Seems like I just announced Episode 16, doesn't it? Well, Episode 17 is now available for download. By the way -- Hawke has been upgrading the equipment on which the Middle-earth Radio site runs and there may be some occasional disruptions as he moves streams around. Of course, he might have finished all that by the time you read this ....

Download the show here.

Here are some notes Hawke has published about the episode:

Swedish group Ad Dios album cover "A Journey Through Middle-earth"

Opening music:
"Middle-earth" by Ad dios ( www.addios.se ) from their album A Journey Through Middle-earth (included with permission by Mikael)

Topics:

• Streaming servers databases updates nearing completion
• Swedish music group, Ad Dios, sent their 6th album and asked us to play their music
• Vote on your favorite piece(s) from their album
• Suggest music pieces you would like to hear (or contribute) for Middle-earth Radio to select as intro and closing "signature" music
• Send us your Skype contact name to join in conference call to participate in show live: middleearthradio at gmail dot com or via Skype: middleearthradio
• The origin of "Tuesday"
• Tolkien & His Love of Trees and the Environment
• Online Etymology Dictionary
• The Telegraph: J.R.R. Tolkien Trained as British Spy
• Etymology of the word "Hobbit": 1859-ish
• Discussion part 2: "Tales Before Tolkien" by Douglas A Anderson
• Tolkien's Smith of Wootton Major an intentional rewrite of The Golden Key by George MacDonald
• The Ring of Words book
• Michael's thoughts on Hobbits being modeled on badgers
• Possible homage by Tolkien to George MacDonald in Lord of the Rings (Moria fight)
• Tolkien's fondness for pipeweed

Closing music:
"The Shire" by Ad dios ( www.addios.se ) from their album A Journey Through Middle-earth (included with permission by Mikael)

Duration (including music): 42 minutes 58 seconds
Filesize: 59 MB (61,896,922 bytes)
File format: MP3
Sample Rate: 192

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