055 - Pining for the Hoards

Published: Oct. 15, 2017, 3 p.m.

b'We wrap up Chapter 1 of The Hobbit, \\u201cAn Unexpected Party\\u201d, where Bilbo\\u2019s Tookish side is awakened by the mysterious dwarf-song filling his home, but his Baggins side is less enthusiastic once Thorin and Gandalf lay out the details of the dwarves\\u2019 quest. Will Bilbo stay safely in his comfortable hole, or will he rise to the challenge like his great golfing ancestor Bullroarer Took? Also: more word-nerdery as we talk about Tolkien\\u2019s use of the plural form \\u2018dwarves\\u2019 in the first installment of another new show segment: Philology Faire.

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