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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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7:55

Week 017 - Third Age Thursday: The Ancestor of All...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/10/05

Time to break out your Dwarven ale and toast Durin the Deathless as The Man of the West dives into the LotR Appendices and starts to read about Durin’s Folk.

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7:11

Week 017 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The First Elvish Word...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/10/04

It’s time for The Man of the West to polish up those philological skills as he delves greedily and deeply into Word-nerd Wednesday this week. Bonus segment on all the shiny things!

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8:18

Week 017 - Tolkien Tuesday: The Great Twin Brethren

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/10/03

The Man of the West starts a new story with this series’ Tolkien Tuesdays, as he opens up John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War to learn about the ‘immortal four’ of the TCBS over the next several weeks.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 as you to please consider

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8:27

Week 017 - Mailbag Monday: Tulkas, Eönwë, and Túrin...

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2023/10/02

Okay, not a bar. A battle. The battle. The Battle of All Battles, actually. The Man of the West opens up Series 3 of Today’s Tolkien Times by answering a question about the Dagor Dagorath and dives deep into early versions of The Silmarillion for answers.

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8:41

Week 016 - Silmarillion Saturday: No Men Allowed -...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/16

Join The Man of the West as he closes out Series 2 of the TTT with a reading from Of the Coming of Men Into the West. Amlach has some words. Or is it Amlach?

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14:36

Week 016 - Fandom Friday: Dave Brons

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/15

The Man of the West welcomes composer and guitarist Dave Brons to the TTT to talk about his prog-rock masterpiece, Return to Arda. Also, questionable decisions regarding VO talent.

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8:43

Week 016 - Third Age Thursday: Falling Asleep Again

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/14

The hobbits are Homeward Bound, as Gandalf abandons them to chat with an old friend. The Man of the West unpacks what Frodo means by “falling asleep again”.

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5:51

Week 016 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Counties and Quarters...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/13

The Man of the West brings back some right goodliness of speechraft in this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday as he explores the Shire and its farthings — Boo, Norman Conquest!

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7:52

Week 016 - Tolkien Tuesday: This One is,...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/12

The Man of the West is not a don, but may or may not be pedantic. But one pedantic don had thoughts about the formidable task of translating The Lord of the Rings. Also, a new book is published!

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6:39

Week 016 - Mailbag Monday: The Man of the West: Third...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/11

Join Alan as he revels in being younger than Círdan, at least. The week begins with a look at the oldest of the Elves still in Middle-earth, and another look at elvish facial hair.

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8:03

Week 015 - Silmarillion Saturday: Outta My Way, I’m...

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2023/09/09

The Man of the West wraps up Week 15 by joining famous stalker Finrod Felagund as he watches a group of strangers until they fall asleep. Also, a hint at the darkness in Men’s past.

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14:27

Week 015 - Fandom Friday: Jess of the Shire, aka Part...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/08

Join the Man of the West as he welcomes fellow Tolkien YouTuber Jess of the Shire to week 15’s Fandom Friday. You may know her better as Part Time Hobbit; and if you don’t know her, stop and fix that!

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8:09

Week 015 - Third Age Thursday: Wine Out of a Golden Cup

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/07

The Man of the West continues his visit to Bree as Gandalf and the hobbits catch up with Barliman Butterbur. Also: Barliman’s shocked face.

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5:21

Week 015 - Word-nerd Wednesday: There is a King...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/06

Join The Man of the West as he looks at the etymology of the words ‘king’ and ‘master’ for week 15’s Word-nerd Wednesday. Also, Barliman keeps on using that word: does it mean what he thinks it means?

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8:38

Week 015 - Tolkien Tuesday: What You Really Require...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/05

On today’s Tolkien Tuesday, the Man of the West discovers that Professor Tolkien gave the same advice — only before the book was, you know, published. Also, Sam Gamgee gets a wonderful gift!

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8:38

Week 015 - Mailbag Monday: Well and Truly Hallowed

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/04

The Man of the West begins week 15 by answering a speculative mailbag question about Beren’s greedy little hands. Also, a brief glance at Morgoth and Ungoliant’s ill-advised first date.

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8:26

Week 014 - Silmarillion Saturday: Take a Share In Its...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/02

The Man of the West wraps up this week’s TTT with a powerful reading of The Faithful Stone, a story about a Drúg who pours some of his strength into his craftsmanship. This time, no one dies.

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18:46

Week 014 - Fandom Friday: Shaun Gunner, Chair of the...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/09/01

Long-time friend of the podcast, and member of the Fellowship of the Co-hosts, Shaun “Don’t Call Me Shawn” Gunner joins The Man of the West to talk about his role in the Society, the 50th Oxonmoot and the state of the Tolkien fandom.

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8:03

Week 014 - Third Age Thursday: Newcomers and Gangrels

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/31

The Man of the West shifts gears dramatically: moving from three episodes on crucial marriages between Elves and Men to Barliman and the troubles in Bree. Nob is still waiting for his appointment with an HR manager.

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7:39

Week 014 - Word-nerd Wednesday: My Own Later Addiction

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2023/08/30

We look at a ‘word’ whose meaning is pretty clear to begin with, but has taken a few hits (ugh) thanks to pop culture: pipe-weed. The Man of the West speculates about Merry & Pippin-branded gummies.

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