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    The Queen, The Shire, And Amazon’s Absurd Attempt To Commodify Tolkien

    The Queen, The Shire, And Amazon’s Absurd Attempt To Commodify Tolkien

    FromFederalist Radio Hour

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    The Queen, The Shire, And Amazon’s Absurd Attempt To Commodify Tolkien

    FromFederalist Radio Hour

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    Length:
    59 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 9, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Senior Editor John Daniel Davidson joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the context J.R.R. Tolkien's writing provides for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and explain what Amazon's new "Rings of Power" adaptation gets wrong about Tolkien's work. Read Davidson's article "Three Big Ways Amazon’s ‘Rings of Power’ Butchers Tolkien’s Lore" here: https://thefederalist.com/2022/09/09/three-big-ways-amazons-rings-of-power-butchers-tolkiens-lore/
    Released:
    Sep 9, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Hosted by Ben Domenech, this is a daily podcast featuring engaging and in-depth conversations with journalists, scholars, authors, politicians, and thinkers of all stripes. Along with guest hosts Mollie Hemingway, David Harsanyi, and Mary Katharine Ham, Domenech delivers smart and compelling dialogues on politics, culture, religion, and entertainment every day of the week. Support the show by subscribing, rating, and writing a review!