Show overview
The Last Homely House has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 205 episodes. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 5th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 47 min and 50 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Fiction show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 25 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Ron Peters, Jon Hatter, Jasmine Bennett.
From the publisher
A discussion of all things Tolkien hosted by three Tolkien nerds.
Latest Episodes
View all 205 episodesTolkien in the News: The Pope Quotes Gandalf and the Lingering Influence of Tolkien
Fortresses, Strongholds, and Havens: Safe Havens
Fortresses, Strongholds, and Havens: Strongholds of Hope
Fortresses, Strongholds, and Havens: Dark Fortresses
The Second-Born Episode
Notable Numbers in Middle Earth: An Episode 200 Special!
Inheritance, Heirlooms, and the Dwarves
Inheritance, Heirlooms, and What the Elves Hand Down
Middle-Earth Madness: The Mordor Regional Episode AND Our Final Four
Middle-Earth Madness: The Misty Mountains Regional Episode
Middle-Earth Madness: The Eribor Regional Episode
S5 Ep 3Middle-Earth Madness: The Beleriand Regional Episode
Our Middle-Earth Madness Tournament begins! We start out with the bottom left region of the bracket: Book 4 of the Lord of the Rings versus the Silmarillion. What do you think of our picks? Who did you have moving on?
S5 Ep 2Inheritance, Heirlooms, and the Men of Middle-Earth
We're continuing our look at what gets handed down in Middle-Earth, moving from the short-folk to the big-folk! What are some of the things that get handed down by Men? Join us as we discuss power, household heirlooms, and inherited friendship.
S5 Ep 1Inheritance, Heirlooms, and Hobbits
We're starting a new season and a new series, looking at all things "handed down." How do heirlooms, heritage, inheritance (and the like) play into Tolkien's world (and specifically into his stories)? We start out this week looking at the Hobbits and all of the things Bilbo hands down to Frodo (his home, his ring, his adventuring gear, and also his 'Tookish' adventuring spirit).
S4 Ep 52The Conspiracy Theory Episode
Because we can't leave well-enough alone, we dive a little deeper into the alleged connection between Sauron and Bombadil (suggested by their poetic style). We speculate together and offer explanations that range from plausible to ridiculous. How would you explain the similarities?
S4 Ep 51Tolkien's Collected Poetry: Selections from the Lord of the Rings
With all of our hosts back together, we take one (final?) swing at the collection of Tolkien's poetry. This time we look at their selections from the Lord of the Rings. Which were our favorites? Do we think they did a good job choosing a representative collection? Also...why do Sauron and Bombadil write poetry the same way!?
S4 Ep 50Tolkien's Collected Poetry: More Volume 3 with Jasmine
Since Jasmine was out of town for last week's episde, we return to Volume 3 of Tolkien's collected poetry and talk about a few more of our first favorites. Tragedy written in bouncy couplets. A slow and terrifying dragon. And a purposely unfinished work by...Arwen?
S4 Ep 49Tolkien's Collected Poetry: First Favorites from Volume 3
Jon and Ron dive in and share some of their "first favorites" from the third volume of Tolkien's Collected Poetry. We talk nostalgia, Germanic sagas, and limmericks. (Basically, we're all over the place when Jasmine isn't here!)
S4 Ep 48Aragorn and Arwen: A Valentine's Day Special
We cracked open the box a bit last week talking about portrayals of Aragorn and Arwen's romance in the upcoming Hunt for Gollum. This week, our hosts go back to the source material to discuss their relationship, how it is portrayed in Jackson's films, and how it might be brought into the new film well.
S4 Ep 47A Hunt for Answers: Rumors and Speculation about the 2027 Gollum Film
We're just over a year away from more Tolkien on the big screen, with The Hunt for Gollum expected to hit theaters in late 2027. And, while there's not a lot of official news yet, there have been rumors floating around concerning who will (and won't) be returning to reprise some beloved characters. Join our hosts as we engage in one of our favorite passtimes: SPECULATION!