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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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6:58

Week 014 - Tolkien Tuesday: Note to the BBC’s...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/29

The Man of the West finally gets to that first adaptation he’s been talking about for a few weeks now, and only has time to read some of Tolkien’s inevitable criticisms. One wonders what he’d have thought if he didn’t work on the scripts!

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8:04

Week 014 - Mailbag Monday: Math is Hard

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/28

Or, for our friends across the pond, ‘Maths Are Hard’. The Man of the West begins this week with a question: how many Nazgûl does it take to change a lightbulb on Amon Sûl?

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7:03

Week 13 - Silmarillion Saturday: Unlovely In Looks

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/26

You decide: does the title refer to the host, or to the subject of today’s discussion? The Man of the West dives into the history and nature one of the most unique peoples in Middle-earth and realizes he’d make a terrible statue.

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10:52

Week 13 - Fandom Friday: Please Judge This Book By...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/25

The Man of the West welcomes acclaimed Tolkien artist Emily Austin to the TTT to talk inspiration and illustration. Also, we chat about her cover art for Shawn & Alan’s new book, Why We Love Middle-earth, and get a sneak peek at a work in progress.

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9:48

Week 13 - Third Age Thursday: You Walk In Her Likeness

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/24

The Man of the West wraps up a trilogy of episodes on Beren & Lúthien in the Third Age by visiting the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen in the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings. Aragorn may be abashed, but he’s also glad Elrond is no Thingol.

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6:22

Week 13 - Word-nerd Wednesday: More Words, More Puns

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/23

Word-nerd Wednesday sets a new record as The Man of the West looks at 10 words from last week’s Silmarillion reading. Plus, bonus irony for Quenya words connected to language-slayer Thingol.

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8:15

Week 13 - Tolkien Tuesday: I Have Not Yet Received a...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/22

The Man of the West looks at Tolkien’s own typically humble reflections on his achievement, and quotes Tolkien to remind you all that The Lord of the Rings is still not a trilogy. Also, Tolkien receives a very nice first paycheck.

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8:25

Week 13 - Mailbag Monday: Handsome Is As Handsome Does

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/21

The Man of the West starts the week off by answering the question: why does everyone smile or laugh when they reject the Ring? The answer has nothing to do with the Ring’s recent success at open mic night at the comedy club. Also, the question that will not die: more draconic insight on treasure-moving!

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6:59

Week 12 - Silmarillion Saturday: Always Marry Up

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/19

The Man of the West reads an entire chapter from The Silmarillion; it’s the shortest one about the tallest guy. Thingol marries up, as do Beren, Tuor, and Aragorn!

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15:24

Week 12 - Fandom Friday: Kali from Voices of Arda and...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/18

The Man of the West welcomes podcaster and TikToker Kali to Today’s Tolkien Times to talk podcasting and community-building. And maybe to talk about KnewBettaDoBetta; no promises.Fandom Friday Guest Links:✨TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kali__cosplay✨Voices of Arda Discord Community: https://discord.com/invite/PDqRa7mamJ ✨Voices of Arda Podcast: https://tr.ee/BjRIP64bqN ✨Tolkien with Friends Podcast: https://tr.ee/X-Z_IWWMqZ

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6:43

Week 12 - Third Age Thursday: There Is Too Much, Let...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/17

Following up on last week’s Third Age Thursday, we join Strider and the hobbits on Weathertop once more. This time for the future king’s prose explanation of last week’s poetry recitation of the story of Beren and Lúthien. Also: a hint for next week is contained herein.

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7:55

Week 12 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The Pedantry of...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/16

Join the Man of the West for this different take on a Word-nerd Wednesday as we look at the word - and the plant - hemlock. Or at least the plant Tolkien had in mind. Botany takes a bow on what nearly became another Tolkien Tuesday.📕Book mentioned in video: Flora of Middle-earth: Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legendarium

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7:15

Week 12 - Tolkien Tuesday: We Are Not Quite the Same Men

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/15

The Man of the West joins the Tolkiens on their vacation and looks at the concerns Tolkien had with the Appendices and the printers. More perfect Tolkien impatience, and the reviews for The Lord of the Rings begin to come in. Venice moves higher up Alan’s bucket list.

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7:07

Week 12 - Mailbag Monday: Far-Sundered Places

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/14

The Man of the West starts off this week of the TTT with a… clarification, an addendum, a follow-up on dragons’ ability to carry treasure. He also answers a mailbag question on the Doom of the Dwarves, concluding that maybe we shouldn’t always trust the Elves.

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10:25

Week 11 - Silmarillion Saturday: She Was Not Conquered

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/12

Join The Man of the West for the bittersweet conclusion of Húrin’s tale as he reads from both The Silmarillion and The Children of Húrin versions of the story. Also: TTT’s new Patreon launches today, with special offers for the next five weeks!(Just a quick note that it turns out the annual plan won't be available at launch due to Patreon policies; the special offer will be made to anyone signing up on the top two tiers.)

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10:49

Week 11 - Fandom Friday: Happy Hobbit

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/11

The Man of the West is joined by published author, filmmaker, YouTuber and all-around amazing person Kellie Rice on this week’s Fandom Friday.Check out the following places on social media to keep up with Kellie and follow all of the cool things she has going on! Facebook: KMRiceAuthor (https://www.facebook.com/KMRiceAuthor/) Instagram: WildAuthoress (https://instagram.com/wildauthoress?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc=) Twitter: @KMRiceAuthor (https://twitter.com/KMRiceAuthor) TikTok: @KMRiceAuthor

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6:23

Week 11 - Third Age Thursday: Tinúviel Was Dancing There

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/10

One advantage of hosting your own show is that you can cheat a little: join The Man of the West as he manages to get a First Age story in on a Third Age Thursday as he reads Aragorn’s telling of the Tale of Tinúviel.(Just a quick note that it turns out the annual plan won't be available at launch due to Patreon policies; the special offer will be made to anyone signing up on the top two tiers.)

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5:52

Week 11 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Hot As a Glede

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/09

In a TTT first, The Man of the West reads a word on Mailbag Monday and dives into its etymology on Word-nerd Wednesday. Join him as he butchers Middle English in his red-hot look at glede.

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7:04

Week 11 - Tolkien Tuesday: Fatal Attraction

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/08

Join The Man of the West as he takes a deeper look into Tolkien’s process of writing the Appendices, as seen in the Letters and Carpenter’s biography.

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9:19

Week 11 - Mailbag Monday: There’s A Little Black Spot...

Today"s Tolkien Times ·

2023/08/07

The Man of the West starts Week 11 off with Isildur, the King of Gondor Pain, and a closer look at why the One Ring hurts him, but not Frodo. Also: an exciting announcement about the future of the TTT!

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