Episodios

  • Week 112 - Third Age Thursday: Good People… Mostly

    Week 112 - Third Age Thursday: Good People… Mostly
    Mar 26 2026
    Whether today’s title also applies to The Man of the West is up to you. Today, we take a look at the Elves of Mirkwood in (mostly) the Third Age, as we continue our look at the free peoples of Middle-earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Week 112 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Frings — Not What you Thought

    Week 112 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Frings — Not What you Thought
    Mar 25 2026
    The Man of the West takes a deep dive into a few words from last week’s Silmarillion Saturday, including one that, it turns out, is long overdue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Week 112 - Tolkien Tuesday: Peacocks are Out

    Week 112 - Tolkien Tuesday: Peacocks are Out
    Mar 24 2026
    Well, yes — but I thought everyone knew that. Join The Man of the West as we look at another letter from the Professor to his illustrator on The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Pauline Baynes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 m
  • Week 112 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Always Creeping

    Week 112 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Always Creeping
    Mar 23 2026
    Today’s stop on our journey is not on The Man of the West’s bucket list, nor is it likely on yours. Come visit the charming wetlands known as the Dead Marshes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 m
  • Week 111 - Silmarillion Saturday: Be Gone Unrequited

    Week 111 - Silmarillion Saturday: Be Gone Unrequited
    Mar 21 2026
    The Man of the West may be used to hearing those words, but today they’re meant for the Dwarves of Nogrod that are haughtily dismissed by Thingol, unaware of the danger he faces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 m
  • Week 111 - Friendship Friday: Jump Down a Dragon’s Throat

    Week 111 - Friendship Friday: Jump Down a Dragon’s Throat
    Mar 20 2026
    We begin an all-new thing for Fridays, as we study friendships in Middle-earth, starting with perhaps the best-known example with Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 m
  • Week 111 - Third Age Thursday: He Dwells There Still

    Week 111 - Third Age Thursday: He Dwells There Still
    Mar 19 2026
    Join The Man of the West as we begin a look at more people in the Third Age; having done a deep dive into all the different Men for two series, it’s time to visit the Elves, beginning in Lindon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Week 111 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Not Your Average Garden Gnome

    Week 111 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Not Your Average Garden Gnome
    Mar 18 2026
    Join The Man of the West for a Word-nerd Wednesday deep dive into Tolkien’s early name for the Elves we now know as the Noldor, and learn why he could use it Gnome-Or (just say it out loud… no more). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m