The Sillymarillion Episode 0 - J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, an Introduction

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

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🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

For this new show-within-a-show, Craig and Andrew will be learning about the world of Middle-Earth! We're going to read J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published legendarium THE SILMARILLION.

In this episode, you'll hear us discuss the creation of this epic fantasy, including the work done Christopher Tolkien to wrestle his father's work into a form fit for publication.

This is a preview of a series we’ll be running exclusively for our Patreon supporters over the next few months; we won’t release them on the main feed until the entire series has run. If you want to listen to them as they’re released, see patreon.com/overduepod for more! Episode 1 is already up!

The reading list:

Ep 1 - Ainulindale, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion Ch 1-3
Ep 2 - Quenta Silmarillion Ch 4-10
Ep 3 - Quenta Silmarillion Ch 11-16
Ep 4 - Quenta Silmarillion Ch 17-20
Ep 5 - Quenta Silmarillion Ch 21-24
Ep 6 - Alkallabeth, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, Appendices

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:05.6	Andrew, you know what doesn't belong in your epic summer plans?
0:09.4	What doesn't belong in my epic summer plans?
0:11.6	Getting burned by your old wireless bill.
0:14.6	Ouch, it's so hot.
0:16.1	Don't do it.
0:17.5	You might be planning beach trips or BBQs or three-day weekends, but your wireless bill should be the last thing holding you back.
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0:38.9	andrew are sweating over my data overages they're not your friends anymore they're over there
0:44.2	sweating about data overages and surprise charges they're getting burned by their old wireless
0:48.4	bills just leave be friends with them be you're going to be chilling, literally, and financially.
0:55.7	Craig, you've told me that I should switch to Mint Mobile, but surprise, I switched to
1:01.7	Mitt Mobile many years ago.
1:03.3	You pulled this rug out from under me every time.
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1:09.0	It is like half of what we were paying on the carrier
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1:18.7	ways because I do not get burned with data overages anymore. I just, I have as much data
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