In this episode, Jordan and Brendan travel to Middle Earth to discuss the role of the common man in the fight against evil, worlds born from words, the emboldening of virtue, the imminent approach of glory, the purpose of silly hobbit songs, and what makes a story timeless.

Other Mentions:

• Beowulf

Next episode we will be discussing The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien. We hope you join us!

Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the “If Only” feeling, beauty in the midst of bleakness, the call to adventure, the cost of idealism, director’s cut conspiracies, and the idiocy of semicolons.

What We’re Reading:

• Letters to a Diminished Church by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Present Concerns: Journalistic Essays by C.S. Lewis
• Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

Other Mentions:

• “All the Pretty Little Horses” (lullaby)
• “All the Wild Horses” by Ray Lamontagne
• Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes
• Moby Dick by Herman Melville
• Psalm 107

Next episode we will be discussing The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien. We hope you join us!

Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra

In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss the scandal of grace, beautifully hyperlinked symbolism, the cosmic story arc, the nature of true value, the power of chocolate kisses, and the polite consumption of buttermilk.

What We’re Reading:

• Stoner by John Williams

• The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

• The Iliad by Homer

Other Mentions:

• Psalm 131

Next episode we will be discussing All the Wild Horses by Cormac McCarthy. We hope you join us!

Music by Brendan Michael and Will Berry

Podcast Graphic designed by Alex Morra