On July 12, 2010 Hawke Robinson used “the magic of Skype” to once again commune with co-host and Partner-in-Penultimate-Proficiencies-in-Pleasant-Conversation Michael Martinez, to discuss, confer, hobnob, analyze, and otherwise chat away about things related to Middle-earth and J.R.R. Tolkien. You know, it’s not easy to write these introductions for Middle-earth Talk Radio.
Hawke and Michael recorded Episode 27 of Middle-earth Talk Radio and the edited show opens with “The Contemplation” by Elvish singer Rehtaeh, Heather Downing, from her demo CD (and Hawke went to great pains to emphasize that the demo CD is not quite as polished as Heather’s later work).
Middle-earth Topics Discussed in this episode included:
- Special Guest Rehtaeh (Heather Downing) will be on upcoming show July 18th.
- Ian McKellen marking time until The Hobbit begins
- One Man Lord of the Rings at Woolly Mammoth Theater (of One Man Star Wars Trilogy)
- 2010 Mythopoeic Awards
- More than one Shield Maiden amongst the Riders of Rohan?
- British historian claims to have found King Arthur’s round table.
- Tolkien Moot, allowing “garb” this year.
- Rehtaeh will be in Elvish garb at this year’s Tolkien Moot
- Any cultures in Tolkien’s Middle-earth (and beyond) happen to wear kilts, or any “Scottish”-like cultures?
- Tolkien’s “Fall of Arthur” poem, “read and approved” by Professors, but never published?
- Some excerpts read.
- Tolkien also wrote some stories in contemporary settings
- British historian claims to have found King Arthur’s round Table. To air on The History Channel July 19th.
- The Dunlendings
- More on Kilts
- “The Uzi Rule”
- Tolkien’s reading of Isaac Asimov and other Science Fiction of the time.
- July Inland Empire Tolkien Society Smial Meeting Summary
- Kullervo from Kalavala compared to Turin
- Strong parallels between Turin and Michael Moorcock’s Elric (Stormbringer) series.
- The Imp Chamber of Pun-ishment
The closing song was “Into The West (originally by Annie Lennox)” from Rehtaeh’s demo CD, The Contemplation. Middle-earth Talk Radio is a production of Middle-earth Radio.
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