We continue in Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age as the Dark Lord makes his return, the forest gets a new name, and the Valar send a little help. They could have screened them a bit better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 19, 2025•9 min•Season 10Ep. 468
Join The Man of the West as he sits down with Tolkien scholar (and Ph.D. student) Clare Moore to talk about things he only barely understands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 18, 2025•17 min•Season 10Ep. 467
Clearly not referring to The Man of the West or any of his clothing, today’s title references a line in a poem that Gandalf may have just made up on the spot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2025•9 min•Season 10Ep. 466
Join The Man of the West for a closer look at Taur-nu-Fuin than you ever thought you’d like. Also, it turns out we’ve been misspelling the name of the River Teiglin all this time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 16, 2025•10 min•Season 10Ep. 465
Yet another line that could describe The Man of the West — but today, it’s Túrin’s own self-evaluation, as he reunites with an old friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 15, 2025•12 min•Season 10Ep. 464
Join The Man of the West as he follows the Three Hunters into Rohan for another Middle-earth Map Monday to start week 78 of the TTT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2025•10 min•Season 10Ep. 463
Join The Man of the West as he continues Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, as we witness the power of the Three Rings — and the inevitability of their fading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 12, 2025•10 min•Season 10Ep. 462
The Man of the West welcomes Kaia to Today’s Tolkien Times to talk Tolkien, TikTok and trivia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 11, 2025•14 min•Season 10Ep. 461
Join The Man of the West for an attempt at Old English as he looks at Aragorn’s Lament for the Rohirrim, the classic ubi sunt , and reads Tolkien’s own words about ‘the ineluctable ending’ of all good things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 10, 2025•11 min•Season 10Ep. 460
We spend another Word-nerd Wednesday looking at names from the Tale of Túrin Turambar; today, including four Elves and three swords! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 09, 2025•10 min•Season 10Ep. 459
We return to the story of Túrin Turambar as perpetually-underrated Beleg Cúthalion does everything within his power to help the troubled young man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 08, 2025•11 min•Season 10Ep. 458
Join The Man of the West as he begins week 77 of Today’s Tolkien Times with another Middle-earth Map Monday, joining the Three Hunters as they pursue the Orcs into Rohan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 07, 2025•10 min•Season 10Ep. 457
Join The Man of the West for the continuing story Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, as we witness the fall of Arnor and the waning of Gondor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 05, 2025•9 min•Season 10Ep. 456
Join The Man of the West in welcoming Be1mont_lotr to Fandom Friday; he’s another in the growing chorus of the Voices of Arda, a history buff, and diplomatically reaches the right answer on Balrog wings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 04, 2025•14 min•Season 10Ep. 455
Galadriel has messages for the Three Hunters, even if Gandalf nearly forgets to deliver one of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 03, 2025•9 min•Season 10Ep. 454
Join The Man of the West as he brings to light more of the words from our Tuesday readings in the story of Túrin: today, a look at the family of Húrin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 02, 2025•8 min•Season 10Ep. 453
The tragic tale of Túrin Turambar properly begins today, as we encounter the aftermath of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad through the eyes of Morwen Eledhwen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 01, 2025•11 min•Season 10Ep. 452
Join The Man of the West as he begins another week with a look at the last of the places the Company visited along the Great River. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2025•9 min•Season 10Ep. 451
Join The Man of the West for more reading from Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age as, today, he learns that sometimes, a victory is only temporary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 29, 2025•9 min•Season 10Ep. 450
Today’s Tolkien Times returns to Fandom Fridays, as The Man of the West welcomes Celebreabird to talk about her Tolkien substack and her welcoming work on TikTok and Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 28, 2025•16 min•Season 10Ep. 449
No, not The Man of the West and any of his PPP co-hosts; it’s time for Treebeard and the Ents to sing and march their way to Isengard to deal with someone who should know better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 27, 2025•9 min•Season 10Ep. 448
Time to explore a few of the names we encountered in yesterday’s Túrin Tuesday, including the names of the brothers Húrin and Huor, and The Man of the West’s favorite phrase in all of the legendarium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2025•10 min•Season 10Ep. 447
Is it The Man of the West crying about another old joke? No, it’s Húrin, killing yet another member of the troll-guard of Gothmog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 25, 2025•10 min•Season 10Ep. 446
Join The Man of the West as he begins Series 10 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a visit to the lake of Nen Hithoel and the three peaks that helped shape it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2025•10 min•Season 10Ep. 445
Join The Man of the West for some unexpected advice about ‘brooding’ as we conclude the Second Age in Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age in The Silmarillion . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 01, 2025•12 min•Season 9Ep. 444
After 32 First Age Fridays, we reach the end of Tolkien’s Lay of Leithian. Beren Erchamion, folks: give him a hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 28, 2025•9 min•Season 9Ep. 443
Once again, while this could describe The Man of the West and the TTT episodes, it’s actually Treebeard’s thoughts about the Elvish song of the Ent and Entwife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2025•13 min•Season 9Ep. 442
Join The Man of the West for the last of his 8-week series on the names of the Valar and Maiar, as we discover the stories behind the names of Arien, Tirion, and many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2025•11 min•Season 9Ep. 441
Tolkien’s in-depth explanation of hobbit birthdays continues, and transitions into a discussion of family structure and one morbidly funny story involving Pippin’s sister. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 25, 2025•12 min•Season 9Ep. 440
Join The Man of the West as he begins the last week of Series 9 with another Middle-earth Map Monday, traveling down the Anduin. Also, Aragorn admires the royal stones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2025•12 min•Season 9Ep. 439