DiscoverCautionary Tales with Tim HarfordTim's Tolkien Obsession & Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power
Tim's Tolkien Obsession & Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power

Tim's Tolkien Obsession & Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power

Update: 2024-08-305
Share

Description

Tim Harford's life has been building up to this moment. In this Cautionary Conversation, he discusses the works of his favorite author J.R.R. Tolkien and the social science at play in Amazon Prime's series The Rings of Power. What do elves and whistleblowers have in common? How can evil hide in plain sight? And where do orcs come from?

Season 2 of The Rings of Power is available to watch on Prime Video from August 29th.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comments 
loading
00:00
00:00
1.0x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Tim's Tolkien Obsession & Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power

Tim's Tolkien Obsession & Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power

Pushkin Industries