Episodes

  • Week 082 - Silmarillion Saturday: Like Unto Countless Choirs

    Week 082 - Silmarillion Saturday: Like Unto Countless Choirs
    Jun 7 2025
    It’s time for a deep dive into the musical origins of creation in the first of six readings in the Ainulindalë, the Music of the Ainur, from The Silmarillion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Week 082 - First Age Friday: An Outlaw in the Land of His Fathers

    Week 082 - First Age Friday: An Outlaw in the Land of His Fathers
    Jun 6 2025
    Join The Man of the West for a new series of First Age Fridays as we look at the tale Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin from Unfinished Tales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • Week 082 - Third Age Thursday: Need Shall Drive Him

    Week 082 - Third Age Thursday: Need Shall Drive Him
    Jun 5 2025
    The Man of the West takes a long look at the words of Malbeth the Seer — including a look at the drafts when Malbeth had nothing to do with this prophecy at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Week 082 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Noble Towers, Silver Birches and Golden Worms

    Week 082 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Noble Towers, Silver Birches and Golden Worms
    Jun 4 2025
    Join The Man of the West as he powers his word-nerd way through six words from yesterday’s reading in the Tale of Túrin Turambar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Week 082 - Túrin Turambar Tuesday: Yet I Rue the Day

    Week 082 - Túrin Turambar Tuesday: Yet I Rue the Day
    Jun 3 2025
    We continue our Túrin Turambar Tuesdays as Ulmo sends Orodreth some good advice, and Túrin promptly ignores it. Gwindor loses everything, and Túrin gets one more chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Week 082 - Middle-earth Map Monday: The Far-off Days of the Glory of Gondor

    Week 082 - Middle-earth Map Monday: The Far-off Days of the Glory of Gondor
    Jun 2 2025
    Join The Man of the West as he begins Series 11 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a return to Middle-earth Map Monday as our Rohan road trip stops at Súthburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Week 081 - Silmarillion Saturday: With His Servant?!

    Week 081 - Silmarillion Saturday: With His Servant?!
    May 10 2025
    I’d say Sam needs a new publicist. Join The Man of the West as we close out our time in Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age with, uh, well, the end of the Third Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Week 081 - Fandom Friday: Don Marshall

    Week 081 - Fandom Friday: Don Marshall
    May 9 2025
    Join The Man of the West in welcoming back Don Marshall to Today’s Tolkien Times, as he tells us about the new book he’s writing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins