All Episodes
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AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 8
We are bummed that Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 is over. Join us for one last AthraChat for episode 8, “Shadow and Flame.” Beware of spo...
Episode 75: Sauron’s Magic
In episode 75, Jude and Stef take you on a textual safari to explore the... let's be honest… very weird magic of Sauron. Jude connects the Ósanwe-kenta to how Sauron g...
AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 7
This isn’t fine…. We just dropped a new AthraChat in which Jude and Stef discuss just how Celebrimboned everyone is in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Pow...
AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 6
Take the plunge with us in our new AthraChat episode as we discuss Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, episode 6, “Where Is He?” We’re taking ...
AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 5
Join Jude and Stef for another informal AthraChat about Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, episode 5, “Halls of Stone.” Beware of spoilers an...
AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 4
Join Jude and Stef for a fun, informal AthraChat about Amazon’s The Lords of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, episode 4. Beware of spoilers and a tree or mud th...
Episode 74: The One Ring RPG and Interview with Francesco Nepitello
This month we had the pleasure of talking with the designer & writer of The One Ring RPG, Francesco Nepitello! Join us for our interview with Francesco, plus an intro ...
AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episodes 2 & 3
Jude and Stef continue their discussion of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - season 2, episodes 2 & 3! Listen for elf genealogy, gross spiders, and which cha...
AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 1
Jude and Stef discuss the first episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - season two! Beware spoilers for episode 1 of season 2, as well as spicy opinions...
Episode 73: Lesser-trod Histories 6 - The Lays of Beleriand
This month, Jude and Stef take a dive into The History of Middle-earth Volume 3: The Lays of Beleriand. Jude proudly and pleasingly presents “Fragment of an alliterati...
Episode 72: Lesser-trod Histories 5 - The Tale of Eärendel
What do Athrabeth and Ed McMahon have in common this month? We’re on a star search! Our Lesser-trod Histories series continues in episode 72 with a discussion of The T...
Episode 71: Lesser-trod Histories 4 - Ælfwine
Come sail away, COME SAIL AWAY, come sail away with us(!) to Episode 71 of Athrabeth, as we continue our Lesser-trod Histories series with a discussion of the framing ...
Episode 70: Lesser-trod Histories 3 - The Music of the Ainur
Our Lesser-trod Histories series continues in episode 70 with a discussion of The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1, Chapter 2 “The Music of the Ainur”. We compare similariti...
Episode 69: A Lesser-Trod Interview with Fornad of ArdaCraft
This month, Jude and Stef chat with Fornad, the founder and administrator of ArdaCraft - the biggest recreation of Middle-earth in Minecraft (and anywhere). Fornad tel...
Episode 68: Lesser-trod Histories 2 - The Cottage of Lost Play
“And so here we builded of good magic this Cottage of Lost Play: and here old tales, old songs, and elfin music are treasured and rehearsed.” Lesser-trod Histories co...
Episode 67: Lesser-trod Histories 1
This month Athrabeth is proud to announce a new, ongoing series: Lesser-trod Histories! We’ll be exploring the 12 volumes of The History of Middle-earth, picking topic...
Episode 66: Tolkien and New Media - Live from Oxonmoot 50
Join us this month for the long-awaited audio from the panel titled “Tolkien and New Media '' presented at the Tolkien Socieity’s Oxonmoot 50, on September 2, 2023. ...
Episode 65: Interview with Thomas P. Hillman
Join Jude and Stef in episode 65 for an in-depth interview with Tolkien scholar and author Thomas P. Hillman. Tom’s new book titled, “Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring: ...
Episode 64: A-door-able Doors
Join us this month for a discussion of Tolkien’s doors, exploring various door themes from literature with examples of each theme. First we’ll look at doors as boundar...
Hobbitween 2023
It's the most wonderful time of the year, yet again: Hobbitween! Celebrate the season with another bonus actual play RPG episode!
Episode 63: Interview with Jordan Rannells
This month, Jude and Stef interview composer and sound engineer Jordan Rannells about his Tolkien soundscapes. He has already published “A Long-Expected Soundscape” th...
Episode 62: Bodacious Balrogs pt 2
Join Jude and Stef for part 2 of their discussion about Tolkien’s Balrogs! We’ll cover Balrogs in the wider legendarium including the Fall of Gondolin, The Book of Los...
Episode 61: Bodacious Balrogs pt 1
Durin's Bane, more like Damn Shame we don't know more about these fiery fear bois! But we know enough for TWO WHOLE episodes about Balrogs! Strap in for part 1!
Episode 60: Who's your party elf dad
Who's your party elf dad with a dope cave mansion? THINGOL! Wait no? Thranduil?! Untangle the history of the elven host with the most (problematic dwarf history)!
Episode 59: Ossë and Uinen
If a sea god made sea gulls for YOUR delight would you linger on the shores of Aman for him? This month we take a deep dive, wink, into Ossë and Uinen!
Episode 58: Lesser-trod Paths with Clare Moore
This month, we welcome guest host Clare Moore as she presents Tolkien’s representations of disability and impairment through the lens of disability studies in “Lesser-...
Episode 57: Fairy Fan Fiction
Jude finally defends his oft repeated assertion that the Hobbit is "fairy tale fan fiction"! Stef is a good sport and does her best to make this episode fun and not pe...
Episode 56: Bandaids Can't Fix Arda
Jude is back on his theological soapbox this month, as we dive into a discussion of Arda Marred and Arda Healed.
Episode 55: The (THREE?!) Kinslayings
We do lots of shipping on this podcast but we DON'T ship Fëanor and the swan boats of the Teleri! For this festive Valentine's episode we discuss the many kinslayings ...
Episode 54: Lesser-trod Paths with Wizard Way Kris
Jude and Stef welcome Kris Piet, a.k.a. Wizard Way Kris, to be our first guest host on a new series we’re calling, “Lesser-trod Paths.” In this series, we invite a gue...