TTT Week 124 — Middle-earth Map Monday: Is There a Carpool Lane? Turns out the express lane to Mount Doom was paved by the Enemy himself. Join The Man of the West for our last Map Monday in Mordor, as the road ends at the Sammath Naur — and the Dark Tower comes crashing down. youtu.be/O796Fjx9QV4

420 – I Have Always Been Here The Istari were never young and aged only slowly; Alan and Shawn will have to settle for only one of those two. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as they continue their three-part study of The Istari from Unfinished Tales. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

TTT Week 123 - Silmarillion Saturday: Not the First Join The Man of the West as the Valar ask Fëanor to break the Silmarils and heal the Trees — and Fëanor does precisely what you’d imagine. youtu.be/BeG9yZl2trI

TTT Week 123 - Friendship Friday: An Elf Will Go Underground …and a Dwarf dare not! Join The Man of the West on the Paths of the Dead, and Legolas has to tell Gimli’s story. youtu.be/gF566CAu7ww

TTT Week 123 - Third Age Thursday: An Ambush, Not an Absence Join The Man of the West as Grimbold breaks out of the trap at the Fords, and we finally learn what really kept his friend away. youtu.be/u6DA6pKzJvE

TTT Week 123 - Word-nerd Wednesday: A Mushy Language What do moose have in common with the Nazgûl? Join The Man of the West for six of Mordor’s darkest names — and the Gaelic word for ‘ring’ that Tolkien swore he never borrowed. youtu.be/FrmdBExe8xo

TTT Week 123 - Tolkien Tuesday: An Unvisited Island Join The Man of the West for the first half of Letter 247, where Tolkien frets that some magic dies the moment you visit it. youtu.be/igpoBB3Ldvo

TTT Week 123 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Chance Our Luck Not a lottery ticket The Man of the West would buy. Join him as Frodo and Sam take the one road left to them, and end up conscripted into Sauron’s army. youtu.be/-YYULIldw9A?...

419 – A Voice In the Wilderness Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as they embark on a three-episode look at the chapter on the Istari in Unfinished Tales. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

TTT Week 122 - Silmarillion Saturday: All Song Ceased Join The Man of the West as Melkor and Ungoliant reach the Trees — and Valinor, which was sung into being, discovers silence alongside darkness. youtu.be/FgMku6wWIIE

TTT Week 122 - Friendship Friday: You Move Me, Gimli Join The Man of the West as Gimli describes the caverns of Helm’s Deep with great detail and glorious prose, like… well, like Tolkien. youtu.be/ETh2870-fYg

TTT Week 122 - Third Age Thursday: The Shieldwall Held Midnight, a river of fire, and no sign of Elfhelm. Join The Man of the West as Grimbold makes his stand at the Fords of Isen — and faces a choice between glory and purpose. youtu.be/o8MtqWlxotQ

TTT Week 122 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Horse-Joy Join The Man of the West for one Old English root, four Rohirric names, and a word that has been galloping through the language since the Eurasian steppe. youtu.be/4XYk7EvrpAA

TTT Week 122 - Tolkien Tuesday: And Good Detestable The Ringwraiths would have said “my lord”, but not to The Man of the West. We close out letter 246 today — including some hard truths about Gandalf. youtu.be/bRcTGJsIj3M

TTT Week 122 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Pieces on a Board Join The Man of the West as Frodo and Sam crest the Morgai — and discover the plain of Gorgoroth is crawling with orcs. youtu.be/6y2XXmEj0QE

418 – Questions After Nightfall 35 Join The Man of the West as he welcome The Lord of the Mark back by throwing him into the chaos of a live Q&A for our 35th Questions After Nightfall! pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

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TTT Week 121 - Silmarillion Saturday: Reconciled, In Word Join The Man of the West as Melkor and Ungoliant come down from Hyarmentir, and Valinor holds a party. Moral of the story: hire private security. youtu.be/N8YCJDT2Op0?...

TTT Week 121 - Friendship Friday: You Comfort Me Join Alan as Legolas and Gimli become two-thirds of the Three Hunters — from the breaking of the Fellowship, across Rohan, and into Helm's Deep, where two friends find the same word for what the other gives them. youtu.be/b2abYDmjPcw?...

TTT Week 121 - Third Age Thursday: Let Isin Be Their Snare Join The Man of the West as two loyal commanders disagree about how to fight a battle Tolkien has already told us was lost. youtu.be/MAzK4xFKkqU?...

TTT Week 121 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Brightest of Stars Join The Man of the West for six words drawn from the cry that broke the Watchers — and from an older cry, in the dark of Shelob's lair. youtu.be/NVWemKGhi6I?...

TTT Week 121 - Tolkien Tuesday: Nice Master It’s certainly not what Alan’s team members call him. Join The Man of the West as we continue letter 246 and visit the moment that Tolkien calls perhaps the most tragic in the entire Tale. youtu.be/89MP1adNrHw?...

TTT Week 121 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Down and Down But not to goblin-town; not yet. Join The Man of the West as Sam finds the way up to Frodo, and the two escape the Tower of Cirith Ungol — into The Land of Shadow. youtu.be/NgdZQ8j7Yus?...

417 – I Am a Rock Join The Man of the West and @donmarshall72.bsky.social as we conclude our two-episode look at The Drúedain from Unfinished Tales — and Don's run of episodes on this season of the PPP. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

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TTT Week 120 - Silmarillion Saturday: With Both Hands Join The Man of the West as we go back to where the whole tragedy begins — Melkor slips south to the lightless land of Avathar, and strikes a bargain with a dark hunger. youtu.be/Q8sPqvAKOTE

TTT Week 120 - Friendship Friday: Above All the Jewels What Fëanor didn’t get after begging three times, a Dwarf gets at first asking. Join The Man of the West as Gimli leaves Lothlórien with three golden hairs and an unexpected wound. youtu.be/YTuXOAXnnRM

Week 120 - Third Age Thursday: Till Éomer Comes Two wolfriders, a two-mile charge, and a horn in the dark. Join The Man of the West as Elfhelm reaches the Fords of Isen, and the Prince of the Mark speaks his last words. youtu.be/F3fQ7CSLDmU

TTT Week 120 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Full Power Join The Man of the West for a black fence, a shadow that argued with itself, a mountain that watched the wrong way — and the Latin word Tolkien used to describe Gandalf. youtu.be/IUFAnn63h8w

TTT Week 120 - Tolkien Tuesday: Where Shall I Find Rest? Join The Man of the West as we continue letter 246, where Tolkien turns from Frodo’s blame to Frodo’s wounds — and the question Gandalf wouldn’t answer. youtu.be/J39ghkq669c

TTT Week 120 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Climbs Backwards-Like Join The Man of the West (who climbs forward, if at all) as we follow Sam in, and up, the Tower of Cirith Ungol on his quest to find Frodo. youtu.be/PuQPJQ7WnSM

416 – The Sound of Silence Join The Man of the West and The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy as we begin our two-episode look at the Unfinished Tales chapter on the enigmatic people known as the Drúedain. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

TTT Week 119 - Silmarillion Saturday: Dark Fruit Join The Man of the West as the last two sons of Fëanor wish they’d ordered oven mitts, and the Quenta Silmarillion comes to its end. youtu.be/aN9SqTm9J_Q

The Tolkien & Middle-earth Online Art Exhibition, hosted by @roac.bsky.social and taking place August 15, 2026, is now accepting registrations, artwork submissions, and presentation proposals.

TTT Week 119 - Friendship Friday: I Need You Both Two peoples, three Ages of grievance, and one wizard who refuses to give judgment. Join The Man of the West as we begin our look at An Unexpected Friendship. youtu.be/MdgR4TrZjNw

TTT Week 119 - Third Age Thursday: Too Late Join The Man of the West as Saruman’s trap closes around Théodred at the Fords of Isen — and Grimbold proves his worth. youtu.be/ickzavIZYvI

TTT Week 119 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Through the Cenedril, and What Gimli Found There That would be a very different book, Mr. Carroll. Join The Man of the West for a look at a river and a lake, six names, and a 1971 BBC interview with Tolkien. youtu.be/7J70IO13I-E

TTT Week 119 - Tolkien Tuesday: He Did That Join The Man of the West as we begin a four-episode read-through of letter 246 — in which Tolkien defends Frodo, demolishes simple-minded heroism, and gives us the entire argument in three words. youtu.be/IiPw34-vy7c

TTT Week 119 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Boom. Clang. Join The Man of the West as we approach the Tower of Cirith Ungol with Sam — from leaving Frodo’s body behind, to the Two Watchers at the gate. youtu.be/CoOxTZLgle0

415 – Saruman's OPSEC Problem: Unfinished Tales with Dr. Bret Devereaux Join The Man of the West and The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy as we welcome back the always-insightful, often-hilarious @bretdevereaux.bsky.social to the Common Room! pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

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TTT Week 118 - Silmarillion Saturday: Who Shall Release Us? Join The Man of the West as the two surviving sons of Fëanor argue the theology of an oath sworn to Ilúvatar, with one simply asking: can we just do a little less evil? youtu.be/X5rdwzpefSI

TTT Week 118 - Friendship Friday: Two Is Enough Four episodes, two cousins, and one Man with a regrettable attitude. Join The Man of the West as we wrap up our time with Merry and Pippin, from the road home to their beds set beside the great king. youtu.be/ettUugtKVAQ

TTT Week 118 - Third Age Thursday: Five Days Join The Man of the West as we shift gears on Third Age Thursday and being a series-long read through of The Battles of the Fords of Isen from Unfinished Tales: and learn just how close Saruman came to winning the war. youtu.be/9jTvUqBo9Fc

Please join Team PPP in wishing The Man of the West a very happy birthday! We hope you have a most excellent day celebrating, Alan.

TTT Week 118 - Word-nerd Wednesday: To Have and To Holdwine Join The Man of the West for a pair of Sindarin words from Shelob’s Lair, and three Old English words from the open horse-lands of Rohan. youtu.be/HfSjihBwP4Q

TTT Week 118 - Tolkien Tuesday: Crabbed and Not Too Legible Tolkien’s writing, not mine — though my writing is rarely legible. Join The Man of the West as Tolkien, developing his ambidexterity, answers a reader's questions about runes and the gift of death. youtu.be/ccfM-RG4DhU

TTT Week 118 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Filth Unnameable No, not the latest hotel review from The Man of the West. Join us as we open Series 16 in the dark, fragrant comfort of Shelob’s Lair. youtu.be/iAL6ZIFdVyw?...

414 – With or Without You Join The Man of the West and @donmarshall72.bsky.social, The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy, as we conclude our two-part look at The Disaster of the Gladden Fields from Unfinished Tales. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

413 – The Unforgettable Fire Join The Man of the West as he welcomes back @donmarshall72.bsky.social to the Common Room to begin our two-part look at the chapter The Disaster of the Gladden Fields from Unfinished Tales.