Book · 2002 · Fiction
The Fellowship of the Ring
Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings
#230 of 16,669 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
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It's just and I think that's why Lord of the Rings is such a powerful thing that everyone can relate to.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 2025 What they say about it
- References Tolkien and Middle-earth works“the lord of the rings and the hobbit”3
The best things said about it
I have just started rereading the Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien and I would recommend it to others.
It's a world that you escape to in the way like your favorite book like Lord of the Rings.
And then prior to that, I also listened to I know I'm jumping around a bit. The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time. So, I had not read The Lord of the Rings. I had not read any J.R.R. Tolkien.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2022 I always like to mention you know one of my favorite books a lot of the Rings.
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
The Fellowship of the Ring by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is a foundational high fantasy novel that follows a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins as he embarks on a perilous quest to destroy a corrupting ring of power and save Middle-earth from darkness. Christine Emba recommended rereading the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy on The Ezra Klein Show, while Tim Ferriss discussed diving into The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time on The Tim Ferriss Show to explore classic fantasy archetypes. The book frequently surfaces in cultural and philosophical discussions across various podcasts. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan highlighted the universal relatability of Tolkien's work regarding the temptation of power, a theme echoed by Lex Fridman and Marc Andreessen on the Lex Fridman Podcast when drawing parallels to political and technological structures. Jordan Peterson also analyzed Tolkien's mythology on The Joe Rogan Experience, framing it as a modern retelling of ancient stories with deep religious significance. Dr. Peter Kreeft referenced Frodo's heroic quest on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to draw comparisons with other literary journeys involving self-sacrifice and overcoming evil. Furthermore, Chris Williamson mentioned the novels on Modern Wisdom as an example of immersive, relaxing storytelling suitable for mental recovery, while Todd Howard and Lex Fridman discussed the unparalleled ability of Tolkien's created world to offer readers a profound sense of escape into a living, breathing universe.
Every mention
Chris Williamson Alternatively, you're reading a relatively simple novel, like 'Who’s the Killer?' or a 'Lord of the Rings'-… 1
Discussed
“Alternatively, you're reading a relatively simple novel, like 'Who’s the Killer?' or a 'Lord of the Rings'-type story, which is more relaxing. It's interesting that even within the same rest modality, the type of content you engage with matters.”
Garry Kasparov I always like to mention you know one of my favorite books a lot of the Rings 1
Discussed
“I always like to mention you know one of my favorite books a lot of the Rings”
Ian Crossland you need only watch the fellowship of the ring and it's the scene in which bilbo baggins sees frodo buttoni… 1
Discussed
“you need only watch the fellowship of the ring and it's the scene in which bilbo baggins sees frodo buttoning up his shirt and the ring's there and he says let me hold it one last time”
Joe Rogan it's just and I think that's why Lord of the Rings is such a powerful thing that everyone can relate to 1
Discussed
“it's just and I think that's why Lord of the Rings is such a powerful thing that everyone can relate to”
Jordan Peterson we know the lord of the rings and the hobbit and tolkien knew this 1
Discussed
“we know the lord of the rings and the hobbit and tolkien knew this”
Lon Harris but they are also Reviving interest in this valuable IP that they will own for moving forward so the idea t… 1
Discussed
“but they are also Reviving interest in this valuable IP that they will own for moving forward so the idea that if you get a bunch of people into Lord of the Rings again you could sell books or merch or experiences or video games The Fellowship of the Ring and the two towers as part of this”
Manolis Kellis I mean if you look at the lord of the rings the enemies are these monsters they're not human 1
Discussed
“I mean if you look at the lord of the rings the enemies are these monsters they're not human”
Marc Andreessen If we can draw parallels to the Hobbit or whatever. 1
Discussed
“If we can draw parallels to the Hobbit or whatever.”
Peter Kreeft and and that Harry does undertake a track and a quest like like Frodo and Bilbo in the in The Lord of the R… 1
Discussed
“and and that Harry does undertake a track and a quest like like Frodo and Bilbo in the in The Lord of the Rings in The Hobbit and overcomes evil through self-sacrifice”
Po-Shen Loh i was generally inspired by stories true or fictional of campaigns or you know like for example like the lo… 1
Discussed
“i was generally inspired by stories true or fictional of campaigns or you know like for example like the lord of the rings that's the content”
Tim Ferriss And then prior to that, I also listened to I know I'm jumping around a bit. The Fellowship of the Ring for… 1
Discussed
“And then prior to that, I also listened to I know I'm jumping around a bit. The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time. So, I had not read The Lord of the Rings. I had not read any J.R.R. Tolkien.”
Todd Howard And that was such an incredible, as you've probably seen, interacted with a large number of people; it's a… 1
Discussed
“And that was such an incredible, as you've probably seen, interacted with a large number of people; it's a whole world. It's a world that you escape to in the way like your favorite book like Lord of the Rings.”
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Recommended
“so I have just started rereading the Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR tolken and I would recommend it to others”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (23: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“The Fellowship of the Ring is 3 hours 48 minutes.”
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“So, Peter Jackson uh from Lord of the Rings.”
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“they came to New England cut everything down and there is like one tiny little place where there's an old growth forest that I went to that was like it looks like Lord of the Rings like it just looks very different than these”
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“yeah makes me it makes me think of the the scene in the The Hobbit you know with the giant spiders that the sheab”
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“But like the Lord of the Rings, you know, what was it? The way is shut. Like the way is not shut.”
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“I think like I love Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and all that stuff purely because I think being Irish you kind of grow up loving those things. Yeah, definitely, I would hate to be without that.”
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“It's from Lord of the Rings. This is a Gollum riddle.”
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“This is not Legolas and Gimli and Lord of the Rings. They're killers; you're just murderers. You are not in a fiction book.”
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“I reckon that warrants some comparison to The Lord of the Rings, , , , , , .”
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“They are basically creating line-of-sight towers that beam from one to the other, like those bonfire towers in Lord of the Rings.”
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“and then he recently I think spent over around two million dollars posts on a the One Ring card which sounds to me like a is that like a Lord of the Rings Magic the Gathering crossover this particular card special because it I think it was something different about it the one that he got yeah it's a it's”
Passing
“I've been watching Lord of the Rings. Okay, moving on.”
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“I'll tell you this—speaking of Lord of the Rings, are you guys being held hostage somewhere? I've never seen any of them, but oh my God, they're so... very—speaking of Lord of the Rings.”
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“And because I'm going to get her a ring, I put as the prompt on the calendar just 'Lord'... Oh Lord of the Rings.”
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“I felt like I was Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring it was just like this most Crazy Train triple my entire life”
Passing
“I some people call it science fantasy, even; like they call the Lord of the Rings or The Sword of Shannara, or you know, these kinds of fantasy—the D&D Magic Gathering books that I used to read when I was a teenager—they call them 'science fantasy'.”
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“it could be that interfacing with the machine is like the one ring like I think I can handle it I think I can go in and then somehow help people break out when the time is when the moment is right but that I'll get get lost in it”
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“Kate, we've, we've kept you way too late, god bless you, I'm gonna let you go in two seconds, I need to fan out, oh my god, Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite book series, I'm so glad you were in it, you were a staple in my mind forever because of that, and as a kid,”
Passing
“i don't me and maybe i was just watching a bunch of lord of the rings the simarillion I haven't heard it yet but i was listening to some old tolkien interview from the 60s”
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“man joe biden it's time to go home crack open a nice book or or i'm you know what Right There and Back Again You're gonna do You're gonna go And you're gonna sit down right there and back again by joe biden baggins”
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“and then he gets in and it's like the one ring as soon as he got it... it was like cast it into the fire”
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“Keeping the Hobbit out of this because I was quite nervous there's a journey of exploration”
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“I tweeted something and I said that you could watch Lord of the Rings in the time it takes to watch the final 58 seconds of a close NBA game”