Opening music:

"Middle-earth" by Ad dios ( www.addios.se ) from their album A Journey Through Middle-earth (included with permission by Mikael)

Topics:

• Streaming servers databases updates nearing completion
• Swedish music group, Ad Dios, sent their 6th album and asked us to play their music
• Vote on your favorite piece(s) from their album
• Suggest music pieces you would like to hear (or contribute) for Middle-earth Radio to select as intro and closing "signature" music
• Send us your Skype contact name to join in conference call to participate in show live: middleearthradio at gmail dot com or via Skype: middleearthradio
• The origin of "Tuesday"
• Tolkien & His Love of Trees and the Environment
•  Online Etymology Dictionary
• The Telegraph: J.R.R. Tolkien Trained as British Spy
• Etymology of the word "Hobbit": 1859-ish
• Discussion part 2: "Tales Before Tolkien" by Douglas A Anderson
• Tolkien's Smith of Wootton Major an intentional rewrite of The Golden Key by George MacDonald
• The Ring of Words book
• Michael's thoughts on Hobbits being modeled on badgers
• Possible homage by Tolkien to George MacDonald in Lord of the Rings (Moria fight)
• Tolkien's fondness for pipeweed

Links:

• .http://www.addios.se
• Queue up Ad Dios music by request online for Stream 4 here: Ad Dios A Journey To Middle-earth Request List. http://playlist.middleearthradio.com/stream4-playlist/playlist.php?search=dios
  
• Vote on your favorite Ad Dios Middle-earth Journey piece: http://www.middle-earthradio.com/polls_list
• Suggest opening and closing Theme Music for Middle-earth Talk Radio in the Forum. http://www.middle-earthradio.com/forum/middle-earth-talk-radio/75204205
• Tolkien & His Love of Trees and the Environment Essay Other Minds Magazine Issue #2 http://www.omzine.org/other-minds-magazine-archives/Other_Minds_Magazine_Issue_02_2008-02-22.pdf/view
• Other Minds Magazine: http://www.omzine.org
• Online Etymology Dictionary: http://etymonline.com/
• The Telegraph: J.R.R. Tolkien Trained as British Spy: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6197169/JRR-Tolkien-trained-as-British-spy.html
• New Tolkien-related book: The Ring of Words: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-ring-of-words-by-p-gilliver-j-marshall---e-weiner-1803284.html

Closing music:

"The Shire" by Ad dios ( www.addios.se ) from their album A Journey Through Middle-earth (included with permission by Mikael)

Download Show Here: http://www.middle-earthradio.com/downloads/Middle-earth-Talk-Radio-Show-17-2009-10-20.mp3

Duration (including music): 42 minutes 58 seconds

Filesize: 59 MB (61,896,922 bytes)

File format: MP3

Sample Rate: 192

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