The Prancing Pony Podcast
Episodes
014 - Trouble in Paradise
01 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 7 of The Silmarillion, Fëanor crafts the most renowned jewels in the history of Middle-earth - the Silmarils - and conflict is immediately...
013 - The Blame Game
18 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 6 of The Silmarillion, Míriel chooses death over the labor of living, so Finwë remarries to the displeasure of his eldest son Fëanor (an...
012 - All in the Family
05 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapters 4 and 5 of The Silmarillion, one Telerin lord settles down with a lady way out of his league while the rest of the Eldar migrate across t...
011 - Elves and All! Hooray!
22 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 3 of The Silmarillion, we take a trip to Cuiviénen for the awakening of the Firstborn Children of Ilúvatar - the Quendi or Elves. Along...
010 - It Is A Gift
07 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this special spoiler-filled episode, we delve into Tolkien's letters and The History of Middle-earth to examine Tolkien's concept of mortality as "...
009 - The Odd Couple
24 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Chapter 2 of The Silmarillion, Aulë and Yavanna demonstrate the principle of “opposites attract” even among the Valar, we witness the power of...
008 - And So It Begins
10 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Finally reaching Chapter 1 of the Quenta Silmarillion, we behold an Arda too perfect to last, offer a brief geography lesson, and shamelessly poke fun...
007 - The Powers of Arda
27 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of The Silmarillion we laugh with Tulkas, cry with Nienna, gaze on the starlit face of Varda and meet the rest of the Valar and Mai...
006 - Tolkien Reading Day Special 2016
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Tolkien Reading Day! On March 25 every year - the date of the fall of Barad-dûr - Tolkien lovers worldwide celebrate by reading and promoting...
005 - The Music of the Ainur
13 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Reunited in the common-room and finally beginning their discussion of The Silmarillion, Alan and Shawn tackle nothing less than the creation of the un...
004 - The Great War
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This time, Alan flies solo over the battlefields of World War I and discusses both the explicit and the implied influences that the Great War had on T...
003 - The Origins of Quenya and Sindarin
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn takes a solo look at the real-world linguistic inspirations that shaped Tolkien's invented Elvish languages, Quenya and Sindarin, while Alan is ...
002 - The Myth-lover
28 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our introduction to J. R. R. Tolkien's ideas on fantasy and myth with a look at his short poem dedicated to C. S. Lewis, "Mythopoeia" - a ...
001 - In Defense of Fantasy
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode, get to know your hosts, Alan and Shawn, and learn about why we started The Prancing Pony Podcast. We also discuss favorite mom...