Second Breakfast with Cam & Maggie

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter Six

Join Cam and Maggie for a brief respite at the luxurious Elvish Resort: Lothlórien! This “downtime” chapter is the most effective yet. It’s…

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter Five

Join Cam and Maggie in saying goodbye to Gandalf the Grey. The Balrog has arrived, and with it, Tolkien has delivered his best chapter yet…

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter Four

Join Cam and Maggie in celebration of this exciting, well-rounded hype machine chapter. Tolkien comes back with a bang, rattling off two f…

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter Three

Join Cam and Maggie for a special late-night episode. The whole Fellowship is together now, and we finally get to know some of our new fr…

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter Two

Join Maggie and Cam as they dive headfirst into Tolkien’s longest chapter ever! We meet some new core characters, hear a LOT of information…

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter One

Join Cam and Maggie as they return to the books – and are surprised by some old friends! Gandalf and Bilbo are both back from the dead, eve…

Discussion of The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring [Extended Edition]

We’re finally here! Join Cam and Maggie for a spirited discussion of the first half (roughly) of the Fellowship movi…

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Twelve

Join Cam and Maggie for the grand finale of Fellowship Book One! This chapter has a truly blockbuster ending, and we dig through all the fascinati…

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Eleven

Join Cam and Maggie for a holiday extravaganza? I don’t know. We’ve got a fun little seasonal skit at the start of the episode. Maggie’s secret ta…

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Nine

Join Cam and Maggie for another doozie of a chapter. We’re both head over heels in love with Strider, and more convinced than ever that this book is…

Discussion of Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Nine

Join Cam and Maggie for the best chapter we’ve read in a Month! The Saga of Tommy Dabomba is officially over, and Tolkien replaces him with the suav…

Discussion of The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Eight

Join Cam and Maggie for (hopefully) the last ever appearance of Tom Bombadil. Oh no wait, Frodo summons him back the second we get rid of him. …

Discussion of The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Seven

Join Cam and Maggie in this unfortunate Thanksgiving extravaganza. This whole chapter is spent trapped in a “penthouse” with unnerving Tolkien …

Discussion of The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Six

Join Maggie and Cam in their irrational hatred and fear of Tom Bombadil. He shows up at just the right time and offers our heroes exactly what th…

Discussion of The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Five

Join Maggie and Cam for a discussion of Tolkien’s restraint and provocations. This chapter is full of callbacks and echoes from The Hobbit, but …

Discussion of The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Four

Join Maggie and Cam as they attempt to outrun the Black Riders, Old Maggot’s dogs, and updates about the election. This chapter is a sneaky one …

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Discussion of The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter Two

Join Maggie and Cam for this humdinger of a chapter. We finally learn the rules of the Ring and the history of its movements – from its fiery cre…

Discussion of The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter One

Join Maggie and Cam as they say goodbye to Bilbo and finally meet Frodo! This first chapter of Fellowship is a fascinating riff on the first chap…

(Heated) Discussion of Khee Hoon Chan’s Polygon article, “Games Need to Return to Black and White Morality”

Join Cam and Maggie as they break down a troubling, provocative article related to our last…