This week we close the book on our journey to Middle Earth with The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. We can't help but get back into a compare and contrast of the written word with the near-perfect films, but also take a dive into discussing how

We're at the home stretch for The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, but Joel took a detour to the sad short story Flowers for Algernon by author Daniel Keyes. Come listen to why this story about a man who gains incredible intelligence and the cos

We're back to chat about the second half of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and Kelly's challenge to come up with our own personal cast list of the movies! (original cast is perfect, but it was a fun exercise. Come join us! Afterthoughts P

We're back to discuss the first half of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Come join us for a dive into the events, how they compare to the movie, and where our heroes are headed next.

Long delayed, but today we're posting our 2nd half of The Fellowship of the Ring series. Come join us for thoughts on the book and how it compares to the film.We'll be back next week to start The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers!

Todaywe close out the first book in The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ringand preview what comes in the second half of the first third of this epicseries.#LOTR#Podcast #Tolkien #Bilbo #Frodo #Ring #Sauron

We're back from an extended break to bring you the first part in our journey through Middle Earth!  Kelly & Joel touch on the first three chapters of this 3 book epic, along with some differences between the book and movie.  Join us! #LOTR

This month in honor of the season we dive into one of Kellys favorite authors: Edgar Allan Poe! Kelly leads us through two of her favorite writings of his, his tragic past, and how they show the window into his madness.Stories Discussed: The Tell-Tale

In todays episode, we discuss Guy Montag and his quaint life as a fireman in a dystopian society where firemen start fires in order to burn books and any form of knowledge or conflicting viewpoints in history. Written in 1953 but set in the futuristic ye

After a long break we dust off the cover of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and dive right back into the 19th century Hank Morgan's adventures in using his modern knowledge to tilt the acceleration of history.  His exploits are fascinatin