1. Ben Kozlowski, On Knowledge and Evil (9/13/09): .mp3 | .m4a

2. Tara Holste, On Masters and Servants (10/1/09): .mp3 | .m4a

When I get the opportunity, I love to sit down and discuss Tolkien with students, friends, and fellow scholars. There are so many different topics to discuss and so many interesting questions to try to answer! On this page are recordings I've made of some of these chats. In each case, my partner and I decided in advance on a topic we were both interested in, and then just went wherever the conversation took us.

The first few recordings are of conversations I have had with excellent former students of mine who took my Tolkien course at Washington College. I also have plans to record some chats with a few Tolkien scholars over the next few months, so stay tuned!

3. Liz Bateman, On Tragedy and Sorrow (5/14/10): .mp3 | .m4a

4. Professor Michael Drout, On Metafiction and Philology (5/21/10): .mp3 | .m4a

5. KMO of the C-Realm Podcast, On the Silmarillion (5/24/10): .mp3 | .m4a

6. Scott Holbrook-Foust and Eric Singletary, On Written and Oral Cultures (6/23/10): .mp3 | .m4a