{"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":"182 - The Two Towers, Part 2: Helm's Deep and the Palantir","slug":"182-the-two-towers-part-2-helm-s-deep-the-palantir","published_at":"2026-07-16T09:00:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythic-mind-4015256/182-the-two-towers-part-2-helm-s-deep-the-palantir","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythic-mind-4015256","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/182-the-two-towers-part-2-helm-s-deep-and-the-palantir--72974951","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72974951/mux_media_audio_extraction_7a20d80d_fb38_4c04_930a_1004dc460935.mp3","summary":"Watch the video: https://youtu.be/_XTGWHb0iDY Tolkien once wondered whether a film could cut Helm's Deep. In the book it still teaches how hope arrives at dawn, and how a seeing-stone can undo the unwary. In this Mythic Mind Lord of the Rings study, Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) walks Book III, chapters 7–11: the Hornburg and the men of Rohan, Gandalf's dawn, and the Palantir's dangerous gift of sight after Orthanc. Topics include battle as more than spectacle, hope against despair, and why true seeing is moral before it is magical. Related: • The Two Towers, Part 1 (Mythic Mind, ep. 178): https://youtu.be/ueNTOpwZInI • The Two Towers as Film and Adaptation (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 26): https://youtu.be/cQQy1BkKGt0 • The Fellowship of the Ring as Film and Adaptation (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 25): https://youtu.be/ZpZY3u_eyuw • J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat (Mythic Mind, ep. 181): https://youtu.be/R-1Yp1Z8dv4 Join the Mythic Mind Fellowship: https://mythicmindfellowship.c... Listen to/watch the Mythic Mind podcasts: - Mythic Mind - Mythic Mind Games - Mythic Mind Movies & Shows #MythicMind #Tolkien #TwoTowers #HelmsDeep #Palantir #LOTR #Theology #Philosophy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support .","meta_description":"Watch the video: https://youtu.be/_XTGWHb0iDY Tolkien once wondered whether a film could cut Helm's Deep. In the book it still teaches how hope arrives at…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2079,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mythic-mind-4015256/episodes/182-the-two-towers-part-2-helm-s-deep-the-palantir/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mythic-mind-4015256/182-the-two-towers-part-2-helm-s-deep-the-palantir.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}