The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

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1954

Heard in 120 episodes across 77 shows since Oct 2022

J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic high-fantasy story about the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron in Middle-earth.

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Episodes

120
across 77 shows

This week

8
episodes on 6 shows

Share of the conversation

0.2‰
4.4× its usual level

Expert statements

1

Share of the conversation

Mentions of The Lord of the Rings per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, across the podcasts PodLume Trends follows.

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Oct 20.13‰1
Oct 60.05‰1
Oct 70.07‰2
Oct 80.05‰2
Oct 90.05‰1
Oct 100.07‰2
Oct 110.08‰1
Oct 120.09‰1
Oct 140.07‰1
Oct 150.06‰1
Oct 160.06‰1
Oct 180.04‰1
Oct 200.05‰2
Oct 220.05‰2
Oct 230.05‰1
Oct 240.06‰1
Oct 250.06‰1
Oct 270.06‰2
Oct 280.07‰1
Oct 300.05‰1
Oct 310.05‰1
Nov 10.08‰4
Nov 20.08‰1
Nov 40.07‰2
Nov 50.08‰1
Nov 60.12‰5
Nov 70.12‰2
Nov 80.15‰8
Nov 90.18‰4
Nov 110.24‰9

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What experts have said about The Lord of the Rings

1 statement · 1 neutral

  1. Jason HorowitzNeutralSep 23, 2026· The Bulwark Daily

    Italy’s hard right treats The Lord of the Rings as a politically meaningful text.

    “The Lord of the Rings for the hard right in Italy is not just a story about like elves and dwarves and hobbits”

    Listen at 51:29

    Open the episode · Sarah Matthews and Jason Horowitz: Trump Propaganda and Italian Fascism
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Episodes

120 episodes featuring The Lord of the Rings, newest first

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