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The Entmoot PodcastAuthor: Kenny Talarico & Sam Lieberman
Co-hosts Kenny Talarico and Sam Lieberman discuss the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and what they tell us about politics, philosophy, religion, and life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Arts, Books, Philosophy, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Tolkien's Kalevala (w/ Jyrki Korpua)
Episode 42
Tuesday, 25 November, 2025
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam talk to Professor Jyrki Korpua about the Kalevala and the inspiration that Tolkien drew from it. This episode is a companion piece to our previous episode on chapter 21 of The Silmarillion, which you can find here.Jyrki Korpua is a researcher and lecturer of literature at the University of Oulu in Finland. He has published extensively on both the Kalevala and Tolkien, and we are here primarily discussing his 2024 book Tolkien and the Kalevala.More Jyrki:The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien: A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium“Master of Fate, yet by fate mastered” – Tolkien’s Túrin Turambar and Kalevala’s KullervoAlso mentioned:Lönnrot (Bosley translation) - The KalevalaLeave us a review! Send us an email at entmootpod@gmail.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.












