Episode 121:Tasmanian Devil Face Cancer

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Start of Book - Chapter 1 In this episode the Readers embark on an epic journey to the heart of darkness and the harrowing void of self reflection that is J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy! They also talk about The Rings of Power, repetitious literary themes, and all things concerning Hobbits . Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion    

The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and Douglas A. Anderson Ch. 15 - End of the Book   No Admittance except on Book-Wrap Party Business! The Readers conclude the book with discussions of man-sized Ravens, Gandalf’s missing staff, and how’d a lion end up on the cover?   Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion Perdona by Stereohada

The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and Douglas A. Anderson Ch. 10 - 14   In this episode Doug discusses his favorite artist from The Annotated The Hobbit, and delves into the idea of a strictly literal language, and Robb lays out a litany of reasons he doesn’t like the The Hobbit films.  Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion Perdona by Stereohada

The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and Douglas A. Anderson Ch. 7 - 9   In this episode the Readers chat about cardinal directions, the passage of time, and how tall a fictional bear-man should be.   Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion Perdona by Stereohada

The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and Douglas A. Anderson Ch. 3 - 6  In this episode of Death Readers Robb and Doug share their ‘walking’ progress to mount doom! Doug has had enough with the songs despite the significance of music in Tolkien’s creation myth, and Robb gushes about Golumn. Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion Perdona by Stereohada

The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and Douglas A. Anderson Beginning - Ch 2   Welcome to the 150th episode of Death Readers! Join us as we discuss the Annotated Hobbit and experience the first ever Annotated episode by a podcast called Death Readers.     Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion Perdona by Stereohada Pan Flute Loops by CarlosCarty

The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien Chapters 16 - End of Book In this episode the Readers give their final thoughts on the book,  both petty and insightful. Doug pitches a fan theory about Stephen Colbert’s relationship with Tolkien, and Robb compares The Children of Húrin to Geometry.   Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion Perdona by Stereohada

The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien Chapters 9 - 15 In this episode the reader analyze the results of impulsive and rash behavior through the power of fiction AND struggle with Tolkenzien pronunciations.    Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion Perdona by Stereohada

The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien Chapters 5 - 8 In this episode the Doug pitches the Children of Húrin movie and an ending we’ll never see. Robb gets excited to try a new Text-To-Speech app.   Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion Perdona by Stereohada

The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien Beginning of Book - Chapter 4 We begin our March to Mordor! In this episode Robb learns how to identify footnotes, Doug seduces Robb to the paperback-side, and we all learn how to pronounce fantasy nouns.   Death Readers Theme by Matt Faubion Perdona by Stereohada