Today's Tolkien Times

By 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 avail... more

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September 07, 2026 Week 130 - Might-Have-Been Monday: Thanks to Saruman
Join The Man of the West for a what-if that Merry & Pippin genuinely don’t want to think about.

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September 05, 2026 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.

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12min
September 04, 2026 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.

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11min
September 03, 2026 Week 129 - Third Age Thursday: Westernmost of All Mortal Lands
Join The Man of the West as Appendix A opens with the only Silmarillion anybody had for 22 years.

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September 02, 2026 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.

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12min
September 01, 2026 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.

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11min
August 31, 2026 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.

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August 29, 2026 Week 128 - Silmarillion Saturday: Thou Hast Sworn in Vain
Join The Man of the West as Fëanor’s facepalm moment arrives: we’re going to need boats!

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12min
August 28, 2026 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.

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August 27, 2026 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.

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