Happy Tolkien Reading Day! Observed every March 25 in honor of the destruction of the Ring and the downfall of Barad-dûr, this year's theme, as chosen by the Tolkien Society, is Unlikely Heroes. What will you be reading to celebrate?

TTT Week 112 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Frings — Not What You Thought The Man of the West takes a deep dive into a few words from last week’s Silmarillion Saturday, including one that, it turns out, is long overdue. youtu.be/OccJGlX8rHU?...

TTT Week 112 - Tolkien Tuesday: Peacocks are Out Well, yes — but I thought everyone knew that. Join The Man of the West as we look at another letter from the Professor to his illustrator on The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Pauline Baynes. youtu.be/AjGSBgcjnV0?...

TTT Week 112 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Always Creeping Today’s stop on our journey is not on The Man of the West’s bucket list, nor is it likely on yours. Come visit the charming wetlands known as the Dead Marshes. youtu.be/P-7IZCTMz5Y?...

405 – Tolkien Reading Day 2026 Join us for the PPP's 11th annual Tolkien Reading Day special. TRD is observed every March 25 in honor of the destruction of the Ring and the downfall of Barad-dûr. This year's theme, as chosen by the Tolkien Society, is Unlikely Heroes. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

Folks, Alan is excited to announce that the PPP has been selected to join @officiallotro.bsky.social's Content Creator Program. This successful, long-running, faithful adaptation has often been discussed on the show (as early as episode 66, in the interview w/ Mike Drout, a contributor to the game).

TTT Week 111 - Silmarillion Saturday: Be Gone Unrequited The Man of the West may be used to hearing those words, but today they’re meant for the Dwarves of Nogrod that are haughtily dismissed by Thingol, unaware of the danger he faces. youtu.be/qMlu_5lMBHc?...

TTT Week 111 - Friendship Friday: Jump Down a Dragon's Throat We begin an all-new thing for Fridays, as we study friendships in Middle-earth, starting with perhaps the best-known example with Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee. youtu.be/66YoH6YXygc?...

TTT Week 111 - Third Age Thursday: He Dwells There Still Join The Man of the West as we begin a look at more people in the Third Age; having done a deep dive into all the different Men for two series, it’s time to visit the Elves, beginning in Lindon. youtu.be/hEMU3IyrNnc?...

TTT Week 111 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Not Your Average Garden Gnome Join The Man of the West for a Word-nerd Wednesday deep dive into Tolkien’s early name for the Elves we now know as the Noldor, and learn why he could use it Gnome-Or (just say it out loud… no more). youtu.be/CNXawb9GPZA?...

TTT Week 111 - Tolkien Tuesday: I Am Not Satisfied with ‘Hobbits’ It’s time for another out-of-context quote as episode title as we begin spending Tolkien Tuesdays in the Revised edition of the Letters. Today, it’s more gripes about translations; anyone else not surprised? youtu.be/vNYKkSjT8ag?...

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TTT Week 111 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Twisted Knot of Hills Join The Man of the West as he begins Series 15 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a Middle-earth Map Monday on the bleak hills of the Emyn Muil. youtu.be/HXhYongVGhs?...

404 – Uptown Girl Join The Man of the West and the Sage of the South as we continue our deep dive into the story of Amroth and Nimrodel found in The History of Galadriel and Celeborn. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

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Tomorrow The Tolkien Professor is joining The Man of the West for a joint PPP Plays exploring LOTRO together, discussing lore, answering questions, and more! It starts at the usual time: 1p PDT / 3p CDT / 4p EDT / 8p GMT / 9p CET. Follow/subscribe on Twitch or YouTube and turn on notifications.

403 – Only the Good Die Young Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as Sauron has his way in Eregion in our third episode on The History of Galadriel and Celeborn. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

402 – All About Soul Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we continue our futile quest for a consistent storyline in The History of Galadriel and Celeborn. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

401 – She's Got a Way Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we embark on a six-part journey through The History of Galadriel and Celeborn from Unfinished Tales. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

Be sure to join us at 1pm PT for today's PPP Plays livestream as we celebrate with 10 years with The Man of the West! To join in, you'll want to head over to Twitch or YouTube, and make sure you have notifications on for one or both.

Today, February 21st, marks the 10th anniversary of the PPP! Help us celebrate this special occasion by sharing something you love about the podcast, how you discovered it, a favorite episode or moment, etc. in the comments below!

TTT Week 110 - Silmarillion Saturday: All Things Crooked Húrin’s anger leads him to Doriath, where he throws jewelry at the King and finds himself gently reminded of the truth by Melian. youtu.be/AuUvAyOemc0?...

TTT Week 110 - First Age Friday: She Was Not Conquered Join The Man of the West as we begin our time in Of the Ruin of Doriath, watching as Húrin is all-too-briefly reunited with Morwen before his heart turns to “stone within him”. youtu.be/YEXGVrFTaYg?...

TTT Week 110 - Third Age Thursday: Riders Tall and Fair We finish our look at Men of the Third Age as The Man of the West reviews the history of the Éothéod, their steadfast alliance with Gondor, and their move to the northern vales. youtu.be/ref6_zUoF30?...

TTT Week 110 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Surf's Up! Join The Man of the West for another — this time more thorough — look at the name of Gondor’s hottest surf spot, Belfalas, along with other places we’ve encountered in our journey through Gondor. youtu.be/2sqXrnwqLow?...

It's PPP Plays time! Twitch: www.twitch.tv/prancingpony... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydAD... (YouTube itself is having issues tonight so if you're having trouble with getting it to work, head over to our Twitch livestream or keep refreshing.)

TTT Week 110 - Tolkien Tuesday: Insoluble Metrical Problems Tolkien admits to a bit of poetic masochism in a letter to his aunt Jane, as The Man of the West continues his look through the Revised and Expanded edition of Tolkien’s Letters. youtu.be/ivCLvMh4mXg?...

TTT Week 110 - Middle-earth Map Monday: The End of Gondor Join The Man of the West as we reach the far shores and conclude our 21-week journey through the regions of Gondor. youtu.be/O_zqFG5VAqs?...

400 – Starmen Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South for some hazy cosmic jive as we conclude our four-episode look at the story of Tal-Elmar. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

Check out our storefront to grab PPP merch featuring the always excellent chapter designs of Megan Collins - including our recent run of episode on Tal-Elmar! prancingponypodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/...

TTT Week 109 - Silmarillion Saturday: The First Evil Join The Man of the West as we accompany a now-free Húrin from Angband to his homelands and then on as he looks for mercy from Turgon. youtu.be/depnjEATz2A?...

TTT Week 109 - First Age Friday: You Lie Not you, sorry — Morgoth. At least that’s Húrin’s opinion as he continues his defiance of the Dark Lord in this week’s First Age Friday. youtu.be/apt8bIMNOJg?...

TTT Week 109 - Third Age Thursday: A Bulwark of Gondor We continue our study of the Men of Middle-earth, this time looking at the ancestors of the Rohirrim, known early on as the Northmen. youtu.be/77JscTT3lLM?...

TTT Week 109 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Ló and Behold Join The Man of the West as he looks at the etymology of a few more of the rivers and towns in Gondor, continuing our journey west through the land. youtu.be/uP8YRI5NGhw?...

TTT Week 109 - Tolkien Tuesday: The 'Fan Mail' Keeps On Coming In And now you know the title isn’t a reference to The Man of the West! Join Alan as he begins a two-part look at another letter Tolkien wrote to his aunt, Jane Neave. youtu.be/EuRnGu4VQlc?...

TTT Week 109 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Angbor the Fearless Join The Man of the West as he continues his journey through Gondor, looking at Lamedon, the Morthond Vale, and the uniquely-named ridge that separates the two. youtu.be/po7bwIKYwyY?...

399 – Under Pressure Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as love dares you to care for the story of Tal-Elmar found in The Peoples of Middle-earth. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

TTT Week 108 - Silmarillion Saturday: Hardly Better Than Orcs Famously not what The Man of the West says about people who don’t listen to the PPP or TTT. Instead, it’s Húrin’s opinion of the Men new to his part of the world. youtu.be/8VhdOECAPw4?...

TTT Week 108 - First Age Friday: Time That Yet Lay Hidden Join The Man of the West as we finish Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and begin to pull all the strings together to lead us to Eärendil and the War of Wrath. youtu.be/SmwScD43T2o?...

TTT Week 108 - Third Age Thursday: Middle Man, Not Middle Management Anyone can be a mid-level supervisor; it takes someone special to be a Middle Man — or does it? Join The Man of the West as he takes a closer look at Men of the Twilight (no vampires involved). youtu.be/DaQFKvl882A?...

TTT Week 108 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Let x Be the Number of Rivers in a Land Join The Man of the West as we visit yet another land named solely after the number of rivers within it on this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday! youtu.be/6eJRSyK8rx0?...

TTT Week 108 - Tolkien Tuesday: At Least as Capacious as Mine The size of your waste paper basket doesn’t really matter; after all, you know you’re not throwing away a letter from Tolkien, even if it is long and pedantic. youtu.be/q9-wfnABzp8?...

TTT Week 108 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Independent 'Traditions' Join The Man of the West in his journeys…um, west… through the southern fiefs of Gondor, as he looks more closely at the home of Imrahil known as Dol Amroth. youtu.be/jBRAcf5KoaQ?...

398 – Changes Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we continue our four-part look into Tolkien's unusual story of Tal-Elmar. pdst.fm/e/tracking.s...

TTT Week 107 - Silmarillion Saturday: Bereft of Their Power and Glory Some might say it’s a tragedy; others might say it’s about time. We look at the aftermath of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and begin to tie this story together with the months-long journey we took with Tuor. youtu.be/Odi-sDsn5AA?...

TTT Week 107 - First Age Friday: Aurë entuluva! Day Shall Come Again! The Battle of Unnumbered Tears lives up to its name in spectacular fashion as Fingon meets his gruesome end and the Men of Dor-lómin lay down their lives to protect the secrecy of Gondolin. youtu.be/SOt8xb2HEFk?...

TTT Week 107 - Third Age Thursday: Fierce Folk When Roused The Man of the West finishes his long look at the Men of Darkness with the Dunlendings, a group of Men that might be better called Middle Men gone wrong. youtu.be/OaxSdB_0Bgc?...

TTT Week 107 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Better Late Than... Wandering? Join The Man of the West as he finishes off the last of the Five Rivers of Lebennin before discovering what Imrahil and Pippin have in common. youtu.be/iIPRrbRdIes?...

It's PPP Plays time! Join The Man of the West at YouTube or Twitch for tonight's livestream. www.youtube.com/live/rB_XsqK... www.twitch.tv/prancingpony...

TTT Week 107 - Tolkien Tuesday: I Feel Inclined to Tell Him So We’re sure you do, Professor — and we hope you did! Join The Man of the West as the Professor calls himself — accurately — a natural niggler. Also, a bottle of the Old Winyards? youtu.be/rU6rz9MPVt8?...