1d46391b3b/stream.mp3
- [187: The Hobbit 57: Thorin Contends With Reality](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611809225/cb593908008b) (2025-11-17, 31 min): audio https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/e78e5251-12e3-4728-af69-484038af6127/stream.mp3

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