Speak Friend and Enter: A Lord of the Rings Podcast
Speak Friend and Enter is a weekly discussion on all things Lord of the Rings hosted by friends Lydia & Stephanie. Come along with us as we explore the world of Tolkien through deep dives, read-alongs, and laugh-alongs.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 44
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Deep Dive - LOTR New Zealand Stories
Stephanie regales us with details of New Zealand and a host of fun facts.
Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapter 11 & 12
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 11 + 12.
Producer Special
In a valiant effort to keep our publishing streak, host Lydia takes desperate measures...forcing producer Tessa onto the air.
Laugh Along - So your SO loves LOTR...
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia talk about what to do when your significant other loves LOTR...and you don't.
Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapter 9 & 10
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 9 + 10..
Deep Dive - Tolkien's Influence on Fantasy
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss how Tolkien essentially created the Fantasy genre as we know it.
Laugh Along - Quotables
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss the quotes from Lord of the Rings that have crept into their vocabulary, and won't leave!
Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapters 7 & 8
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 7 * 8.
Laugh Along - In The Modern Day
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss what our favorite Lord of the Rings Characters would be up to if they lived in the modern day.
Deep Dive - The Orcs
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia explore the history and lore of one of fantasy's most frequently used monsters, the orc.
Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapters 5 & 6
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 5 & 6.
Laugh Along - Kiss Marry Kill
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia are faced with troubling choices: who from the wide world of Tolkien would you Kiss, Marry, or Kill?
Deep Dive - The Balrog
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia explore the history and lore of one of the most iconic monsters of all time, the balrog.
Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapters 3 & 4
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 3 & 4.
Laugh Along - Gollum's Glowup
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia dissect a gnarly question: If you had to give Gollum a glowup, how would you do it?
Deep Dive - Gandalf
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss everyone's favorite wizard: Gandalf.
Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapters 1 & 2
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 1 & 2.
Laugh Along - Baby Names
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia get down to business with an episode applicable to every day life, or at least, something you can use every nine months... how to get away with naming your baby after Lord o…
Deep Dive - Ages & Geography
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss a broad overview of the ages and geography of Tolkien.
Deep Dive - The Maiar
Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss the lesser angels of Tolkien's heavenly hosts: the Maiar.