Producer James has blessed us with another stellar Loremaster’s Corner episode over on @athraplay.athrabeth.com ! It’s an elf bonanza discussing the Sindar and the Silvan elves. It is interesting and a quick listen, check it out! 💚 athraplay.simplecast.com/episodes/lmc...

There is a new episode of our sister show @athraplay.athrabeth.com out today! The King is missing and the heroes are drinking! ✨ athraplay.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...

Tonight!!! Will we see you there?

Don’t forget, tomorrow, Monday, April 6, is the first session of the @tolkiensociety.org’s Big Read with @clarelmoore.bsky.social and @erikjampa.bsky.social! It is free for Tolkien Society members, and the syllabus looks fantastic!✨ Check out Erik’s post- erikjampa.substack.com/p/tolkien-so...

Have you heard? The @athraplay.athrabeth.com cast is coming to #Westmoot26! Wait - what’s Westmoot, you ask? Well, listen closely and the cast will explain all… #westmoot #athraplay #intothewest

Our heroes from @athraplay.athrabeth.com will be doing a live one shot performance at Westmoot this year! Come and watch our cast improvise a One Ring tabletop role playing game adventure live on stage! #westmoot26 #westmoot #intothewest #oneringttrpg

Thank you so much, Producer James! 😭 THANK YOU for all your work on the show- your editing of our episodes, your excellent work on our sister show @athraplay.athrabeth.com, your support and your friendship for the past few decades! We love you! ✨💚✨

Thank you so much for shortlisting us for Best Online Content! ✨💚✨

We have been shortlisted for a 2026 Tolkien Society Award for Best Online Content! Thank you so much for nominating us, and thank you to the @tolkiensociety.org for shortlisting us! It is an honor to be on this list with the other fantastic nominees! 💚 www.tolkiensociety.org/2026/04/vote...

Our Lesser-trod Histories series continues this month with a discussion about Laws and Customs of the Eldar, specifically the Statute of Finwë and Míriel, in HoMe volume 10: Morgoth’s Ring. Join us for a fun chat about this weird elf BS. 💍 athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...

We’re delighted to welcome our Athrabeth Podcast friends for a special live episode “Disasters, Downfalls & Dives” during #Westmoot26! Featuring special guests Tori Owens & Clare Moore! #westmoot #intothewest #athrabeth @podcast.athrabeth.com @clarelmoore.bsky.social

Happy Tolkien Reading Day! I’ll be taking a break to read later today, but for now here’s a preview of what I’ve been prepping for Westmoot! #Tolkien #art

This is so exciting @clarelmoore.bsky.social! 🤩 A year long read-through of Tolkien’s legendarium with Zoom meet-ups friendly to both UK time and US time, featuring guest presentations from fantastic folks throughout Tolkien scholarship and fandom! And this is free for Tolkien Society members!

The Carrock Smial meets tonight (3/24) to celebrate the @tolkiensociety.org’s Tolkien Reading Day! Be a hero and join them tonight on Zoom, 8-9 PM pacific! ✨

We love @itstoriello.bsky.social! 💚

Stef is excited to be joining @jrsoundscapes.bsky.social for his Tolkien Reading Day Soundscape Event this Sunday, March 22! Check it out in his profile! Athrabeth listeners will recognize Jordan from his guest appearance on episode 63! Link is below! 💚 athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...

We love you @itstoriello.bsky.social!😍 Can’t wait for you to join us at Westmoot! 💚

We are so excited to be coming back to #Westmoot this year! Join us and our very special guests @itstoriello.bsky.social and @clarelmoore.bsky.social for a fun romp through our favorite debacles, disasters, curfuffles and calamities in Tolkien’s legendarium! Will we see you there? #westmoot26

Thank you for the shout out, @clarelmoore.bsky.social! Have you had a chance to *dig* into this episode yet? Check it out! Our guest host Kristine *rocks*! (It’s about caves🪨)

Join us this month for a Lesser-trod Paths episode with the amazing Dr. Kristine Larsen! We chat about the caves of Tolkien’s legendarium and explore his real-world inspirations like Cheddar Gorge. Thank you for joining us, Kristine! You rock!  athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...

Come chat about the many forms of love in Tolkien’s legendarium at the Carrock Smial meeting tonight! Bring a passage to share, a piece of art that embodies love, or just come and vibe. The meeting is on Zoom from 8-9 PM pacific, and everyone is welcome to join! 💚

This is awesome! Another great reason to come to Westmoot!

If you love #Tolkien or are interested in his work & live in Southern California, go check out the SoCaliquendi Smial!

Seize the date! We talk with the fantastic Wizard Way Kris @wizardwaykris.bsky.social about their newly published Elvish Calendar 2026–2027, a 14-month adaptation of Tolkien’s ‘Calendar of Imladris’! Hear about the process of creating this amazing calendar! athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...

A NEW EPISODE! And oh boy, we're getting some juicy Nionwe lore. Episode 27: The Shadow in Imladris After a harrowing dinner party, Nionwe comes face to face with a spectre from his past… www.athrabethnetwork.com/athraplay-ep... #lotr #athraplay #podcast #actualplay @podcast.athrabeth.com

A reminder that the Carrock Smial meets tonight on Zoom! All are welcome! They are discussing @realtomemanuel.bsky.social’s fantastic piece “The Tale We've Fallen Into: Re-reading The Lord of the Rings, Re-reading Ourselves” presented at Oxonmoot 2024. Hit up their discord for details! 💚

We’re blushing! Thanks @westmoot.org for featuring us and the amazing @knewbettadobetta.bsky.social! 🥰

Our dearest Tori @itstoriello.bsky.social from @athraplay.athrabeth.com is part of this amazing cast! Check this out!

Call for Activities for Westmoot 2026 is now open! How exciting! We can’t wait to see you all there!

This month, we discuss HoMe Vol. 9: Sauron Defeated as Jude and Stef limp over the finish line in the History of LotR. Jude swimmingly discusses the Drowning of Anadûnê and Stef concludes the ep with the omitted Epilogue to LotR. Episode 90 is out now! athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...

Well it looks like Christmas has come early from our pals at @athraplay.athrabeth.com! 🎁 Check out “A Christmas Cael”- a very faithful, not-at-all silly, totally serious retelling of A Christmas Carol!👻 Happy holidays from the Athrabeth Podcast Network!✨ athraplay.simplecast.com/episodes/ath...

Please give us the GIFT of your presence at our December Smial meeting!

A very happiest of birthdays to my co-hostess with the mostest, without whom there would be no Athra-nothing! Love you @stef.athrabeth.com !!

This is going to be amazing! Just look at the phenomenal cast, including our dear @itstoriello.bsky.social from @athraplay.athrabeth.com! And what a wonderful and important cause! 💚 We can’t wait to tune in! 💫

From the Lore Master’s mouth to Ilúvatar’s ears.

New episode of AthraPlay @athraplay.athrabeth.com is out today! Check it out! Or if you are new, start from the beginning! ✨ athraplay.simplecast.com/episodes/epi...

We are…dying…to tell you about our new episode! Join us for a fun chat with Tom Racine about his new book, "Doomed to Die: An A-Z of Death in Tolkien", discussing Edward Gorey, imposter demons, and finding a J-name in Tolkien’s legendarium! athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes/epi... #TomRacine

Your athra-peeps will be there! will you?

We are thrilled to announce the dates and location of #Westmoot26! It will take place May 22-24, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bookings open soon, watch our website!https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/westmoot-2026/

Are you hungry for a Tolkien chat? Come to the Carrock meeting tonight, they are talking about Tolkien and feasting! Delicious!

Happy new AthraPlay episode day! Our sister podcast @athraplay.athrabeth.com just dropped a new episode! Have you checked out AthraPlay yet? 💚

Mythcon news! Mythcon 54: Get Your Fantasy Kicks on Route 66 will be taking place the weekend of July 24th 2026 in Weatherford, OK ! Please note that this will be a hybrid event. More info (including the CFP and registration) is forthcoming. Watch our socials and mythcon.org for news!

Happy birthday to the podcast host with the most, @jude.athrabeth.com! Or should I say, happy bird-day! 🦅

This month, we interview #Tolkien educator Don Marshall about his new book, “J.R.R. Tolkien: The Father of Modern Fantasy” being published on November 25, by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster! Thanks for joining us, @donmarshall72.bsky.social! www.athrabethnetwork.com/athrabethepi...

With the thinning of the veil comes our annual autumnal offering! Just when you thought you were safe from repulsive repast, pilfered plates, and things that slither in the night- Hobbitween 6 has arrived!  Happy Hobbitween!  athrabeth.simplecast.com/episodes/hob... #hobbitween

So apparently, the US Gov, in their most recent series of dog whistles, are pulling LOTR references and are outright saying that their fascist reign of terror is akin to protecting the Shire. Absolutely fucking not. The comparison is a straightforward dogwhistle, don't let them confuse you.

By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes! Check back here tomorrow for a little Halloween treato from your pals at Athrabeth! 🎃👻💀

Thank you so much our dear friend @roac.bsky.social for including our podcast in the most recent issue of “Bree Crossroads - 13th Edition Part Two”! That was such a lovely surprise! Your support means the world to us, Katie! Thank you again! 💚

HEY! YOU! are you an athrabeth listener who does fanfiction? GET IN HERE! The excellent and oft mentioned Dawn Walls-Thumma and Maria K. Alberto are doing a THIRD EDITION of their Tolkien Fanfiction Survey. This is super important work, and incredibly valuable. Please do the survey if you can.

Wishing our favorite podcast producer and Lore Master @james.athrabeth.com a very happy birthday! We hope your birthday is filled with honey-cakes of the Beornings, we hear those are pretty tasty! 🎂