ALEP was wonderful. Now it’s another ALEP Year until the next one. You’ll have to listen to find out how an ALEP Year is. In this week’s episode, I talk about my favorite moments at ALEP. Plus, I announce a bunch of shows that are coming up. The show is brought to you by ALEP. […]
Tag Archives: Michael Drout
CG057: Michael Drout Interview with a Tolkien Professor, How to Read the Silmarillion
Michael Drout is an amazing professor who teaches the works of JRR Tolkien. He’s also a regular guest of A Long Expected Party, aka ALEP, the ultimate Tolkien gathering in the world. I had the pleasure of talking to him about his love of Tolkien and he also provided valuable insight on how to read […]
A Long-Expected Party 2: There & Back Again, Another Glimpse at Perfection
I’m back from A Long Expected Party 2: There & Back Again at Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. I had a brilliant time. A Look Backward at ALEP 1 Three years ago, I wrote that the first ALEP was one of the top 5 weekends of my life. It was a magical experience. For […]
