Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Podcast of the week

the Prancing Pony Podcast has an interview with Tom Shippey.
mp3link

their summary:

 Aug 26, 2018 Season 3 is here, and we begin by welcoming Tom Shippey to The Prancing Pony Podcast! We discuss his classic works The Road to Middle-earth and J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, and the remarkable story of his personal meeting with Professor Tolkien in 1972.
We also talk about his new book Laughing Shall I Die, an exploration of the Viking heroic mindset and their grim (often inappropriate) sense of humor. Plus, the shocking link between Beowulf and a young woman searching for the perfect bowl of porridge.
Read more at http://theprancingponypodcast.libsyn.com/091-laughing-shall-we-die-an-interview-with-tom-shippey#lXx4xH8TEmXuwMu5.99

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