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Ep15: Mike Foster—Tolkien scholar, writer, English professor, and journalist
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English - May 20, 2016 02:24 - 2 hours - 115 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Religion & Spirituality Christianity christianity faith interviews art Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Our fifteenth episode features Mike Foster who is known mostly for his knowledge of J.R.R. Tolkien and Middle Earth (because of a famed Illinois Central College literature class and numerous essays and interviews on the subject), but who has also been a hardworking writer and journalist for over 50 years. While the questions eventually always wind their way back to hobbits and strange elvish (or is it elven?) names, Mike also has lots to share about teaching, music, and writing a good obituary. Shaped by a lifetime of reading and intensive study Mike speaks with a gentle eloquence always tinged with the wonder of faerie. This is our longest episode yet, but stick around to hear some great stories about the people he has met and dialogued with in the Tolkien Universe.