Walter Judd's guest appearances

Walter Judd

The Tolkien Heads

Cirith Ungol

Tom Bombadil

Bill Fliss

Caroline McAlister

Markus Davidsen

Luke Shelton

OwlTail

In this special episode we interview Dr. Walter Judd, professor emeritus of botany at the University of Florida and co-author of Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium. While this book serves as centerpiece to our discussion (after we learn what exactly a flora is), we also talk about the phenomenon of plant blindness and work through our guest’s favorite passage from The Lord of the Rings. Finally, Prof. Judd gives some pointers for those interested in learning more about their own local flora. You can learn more about the Flora of Middle-Earth at its OUP site. https://thetolkienheads.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/026-17_11_20-walter-judd-episode.mp3

In this special episode we interview Dr. Walter Judd, professor emeritus of botany at the University of Florida and co-author of Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium. While this book serves as centerpiece to our discussion (after we learn what exactly a flora is), we also talk about the phenomenon of plant blindness and work through our guest’s favorite passage from The Lord of the Rings. Finally, Prof. Judd gives some pointers for those interested in learning more about their own local flora. You can learn more about the Flora of Middle-Earth at its <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/flora-of-middle-earth-9780190276317?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OUP site</a>. <a href="https://thetolkienheads.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/026-17_11_20-walter-judd-episode.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thetolkienheads.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/026-17_11_20-walter-judd-episode.mp3</a>

#27—Interview: Prof. Walter Judd