Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/speak-friend-and-enter Speak Friend and Enter is a weekly discussion on all things Lord of the Rings hosted by friends Lydia & Stephanie. Come along with us as we explore the world of Tolkien through deep dives, read-alongs, and laugh-alongs. © 2025 Stephanie Mann 10cb9972-d561-5449-8496-8d3251918e38 no en Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:00:14 -0500 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:39:12 -0600 https://img.transistor.fm/fbBAEY3tng_kl9ec9NJ3lAeclcogqitdD90H7YmfUDE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mOGVj/Y2VjYjE1NjQ3ODg1/YjI3NjMwZDg0YWM4/YzU5Zi5QTkc.jpg episodic Stephanie Mann Speak Friend and Enter is a weekly discussion on all things Lord of the Rings hosted by friends Lydia & Stephanie. Come along with us as we explore the world of Tolkien through deep dives, read-alongs, and laugh-alongs. Speak Friend and Enter is a weekly discussion on all things Lord of the Rings hosted by friends Lydia & Stephanie. Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction Lydia Letham No No 48 48 Laugh Along - underrated/overrated characters full e7a5b05c-f6f6-4a06-b67c-78fcb6d1e543 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d179d21d Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss what which LoTR characters they consider under/overrated.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 41 41 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapter 24 full dabbef71-1695-4890-b578-addca607b77f https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca66075d Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 24.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 38 38 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapter 23 full 70f7220a-90a4-4c12-90de-9f84281ca802 https://share.transistor.fm/s/223e0e68 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 23.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 34 34 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapter 21 full b55fc319-3ff8-4833-8591-bee9e70dd524 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b3189d5 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 21.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 32 32 Laugh Along - LoTR Best Dressed full 2f436f3c-b11c-4945-8266-fa507f8a7075 https://share.transistor.fm/s/58f6fda9 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss who in LoTR would win a fashion walk-off. 

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 30 30 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapter 19 full 8c912772-e009-461a-a81c-5afc19a6f44b https://share.transistor.fm/s/e628b376 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 19.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 27 27 Laugh Along - How to proselytize LoTR full 535e03fe-ae2f-4903-91e7-01c9cb9f22e9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2484a202 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss effective strategies for sharing the good gospel of Tolkien

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 26 26 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapter 15 & 16 full ac13c724-7765-4bef-8e2a-ea74ad410ccb https://share.transistor.fm/s/8f921890 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 15 + 16.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 24 24 Deep Dive - LOTR New Zealand Stories full cbb02dc4-ef43-4bc0-84fe-6356863abd54 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad5cbf80 Stephanie regales us with details of New Zealand and a host of fun facts.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 23 23 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapter 11 & 12 full 68b3416a-fc19-452d-88e6-34fe992c698e https://share.transistor.fm/s/55277aef Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 11 + 12.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 22 22 Producer Special full 91b1f019-5f47-4d33-aed6-400351f662a9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c8167ed In a valiant effort to keep our publishing streak, host Lydia takes desperate measures...forcing producer Tessa onto the air. 

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]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0600 Stephanie Mann Stephanie Mann 1925 In a valiant effort to keep our publishing streak, host Lydia takes desperate measures...forcing producer Tessa onto the air. 

]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 21 21 Laugh Along - So your SO loves LOTR... full 463b3149-0ff2-4a63-8de4-9fce13c01c1a https://share.transistor.fm/s/8cfd737d Hosts Stephanie and Lydia talk about what to do when your significant other loves LOTR...and you don't.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 20 20 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapter 9 & 10 full 34c0345d-1135-4805-ae32-8fa8d7b6a5be https://share.transistor.fm/s/494f3aeb Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 9 + 10..

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 17 17 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapters 7 & 8 full bc56a08a-d06c-4f7e-aa7b-de584bc9a2ff https://share.transistor.fm/s/31f76a6c Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 7 * 8.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 16 16 Laugh Along - In The Modern Day full 5aff7841-f10b-411e-a991-5f8dc695576a https://share.transistor.fm/s/79304f29 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss what our favorite Lord of the Rings Characters would be up to if they lived in the modern day.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 15 15 Deep Dive - The Orcs full 9870def8-81e6-4184-baba-9477ea248c48 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d907641e Hosts Stephanie and Lydia explore the history and lore of one of fantasy's most frequently used monsters, the orc.

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]]> Tue, 26 Nov 2024 07:00:00 -0600 Stephanie Mann Stephanie Mann 2468 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia explore the history and lore of one of fantasy's most frequently used monsters, the orc.

]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 14 14 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapters 5 & 6 full 821daa7e-37ff-4efb-a1bc-7148db9054f2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b8375b59 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 5 & 6.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 13 13 Laugh Along - Kiss Marry Kill full c805bbae-e9fa-47fe-98bc-2c44d3e2c503 https://share.transistor.fm/s/497ea347 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia are faced with troubling choices: who from the wide world of Tolkien would you Kiss, Marry, or Kill?

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 12 12 Deep Dive - The Balrog full 75c837e5-79e2-49c3-a746-9b7ca904ce46 https://share.transistor.fm/s/70a14cd6 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia explore the history and lore of one of the most iconic monsters of all time, the balrog.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 11 11 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapters 3 & 4 full a52bbc00-f7bd-4d7e-b790-6d2557518413 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a3118e69 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 3 & 4.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 10 10 Laugh Along - Gollum's Glowup full 8a58efbb-1dc9-47b4-89bd-416994a483b3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/72e94449 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia dissect a gnarly question: If you had to give Gollum a glowup, how would you do it?

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 9 9 Deep Dive - Gandalf full f4e1da8a-3cac-45d1-a7da-30e8b1d883d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aea85786 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss everyone's favorite wizard: Gandalf.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 8 8 Read Along - The Silmarillion: Chapters 1 & 2 full ea47c19f-7f01-4869-815a-54e00865999c https://share.transistor.fm/s/19671058 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss their favorite parts and takeaways from the Silmarillion, chapters 1 & 2.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 7 7 Laugh Along - Baby Names full d07b1ed3-639a-41ad-aaf5-15917c7ab3b0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7c5e5a9d Hosts Stephanie and Lydia get down to business with an episode applicable to every day life, or at least, something you can use every nine months... how to get away with naming your baby after Lord of the Rings.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 6 6 Deep Dive - Ages & Geography full 8f8fa3c1-a47d-405a-99fc-8f4dd8cbbd1d https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb92a4e5 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss a broad overview of the ages and geography of Tolkien. 

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 5 5 Deep Dive - The Maiar full a0889093-1d33-4101-8257-fb7fc91c4e8d https://share.transistor.fm/s/fd30c161 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss the lesser angels of Tolkien's heavenly hosts: the Maiar. 

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 4 4 Deep Dive - Morgoth full 380bca9f-35d7-4102-a09f-afcd38c6bc3f https://share.transistor.fm/s/11ec21c8 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss Sauron's evil boss: Melkor.

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]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 3 3 Deep Dive - The Valar full da1f1298-2026-4269-8d30-3871204b18a6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/71294c1a Hosts Lydia and Stephanie discuss the Valar: Tolkien's pantheon.

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]]> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0500 Stephanie Mann Stephanie Mann 5206 Hosts Lydia and Stephanie discuss the Valar: Tolkien's pantheon.

]]> Tolkien, Lord of the rings, Silmarillion, Fantasy, Science fiction No 2 2 Deep Dive - The Creation Story full 3cc00a75-46a8-4019-a311-a330dad289c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dd7492b9 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss Tolkien's uniquely beautiful creation story for Middle Earth as well as the introduction of our big bad: Melkor.

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]]> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0500 Stephanie Mann Stephanie Mann 4418 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia discuss Tolkien's uniquely beautiful creation story for Middle Earth as well as the introduction of our big bad: Melkor.

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]]> Tue, 20 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0500 Stephanie Mann Stephanie Mann 1565 Hosts Stephanie and Lydia introduce themselves and the show. They discuss how they got into Lord of the Rings and the types of episodes planned for future episodes. 

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