Podcast of the Rings

Well, the deed is done. Alex, Ben, and Jessica have made their way through the Extended Cut versions of Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit.' They reserve their thoughts about the trilogy as a whole for the next episode, and focus on the remaining half of...

Alex, Ben, and Jess have made it to the third film of the trilogy and now, with even more Alfrid! We review the movie right up until the battle begins and you're not gonna wanna miss our hot takes. Alex knows a lot. Jess knows a little, and every week...

The journey of Bilbo (sort of) continues as Ben, Alex, and Jess breakdown the second half of "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug." If you take Benedict Cumberbatch's performance and combine it with the behind the scenes mocap, you got yourself a pretty...

It's time for the last part of the first half of the Hobbit trilogy. Confused? We were too. But then we remembered we are reviewing the first half of "The Desolation of Smaug." Join Alex, Jess, and Ben as they try to find any redeeming qualities this...

We wrap up discussion on "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" by looking at the second half of the movie, from Rivendell on. And while riddles in the dark is it's saving grace, is there anything else in this movie that's worth the price of admission? ...

The journey through the Hobbit trilogy by Peter Jackson has begun and an unexpected friend joins Alex and Jess. For this series, guest host Ben Goddard will join the show to share his begrudging love for the films. Each movie will be broken up into...

Continuing our series on "The Hobbit," Alex and Jess have finished the book and are here to share their hot takes. Did Bilbo steal his chainmail back from the museum? How many wizards were there? Where did all the talking birds go? These questions and...

In preparation for both reading The Hobbit and watching Peter Jackson's Trilogy of "The Hobbit", Alex and Jess explore the history of how The Hobbit came to be, the differences between the first and second edition, dragon poop, and how the success of...

The recent passing of Jules Bass, co-creator of the animated movie, "The Hobbit, inspired Alex and Jessica to tackle this work first before diving into Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, and the book itself. Jessica has never seen it and this movie was...

We are thrilled to welcome the sweetest Númenórean there ever was, Ontamo, aka Anthony Crum to the PotR Pod. If you know our show, you know how excited we are to get to chat with Anthony. Alex, Jess, and Anthony talk improv, whimsy, Austin, Texas...