Happy New Year, and welcome to 2024! In this short update, I’ll share some plans I have for the end of the podcast, and talk a little about a new show you might like.

 

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• Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction

There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

 

 

In this week’s session, we return to Rivendell and say some fond farewells in chapters six and seven of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings.

 

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• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
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• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
• Pledge your support directly via PayPal!

If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected].

There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

 

 

In this week’s session, we crown King Elessar and begin our long farewells in chapters five and six of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings. Download the mp3 here, subscribe on iTunes, on YouTube or via RSS! Show notes:

• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
• Support Point North on Patreon!
• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
• Pledge your support directly via PayPal!

If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected]. There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

In this week’s session, we welcome Frodo and Sam back to the land of the living, and discuss the greatest romance in Middle-earth in chapters four and five of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings. Download the mp3 here, subscribe on iTunes, on YouTube or via RSS! Show notes:

• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
• Support Point North on Patreon!
• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
• Pledge your support directly via PayPal!

If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected]. There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

In this week’s session, the eagles are coming and the Ring is destroyed in chapters three and four of Book Six of The Lord of the Rings. Download the mp3 here, subscribe on iTunes, on YouTube or via RSS! Show notes:

• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
• Support Point North on Patreon!
• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
• Pledge your support directly via PayPal!

If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected]. There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

In this week’s session, we approach the final fate of the ring with a discussion of heroism, strength and fortitude in the shadow of Mount Doom in chapter three of book six of The Lord of the Rings. Download the mp3 here, subscribe on iTunes, on YouTube or via RSS! Show notes:

• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
• Support Point North on Patreon!
• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
• Pledge your support directly via PayPal!

If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected]. There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

In this week’s session, we continue book six of The Lord of the Rings with more discussion of hope and despair, greatness and grace, and strong masculine relationships. Download the mp3 here, subscribe on iTunes, on YouTube or via RSS! Show notes:

• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
• Support Point North on Patreon!
• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
• Pledge your support directly via PayPal!

If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected]. There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

In this week’s session, we begin book six of The Lord of the Rings with the return to Samwise Gamgee, the influence of the ring, and spontaneous poetry. Download the mp3 here, subscribe on iTunes, on YouTube or via RSS! Show notes:

• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
• Support Point North on Patreon!
• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
• Pledge your support directly via PayPal!

If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected]. There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

In this week’s session, we conclude book five of The Lord of the Rings with the march to Morannon, Aragorn’s mercy, and Pippin’s last stand. Download the mp3 here, subscribe on iTunes, on YouTube or via RSS! Show notes:

• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
• Support Point North on Patreon!
• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
• Pledge your support directly via PayPal!

If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected]. There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

In this week’s session, we approach the end of book five of The Lord of the Rings with healing, debate and discussion, and the importance of gulls. Download the mp3 here, subscribe on iTunes, on YouTube or via RSS! Show notes:

• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
• Support Point North on Patreon!
• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
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If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected]. There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.

In this week’s session, we discuss hope and despair at Denethor’s pyre, and then bring athelas to the Houses of Healing. Download the mp3 here, subscribe on iTunes, on YouTube or via RSS! Show notes:

• See the slides for this session
• There And Back Again: Production Schedule
• Support Point North on Patreon!
• Keep Point North caffeinated by buying me a coffee!
• Pledge your support directly via PayPal!

If you have thoughts on this episode, get in touch! Follow Point North on Twitter, like on Facebook, or send email to [email protected]. There And Back Again is a Point North Media production by Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license.