{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Shire Reckoning","title":"The Hobbit 16: The King Of Friend And Kin","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7631e237\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4268,"description":"This week, we return to the Lonely Mountain in Chapter 15 of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, \"The Gathering Of The Clouds\". Are two talking birds too many? How do we distinguish between Roäc, son of Carc, and the humble thrush? How does dragon sickness work?\nThe video version of this session is available by clicking here; the slides are available for download by clicking here.\nShow Notes:Shire Reckoning Production ScheduleThe History of the Hobbit (John D. Rateliff)Shire Reckoning is a Next Word production. For bonus episodes and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/NextWord.\nFollow Shire Reckoning on YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram.\nMusic by Corvus from Pixabay.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rMRKnefapIaCInOYyj_KFX4lRkbDFXWRX7ga8hthpW8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZGUx/NDk2MGMwYWI4OGNh/ZGUyOWE3NGE1MGRl/N2VkNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}