Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast
@queerlodgings.bsky.social
We're a queer-led podcast covering all things Tolkien. Join a small group of fans and scholars as we discuss Middle-earth from an intersectional perspective.
www.queerlodgings.com
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Great quotes here from Janet Croft, our most recent podcast guest, as well as past guest Robin Reid.
In short, get fucked, fascists. Tolkien doesn't belong to you, and he sure as fuck wouldn't be advocating for ICE's gestapo tactics.
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In short, get fucked, fascists. Tolkien doesn't belong to you, and he sure as fuck wouldn't be advocating for ICE's gestapo tactics.
www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Great quotes here from Janet Croft, our most recent podcast guest, as well as past guest Robin Reid.
In short, get fucked, fascists. Tolkien doesn't belong to you, and he sure as fuck wouldn't be advocating for ICE's gestapo tactics.
www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
In short, get fucked, fascists. Tolkien doesn't belong to you, and he sure as fuck wouldn't be advocating for ICE's gestapo tactics.
www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
And you can even hear Janet encourage Alicia to embark on her highly-anticipated rant on the "Watcher" creature and the cultural history of Japanese tentacle "art."
September 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
And you can even hear Janet encourage Alicia to embark on her highly-anticipated rant on the "Watcher" creature and the cultural history of Japanese tentacle "art."
We discuss Janet's approach to encourage lore accuracy and consistency in the film's script, and how she pursued questions like "Could glasses and spyglasses reasonably exist in Middle-earth?". We also explore queer readings of the film', especially Sapphic and ace/aro readings.
September 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We discuss Janet's approach to encourage lore accuracy and consistency in the film's script, and how she pursued questions like "Could glasses and spyglasses reasonably exist in Middle-earth?". We also explore queer readings of the film', especially Sapphic and ace/aro readings.
New episode alert! zencastr.com/z/_gLEDrCs We have a special treat with you this episode... a discussion about "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" with the film's credited "Tolkien Expert" (and a Lodger herself), Janet Brennan Croft!
September 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
New episode alert! zencastr.com/z/_gLEDrCs We have a special treat with you this episode... a discussion about "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" with the film's credited "Tolkien Expert" (and a Lodger herself), Janet Brennan Croft!
If any Lodgers or Birches are at Dragon Con this weekend, you can see Alicia at any of these panels! Alicia and Producer Tim may just have Nazgul-inspired badge ribbons for you.
August 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If any Lodgers or Birches are at Dragon Con this weekend, you can see Alicia at any of these panels! Alicia and Producer Tim may just have Nazgul-inspired badge ribbons for you.
New episode alert: buff.ly/uSF6KkI We're back with special guest Willie Jenkins, aka @knewbettadobetta.bsky.social ! We discuss his background as a Tolkien fan, strategies for dealing with trolls, positive experiences with diverse Tolkien creators, and the "Voices of Arda" podcast.
May 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
New episode alert: buff.ly/uSF6KkI We're back with special guest Willie Jenkins, aka @knewbettadobetta.bsky.social ! We discuss his background as a Tolkien fan, strategies for dealing with trolls, positive experiences with diverse Tolkien creators, and the "Voices of Arda" podcast.
Producer Tim is at @westmoot.org this weekend, and I'd love to meet some new Lodgers and Birches! Please introduce yourselves!
#Westmoot25
#Westmoot25
May 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Producer Tim is at @westmoot.org this weekend, and I'd love to meet some new Lodgers and Birches! Please introduce yourselves!
#Westmoot25
#Westmoot25
Happy International Asexuality day to all our acespec Lodgers! We'd like to celebrate you and our two favorite Hobbit perpetual bachelors 💜 Also, if you're new to us, we did an ace/aro readings episode with the lovely Rory and Stuart if you'd like to check it out: queerlodgings.com/episodes/ace...
April 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Happy International Asexuality day to all our acespec Lodgers! We'd like to celebrate you and our two favorite Hobbit perpetual bachelors 💜 Also, if you're new to us, we did an ace/aro readings episode with the lovely Rory and Stuart if you'd like to check it out: queerlodgings.com/episodes/ace...
Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all of our trans and NB Lodgers & Birches! We know how scary the world can be for you right now, especially in the US where your very existence is under regular threat. Know that trans icon Dernhelm sees you, is proud of you, and has your back. And so do we. 🏳️⚧️ ✊
April 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all of our trans and NB Lodgers & Birches! We know how scary the world can be for you right now, especially in the US where your very existence is under regular threat. Know that trans icon Dernhelm sees you, is proud of you, and has your back. And so do we. 🏳️⚧️ ✊
... And Queer Lodgings will answer! We took a bit of a break because... well... *gestures broadly at everything* But we just had a planning session for our next few episodes, which should include some great guests!
March 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
... And Queer Lodgings will answer! We took a bit of a break because... well... *gestures broadly at everything* But we just had a planning session for our next few episodes, which should include some great guests!
To our trans and enby fans: we see & stand with you during what is going to be a trying 4 years. As the US slides into naked oligarchy & fascism, we encourage you to be politically active on the local level when safe. We commit to being vocally queer & fostering a safe space within this fandom. 🌈
January 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
To our trans and enby fans: we see & stand with you during what is going to be a trying 4 years. As the US slides into naked oligarchy & fascism, we encourage you to be politically active on the local level when safe. We commit to being vocally queer & fostering a safe space within this fandom. 🌈
A joyous and peaceful whatever-you-celebrate, Lodgers and Birches!
December 25, 2024 at 7:17 PM
A joyous and peaceful whatever-you-celebrate, Lodgers and Birches!
And we've also had some brilliant scholars on as guests! Including @taylorwdriggers.bsky.social, @mercuryreads.bsky.social, @cameronbourquein.bsky.social, @roryq.bsky.social, @mariakalberto.bsky.social, and some other folks who are not yet on Bluesky.
November 17, 2024 at 7:20 AM
And we've also had some brilliant scholars on as guests! Including @taylorwdriggers.bsky.social, @mercuryreads.bsky.social, @cameronbourquein.bsky.social, @roryq.bsky.social, @mariakalberto.bsky.social, and some other folks who are not yet on Bluesky.
The podcast is about two years old now, and we have covered topics such as "Queer Readings" of Galadriel, Eowyn, and Faramir, concepts of masculinity in Arda, 'Rings of Power' and common complaints against it, and Tolkien's opinions of his fans, adaptations, sexuality, and queerness.
November 17, 2024 at 7:20 AM
The podcast is about two years old now, and we have covered topics such as "Queer Readings" of Galadriel, Eowyn, and Faramir, concepts of masculinity in Arda, 'Rings of Power' and common complaints against it, and Tolkien's opinions of his fans, adaptations, sexuality, and queerness.
We are a queer-led podcast covering all things Tolkien. Alicia, Grace, and Leah (and sometimes Tim) are a group of Tolkien fans and scholars, who discuss Middle-earth and the Professor from a LGBTQ+-focused, intersectional, antiracist, and non-christian perspective.
November 17, 2024 at 7:20 AM
We are a queer-led podcast covering all things Tolkien. Alicia, Grace, and Leah (and sometimes Tim) are a group of Tolkien fans and scholars, who discuss Middle-earth and the Professor from a LGBTQ+-focused, intersectional, antiracist, and non-christian perspective.
Welcome new followers/Twitter refugees! We're thrilled to have you here after we were graciously included in a couple of JRRT "Starter Packs".
Just to reintroduce ourselves, Queer Lodgings is a Tolkien podcast with 3 Queer co-hosts - Alicia, Leah, and Grace. 🧵
Just to reintroduce ourselves, Queer Lodgings is a Tolkien podcast with 3 Queer co-hosts - Alicia, Leah, and Grace. 🧵
November 17, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Welcome new followers/Twitter refugees! We're thrilled to have you here after we were graciously included in a couple of JRRT "Starter Packs".
Just to reintroduce ourselves, Queer Lodgings is a Tolkien podcast with 3 Queer co-hosts - Alicia, Leah, and Grace. 🧵
Just to reintroduce ourselves, Queer Lodgings is a Tolkien podcast with 3 Queer co-hosts - Alicia, Leah, and Grace. 🧵
New episode alert! https://buff.ly/3Z8fd75 We are so excited to bring you this interview with actor Adam Brown - Ori the dwarf- as part of our series on Tolkien adaptations! Adam graciously joined to discuss his experiences as a gay man in the production of the Hobbit movies.
November 15, 2024 at 7:02 AM
New episode alert! https://buff.ly/3Z8fd75 We are so excited to bring you this interview with actor Adam Brown - Ori the dwarf- as part of our series on Tolkien adaptations! Adam graciously joined to discuss his experiences as a gay man in the production of the Hobbit movies.
New episode alert! Tolkien Adaptations Part 1: The Rare, Weird, and Wonderful (yes, another series begins): https://buff.ly/4fo2NNJ
We discuss some of the lesser-known adaptations of Tolkien's works of every kind —foreign TV to stage shows, radio plays, video games, and more.
We discuss some of the lesser-known adaptations of Tolkien's works of every kind —foreign TV to stage shows, radio plays, video games, and more.
October 28, 2024 at 3:54 AM
New episode alert! Tolkien Adaptations Part 1: The Rare, Weird, and Wonderful (yes, another series begins): https://buff.ly/4fo2NNJ
We discuss some of the lesser-known adaptations of Tolkien's works of every kind —foreign TV to stage shows, radio plays, video games, and more.
We discuss some of the lesser-known adaptations of Tolkien's works of every kind —foreign TV to stage shows, radio plays, video games, and more.
We're going just a little off script for this #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday (but just a little! it's translation adjacent 😅) with the teaser no one wanted for our next episode. Guesses as to what we're covering?
October 1, 2024 at 4:17 PM
We're going just a little off script for this #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday (but just a little! it's translation adjacent 😅) with the teaser no one wanted for our next episode. Guesses as to what we're covering?
Death in the Spires by KJ Charles: A mystery set between 1892 and 1905 about the unsolved murder of one man in a group of friends known as the 7 Wonders, with queerness and a pointed critique of social class and privilege. (16/17)
September 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Death in the Spires by KJ Charles: A mystery set between 1892 and 1905 about the unsolved murder of one man in a group of friends known as the 7 Wonders, with queerness and a pointed critique of social class and privilege. (16/17)
The It Girl by Ruth Ware: A contemporary thriller about a group of Oxford students who became fast friends in their first term… and by the end of the second term, one of them is dead. (14/17)
September 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
The It Girl by Ruth Ware: A contemporary thriller about a group of Oxford students who became fast friends in their first term… and by the end of the second term, one of them is dead. (14/17)
The League of Extraordinary Women novels by Evie Dunmore: This romance quartet uses a modern lens on historical events to center the experience of women dedicated to political progress— suffrage and education for women in particular. (13/17)
September 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
The League of Extraordinary Women novels by Evie Dunmore: This romance quartet uses a modern lens on historical events to center the experience of women dedicated to political progress— suffrage and education for women in particular. (13/17)
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers: Often noted as an author adjacent to the Inklings and co-founder of an all-female Literary Society, Dorothy Sayers attended Oxford (the all-women Somerville College). (11/17)
September 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers: Often noted as an author adjacent to the Inklings and co-founder of an all-female Literary Society, Dorothy Sayers attended Oxford (the all-women Somerville College). (11/17)
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams: Set at the turn of the 20th century and centered around the compilation of the OED, this novel explores how words used by and about women are systemically under-documented…because Patriarchy. (10/17)
September 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams: Set at the turn of the 20th century and centered around the compilation of the OED, this novel explores how words used by and about women are systemically under-documented…because Patriarchy. (10/17)
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis: A comedic time-travel story where student Ned Henry travels back from 2057 to Victorian England. Penwipers, jumble sales, and hijinks abound in an homage to an idealized Victorian England in the tradition of Jerome K. Jerome (9/17)
September 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis: A comedic time-travel story where student Ned Henry travels back from 2057 to Victorian England. Penwipers, jumble sales, and hijinks abound in an homage to an idealized Victorian England in the tradition of Jerome K. Jerome (9/17)