The Lord of the Rings' Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd, who played the hobbits Merry and Pippin in all three films, are launching The Friendship Onion – a podcast where they will reveal stories from their time working on the franchise, interview members of the cast and crew, answer fan questions, and much more. The Friendship Onion will launch on YouTube and Podcast services like Apple Podcasts and Spotify on May 18, 2021, and Monaghan and Boyd have teamed up with Kast Media to make this weekly show a reality. “I am contractually obliged to make a glowing comment here in regards to the podcast Billy and I are making together.