Episodios

  • Week 102 - Silmarillion Saturday: Great in Strength Both of Mind and Body

    Week 102 - Silmarillion Saturday: Great in Strength Both of Mind and Body
    Dec 6 2025
    No, today’s title… oh, you know the joke by now. Join The Man of the West as we conclude our time in Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin from The Silmarillion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Week 102 - First Age Friday: A Light Was in His Face as the Light of Heaven

    Week 102 - First Age Friday: A Light Was in His Face as the Light of Heaven
    Dec 5 2025
    Just like yesterday, today’s title still isn’t a reference to The Man of the West — though it’s a bit more obvious this time. No, today’s the day we meet baby Eärendil, the half-elf who will save the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Week 102 - Third Age Thursday: Enamored of Evil Knowledge

    Week 102 - Third Age Thursday: Enamored of Evil Knowledge
    Dec 4 2025
    No, I promise today’s title isn’t a reference to The Man of the West. Instead, it’s time to take a look at two more groups of the Men of Darkness: the Black Númenóreans and the Corsairs of Umbar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 m
  • Week 102 - Word-nerd Wednesday: And Now for Something Completely Different

    Week 102 - Word-nerd Wednesday: And Now for Something Completely Different
    Dec 3 2025
    We step away from the First Age to do a very deep dive on a single word from our Middle-earth Map Monday discussion, and learn more about trees as a bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Week 102 - Tolkien Tuesday: Other and Duller Things

    Week 102 - Tolkien Tuesday: Other and Duller Things
    Dec 2 2025
    Join The Man of the West as he begins a look at another letter from Tolkien to his Aunt Jane; turns out sorting through old poetry is better than the rest of the things Tolkien should be doing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 m
  • Week 102 - Middle-earth Map Monday: How Long Have I Been Asleep?

    Week 102 - Middle-earth Map Monday: How Long Have I Been Asleep?
    Dec 1 2025
    I’d say about two days, if episodes of Today’s Tolkien Times are anything to go by. Join The Man of the West as he begins the last week of Series 13 by looking at the site of what Tolkien says is the eucatastrophe of the whole story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Week 101 - Silmarillion Saturday: At Least They Had Window Seats

    Week 101 - Silmarillion Saturday: At Least They Had Window Seats
    Nov 29 2025
    Join The Man of the West as he spends a year in Gondolin with the brothers Húrin and Huor, only to get left at the airport in the middle of the night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Week 101 - First Age Friday: Word of the Woes Without

    Week 101 - First Age Friday: Word of the Woes Without
    Nov 28 2025
    Tuor finally brings his message to Turgon; the King doesn’t take his advice, but does allow him to marry his daughter, as we shift chapters in our story of Tuor and Gondolin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 m