Middle-earth Talk Radio - Show 17 - 2009-10-20 MP3

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) Duration (including music): 42 minutes 58 seconds Filesize: 59 MB (61,896,922 bytes) File format: MP3 Sample Rate: 192 Post in forums or email about your thoughts about this show, past shows, or suggestions/requests for upcoming shows: http://www.middle-earthradio.com/forum Email: webmaster at middle-earthradio dot com

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