Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Dragon”

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Doug Lief — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:15:00 -0800

We're glad to be with you, here at the end of all things. Frodovember closes with our look back at Peter Jackson's incredible capstone to his adaptation of The Lord of The Rings, which collected a record-tying 11 coveted gold Oscar statuettes in exchange for the destruction of one pesky gold ring. Jacob Price of the Pre-Order Bonus podcast joins us to celebrate a film that can only be described as precious. I will not say, "Do not weep", for not all tears are an evil.

Be sure to also check out our musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm. This month we're covering Led Zeppelin's IV for some bonus Tolkien content.

Also check out our limited-run Jim Henson series, "Still Muppeting" (patreon.com/stillloadingpod).

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All score from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Howard Shore
Into The West - Annie Lennox

1 Trilly - Stephen Colbert and the cast of The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Doug Lief — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:15:00 -0800

The stakes continue to rise as the last hope for Middle Earth faces the looming of The Two Towers. We're joined by wicked, tricksy hobbitses from the Media / Lit Podcast, Kris Ingersoll and Randy Allain to revisit the middle chapter in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece. From its landmark special effects, to one of the greatest battles ever filmed, The Two Towers remains as precious as it was in 2002.

Be sure to also check out our musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm. This month we're covering Led Zeppelin's IV for some bonus Tolkien content.

Also, check out our new limited-run Jim Henson Series, "Still Muppeting" (patreon.com/stillloadingpod).

You can also use YouTube, if that's your thing: https://www.youtube.com/@NostalgiumArcanum/podcasts

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All score from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Howard Shore
Gollum's Song - Emilíana Torrini
Mashed Taters - AlbinoBlackSheep

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Doug Lief — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:15:00 -0800

Frodovember continues as we begin the quest to destroy the One Ring with guest Dave Jackson (the "Tales from the Backlog" podcast). Released to massive critical and financial sucess in 2001, the first film of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy masterfully condenses and adapts the first third of Tolkien's seminal work with winning performances from an all-star cast, and all the powerful emotional depth the story contains. Bring a second breakfast, because this pod goes ever on and on.

You can support Dave at https://www.patreon.com/realdavejackson

Be sure to also check out our musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm. This month we're covering Led Zeppelin's IV for some bonus Tolkien content.

You can also use YouTube, if that's your thing: https://www.youtube.com/@NostalgiumArcanum/podcasts

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All music from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Howard Shore
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
May It Be - Enya
Council of Elrond, But It's A Musical - Elf Tale Films

The Hobbit

Doug Lief — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:15:00 -0700

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead, as Frodovember begins with the 1977 Rankin Bass adaptation of The Hobbit. We go there and back again with guest podcaster Case Aiken (Another Pass, Men of Steel) to enjoy our mutual first experences with Middle Earth and the works of J.R.R. Tolkein.

You can support Case and his network, CertainPOV, at patreon.com/CertainPOVMedia

Be sure to also check out our musical podcast, Playing By Ear! - https://playingbyear.fireside.fm

You can also use YouTube, if that's your thing: https://www.youtube.com/@NostalgiumArcanum/podcasts

Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions.

Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
All music from The Hobbit by Murray Laws and Jules Bass
The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins - Leonard Nimoy
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police