{"podcast":{"title":"The Tolkien Road","slug":"the-tolkien-road-471802","podcast_index_feed_id":471802,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5222755/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://tolkienroad.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f1bc3759c64e88237cae8378be42089e.jpg","author":"John Carswell","episode_count":547,"summary":"Embark upon a wondrous journey through the realms of Middle-earth and beyond with the Tolkien Road, a podcast dedicated to the enchanting tales and writings of JRR Tolkien. Come, join John, Greta, and our mighty Fellowship as we delve deep into the magic that lingers within the pages of these timeless legends. And always remember: DO NOT BE HASTY!!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:17:23.708653+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802"},"episode":{"title":"Exploring My New Book: Tolkien's Tragedy - Concerning Númenor, the Rings of Power, and the Second Age","slug":"exploring-my-new-book-tolkien-s-tragedy-concerning-n-menor-the-rings-of-power-and-the-second-age","published_at":"2026-04-20T12:00:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802/exploring-my-new-book-tolkien-s-tragedy-concerning-n-menor-the-rings-of-power-and-the-second-age","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802","url":"https://tolkienroad.substack.com/p/exploring-tolkiens-tragedy","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71440235/tolkiens_tragedy_walkthrough_20260418.mp3","summary":"Hey there, Fellowship! My new book, Tolkien’s Tragedy , is available now in paperback! Visit TolkiensTragedy.com to learn more! This episode is a walkthrough of the book using the table of contents as a kind of map into the deeper themes. Númenor has always struck me as one of Tolkien’s most powerful creations—not just as a story within the legendarium, but as a meditation on power, mortality, and the quiet, creeping distortion of what is good. What begins as a gift gradually becomes something grasped at, controlled, and ultimately lost. In that sense, the fall of Númenor is not just an ancient tale, but a pattern that feels uncomfortably familiar. My aim in writing this book is to bring that pattern into clearer view. Tolkien wasn’t simply inventing a lost civilization; he was exploring something enduring about the human condition. Don’t forget to visit TolkiensTragedy.com to get your copy of the book. Alright, let’s dive in! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support .","meta_description":"Hey there, Fellowship! My new book, Tolkien’s Tragedy , is available now in paperback! Visit TolkiensTragedy.com to learn more! This episode is a walkthro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1600,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tolkien-road-471802/episodes/exploring-my-new-book-tolkien-s-tragedy-concerning-n-menor-the-rings-of-power-and-the-second-age/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802/exploring-my-new-book-tolkien-s-tragedy-concerning-n-menor-the-rings-of-power-and-the-second-age.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}