Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast

Episode 26 - Tolkien Adaptations Part 3: "The War of the Rohirrim" with Janet Brennan Croft

We have a special treat for you this episode... a discussion about "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" with the film's credited "Tolkien Expert" (and a Lodger herself), Janet Brennan Croft! Join us as we talk about Janet's approach to encouraging lore accuracy and consistency in the film's script, and how she pursued questions like "Could glasses and spyglasses reasonably exist in Middle-earth?". We also explore queer readings of the film's characters and narrative, especially Sapphic and ace/aro readings. And you can even hear Janet encourage Alicia to embark on her highly-anticipated rant on the "Watcher" creature and the cultural history of Japanese tentacle "art." Information regarding the "Tolkien in Popular Culture" subject area (chaired by Janet) at the Southwest Popular Culture Association conference, including the Call for Papers, may be found here: https://robinareid.substack.com/p/cfp-swpca-tolkien-in-popular-culturehttps://swpaca.org/subject-areas/Janet's IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5523767/

Episode 25 - Special Guest Knewbettadobetta

Queer Lodgings returns for its first episode in 6 months, with special guest Willie Jenkins, better known on Tiktok and other platforms as "Knewbettadobetta". Willie joins Alicia, Grace, Leah, and Tim to discuss growing up as a Tolkien fan in Brooklyn, how Tolkien's Legendarium provided escapism, and a former home with some friends that's known as "Goblintown" to this day. It even had its own rap, and Willie graced us with a bit of its verse! We chat about Willie's strategies for dealing with and attempting to "convert" Tolkien trolls, and experiences of racism on different social media platforms, as well as his positive experiences and community with other diverse Tolkien creators, which includes his work with the "Voices of Arda" podcast.Connect with Knewbettadobetta & Voices of Arda: https://linktr.ee/Knewbettadobetta Join us on the Queer Lodgings Discord server! https://discord.gg/8NPNaPqCAY

Episode 24 - Tolkien Adaptations Part 2: Interview w/ Adam Brown of "The Hobbit" Films!

We are so excited to bring you this interview with actor Adam Brown - Ori in the Jackson "Hobbit" films - as part of our series on Tolkien adaptations! Adam graciously joined us from the UK to discuss his experiences as a gay man in the production of the Hobbit movies (including adventures in Wellington gay bars), his fellow dwarves dropping dwarf slash fic art in their group chat, and his passion for British pantomime theatre (including touring "Mother Goose" with Sir Ian McKellen). Plus a never-before-told tale of a planned Moscow premiere for "The Desolation of Smaug" which was cancelled after actors and crew wrote a letter of concern regarding Russia's anti-LGBTQ policies.

Episode 23 - Tolkien Adaptations Part 1: The Rare, Weird, and Wonderful

As the first part of a new series, Alicia, Grace, and Leah are joined by Producer Tim to discuss some of the lesser-known (ie. non Jackson/Amazon) adaptations of Tolkien's works. After each of us shares our personal philosophies about adaptation and adaptational changes in general, we dive into a rundown of Tolkien adaptations of every kind - from infamous foreign TV adaptations to stage shows, radio plays, video games, and more. Queer connections? Samurai Boromir? Swol-um? Potato Eagle? It's all here, and then some!

Episode 22 - Queer Readings: Eowyn & Faramir Part 3 - Bi Wife Energy

The final part of our 'Queer Readings' trilogy on Eowyn and Faramir. Join Alicia, Grace, and Leah as they pontificate over how Eowyn's gender queerness and Faramir's soft masculinity combine to form the Queer Relationship Voltron of "Bi Wife Energy".