Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC softly plays in the background...This episode made me sad!!! Join Paul and Tori for the chapter "Many Partings" where everyone breaks off from the Fellowship now that their journeys are coming to a close. Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. A huge thank you to Savannah Wilder Laudicina for that beautiful rendition of 'The Road goes ever on!' Instagram: @sav.wilder or @singwithsa...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Listen to this episode to hear Tori get increasingly angry at Faramir and ~the audacity of a man~. Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymarillion.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content Email: thesillymarillion@gmail.com for inquiries Check out ...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 15
RIP Sauron!!! The eagles are coming and Sam and Frodo are saved and everyone's reunited and the ring-bearer has fulfilled his quest and I'm not emotional, you are! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymarillion.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content ...
May 22, 2025•51 min•Season 5Ep. 14
This chapter had nothing and everything at the same time. You have to fight through the "everything sucks and still sucks" before being rewarded with THE Sam and Frodo lines of all time!! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymarillion.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillion ...
Apr 30, 2025•50 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Sam and Frodo are creeping amongst the shadows and trying not to get caught by orcs or trackers or any of the other evil life-threatening creatures that exist in this land. This is fine. Everything's fine! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymarillion.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillio...
Apr 16, 2025•44 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Sound the alarm! We're back with Sam and Frodo! Not only that, but Sam is back with Frodo! And Frodo's...naked? Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymarillion.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content Email: thesillymarillion@gmail.com for inquiries Check out AthraPlay! ...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 11
The Black Gate Opens!!! Battles begin!!! ...Sauron has a mouth? After some war advancements, Sauron's Messenger meets the party and basically offers Frodo in exchange for rulership of all of Middle-Earth...fair trade, right? Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymarillion.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesill...
Mar 12, 2025•56 min•Season 5Ep. 10
It's another story time recap! Legolas and Gimli reunite with Merry and Pippin and talk about what happened to them during the battle. And then the Avengers Assemble as Aragorn, Gandalf, Eomer, Prince Imrahil, Elladan and Elrohir strategize and agree to aid in the fight against Sauron, even if it means being bait... Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: ...
Feb 27, 2025•56 min•Season 5Ep. 9
We're doing a charity stream! Details below the episode description. Apparently not only is Aragorn a ranger, war captain, king or whatever, but he can also add MD to his resume. Dr. Aragorn is here to heal everyone with essential oils and elven magic! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Our charity stream benefiting those affected by the LA Fires will be hosted on Twitch Thursday, Feb 13th at 6:00p...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 8
So this chapter was a little on the nose with recent LA events... Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymarillion.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content Email: thesillymarillion@gmail.com for inquiries Check out AthraPlay! https://athraplay.simplecast.com/ Heartfelt thank you to Eve...
Jan 22, 2025•49 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Action! Drama! Death! Reunions! More Death! It's the battle of five armies! ...wait, wrong book. It's the RETURN OF THE KING!!! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymarillion.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content Email: thesillymarillion@gmail.com for inquiries Check out AthraPlay! https://at...
Jan 08, 2025•58 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy Wednesday! To celebrate the podcast coming out on Christmas Day, Paul and Tori dive into Tolkien's "Letters from Father Christmas" to get into the spirit. Of course it's 166 pages because Jimmy doesn't know how to keep anything simple. See you in the new year! We love you! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymari...
Dec 25, 2024•47 min
Púkel-men! Dernhelm? Guthláf ! Who are all these characters Tom Bombadil-ing there way into this chapter... Thank you for listening to us! Another Wrapped in the books. We appreciate you! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions Bluesky: @thesillymarillion.bsky.social Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content Email: thesillymarillion@gmail.com f...
Dec 11, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 5
What's this?! A two hour episode?! We must have a lot to talk about...or our guest Erran is back! Who else would we have guest star on a chapter all about Denethor and Gondor? Buckle up, we have a siege to discuss! Follow Erran! https://lesbiansforboromir.tumblr.com/ - Meta discussion blog https://lesbiansandboromir.tumblr.com/ - Art Blog Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Insta: @sillymarillions B...
Nov 27, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Did you know what "muster" meant? I sure didn't. Join us for Chapter III, "The Muster of Rohan" (sans French's mustard), as Pippin and party prepare for potential dark days ahead... Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Twitter & Insta: https://twitter.com/sillymarillions Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content Email: thesillymarillion@gmail.com for inquiries Check out...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Paths of the Dead *GASP*! Chapter two of Return of the King and the party is separated again, Aragorn gets told off by Éowyn, and Merry is having A Time (TM). Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Check out AthraPlay! https://athraplay.simplecast.com/ Twitter & Insta: https://twitter.com/sillymarillions Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content Email: thesillymarillion@g...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Season 5?! How did we get here?! It feels like we were just reading The Silmarillion and now we're on the final book of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Paul and Tori join Pippin on a tour of Minas Tirith as they start their journey into The Return of the King! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Check out AthraPlay! athraplay.simplecast.com Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions ...
Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Ya hoi! We're at the FINAL chapter of Two Towers and it's filled with romantic hobbit quotes and a divorced orc couple?? If we're talking homo hobbits, you know we have to bring back our favorite guest.... Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Keep up with our guest Molly over on her website www.mollyostertag.com and grab your copy of "The Deep Dark" wherever books are sold! Twitter & Insta: ...
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 23
*sing this in your head* SPIDER TUNNEL! SPIDER TUNNEL! THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS! SPIDER x7 TUUNNEELLL! You heard right, we chat about the upcoming Gollum movie??? before diving into the spider tunnel with Sam and Frodo. Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on social media and tell us your thoughts on the latest Gollum Movie announcement. Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions ...
Jun 05, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Did you know Cirith Ungol translates to "Pass Spider"? Do you think Sam and Frodo know they are entering Spider Pass? This is fine right? This should be fine. Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on social media dude. Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: https://patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content ...
May 22, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Blaze. Paul and Tori somehow fill an episode's worth of banter on this mini-baby-filler-travel chapter. It feels like Jimmy is gearing up for some action as we near the end of The Two Towers! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on social media, why aren't you there yet?! Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: https://patreon.com/the...
May 08, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Hello and welcome to Gollum's Trial, where the Gollum-defender in Tori (and Frodo) really come out. We're discussing The Forbidden Pool, come dive in with us (when Faramir isn't looking)! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on social media and tell us your feelings on Smeagol. Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: https://patreon.c...
Apr 24, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Sometimes it's a chapter of description, other times a chapter of dialogue. Today we get the latter with Faramir's Inquisition as Frodo tries not to break his NDA... Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on social media and tell us how you did on the pop quiz! Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: https://patreon.com/thesillymarillion ...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 18
And then they walked and walked and walked and walked and slap you in the face with the most romantic Sam/Frodo passage yet over some rabbit stew. Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on social media because why not. Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: https://patreon.com/thesillymarillion for bonus content Email: thesil...
Mar 27, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 17
After Tori recaps her time at ECCC, Paul and Tori dive into the chapter The Black Gate is Closed which, why didn't anyone check their hours before arriving?! What was the gameplan here?! I guess that's what happens when your guide is Slinker and Stinker. Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on social media because why not. Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Pat...
Mar 13, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 16
The three important "G"'s! We're trekking through the Dead Marshes while Gollum singes us a little ditty...just don't head into the light and ignore the Giant Ring Camera watching. Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on social media and tell us what you think Elves smell like. Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: https://patreon.com/thesillym...
Feb 28, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Remember Sam & Frodo? Those two hobbits who were off on their own agenda? Because I (Tori) had forgotten all about them... We're back with them, scaling lots of cliffs and trying to tame one ghoulish Gollum! Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on twitter, X, discord, instagram, etc etc etc. Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: https://patreo...
Feb 14, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Shall we ponder some orbs? Join Paul and Tori as they talk over some lovely palantír lore and discover it really is the best multi-purpose tool in Middle Earth. ...as long as you maybe don't utilize the one associated with a Dark Lord. Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on twitter, X, discord, instagram, etc etc etc. Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: ...
Jan 31, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 11
The Lion, The Witch, and the Audacity of this bitch. After Paul's chimp tangent, we dive into Saruman the politician's tangent as he tries to sway our Fellowship into homosexual ~evil~. Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on twitter, X, discord, instagram, etc etc. :) Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: https://patreon.com/thesillymarillion ...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Did you know what Flotsam and Jetsam were before this episode?? I sure didn't. Happy New Year's listeners! (Psst. Hangout until the very end for some bloopers!) Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Join us on twitter, X, discord, instagram, etc etc and tell us what you're looking forward to in 2024! Twitter & Insta: @sillymarillions Patreon: https://patreon.com/thesill...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 9
