Now THIS is podcasting! Stef and Jude dive into the bushy-eyebrowed world of Tolkien's wizards! How many names does Gandalf have? What’s up with the Blue Wizards? Was Saruman always a butt? (Yes.) These questions and more on this month's Athrabeth!
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