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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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7:18

Week 020 - Silmarillion Saturday: A Greedy Love

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/10/28

Our adventures in “Fëanor, No!” continue as Melkor continues to sow Discord in Valinor. Also, secret weapon stashes and awkward family dinners.

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15:28

Week 020 - Fandom Friday: Real Elvish - a Chat with...

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2023/10/27

The Man of the West welcomes your friendly neighborhood linguist, the creator of RealElvish.net and the author of books to help you learn Neo-Sindarin, Fiona Jallings!

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6:28

Week 020 - Third Age Thursday: A Chance Meeting

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2023/10/26

The Man of the West’s readings through the Appendix on Durin’s Folk continues as Thorin ascends the throne and just happens to run into Gandalf while on a business trip in Bree.

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7:25

Week 020 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Orcs, Uruks, and...

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2023/10/25

The Man of the West dives deep into the Etymologies to explain how the words for just about every nasty creature in Middle-earth are actually connected! Also, fleshy mud pods: you’re welcome.

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6:48

Week 020 - Tolkien Tuesday: A Nerd’s Nerd

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2023/10/24

It’s time to go back to school and study your Latin. And Greek. And Nevbosh. And Gothic. And… well, any other language you can get your teenage boy’s hands on. The Man of the West opens up Tolkien and the Great War and A Secret Vice to learn more about the Professor.Be sure to visit John Garth's website at https://johngarth.co.uk to learn and read more about his incredible Tolkien work and scholarship. You can also buy Tolkien and the Great War on audiobook, narrated exceptionally well by John

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7:32

Week 020 - Mailbag Monday: To Me, All Are One

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2023/10/23

The Man of the West opens up this new week of the TTT by actually finishing an answer he began last week. A close look at Christopher Tolkien’s words reveals that bowing to necessity was a grief to the Professor.

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7:31

Week 019 - Silmarillion Saturday: Fast Bound to These...

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2023/10/21

You thought the Fëanor piñata would catch a break with the end of the last chapter, wouldn’t you? Well, The Man of the West returns to read about the Silmarils themselves, and the beginning of the end of peace in Valinor.

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20:52

Week 019 - Fandom Friday: How Much Can One Man Do? A...

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2023/10/20

Join The Man of the West as he welcomes the talented — and busy — James Tauber to chat about his 12-month course on The History of Middle-earth, his continuing efforts on the Digital Tolkien Project, and a lot more.

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8:20

Week 019 - Third Age Thursday: To the Anvil!

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2023/10/19

The Dwarves may have had their victory, but the cost was high — and Dáin has bad news about the current squatter in Khazad-dûm. The Man of the West continues his reading and discussion through Appendix A on Durin’s Folk.

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5:07

Week 019 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Because It’s a Cantrip

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2023/10/18

Why wouldn’t we weave words about wizards on Wednesday? Join The Man of the West — who is now officially out of W tiles in Scrabble — as he dives into the ‘problematic’ word “wizard” and discovers that Gandalf doesn’t actually have to rest before casting Magic Missile again.

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6:07

Week 019 - Tolkien Tuesday: Didn’t We All Read...

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2023/10/17

The Man of the West returns to Tolkien and the Great War to learn more about Tolkien’s incredible gift and passion for languages. Maybe if someone had given me an Etymological Dictionary when I was… no, that wouldn’t have changed a thing.Be sure to visit John Garth's website at https://johngarth.co.uk to learn and read more about his incredible Tolkien work and scholarship. You can also buy Tolkien and the Great War on audiobook, narrated exceptionally well by John himself. I'm proud to support

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7:35

Week 019 - Mailbag Monday: Let Me Explain. No, There...

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2023/10/16

Start your week off with The Man of the West as he starts to tackle a simple question with some complicated answers and quickly realizes he’s bitten off more than he can chew in one week.

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8:49

Week 018 - Silmarillion Saturday: Rather Than to...

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2023/10/14

That piñata bears a striking resemblance to a famous Noldorin Elf, does it not? Well, not for much longer, I’d imagine. The Man of the West concludes his reading in Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor.

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20:19

Week 018 - Fandom Friday: More Tolkien With Friends...

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2023/10/13

The Man of the West welcomes Andie, one of the co-hosts of the podcast Tolkien With Friends. We learn how and why she started the show, and just how passionate she is about making the Tolkien community a welcoming place for all.

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9:53

Week 018 - Third Age Thursday: Another Beggar At My...

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2023/10/12

The Man of the West continues his readings about Durin’s Folk from the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings; Thrór makes a bad decision, Nár begs him to reconsider, Náin challenges a bully, and Dáin finishes the job.

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6:59

Week 018 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Tolkien Enjoys a...

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2023/10/11

Is it a Silmaril? Or is it only a model? Join The Man of the West as he takes a closer look at eorcnanstan, better known as The Arkenstone, in this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday!

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7:26

Week 018 - Tolkien Tuesday: It Is Rougher Further On

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2023/10/10

More time with the TCBS as we learn about the poet G.B. Smith, the artist Rob Gilson and the results of that rugby match with the school’s First XV. Folks, please visit John Garth's website at https://johngarth.co.uk to learn and read more about his incredible Tolkien work and scholarship - you can also get Tolkien and the Great War on audiobook, read by John himself. Finally, I'm proud to support John's work and would ask you to please consider doing the same at http://bit.ly/48Rhbf1.

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10:19

Week 018 - Mailbag Monday: A Casual Reference to the...

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2023/10/09

Join The Man of the West as he answers a patron’s question about the Dwarven Rings, and explores the deep and mysterious story (hint: it’s neither) behind Tolkien’s decision to choose rings as his artifacts of power in Middle-earth.

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11:36

Week 017 - Silmarillion Saturday: Few Ever Changed...

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2023/10/07

The Man of the West breaks out the Fëanor piñata as he begins reading from Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor. A long digression on second marriages, with advice from nearly all of the Valar.

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15:38

Week 017 - Fandom Friday: Shawn Marchese, The Lord of...

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2023/10/06

The Man of the West hopes you’ll forgive him for having a favorite guest so far: his old friend, former co-host, and co-author of Why We Love Middle-earth joins the TTT on a very special Fandom Friday.

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