{"podcast":{"title":"Mythic Mind","slug":"mythic-mind-4015256","podcast_index_feed_id":4015256,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5808321/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/mythic-mind","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0a4d1f1170d0b28d7ff97976dbf1a820.jpg","author":"Andrew Snyder","episode_count":193,"summary":"Pursuing wisdom through primary and secondary worlds Mythic Mind is a conversation about stories, thought, and the inner life. We read literature and philosophy, talk through film and games when they help, and ask what these works reveal about the soul, the good life, and the Christian imagination. Hosted by Andrew Snyder, Ph.D., professor of theology and philosophy, the show gathers fellow readers and thinkers around a common table. Some episodes are lessons. Most are recorded discussions. All of them aim at seeing more clearly, not merely consuming more content. New seasons take up a shared theme across the Fellowship. Listen on your own, then join the wider conversation at mythicmindfellowship.com. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T20:18:32.554447+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythic-mind-4015256"},"episode":{"title":"169 - The Ainulindalë and the Theology of Tolkien's Legendarium","slug":"169-the-ainulindal-and-the-theology-of-tolkien-s-legendarium","published_at":"2026-06-01T13:45:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythic-mind-4015256/169-the-ainulindal-and-the-theology-of-tolkien-s-legendarium","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythic-mind-4015256","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/169-the-ainulindale-and-the-theology-of-tolkien-s-legendarium--72278449","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72278449/mux_media_audio_extraction_acd6046c_e682_449b_9a5e_b1d0ad7b5e29.mp3","summary":"We begin our Lord of the Rings study with the beginning of Tolkien's world: the Ainulindalë, which tells of the making of Arda and the primordial fall of the devilish Melkor. After a presentation of the story, I briefly discuss the theology of Tolkien's world and its relationship with Tolkien's own Christianity. Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/IEIDwrI0kso Become a patron of Mythic Mind at patreon.com/mythicmind Listen to all THREE Mythic Mind podcasts: Mythic Mind Mythic Mind Games Mythic Mind Movies & Shows (or become a patron to get all three shows in one ad-free feed) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support .","meta_description":"We begin our Lord of the Rings study with the beginning of Tolkien's world: the Ainulindalë, which tells of the making of Arda and the primordial fall of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1152,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mythic-mind-4015256/episodes/169-the-ainulindal-and-the-theology-of-tolkien-s-legendarium/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythic-mind-4015256/169-the-ainulindal-and-the-theology-of-tolkien-s-legendarium.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}