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The Prancing Pony Podcast

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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!


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  • S17 · E774
    Saturday · 11 min

    Week 129 - Silmarillion Saturday: The Work of Our Hearts

    Olwë tells Fëanor that the swan-ships are his people’s Silmarils, and Fëanor takes them anyway — join The Man of the West for the Kinslaying at Alqualondë. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E773
    Friday · 10 min

    Week 129 - Friendship Friday: Aragorn My Friend

    Two swords finally drawn together (pencils down!) at the Hornburg: join The Man of the West for part two of Aragorn and Éomer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E771
    Wednesday · 11 min

    Week 129 - Word-nerd Wednesday: A Number in a Queue

    Join The Man of the West for some people names, including one whose name just means they turned up a bit late to the party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E770
    Tuesday · 10 min

    Week 129 - Tolkien Tuesday: An Axe-Blow Near the Roots

    Join The Man of the West for two letters on the death of C. S. Lewis: a list of mourners written for a daughter, and a grievance struck through for a son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E769
    August 31 · 10 min

    Week 129 - Might-Have-Been Monday: Only for a Moment

    Two cousins, one clearing and no words between them — join The Man of the West for the non-existent family reunion, plus a… slight correction from last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E767
    August 28 · 10 min

    Week 128 - Friendship Friday: Wingfoot I Name You

    A new pairing opens with 100 spears, one drawn sword, and a man betting his life on a stranger he’d just tried to arrest — join The Man of the West for Aragorn and Éomer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E766
    August 27 · 10 min

    Week 128 - Third Age Thursday: Admitted as Friends

    Isengard falls without a siege, and Gondor hands the keys to the first person who volunteers: join The Man of the West as the tower is empty no longer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E765
    August 26 · 9 min

    Week 128 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The Place Where We Drink

    Join The Man of the West for Hall Week: one Old English word that means both ‘fence’ and ‘king,’ and another that connects Théoden’s mead to your amethyst ring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E764
    August 25 · 9 min

    Week 128 - Tolkien Tuesday: As Unbendable as an Ent

    Partially describing The Man of the West, but Tolkien couldn’t have known that. Join Alan as letter 250 closes with a confession, a rugby injury, and a grandfather who cannot fathom why anyone finds Anglo-Saxon difficult. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E763
    August 24 · 10 min

    Week 128 - Might-Have-Been Monday: At the Moment of Its Failure

    One of our patrons asks, “What if Gandalf had survived the bridge?” Join The Man of the West for the answer, plus his first — and last — attempt at fanfic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E761
    August 21 · 10 min

    Week 127 - Friendship Friday: Dear Friend

    Join The Man of the West as Aragorn and Gandalf finish their long friendship without ever saying farewell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E759
    August 19 · 10 min

    Week 127 - Word-nerd Wednesday: By Design or Chance

    Join The Man of the West for Fortress Week, including a tower whose name means one thing in Elvish and something else entirely in Rohirric — but manages to be right both times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E758
    August 18 · 11 min

    Week 127 - Tolkien Tuesday: Circumstances That Affront Your Taste

    The Man of the West hands the microphone to the Professor for the heart of letter 250 — sagging faith, bad priests, and a father’s advice to go find the worst mass in town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S17 · E756
    August 15 · 10 min

    Week 126 - Silmarillion Saturday: Say Farewell to the Weak

    Fëanor at the gym? No, just an announcement of the obvious. Join The Man of the West as Fëanor reminds us of his status as Morgoth’s mini-me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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