# EP#330: Tolkien and Beyond - An Interview with David Day

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Published: 2025-07-01T22:47:44+00:00
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## Resource

Join Justin as he chats with author and poet David Day about the historical origins of King Arthur, decoding Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland , the controversy surrounding his works on J.R.R. Tolkien, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and more! David Day bio: “David Day was born and raised in Victoria on Vancouver Island , Canada. His father worked as chief fireman for area military bases.Day was editor of his high school's newspaper, and also contributed high school sports columns to the Victoria Daily Times , graduating from Victoria High School in 1966. After finishing high school, Day worked as a logger for five years on Vancouver Island before graduating in 1976 from the University of Victoria . Day has published over 46 books of poetry, natural history , ecology, mythology , fantasy and children's literature. Day has been a columnist for Punch . He is best known for his books on the life and works of J. R. R. Tolkien . In 2015, Day received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Victoria.” Int ro and outro theme created by Wyrm. Support Wyrm by visiting the Serpents Sword Records bandcamp page (linked below): https://serpentsswordrecords.bandcamp.com/ Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Linktree . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Instagram . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Facebook . Monsters, Madness and Magic on Twitter .

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