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Today's Tolkien Times The Prancing Pony Podcast
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Week 040 - First Age Friday: Like a Silver Jewel Set in the Heavens
We return for another long reading from The Lay of Leithian as Daeron the minstrel plays for the lovely Lúthien as she dances, and a rough-looking stranger comes stumbling onto the scene.
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Week 040 - Third Age Thursday: Why Worry? He Hasn’t Taken the Vittles!
Old Rory Brandybuck has a point, after all. We return to the Long-expected Party just in time to see Bilbo disappear. Plus, what’s a party without a little regret?
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Week 040 - Word-nerd Wednesday: We Interrupt This Regularly Scheduled Wednesday
The Man of the West steps away from The Lord of the Rings for a week as we look at a place mentioned in the Second Age Saturday readings this series.
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Week 040 - Tolkien Tuesday: The Old ‘Dying God’ Story
We continue our time in Carpenter’s The Inklings and talk about Tolkien’s belief in the inherent truths of myth, and the effect his arguments had on Lewis.
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Week 040 - Mailbag Monday: And I Was Meant to Answer This Question
Join The Man of the West as he starts week 40 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a question about what Gandalf knew, and when he knew it.
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Week 039 - Second Age Saturday: Unwilling To Be Bound
Aldarion manages to drive Erendis away from Armenolos even while he’s away for nearly 15 years. Just imagine what will happen when he returns.