Guest Appearances
Amon Sûl 121 - Out of the Deep Water (September 2025) - Fr. Anthony talks with ten-time returning guest co-host Michael Haldas about the eighth chapter of Fellowship of the Ring, “Fog on the Barrow Downs,” as the hobbits leave the refuge of Tom Bombadil’s house and almost immediately fall into terrible peril and near disaster.
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Amon Sûl 092 - The Last Homely House: Gondolin (October 2023) - Michael Haldas joins Richard once again to wrap up the conversation they started in 089 - The Last Homely House: The Fall of Everything. This time, they finally make it to Gondolin, and talk about how Professor Tolkien first broke their hearts. Michael also gives us a DoxaMoot after-action report, and we talk once again about the danger presented by lonely metalworkers.
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Amon Sûl 089 - The Last Homely House: The Fall of Everything (August 2023) - Michael Haldas joins Richard to discuss “Of the Fall of Doriath,” which rivals “The Fifth Battle…” for being the bummerest chapter in The Silmarillion. They talk about weeping, Michael’s favorite character in the legendarium, and Michael schools Richard on some Rock & Roll trivia.
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Filled with Less - Filled with Less June 2023 - In this month’s episode Cynthia and Molly talk with Michael Haldas about dealing with difficulties and setbacks and Cynthia provides helpful tips for sticking to your health goals while traveling. For the Productive Life Segment, Cynthia and Molly draw from their FWL Book Club pick, “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.”
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Holistic Christian Life Episode 194 - Is Self-Neglect a Sin? (April 2023) - Cynthia brings back Michael Haldas to talk about self care and stewardship. Would you go so far as to say that neglecting the body is a sin? What does neglect look like? Today Cynthia and Michael explore the holistic nature of how God created us.
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Amon Sûl 076 - Thag You Very Buch (October 2022) - Michael Haldas returns to the podcast to talk with Fr. Andrew about chapter 10 of The Hobbit, “A Warm Welcome,” in which Bilbo and the Dwarves arrive at Laketown. But what is the lost history of the city-state of Dale? What does it mean to be the Master? And what happens when your legends show up and walk through town? They discuss all this and more, but first they respond to a listener question about whether Sam might have actually been the better Ring-bearer.
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Amon Sûl 042 - Wise Fool! Morgoth, Sauron and the Nature of Evil (May 2021) - Is evil a “thing” in Middle-earth? What are the differences between Morgoth/Melkor and Sauron? Michael Haldas joins Fr. Andrew to shine a light on the darkness, and they wrap up with Fr. Andrew dragging in bits of what he called poetry (in Old English!).
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Amon Sûl 030 - The Best Hobbit in the Shire (October 2020) - Michael Haldas returns to the podcast to talk none other than the great Frodo Baggins with Fr. Andrew. Along the way, they talk about what sailing from the Grey Havens really means, where in Middle-earth they’d love to live and visit, as well asking: Why introduce other people to Tolkien?
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Amon Sûl 021 - Seen and Unseen: Choice, Free Will, and the Guiding Hand of Providence in Tolkien (February 2020) - Michael Haldas speaks at DoxaMoot 2019 at St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
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Doxacon Biblical Typology in The Lord of the Rings (November 2019) - Doxacon 2019: Michael Haldas discusses the typological aspects of Tolkien's beloved tale.
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Doxacon Tolkien Panel (November 2019) - Doxacon 2019: Panel Discussion with Michael Haldas, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, and Steve. Christoforou
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Frederica Here and Now - Interview with Michael Haldas on J.R.R. Tolkien (December 2019) - Frederica Mathewes-Green interviews author and AFR podcaster Michael Haldas about the life and impact of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Amon Sûl 010 - Blue Jacket, Yellow Boots (August 2019) - Author and podcaster Michael Haldas and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick put on their bright blue jackets and yellow boots to talk the single most requested character study in all our feedback so far: Tom Bombadil! Just who is this enigmatic figure that never makes it into the movies? We close with a trivia game designed exclusively for Michael Haldas.
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Amon Sûl 008 - A Far Green Country (June 2019) - Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and live panelists Dcn. Nicholas Kotar, Dr. Cyril Jenkins, Michael Haldas and Steven Christoforou talk visions of the age to come in the works of Tolkien. Fr. Andrew adds meditations on music and poetry inspired by the vision.
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Amon Sûl 006 - The “Tolkien” Multi-Guest Movie Review Extravaganza (May 2019) - Michael Haldas offer a review of the 2019 film “Tolkien” and why other reviewers are getting their reviews wrong.
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​Certain Point of View: Episode 197: BONUS Mythology and Faith in Lord of the Rings (October 2018) - Ben and Addy are joined by Michael Haldas and Elaina Olga the author and illustrator of Echoes of Truth: Christianity in Lord of the Rings to discuss faith and mythology in Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.