In the second of three episodes on Book I, Chapter 2, \u201cThe Shadow of the Past\u201d, Gandalf gives Frodo a brief history of the Rings of Power and the tragic tale of how the One Ring came to Sm\xe9agol, better known as Gollum. But Frodo finds some parts of the story hard to swallow, especially the one that wanders around making a gurgling sound in its throat. We answer a question about Middle-earth\u2019s walking dead just in time for Halloween, talk with Shaun Gunner of the Tolkien Society about Oxonmoot, Tolkien 2019, and reveal a big announcement about the PPP!