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Cover of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954
Mentioned 34 times across 22 podcasts · 2018–2026
Mention timeline34 mentions
20182026
Where it's mentioned
2026
694. Does Democracy Really Need Elections?
Freakonomics Radio · Nov 2026 · 25:33
“it's the theme of literature like from lord of the rings the ring will corrupt you ”
Why hope needs rage and love
Ideas · Nov 2026 · 1:30
“so we'll start with haldeer the woodland elf from jrr tolkien lord of the rings series ”
Would You Want to Know If You Were Wrong?
The Michael Shermer Show · Sep 2026 · 35:56
“there's not really a middle earth in jr and jr tolkien's uh lord of the rings ”
Would You Want to Know If You Were Wrong?
The Michael Shermer Show · Sep 2026 · 35:56
“there's not really a middle earth in jr and jr tolkien's uh lord of the rings ”
1387: Romance in Rome Ends with Lien on Your Home | Feedback Friday
The Jordan Harbinger Show · Sep 2026 · 77:00
“and i just got that feeling like gandalf in the lord of the rings ”
Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · Aug 2026 · 51:31
“author of other things among other things of the lord of the rings trilogy ”
You Are Not Ordinary
Hidden Brain · Jul 2026 · 16:58
“another classic hero's journey is found in the lord of the rings the series of novels by g r r tolkien ”
Redeeming swamps from their wasteland reputation
Ideas · Jul 2026 · 20:07
“this poem helped inspire the dead marshes of j r r tolkien's lord of the rings trilogy ”
Jameson Olsen - Becoming the Main Character (Ep. 322)
Infinite Loops · Jul 2026 · 18:04
“one of the best parts in the lord of the rings which the movies cover but they change it ”
Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)
The Rest Is History · Jul 2026 · 78:16
“comparisons with the lord of the rings ”
David Gelles - The Stories that Shape Business (Ep. 321)
Infinite Loops · Jul 2026 · 6:43
“i guess i remember the lord of the rings trilogy reading that with my father ”
#1269 Breeze Oliver & Kerushi Drake: Destroying Every Manosphere Claim
The Dissenter · Jun 2026 · 84:54
“a guy like i don't know aragorn from the lord of the rings ”
The race no one can win: AI’s anti-human crisis, with Aza Raskin
Masters of Scale · Jun 2026 · 15:08
“this is why ai is like the one ring um from lord of the rings ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s
Paul Rosolie Met An Uncontacted Tribe & Is Trying To Protect Them: On Preserving The Amazon To Save All Life On Earth
The Rich Roll Podcast · Jun 2026 · 46:10
“they read as lord of the rings and chronicles of narnia jane goodall books ”
A rational conversation on where AI is actually going | Benedict Evans
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · May 2026 · 73:34
“please read something other than lord of the rings ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
A fantastical history of fairies
HistoryExtra podcast · Apr 2026 · 22:09
“in the lord of the rings he reintroduced heroic human sized elves ”
Reacting to Job Postings That Are Too Ridiculous to Be True
EntreLeadership · Apr 2026 · 2:31
“this isn't a job description it's a lost chapter of lord of the rings ”
The $60 billion resource hiding in space, and the start trying to mine it (feat. Matt Gialich, Astroforge) | E2268
This Week in Startups · Mar 2026 · 73:15
“warner brothers and newline don't own the rights they only own the hobbit and the lord of the rings ”
The Mental Skills for Becoming an Everyday Genius
The Art of Manliness · Mar 2026 · 21:22
“why would you want to speed read through you know lord of the rings and the hobbit or harry potter right ”
How We Tamed Ourselves and Invented Good and Evil (with Hanno Sauer)
EconTalk · Mar 2026 · 61:05
“i always find it hilarious when you have like the lord of the rings or game of thrones or these shows ”
Shermer Says 7: Responding to Fan Mail … "Who Was Jesus?"
The Michael Shermer Show · Mar 2026 · 18:50
“is there really a middle earth in j r r tolkien's lord of the rings ”
Henry Oliver on Measure for Measure, Late Bloomers, and the Smartest Writers in English
Conversations with Tyler · Mar 2026 · 46:37
“tolkien and i mean lord of the rings ”
2025
Possible: Stephen Colbert isn’t so sure about AI (with Reid Hoffman)
Masters of Scale · Sep 2025 · 5:47
“read all three lord of the rings ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#794: Brandon Sanderson on Building a Fiction Empire, Creating $40M+ Kickstarter Campaigns, Unbreakable Habits, The Art of World-Building, and The Science of Magic Systems
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2025 · 17:01
“at tolkien's work with languages he's the master yeah unbelievably complex and i also at one point this is ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
2024
What Dungeons & Dragons can teach entrepreneurs, with Reid Hoffman and Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks
Masters of Scale · Dec 2024 · 5:33
“turns them into a big fantasy epic that we know today as the lord of the rings trilogy ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
John Mackey: Building Whole Foods
The Knowledge Project · Oct 2024 · 55:28
“in the lord of the rings there's this one ring ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
2022
Five Ways To Make Money, Vice Businesses, Fan Fiction And More
My First Million · Nov 2022 · 24:26
“the original lord of the rings it like the s the trilogy plus the next two books was like a total of seven hundred fifty thousand words ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
TKP Insights: Making (Even) Better Decisions
The Knowledge Project · Oct 2022 · 1:57
“fantasy books like lord of the rings can demonstrate how mental models work ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#622: A Rare In-Person Random Show with Kevin Rose — VR Workouts, I Bonds, Excellent Movies, Recent Books, Lessons from Amy Tan, How to Shape Your Mind, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2022 · 47:28
“i also listened to um i know i'm jumping around a bit the fellowship of the ring for the first time so i had not read lord of the rings ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
#257 Richard Garriott (Video Games and Space Exploration)
Founders · Jul 2022 · 34:49
“jrr tolkien had changed my life in that video i referenced earlier not only does he have like first editions of a bunch of tolkien's uh novels ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
2019
#59 Following Intellectual Curiosity with Thomas Tull
The Knowledge Project · May 2019 · 68:03
“whether it was you know reading lord of the rings for the first time or you know reading about science or history ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
2018
#36 Finding The Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent
Founders · Sep 2018 · 25:19
“lord of the rings obviously ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 1s
#21 Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
Founders · Mar 2018 · 14:34
“favoring fantasy novels such as the lord of the rings ”
Bonus: The 10 Commandments of Startup Success w/guest host Tim Ferriss
Masters of Scale · Feb 2018 · 85:56
“the books that i've most often read are tolkien's the lord of the rings ”