029 - The Fall (and Rise) of "The King of the Golden Hall"
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 6, "The King of the Golden Hall", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Dirt and WormtongueI couldn't get the idea of gummy worms out of my head when I ...
30 Heinä 20251h 18min
028 - Gandalf is Reborn as "The White Rider"
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 5, "The White Rider", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Gandalf the White RussianWhat else would a White Rider drink? BTW, the white Russian was inv...
23 Heinä 20251h 6min
027 - "Treebeard" Might Be Isengard's Greatest Foe
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 4, "Treebeard", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Treebeard's Ent-DraughtThis one was a challenge- the drink was like water but "reminded them of th...
16 Heinä 20251h 9min
026 - "The Uruk-Hai" Are Terrifying
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 3, "The Uruk-Hai", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Ugluk's Orc-DraughtThis drink was described as burning the mouth and giving an unbelievable bur...
9 Heinä 20251h 10min
025 - Big, Bad, Blonde Killing Machines...aka "The Riders of Rohan"
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 2, "The Riders of Rohan", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": The Blondies of RohanListen, I wasn't feeling particularly inspired this week, OK? The r...
2 Heinä 20251h 15min
024 - Tolkien’s Text vs. Jackson’s Vision: "THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING"
*FYI - This episode is AUDIO only*A special BONUS EPISODE of Fool of a Took Podcast for the season 2 premiere. We sat down and analyzed Peter Jackson's 2001 Oscar winning adaptation of The Fellowship ...
25 Kesä 20251h 28min
023 - We Weren't Ready for "The Departure of Boromir" - S2 PREMIERE
This week we discuss book 3, chapter 1, "The Departure of Boromir", from The Two Towers. Today's "Food For Thought": Boromir's Cream HornYes, that name was meant to be gross. Anyway, a cream horn is a...
25 Kesä 20251h 5min
Season 2: Where the f*** is The Two Towers?
June 25th - Season 2 - THE TWO TOWERS ----------------------------------------------------Welcome to the Fool of a Took Podcast — the show where deep lore meets even deeper nonsense! Here's the catch...
23 Kesä 20253min
