Feb 02 2025 24 mins
Today, February 2, 2025, marks 10 years since our very first episode was released.
At that time, we called the podcast Talking Tolkien. We changed the name to The Tolkien Road a few episodes later, as there was already another podcast out there with a name similar to Talking Tolkien (not sure if it’s still around or not).
A lot can change in 10 years. As a mark of how much Greta and I have changed, here are a few photos to mark the advance of time.
This one is from a Super Bowl watch party on Feb. 1, 2015. That’s our youngest there, dressed up as a knight, which seems highly appropriate given that we were about to embark on this journey. (BTW, he’s 16 now, and drives – heads up!)
Here’s one from January 24, 2025. A whole lot of gray can happen in 10 years, especially for my beard, it would seem!
Life comes at you fast, doesn’t it? I’d like to think all that gray in my beard signifies a little bit of wisdom gained in a decade, and if it does, then it is in no small part due to being immersed into Tolkien’s works for the sake of this wonderful journey.
Thank you to everyone who has accompanied us in some form or fashion. It’s been such a blessing to meet and get to know so many fellow travelers along Tolkien’s road!
Here’s to 10 more years of this journey, and many more beyond that!