Episodes

  • Week 124 — Silmarillion Saturday: Check, Please!

    Week 124 — Silmarillion Saturday: Check, Please!
    Jul 11 2026
    Possibly the worst first date in the history of Arda. Join The Man of the West as Fëanor names the Black Foe and Morgoth discovers what Ungoliant charges for dinner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • Week 124 — Friendship Friday: More Cannot Be Said

    Week 124 — Friendship Friday: More Cannot Be Said
    Jul 10 2026
    The two who didn’t even speak until Moria end up sharing a ship across the Sea. Join The Man of the West for the last Friendship Friday of the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Week 124 — Third Age Thursday: By the Mouth of Gríma

    Week 124 — Third Age Thursday: By the Mouth of Gríma
    Jul 9 2026
    No battle today — just the paperwork behind one. Join The Man of the West for the Marshals of the Mark: who really ran Rohan while the King faded, and a bit of horse-lending that turns up again tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Week 124 — Word-nerd Wednesday: Old as Mountains

    Week 124 — Word-nerd Wednesday: Old as Mountains
    Jul 8 2026
    It only took seven hundred episodes to circle back to the Ents. Join The Man of the West for the Elvish side of their names that we never did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Week 124 — Tolkien Tuesday: The Shepherds of the Trees

    Week 124 — Tolkien Tuesday: The Shepherds of the Trees
    Jul 7 2026
    Join The Man of the West for the back half of Letter 247, as we learn where the Ents came from: both on the page and from Tolkien’s own pen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Week 124 — Middle-earth Map Monday: Is There a Carpool Lane?

    Week 124 — Middle-earth Map Monday: Is There a Carpool Lane?
    Jul 6 2026
    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • Week 123 - Silmarillion Saturday: Not the First

    Week 123 - Silmarillion Saturday: Not the First
    Jul 4 2026
    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Week 123 - Friendship Friday: An Elf Will Go Underground

    Week 123 - Friendship Friday: An Elf Will Go Underground
    Jul 3 2026
    …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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins