Well Earned Comforts: A Tolkien Podcast
Join brothers, Seth and Sam Moldenhauer on the walls of Isengard as they dissect the many works of Tolkien and discuss life. Enjoy this fun fellowship and be careful, as there's no telling where you will be swept off to.
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- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 55
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Concerning Our Next Guest: Talking Tolkien, Hope, and Frodo
Brothers Seth and Sam are joined by Benjamin to talk Tolkien, hope (Estel) and a deep dive into the character of Frodo.
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Concerning EPIC Tolkien moments we would like to see portrayed on film
Brothers, Seth and Sam walk through epic moments throughout Tolkien's Legendarium that they would love to see portrayed (accurately) on film. What are your top moments? What would you like to see on …
Concerning Character Comparison: Books Vs. Movies
In this laid back episode, Seth and Sam discuss Tolkien's characters that were accurately or inaccurately portrayed in the movies. Do you agree or disagree? Let us know!
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Concerning the Mariner's Wife: Finale
Join brothers Seth and Sam as they conclude the sad and heart wrenching story of Aldarion and Erendis. You can find the entire story in the book of Unfinished Tales or at this link starting on page 1…
Concerning the Mariner's Wife: Pt. 3
Join brothers Seth and Sam for the third part of Tolkien's tale of Aldarion and Erendis.
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Concerning the Mariner's Wife: Pt. 2
Join Seth and Sam as they continue walking through the sad, yet thought provoking tale of Aldarion and Erendis.
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Concerning the Mariner's Wife: Pt. 1
Join Seth and Sam as they dive into the sad, yet thought provoking tale of Aldarion and Erendis.
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Concerning Helm Hammerhand
Join Seth and Sam as they dive into the history of Rohan and spend time focusing on one of the main characters in the new movie: War of the Rohirrim.
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Concerning Finrod and Andreth: Pt. 2
Join Seth and Sam for this thought provoking discussion on one of Tolkien's lesser known writings. The Debate of Finrod and Andreth! We hope you enjoy part two!
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Concerning the Debate of Finrod and Andreth: pt. 1
Join Seth and Sam for this thought provoking discussion on one of Tolkien's lesser known writings. The Debate of Finrod and Andreth! We talked too long so this is only part 1! We will upload Part 2 n…
Concerning Rings of Prime: Season 2 Episodes 1-3
Join Seth and Sam on a very boring adventure through the first 3 episodes of Amazon's "Rings of Power".
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Concerning the Battle of the Five Armies
This episode Seth and Sam look into the final battle of the Hobbit and analyze the implication it had on the War of the Ring. This was a super fun episode to create, we hope you enjoy!
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Concerning Tolkien Fans: a Community Episode
Join Seth, Sam, and other Tolkien fans! We apologize for the audio, this is a recording of a discussion we had on X, or Twitter Spaces with a few people we knew and some we didn't! We also did the wo…
Concerning Hidden Lore: The Houses of Healing
Seth and Sam discuss the important lore that is hidden in the Houses of Healing chapter of the Return of the King. Seth and Sam explain how Aragorn fulfills ancient prophecy by healing those wounded …
Concerning Tiers: LOTR Character and Scene Ranking
Join Sam and Seth on the latest episode of the Well Earned Comforts Podcast, where we venture into the heart of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth to bring you a couple of engaging and entertaining Lord o…
Concerning Tolkien, Faith, and ROP Rumors: With Guest MiddleEarthMixer
Seth and Sam are joined by the man behind the infamous Tolkien Twitter account, Middle Earth Mixer. The three talk about Tolkien, faith, Rings of Power rumors and how the fall of Numenor could be mir…
Concerning Feanor: A Bonus Episode with Feanor Himself!
Seth and Sam get the honor and privilege of sitting down with the High King himself! Enjoy this thought provoking conversation and decide for yourself: Feanor, good or bad?
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Concerning Hidden Lore: Treebeard
Seth and Sam discuss the knowledge and lore of Treebeard as he talks to Merry and Pippin in the Two Towers.
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Concerning Hidden Lore: the Mirror of Galadriel
Join Seth and Sam as they take a deep dive into what Frodo and Sam see in the ominous Mirror of Galadriel and the connections that Tolkien made throughout the history of his world.
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Concerning The Duel: Morgoth Vs. Fingolfin
Join Seth and Sam as they walk through the most epic 1 on 1 duel in Tolkien's legendarium.
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