The Hobbit: Back Again (The Final Chapters)

Close Reads Podcast

Goldberry Studios

Arts, Books

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Bilbo’s journey is over and he’s home, which means there’s plenty to talk about. So this week we’re discussing the role of luck in Tolkien’s stories, the book’s subtle moral vision, Bilbo’s transformation, Arkenbread, and much more. Happy listening!

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm David Kern.
0:04.1	I'm Heidi White.
0:05.5	And I'm Sean Johnson.
0:06.7	And you're listening to Closeries.
0:07.9	It's a podcast for the Incurable Reader on which we are discussing J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
0:14.1	Are we discussing the final seven chapters to the end?
0:19.3	To the demise of Thorin, spoiler alert, to Bilbo's return to Tolkien setting up
0:26.6	other stories and to peace on earth for a while. We're also going to talk about luck here in a second,
0:32.5	but first, Heidi, how's it going? It's going great over here. Spring has arrived.
0:38.4	It's not snowing?
0:39.8	No, it's beautiful.
0:42.1	Like, beautiful enough that I should be out working in my garden to prepare it to plant.
0:47.6	But that is the thing I think about every day, but I have not done it.
0:53.1	Instead, make a metaphor. I'm like, I have not done it. Instead, make a metaphor.
0:55.9	The metaphor could somehow apply to this podcast.
0:59.2	It's my actual job.
1:02.3	Could be worse.
1:03.3	Yeah.
1:03.7	Sorry.
1:05.2	Sean, how are you?
1:07.0	I'm doing pretty well.
1:08.3	Also nice weather here.
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