The Novel Traveler Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-novel-traveler Hosted by Joshua Goldfond, the Novel Traveler is your podcast passport to some of the most famous (and infamous) story settings in literature and film. Each episode, we'll visit a new world to look at its history, its characters, and its politics, as well the role it plays in the story itself. We'll parse the creator's intent in their world building, and examine the influence that this place has had on our own popular culture. Cover Art by Patrick Boyer Music by Luba Hilman @ 2026 Twilight East LLC d68bb7b7-7152-5177-a09a-677b68c42102 yes en Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:40:57 -0400 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:41:18 -0400 https://noveltravelerjg.transistor.fm/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/kb-k_5LH2Ed_Ygq1I4-Tm8euZ47A3LZUx46DsSkLB6g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZTlj/MmY1N2EyMzJiMjAy/ZWYwNjIwN2EyNzk2/YjU4Zi5qcGc.jpg The Novel Traveler https://noveltravelerjg.transistor.fm/ episodic Joshua Goldfond Hosted by Joshua Goldfond, the Novel Traveler is your podcast passport to some of the most famous (and infamous) story settings in literature and film. Each episode, we'll visit a new world to look at its history, its characters, and its politics, as well the role it plays in the story itself. We'll parse the creator's intent in their world building, and examine the influence that this place has had on our own popular culture. Cover Art by Patrick Boyer Music by Luba Hilman Hosted by Joshua Goldfond, the Novel Traveler is your podcast passport to some of the most famous (and infamous) story settings in literature and film. Fiction, Fantasy, World Building, Sci-Fi, Literature, Film, Joshua Goldfond, Tolkien Joshua Goldfond No No Middle-earth (The Lord Of the Rings) 1 1 1 1 Middle-earth (The Lord Of the Rings) full 6adb37ff-f3bc-4826-a6d1-5cc33100ef78 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1514f50f FRODO: "I wish the podcast had never come to me. I wish none of this had ever happened."
GANDALF: "So too do all who live to hear such ramblings. All we have to do is decide to listen to the podcasts we are given."
- J.R.R. Tolkien; The Fellowship of the Ring


ADDITIONAL READING:
"The Secret Vice" edited by Dimitra Fima & Andrew Higgins
"The Atlas of Middle Earth" by Karen Wynn Fonstad
"The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien" edited by Humphrey Carpenter & Christopher Tolkien
"The History of Middle Earth" (12 Volumes) by Christopher Tolkien 

]]> FRODO: "I wish the podcast had never come to me. I wish none of this had ever happened."
GANDALF: "So too do all who live to hear such ramblings. All we have to do is decide to listen to the podcasts we are given."
- J.R.R. Tolkien; The Fellowship of the Ring


ADDITIONAL READING:
"The Secret Vice" edited by Dimitra Fima & Andrew Higgins
"The Atlas of Middle Earth" by Karen Wynn Fonstad
"The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien" edited by Humphrey Carpenter & Christopher Tolkien
"The History of Middle Earth" (12 Volumes) by Christopher Tolkien 

]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:31:45 -0400 Joshua Goldfond Joshua Goldfond 3117 FRODO: "I wish the podcast had never come to me. I wish none of this had ever happened."
GANDALF: "So too do all who live to hear such ramblings. All we have to do is decide to listen to the podcasts we are given."
- J.R.R. Tolkien; The Fellowship of the Ring


ADDITIONAL READING:
"The Secret Vice" edited by Dimitra Fima & Andrew Higgins
"The Atlas of Middle Earth" by Karen Wynn Fonstad
"The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien" edited by Humphrey Carpenter & Christopher Tolkien
"The History of Middle Earth" (12 Volumes) by Christopher Tolkien 

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