
LOTR: Family Culture
Voiceover: Movies that Move Us • Season 2026, Episode 14Movies can become part of your family's identity in a profound way. Heather chatted with her friend Kathy about how Kathy instituted LOTR Day, first as a chance to recover from the intensity of the December holiday onslaught, and then as a way to bring her family closer together. Kathy Weinzinger is a Senior Executive Assistant at Northern Arizona University’s Center for International Education. She is originally from Maine. She and her husband Walter, an engineer and accordion enthusiast, are the parents of 3 daughters.