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Today"s Tolkien Times

The Prancing Pony Podcast

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

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13:14

Week 088 - Túrin Turambar Tuesday: No Lord or Loyalty

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/15

The story of Túrin Turambar reaches its tragic end as Túrin learns of what happened and implores Gurthang to do its job quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:10

Week 088 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Fear Flowed From It

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/14

Join The Man of the West as he continues his way past the Hold of Dunharrow down the Dimholt Road to the Door of the Dead on another Middle-earth Map Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:18

Week 087 - Silmarillion Saturday: Not All in Vain

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/12

The Ainulindalë reaches its dramatic conclusion as Melkor gets jealous of the Valars’ new threads and throws a cosmic temper tantrum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:39

Week 087 - First Age Friday: A Long Surf Glimmering

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/11

Join The Man of the West as we continue our readings in the story of Tuor, wrapping up our chat with the mighty Ulmo before eventually meeting a new friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:48

Week 087 - Third Age Thursday: Praise Them With Great...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/10

We near the end of our nearly year-long run through the poems and songs in The Lord of the Rings with a discussion of a song that Tolkien says “brought tears to my eyes to write”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:05

Week 087 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Almost As Many Names...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/09

Join The Man of the West for a whirlwind walk through nine names of the chief protagonist (I can’t say ‘hero’) of the tragic story of Túrin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:20

Week 087 - Túrin Turambar Tuesday: And Now Thou Shalt...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/08

Túrin finally gets his vengeance on Glaurung, but it comes at a high cost for him — and for Níniel, who has her full memory tragically restored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:27

Week 087 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Before Ever a...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/07

Join The Man of the West as he continues his journey deep into the valley of Harrowdale, this time climbing a steep road and visiting the ancient Dunharrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:25

Week 086 - Silmarillion Saturday: Forms of Majesty...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/05

Join The Man of the West as we wrap up week 86 with a reminder that you cannot call dibs on an entire world, even if you are Melkor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:34

Week 086 - First Age Friday: Whatsoever Doom They Bear

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/04

And it’s quite a doom, Tuor, take my word for it. Join The Man of the West as Tuor rolls natural 20s for his loot check, resulting in some special gear. Ulmo stops by to ask why he was so late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:18

Week 086 - Third Age Thursday: Nor Bid the Stars...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/03

We take a closer look at the moving song that Sam finds himself singing unbidden in the terrible Tower of Cirith Ungol, all alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:47

Week 086 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Not That Kind of...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/02

Join The Man of the West as he explores the word-nerdery behind many names from our readings in the stories of Túrin and Tuor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:59

Week 086 - Túrin Turambar Tuesday: A Shadow Fell Upon...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/07/01

We continue our readthrough of the story of Túrin as he finally settles down and gets married — to the last person he ever should wed. Tragedy grows silently as Túrin seeks to find and kill Glaurung. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:32

Week 086 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Frowning Precipices

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/06/30

Join The Man of the West, who tries to keep his precipices from frowning, for this week’s Middle-earth Map Monday as we head to the valley of Harrowdale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:33

Week 085 - Silmarillion Saturday: Let These Things Be!

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/06/28

Ilúvatar has some words for the Ainur — or, specifically, one very important word. We also get a tangible example of SPBMI in this week’s Silmarillion Saturday!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:57

Week 085 - First Age Friday: Deathless But Doomed

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/06/27

Join The Man of the West for another reading in the story of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin, as Tuor spends months in the wilderness before swans lead him to the halls of Vinyamar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:34

Week 085 - Third Age Thursday: But a Doggrel

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/06/26

The herb-master in the Houses of Healing delivers a “rhyme of old days”, and Legolas sings of the beauty of Lebennin in this week’s exploration of poems and songs in The Lord of the Rings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:14

Week 085 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Lookout Hill

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/06/25

Join The Man of the West for a closer look at a few names from our readings about Túrin, and a surprise appearance by a phrase from our readings about Tuor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:22

Week 085 - Túrin Turambar Tuesday: Nor Her Own Name

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/06/24

Todays’ meeting of Glaurung and Níenor will lead to tragedy tomorrow, as we continue the story of Túrin Turambar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:03

Week 085 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Riven From the...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2025/06/23

Join The Man of the West as we continue our walk through Middle-earth with a visit to Nan Curunír, Isengard, and Orthanc itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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