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Get your Tolkien every day by subscribing to Today’s Tolkien Times! Alan Sisto, host of the award-winning Prancing Pony Podcast and Rings of Power Wrap-up, hosts a new short-format daily podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever else you get your podcasts!
Listeners get answers on Mailbag Mondays; discover more about the Professor on Tolkien Tuesdays; indulge your inner philologist on Word-nerd Wednesdays; learn more about the familiar stories of Middle-earth on Third Age Thursdays; hear from Tolkien fans around the world on Fandom Fridays; and dive deep into Middle-earth history on Silmarillion Saturdays!
And on Sundays? That’s what The Prancing Pony Podcast is for! So subscribe to Today’s Tolkien Times and follow us on all our social media channels!
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Get your Tolkien every day by subscribing to Today’s Tolkien Times! Alan Sisto, host of the award-winning Prancing Pony Podcast and Rings of Power Wrap-up, hosts a new short-format daily podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Listeners get answers on Mailbag Mondays; discover more about the Professor on Tolkien Tuesdays; indulge your inner philologist on Word-nerd Wednesdays; learn more about the familiar stories of Middle-earth on Third Age Thursdays; hear from Tolkien fans around the world on Fandom Fridays; and dive deep into Middle-earth history on Silmarillion Saturdays! And on Sundays? That’s what The Prancing Pony Podcast is for! So subscribe to Today’s Tolkien Times and follow us on all our social media channels!
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Episodes
Week 041 - Third Age Thursday: Interfering Old Busybody
5/2/2024
No, not The Man of the West: no one would call him busy. It’s time for the last reading of this Series in A Long-expected Party, as Bilbo and Gandalf chat about the hobbit’s plans.
Duration:00:07:19
Week 041 - Word-nerd Wednesday: An Andoran Anthology
5/1/2024
It’s time for a lingering look at a number of Númenórean names as we examine the etymology of… oh, I’m out of alliteration. Enjoy!
Duration:00:08:34
Week 041 - Tolkien Tuesday: Nothing Godlike or Angelic About Him
4/30/2024
We continue our readings in Carpenter’s book, The Inklings, as we learn about C.S. Lewis’ good friend, Charles Williams — and what Tolkien thought of him, too.
Duration:00:06:02
Week 041 - Mailbag Monday: Maybe It’s the Mediterranean Diet?
4/29/2024
Join The Man of the West as he begins the final week of Series 5 of the TTT with a question about the Rings of Power and longevity. Or maybe it’s the Oil of Olwë?
Duration:00:08:28
Week 040 - Second Age Saturday: Rather is She My Foe
4/27/2024
Erendis makes her position quite clear, as she and Aldarion are reunited after his 14-year long journey. Aldarion appears to turn a new leaf, but will it stick?
Duration:00:07:38
Week 040 - First Age Friday: Like a Silver Jewel Set in the Heavens
4/26/2024
We return for another long reading from The Lay of Leithian as Daeron the minstrel plays for the lovely Lúthien as she dances, and a rough-looking stranger comes stumbling onto the scene.
Duration:00:08:31
Week 040 - Third Age Thursday: Why Worry? He Hasn’t Taken the Vittles!
4/25/2024
Old Rory Brandybuck has a point, after all. We return to the Long-expected Party just in time to see Bilbo disappear. Plus, what’s a party without a little regret?
Duration:00:07:17
Week 040 - Word-nerd Wednesday: We Interrupt This Regularly Scheduled Wednesday
4/24/2024
The Man of the West steps away from The Lord of the Rings for a week as we look at a place mentioned in the Second Age Saturday readings this series.
Duration:00:08:01
Week 040 - Tolkien Tuesday: The Old ‘Dying God’ Story
4/23/2024
We continue our time in Carpenter’s The Inklings and talk about Tolkien’s belief in the inherent truths of myth, and the effect his arguments had on Lewis.
Duration:00:08:36
Week 040 - Mailbag Monday: And I Was Meant to Answer This Question
4/22/2024
Join The Man of the West as he starts week 40 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a question about what Gandalf knew, and when he knew it.
Duration:00:09:23
Week 039 - Second Age Saturday: Unwilling To Be Bound
4/20/2024
Aldarion manages to drive Erendis away from Armenolos even while he’s away for nearly 15 years. Just imagine what will happen when he returns.
Duration:00:07:11
Week 039 - First Age Friday: Starlit Years On Earth Go By
4/19/2024
We all know that Thingol married up, but our time in The Lay of Leithian today really gives us some insight as to why. Also, we meet Daeron — forgotten harper, singer doomed.
Duration:00:08:07
Week 039 - Third Age Thursday: Immensely Fond Of You All
4/18/2024
True of Bilbo and his guests, as well as The Man of the West and his listeners. More time at A Long-expected Party, a discussion about fireworks and waistcoats, not to mention a very dangerous dance.
Duration:00:07:31
Week 039 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Base 12 For the Win
4/17/2024
It’s time to break out your Old English and even Old Norse as we look at Bilbo’s age of eleventy-one, and learn that abandoning the long hundred meant losing out on some cool numbers.
Duration:00:05:26
Week 039 - Tolkien Tuesday: Things You Can Never Say Again
4/16/2024
We continue our study on the Inklings with a look at ‘The Great War’ between C.S. Lewis and Owen Barfield, as well as a stroll on Addison’s Walk.
Duration:00:07:02
Week 039 - Mailbag Monday: What About Their LinkedIn Profiles?
4/15/2024
Join The Man of the West as he starts week 39 of the TTT with a question about the jobs of the five ‘chief’ wizards. Also: a follow-up on Fëanor confirms our suspicions: he’s still a jerk.
Duration:00:09:15
Week 038 - Second Age Saturday: Amid the Coldness of Others
4/13/2024
It’s time for the continuing adventures of Aldarion as he finally has eyes for Erendis. As he sails off for distant shores. Plus, the Green Bough of Return and more beautiful names of trees!
Duration:00:08:13
Week 038 - First Age Friday: Or Flee the Land of Barahir
4/12/2024
Beren is really good at killing Orcs and other bad guys; maybe too good. Join The Man of the West for his continued readings through The Lay of Leithian, as Beren finally heads south.
Duration:00:07:42
Week 038 - Third Age Thursday: The Art of Gandalf Improved With Age
4/11/2024
Let us all hope that the art of The Man of the West does the same. Join him today for our continuing read through A Long-Expected Party, this time with fireworks and even more food!
Duration:00:09:45
Week 038 - Word-nerd Wednesday: I Don’t Think It Means What You Think It Means
4/10/2024
Well, actually, it does — but it also means a half-dozen other things or so. Join The Man of the West for a look at a word that has offended the Sackville-Bagginses. Also, Gloin says Bilbo looks like a dealer.
Duration:00:05:34