Strider applies to join the party and we learn that Butterbur cannot be trusted to mail letters.

Nate's Nightmare November rolls on and this week Words About Wrestling is finally happening! Nate has picked the subject of the Death of WCW, one of the largest and most well-financed wrestling companies ever created and how it died a miserable...

The gang makes it to the inn of The Prancing Pony in the village of Bree. Gandalf is no where to be found. Frodo succeeds on a performance check. Fails on an acrobatics check. Then fails on a bluff check. Everyone is now in mortal danger.

It's Nate's Nightmare November and he has gone mad with power. 

Does Ralph Nader have the solution to our current political climate? No. He doesn't. I look forward to your comments. Let the nightmare begin. 

Did you really believe that it was over? Did you think you could watch me, share me, READ ME without consequence? Oh no. It isn't over. It will never be over. As sure as the sun rises in the East, as sure as this world ends in fire, Ben. Drowns...

The Hobbits leave the house of Tom Bombadil with one assignment: don't go to the barrow-downs. Sure would be a shame if they happened to have a picnic/nap right on top of one...

Ben enlists the help of Zelda expert Nathaniel Creed to solve the mystery of another Ben's drowning. Someone is out here killing Bens, and you know what Ben says to that? "Over my dead body!"

We spend an evening in the house of Tom Bombadil. Good food and good(ish) song flow freely. Then after dinner Tom takes us to sit by the fire and shares with us his insight into the nature of reality and the history of all creation. Everyone bu...

This week Ben attempts to recommend some books about modern magic, spiritualism, and ghosts. Nate said "that's not going to work for me brother." This is what happens when Nate was asked not to read the book and hasn't taken anything for his AD...

A sentient willow tree swallows Pippin and Merry. A strange man sings several songs and then hits the tree with a stick. It's super effective

This week Ben wastes tons of time ruining magic and horror for himself by reading The Amityville Horror and then researching it and then everything just goes off the rails. Nate is really really glad to not have had to read this.

For a variety of reasons, Ben has decided to give Goosebumps one more try. We're going back to where it all began: Welcome to Deadhouse. Will RL Stine be redeemed, or was Goosebumps truly just a fad? Find out on this exciting episode of Words A...

Turns out Frodo is really bad at keeping secrets. Now 5 innocent ponies are about to enter into the adventure of a lifetime.

This week the boys check out a manga. Opus by Satoshi Kon. Get ready for a story within a story within a narrative within a podcast. 

A Ringwraith tramples farmer Maggot's fields and you won't believe what happens next. Also, is it just me, or is this episode a little too long?

This week the BAD BOY OF PODCASTING Nate talks about a Chess romance book with Ben, who is just trying to provide for his family. If you want to join the patreon so that you can vote in great books like this, go do that. Right away. 'K bye.

Frodo meets an elf and we somehow wind up revisiting the entire 10,000 year history of the Noldor.

Ben and Nate share their thoughts on William Gibsons's unused screenplay for Alien 3, a film that is hated by the fanbase. Could Gibson have done it better? Yeah, probably, but it's still kind of mid. You wanna hear about how my landlord took o...

Gandalf's back and he has some explaining to do.

Words About Dune is over. Well, mostly. This is the finale where we wrap up talking about the book series that Ben started this podcast for. This whole thing has been an excuse to force someone to read Dune so he could talk to someone about it....

Bilbo throws the largest party that the Shire has ever seen. Nate wonders if it is irresponsible to use the weapon of The Enemy to annoy your terrible relatives.

This week we wrap up our discussion of Chapterhouse: Dune. We leave the series on a bit of a downer note with our heroes (or whatever we would call them) taking off in a No Ship while the Bene Gesserit and Honored Matre leadership becomes one. ...

First, we're going to check back in with the gang from The Hobbit and see where they are now. Then we're going to get a little refresher on Hobbit lore.

Welcome back, Dune fanatics! This week, Ben and Nate tackle the mind-bending first half of Frank Herbert’s Chapterhouse: Dune. With the Bene Gesserit teetering on the edge of annihilation and the Honored Matres breathing down ...