The ONE Lord of the Rings Episode to RULE Them All! w/ Ben Reinhard

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:34 Nerd/Geek Distinction
01:09 Introduction to Tolkien
05:20 The Unknown Tolkien
08:20 Inspiration for LOTR
17:50 Invented Languages
22:57 Elves and Orcs Origins
25:12 The Silmarillion
27:10 What if Gandalf Took the Ring?
29:09 Wisdom from Gandalf
32:50 What Does the Ring Represent?
35:30 Smart Phone Dangers
40:41 Resisting Technology’s Influence
45:02 Colonizing Our Humanity
48:40 Which Character Wrote LOTR?
50:10 WhY eAgLe No FlY?!?!
51:46 What is Gandalf?
54:30 Facing Death
59:40 Gandalf vs Sauron
1:01:21 Break
1:05:22 Practical Despair
1:06:41 All’s Well that Ends Better
1:07:44 Lust for Power
1:11:24 Bilbo’s Pity of Gollum
1:13:30 Allure of Sin
1:19:22 Thursday Likes Chesterton
1:21:27 Who is THE Hero of LOTR?
1:26:22 Ireland Hates Fireplaces
1:28:45 Advice for First-time LOTR Readers
1:31:42 Worst Change in the Movies
1:34:22 Dislike for George MacDonald
1:35:15 Tolkien Conference and Party
1:36:32 Separation of Church and State
1:40:32 Favorite Tolkien Language
1:41:13 Silly Questions
1:42:40 Tolkien’s Relationship w/ Lewis
1:48:25 Favorite Book About Tolkien
1:50:00 Can LOTR Continue?
1:51:45 Rings of Power Series
1:52:54 Leaf by Niggle
1:55:39 Changed Characters in Films
1:56:39 Tom Bombadil
2:01:15 Favorite Class to Teach
2:02:50 Galadriel in Rings of Power
2:04:54 SciFi vs Fantasy
2:08:27 Why did Tolkien Not Like Dune?
2:09:58 Magic: The Gathering is Irrelevant
2:10:12 Redemption of Boromir
2:15:25 Blurring Lines of Good and Evil
2:18:27 Elvish Morality w/ Iluvatar
2:21:03 Canonization of Tolkien
2:22:30 Parting Thoughts