383 – Questions After Nightfall 32 Join us all in the Common Room here at The Prancing Pony Podcast as The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of Rohan answer listener questions again in our 32nd Questions After Nightfall! pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/tr...

PPP Moot is happening this December 18th-21st! We have a full schedule – keynotes, presentations, papers, entertainments and other digressions – from Thursday evening to Sunday noon for both in-person and online attendees!

TTT Week 095 - Silmarillion Saturday: All Aboard the Balrog Train Join The Man of the West as we discuss just how many balrogs there might have been on the train from Angband and point out how Barahir’s rescue of Finrod really saved all of Middle-earth. youtu.be/17-izqpOCQs

We have some GREAT news for you today! Katie and I have spent the last few days working behind the scenes to lower our costs for the moot: finding a few places to trim costs, and negotiating with the event venue.

TTT Week 095 - First Age Friday: Forgotten In My Own Land There’s always a title that could be read as applying to The Man of the West — but this is just Voronwë trying to make sure he and Tuor don’t get killed… or at least not yet. youtu.be/GaiVgf-7Dk4

PPP Moot 2025 is taking place Dec 18-21 at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport! Our keynote speakers are Bret Devereaux, Christopher Gilson and Shawn E. Marchese. Early-bird registration closes Sep 30th so head to the link to join us! theprancingponypodcast.com/moot-2025-re...

TTT Week 095 - Third Age Thursday: A Token of Hope Join The Man of the West for an in-depth look at the original Elessar, and the two backstories of the one given to Aragorn. youtu.be/YF1xz4L3-Ns

TTT Week 095 - Word-nerd Wednesday: But Wait, There’s More More names from Of Maeglin in this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday, including the names of Turgon’s wife and daughter — and of a Dwarven hall that’s got a familiar name. youtu.be/H-4JYyHIkKQ

PPP Moot 2025 is approaching! The Moot is being held Dec 18-21 at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. This year’s theme is “Creating Historical Depth within Fantastical Worlds”. Register below - early-bird registration closes Sep 30! theprancingponypodcast.com/moot-2025-re...

TTT Week 095 - Tolkien Tuesday: Neither ‘Foolhardy’ Nor German Join The Man of the West as we take a look at Tolkien’s surname and read more on C.S. Lewis and his misspelling of Númenor. youtu.be/gA9XELIMNH4

TTT Week 095 - Middle-earth Map Monday: A Thousand Feet Above the Plain Join The Man of the West as he begins the last week of Series 12 with a Middle-earth Map Monday exploring the City of Minas Tirith! youtu.be/dg3VcBRQKYI

"The Muster at Marquette" is a documentary premiering today featuring friend of the show Dr. Bill Fliss and his work on the Tolkien Fandom Oral History Collection at Marquette University. Follow the link to give it a watch! youtu.be/QC-JkWDq7dk?...

382 – We Are Those Fans: a Chat with Wētā Workshop The Lord of the Mark returns for a special episode as Season 10 of The Prancing Pony Podcast gets underway, as we chat with Dan Falconer and Leonard Ellis from Wētā Workshop! pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/tr...

Join The Man of the West for PPP Plays as he returns to the adventures of Hilbern the River Hobbit in LotRO! www.youtube.com/live/8L2S7yp...

We're excited to let you know that registration for the 2025 PPP Moot is open, along with reservations for our limited block of hotel rooms. Our hybrid Moot will be this December 18th through the 21st, held at the Hilton Garden Inn DFW Airport South.

TTT Week 094 - Silmarillion Saturday: Their Roofless Grave Join The Man of the West as he begins a new chapter on Silmarillion Saturdays, Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin. youtu.be/p1pnK_R0PV8?...

TTT Week 094 - First Age Friday: Blame Me Not Voronwë echoes the words of the Man of the West, but sounds so much better doing it. He and Tuor get oh-so-close to the entrance to the Hidden Kingdom… in fact, I’d say this is the driveway. youtu.be/g0hHygg8G4A?...

Hey, folks - I wanted to take a minute to express my gratitude for those who've already signed up for the 2025 PPP Moot coming up in December, and to offer some real transparency in addressing some concerns we've heard.

TTT Week 094 - Third Age Thursday: Treasure Without Price At least you know the title isn’t referring to The Man of the West! Join him as we look at the fascinating story behind the two versions of the Elendilmir. youtu.be/ylV1kMKEdF0?...

TTT Week 094 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Sounds Like... Join The Man of the West as he looks at more words from the chapter Of Maeglin, and decides to fill in the blanks for a name that Tolkien said was “meaningless then and now”. youtu.be/l2VyOuSYibo?...

TTT Week 094 - Tolkien Tuesday: What Have Penguins Done to You, Professor? The Man of the West looks at some more of Tolkien’s letters, discovering that the Professor is overworked, criticizes Lewis’ “ponderous silliness”, and is not fond of puffins. youtu.be/ud9HIZdviB4?...

We're excited to let you know that registration for the 2025 PPP Moot is open, along with reservations for our limited block of hotel rooms. Our hybrid Moot will be this December 18th through the 21st, held at the Hilton Garden Inn DFW Airport South.

It seems Gollum has made off with our registration link, but we're tracking him down to get it back and will share it with you all ASAP! (We've got tech issues with our registration link behind the scenes; we're working to get it up and will let you know when we do!)

For the final week of hiatus, in honor of the upcoming PPP Moot 2025, we recommend going back and revisiting our live episode from our first PPP Moot back in 2021! Alan and Shawn invited all attendees to join and ask any question, and they did. youtu.be/kQLKKgctLkM?...

TTT Week 093 - Silmarillion Saturday: Knowing That He Was Perilous Join The Man of the West for the tragic conclusion to the chapter Of Maeglin as Eöl does the unthinkable, Aredhel protects her son, and Maeglin’s desires lead him down a dark road. youtu.be/atbL-HABLDk

TTT Week 093 - Third Age Thursday: Yet to Earn It Join The Man of the West for a deep dive into yet another Third Age Artifact in Middle-earth as we look at the nature and history of The Sceptre of Annúminas. youtu.be/oYvEnWAhfqQ

TTT Week 093 - Word-nerd Wednesday: An Aberration The Man of the West fully recognizes his status, but the title actually refers to a possible mixup on Tolkien’s part! youtu.be/cXokai4LufA

TTT Week 093 - Tolkien Tuesday: Not Going Off Exactly as Hot Cakes Does the title reference episodes of Today’s Tolkien Times? Well, yes… but Tolkien is referring to the Swedish translation of The Lord of the Rings on this week’s Tolkien Tuesday! youtu.be/-CvZuIQoVIE?...

Hey folks! At long last, we're thrilled to invite you to mark your calendars for something that's been quietly simmering (and much asked-about): another PPP Moot! When: this December 18–21 Where: Dallas, Texas Hybrid event (in-person + online)

TTT Week 093 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Ah, but Which Denethor? Join The Man of the West as he asks a question almost no one else would bother asking as we journey with Gandalf (and Pippin) as they pass the wall protecting the Fields of the Pelennor, the Rammas Echor. youtu.be/RCjWKyQIXCk?...

The first episode of Season 10 is right around the corner! In the meantime, you can revisit old episodes. In Episode 221, Carl F. Hostetter joined Alan and Shawn to discuss The Nature of Middle-earth, which released four years ago in September of 2021! youtu.be/lQpgQMEsJz8?...

TTT Week 092 - Silmarillion Saturday: To Claim My Own Join The Man of the West as Eöl proves he’s exactly who we’ve known him to be all along when he finally gets a chance to meet his brother-in-law, the King of Gondolin. youtu.be/Pmr1ZApJ3Y8

TTT Week 092 - First Age Friday: Death Walks Between Join The Man of the West as we journey with Tuor and Voronwë through the Vale of Sirion; Tuor wants to fight, Voronwë offers better advice, and Ulmo’s cloak saves the day. youtu.be/U8UL3JgZ1rI

TTT Week 092 - Third Age Thursday: Touch It and Die Aragorn has strong words for Háma, as The Man of the West continues his look at Third Age artifacts with a study of Andúril, née Narsil, and the Ring of Barahir. youtu.be/knqpe3kbNTk

Week 092 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Well, I’m Back Join The Man of the West as we discover that Sam’s statement upon returning home is a lot easier to decipher than Voronwë’s Alae! Ered en Echoriath, ered e•mbar nín! youtu.be/X6RLHAfK6ys

Today we remember the passing of J.R.R. Tolkien on this date in 1973. We’re grateful to the Professor for sharing his stories with the world, and for bringing this podcast and community together. Thank you, Professor.

TTT Week 092 - Tolkien Tuesday: Fauna of Mordor It’s time to hear Tolkien tell us what he really thinks about cats (or a breed of them, perhaps) — as well as retirement, vacation, and publishing Gawain — in this week’s set of Letters on Tolkien Tuesday. youtu.be/JAotKUEtOH0

TTT Week 092 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Stone for Food Join The Man of the West as we continue our journeys in Anórien, stopping by the pine woods of the Drúadan Foreste, and walking the roads of Stonewain Valley. youtu.be/y-vg5AVN9eM

As hiatus and the wait for the next season of the PPP continues, you can go back and relive favorite episodes! All the way back in Season 1, Alan and Shawn began their discussion of the Silmarillion in Episode 5, including the origins of SPBMI! youtu.be/4N4gfX87tGs?...

TTT Week 091 - Silmarillion Saturday: Knowing His Peril Did you ever think Curufin would be a good guy? Yeah, me neither. Of course, the bar’s set pretty low today as he encounters Eöl on his way to seek Aredhel and Maeglin. youtu.be/u0EotOrcYVg

TTT Week 091 - First Age Friday: Only For a Moment Join The Man of the West as Tuor and Voronwë discover the defilement of the springs of Ivrin, and spot a man with woe graven in his face. If only they’d spoken… youtu.be/U-Mu-g98NWw

TTT Week 091 - Third Age Thursday: Homebrew It’s time for more Middle-earth artifacts in the Third Age, as we spend this episode diving deep into the Arkenstone, answering the age-old question of “Is it a Silmaril?” youtu.be/qDZOZcGSOWk

TTT Week 091 - Word-nerd Wednesday: He Said It Again! Join The Man of the West as he walks through a half-dozen words from our journeys with Tuor and Voronwë on First Age Fridays. youtu.be/eNzHVd0ztiI

The Man of the West returns to the adventures of Hilbern the River Hobbit in LotRO! www.youtube.com/live/sEg59Tb...

TTT Week 091 - Tolkien Tuesday: Means ‘No’ It’s time for more subtlety, more reading between the lines, and more inferences… wait, who am I kidding? It’s time for the Letters and some more wonderful Tolkien bluntness! youtu.be/eelLNHtOMgo

TTT Week 091 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Less-important Fires Join The Man of the West for an in-depth look at each of the Beacon-hills of Gondor in this Middle-earth Map Monday, as we continue exploring Anórien. youtu.be/h0PxBm6QwcI

Hiatus is a great time to go back and revisit old favorites from the PPP! In Episode 142, Alan and Shawn began The Council of Elrond and welcomed special guest @tolkienprof.bsky.social to the show for a crossover. youtu.be/cDbsvA3_c3E?...

TTT Week 090 - Silmarillion Saturday: Wholly Unwilling We may have left the tragedy of Túrin behind for now, but troubling Middle-earth moments continue as Eöl stalks, manipulates, coerces, and finally takes Aredhel. A brief but honest look at an ugly moment. youtu.be/sjX2y7fs6tI?...

TTT Week 090 - First Age Friday: The Waves Hunted Us Join The Man of the West as Voronwë concludes his sorrowful tale; now we all know why this year’s family vacation will not be a cruise. youtu.be/Z71yeMu1vWw?...

TTT Week 090 - Third Age Thursday: Quite Polite Join The Man of the West for a look at one of the more well-known artifacts of the Third Age: and no, it’s not the lead singer of The Police. youtu.be/RDhxieC9pdA?...