Fool of a Took Podcast
One does not simply walk into serious discussion… Welcome to the Fool of a Took Podcast — the show where deep lore meets even deeper nonsense! Join your resident fools (who may or may not have eaten second breakfast) as they dive headfirst into the world of Tolkien, fantasy, and all things nerdy, armed with questionable facts, unfiltered opinions, and a dangerously low Wisdom stat. It’s like sitting in a pub in Bree, if everyone in the pub had ADHD and a microphone.
Enter the Shire-adjacent mind of Chris, your host, guide, and certified Fool of a Took. Having never read the books before, each episode, Chris navigates the twisting paths of Tolkien lore, fantasy fandoms, and absurd tangents with the grace of a drunken elf on roller skates thanks to his book-worm wife RJ, Tolkien-fanatic Pat and fellow "fool of a wife" Laura.
Whether they're passionately defending Boromir’s honor, ranking Middle-earth snacks, or accidentally summoning Sauron via mispronunciation, Fool of a Took brings heart, humor, and just enough chaos to keep things… precious.
Whether you’re a hardcore Tolkienite or just here for the snacks, this is your one podcast to rule them all (or at least mildly entertain).
Fool of a Took Podcast
022 - SEASON ONE FINALE: Unimaginable Consequences from "the Breaking of the Fellowship"
As season one concludes, Frodo does an exposition dump, Chris nearly dies, and Sam forces Frodo to relive this childhood trauma. This week we discuss book 2, chapter 10, "The Breaking of the Fellowship", from The Fellowship of the Ring.
Today's "Food For Thought": The Eye of Sugar
I've been waiting a whole book to make these, so the final episode of season 1 felt like the right time! Use any cupcake recipe you like- I did a white cake from scratch but a box mix would be fine.
Once cupcakes have cooled, mix up some red jam with a bit of red food coloring. I used a long piping tip to fill the cupcakes; you could also just cut out a little hole in the center.
For frosting, again you could use homemade American buttercream or white frosting from a can. Mix up some dark yellow, orange, reddish orange, and black. Use an offset small metal spatula to apply a smooth layer of yellow to the cupcakes. Use a toothpick to draw where the black pupil will go. Then use a piping tip to make orange lines coming away from the pupil. I squeezed the leftover orange frosting out and added red to get the reddish orange color. Once you have those on, pull a toothpick through the fire colors to create a jagged, flame effect. Finally, pipe the black in a cat-eye pupil shape. If you want to smooth it as I did, run your spatula under hot water and gently smooth the black icing with it.
Then have your husband attempt to create a tower for it out of graham crackers and your leftover frosting. Act surprised when it falls over due to no structural integrity and makes a giant mess.
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Welcome to the Fool of a Took Podcast — the show where deep lore meets even deeper nonsense! Here's the catch - 2 of the 4 hosts have never read the books before! Join Chris, RJ, Pat and Laura as they dive headfirst into the world of Tolkien.
With chapter snacks, fresh grog, and plenty of tongue wagging, Fool of a Took Podcast is like sitting in a pub in Bree, if everyone in the pub had ADHD and a microphone.
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