The Sillymarillion
Episodes
E102: Appendix B-ish & C-ish & D-ish
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ie in which we kinda sorta talk through Appendices B, C, and D! Which has a timeline of events, family of trees, and a history and breakdown of the Mi...
E101: Appendix A
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Didja miss us? :) We're back going through Appendix A as found in the back of Return of the King! Of course Jimmy has a million more notes and ane...
S5 E19. At The End of All Things
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, listeners".4 years and one hundred episodes later, we've done it. We...
S5 E18. The Hobbit Rebellion
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The hobbits return home to the exact opposite of rest and relaxation. There are ruffians and shirrifs and some no-good-evil-doing guy named Sharkey ca...
S5 E17. That's What You Missed in Bree
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a short little sentimental chapter where our hobbits + Gandalf catchup with Old Butterbur and give him the best news he's heard in months. A h...
S5 E16: Goodbye
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC softly plays in the background...This episode made me sad!!! Join Paul and Tori for the chapter "Many Partings" where everyone br...
S5 E15. Friendzoned
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode to hear Tori get increasingly angry at Faramir and ~the audacity of a man~.Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forev...
S5 E14. The Band's Back Together
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RIP Sauron!!! The eagles are coming and Sam and Frodo are saved and everyone's reunited and the ring-bearer has fulfilled his quest and I'm no...
S5 E13. The End of All Things
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This chapter had nothing and everything at the same time. You have to fight through the "everything sucks and still sucks" before being rewarded with ...
S5 E12. Stealth Mode
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Frodo are creeping amongst the shadows and trying not to get caught by orcs or trackers or any of the other evil life-threatening creatures th...
S5 E11. The Return of the Hobbits
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sound the alarm! We're back with Sam and Frodo! Not only that, but Sam is back with Frodo! And Frodo's...naked? Welcome to The Sillymarillion!...
S5 E10. Open for Business
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Gate Opens!!! Battles begin!!! ...Sauron has a mouth? After some war advancements, Sauron's Messenger meets the party and basically offe...
S5 E9. The Final Countdown
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's another story time recap! Legolas and Gimli reunite with Merry and Pippin and talk about what happened to them during the battle. And then th...
S5 E8. Grey Company Anatomy
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're doing a charity stream! Details below the episode description.Apparently not only is Aragorn a ranger, war captain, king or whatever, but he...
S5 E7. Pyres and Fires
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So this chapter was a little on the nose with recent LA events... Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newco...
S5 E6. The Crossover Episode
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Action! Drama! Death! Reunions! More Death! It's the battle of five armies! ...wait, wrong book. It's the RETURN OF THE KING!!! Welcome to The Sillym...
Bonus! Letters from Daddy Christmas
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy Wednesday! To celebrate the podcast coming out on Christmas Day, Paul and Tori dive into Tolkien's "Letters fro...
S5 E5. Who tf is Dernhelm
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Púkel-men! Dernhelm? Guthláf ! Who are all these characters Tom Bombadil-ing there way into this chapter... Thank you for listening to us! Another ...
S5 E4. Daddy, please don't be mad at me
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's this?! A two hour episode?! We must have a lot to talk about...or our guest Erran is back! Who else would we have guest star on a chapter all a...
S5 E3. The Mustard of Rohan
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know what "muster" meant? I sure didn't. Join us for Chapter III, "The Muster of Rohan" (sans French's mustard), as Pippin and party prepare f...
S5 E2. The Passing of the Nerds
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paths of the Dead *GASP*! Chapter two of Return of the King and the party is separated again, Aragorn gets told off by Éowyn, and Merry is having A T...
S5 E1. The Return of The Sillymarillion
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Season 5?! How did we get here?! It feels like we were just reading The Silmarillion and now we're on the final book of The Lord of the Rings tril...
S4 E23. The Two Towers Finale
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ya hoi! We're at the FINAL chapter of Two Towers and it's filled with romantic hobbit quotes and a divorced orc couple?? If we're talking ...
S4 E22. Theylob
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*sing this in your head* SPIDER TUNNEL! SPIDER TUNNEL! THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS! SPIDER x7 TUUNNEELLL! You heard right, we chat about the upcoming Gollu...
S4 E21. The Stairs of Spider Pass
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know Cirith Ungol translates to "Pass Spider"? Do you think Sam and Frodo know they are entering Spider Pass? This is fine right? Th...
S4 E20. Creepy Cross-Roads
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Blaze. Paul and Tori somehow fill an episode's worth of banter on this mini-baby-filler-travel chapter. It feels like Jimmy is gearing up for som...
S4 E19. The Forbidden Paul
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to Gollum's Trial, where the Gollum-defender in Tori (and Frodo) really come out. We're discussing The Forbidden Pool, come ...
S4 E18. Faramir's Inquisition
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it's a chapter of description, other times a chapter of dialogue. Today we get the latter with Faramir's Inquisition as Frodo tries ...
S4 E17. Of Men and Gay Hobbits
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And then they walked and walked and walked and walked and slap you in the face with the most romantic Sam/Frodo passage yet over some rabbit stew. We...
S4 E16. The Black Gate Hours of Operation
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Tori recaps her time at ECCC, Paul and Tori dive into the chapter The Black Gate is Closed which, why didn't anyone check their hours before...
S4 E15. Gaslight, Gatekeep, Gollum
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The three important "G"'s! We're trekking through the Dead Marshes while Gollum singes us a little ditty...just don't head into ...
S4 E12. Time Backflip
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Remember Sam & Frodo? Those two hobbits who were off on their own agenda? Because I (Tori) had forgotten all about them... We're back with the...
S4 E11. The Palantír, the Multi-Purpose Tool
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shall we ponder some orbs? Join Paul and Tori as they talk over some lovely palantír lore and discover it really is the best multi-purpose tool in Mi...
S4 E10. The Audacity of Saruman
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lion, The Witch, and the Audacity of this bitch. After Paul's chimp tangent, we dive into Saruman the politician's tangent as he tries to ...
S4 E9. Flots and Jets
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know what Flotsam and Jetsam were before this episode?? I sure didn't. Happy New Year's listeners! (Psst. Hangout until the very end f...
S4 E8. Isengard or Bust
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nice! Thank you listeners for letting us be a part of your 2023's Spotify Wrapped. <3 We're *makin' our way* to Isengard and are reunit...
S4 E7. Helm's Deep Dive
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Battle! Axes! Arrows! Orcs! Dikes! (But not the gay kind.) We're at Helm's Deep folks! Buckle up, we're off to battle. Welcome to The Si...
S4 E6. The Rohan Soup
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Chapter VI, The King of the Golden Hall! If you learn one thing from this chapter, never trust a man named Wormtongue. If the name wasn't en...
S4 E5. Gandalf Jumpscare!
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gandalf, where have you been loca?! We're on Chapter 5, "The White Rider" where Gandalf comes back from the dead?? (Fitting for an episo...
S4 E4. Join the Moot!
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I think Jimmy might be the ultimate tree hugger. And who can blame him when he's created Ents?! Join us for a lovely episode filled with Ent lore ...
S4 E3. Lost Luggage Hobbits
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#NotAllOrcs. POV change! We're with Merry and Pippin now as they're thrown about like lost luggage at the airport by the Uruk-Hai. Paul and To...
S4 E2. The Horse Girls of Rohan
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The new hit boyband The Three Hunters meet the infamous Horse Girls of Rohan! But before that happens, they walk and walk and walk and walk and walk a...
S4 E1. The Two Towers
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 4!!! And Jimmy wastes no time starting this book off with a character death. RIP. Buckle up, we're journeying with The Three Hun...
S3 E22. "This Is Bad"
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The end is here! Tori always gets so emotional ending a book and journey, especially when it culminates in the breaking of the Fellowship. Join Paul a...
S3 E21. Rollin' on the River
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hit it Tina Turner! In this chapter and recording there's lots of river talk...and rapids...and sharp stones in brown lands....and a liiiittle hin...
S3 E20. Farewell to Torien
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, the Fellowship had a nice little mini-vacay but duty calls and they still have an evil ring to get rid of! They get some gifts, we crack some jo...
S3 E19. Galadriel, the Gateway Elf
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back and we've missed you so much! Kicking off our comeback from hiatus in a chapter all about Galadriel. And we can't talk about Ga...
S3 E18. LothTORIen
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Fellowship wipe off their fresh tears after the loss of their leader and friend and head onwards to Lothlórien. Which means, much to Tori's g...
S3 E17. A Moment of Silence
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This chapter was short but had everything happen all at once?! The emotion, the drama, the BALROG! You know what, no more summary, let's just dive...
S3 E16. The Road Less Traveled
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The road may lead to Moria, but how can we hope that it will lead through Moria?" GREAT QUESTION ARAGORN. We are gonna find out! The gang h...
S3 E15. The Nerds Go South
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you hear rain and thunder in the background, it's not extra ambience but Paul podcasting in the middle of a thunderstorm because COMMITMENT. Al...
S3 E14. This Could've Been an Email
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Council of Elrond! In other words, Group Storytime! In other words, The Board Meeting! In other words, This Could've Been an Email!! We get a ...
S3 E13. Elves, Paul! Elves Everywhere!
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Tori and Paul as they start Book Two of Fellowship of the Ring with the chapter "Many Meetings" where there are So! Many! Meetings! Tori gleefull...
S3 E12. Makin' My Way
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do Vanessa Carlton and carbonated milk have in common? We talk way too long about them both in The Sillymarillion! Join us this week as we talk t...
S3 E11. Aragorn's Q&A
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let me see what you have? A knife! NO! Things get a little more dangerous when our dear hobbits lose their ponies and must trek through the marshes of...
S3 E10. Tall, Dark, and Mysterious
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Strider chapter! Come stride (ba dum, tsss) along with us as we finally meet and get some info on that mysterious fellow in the corner of the...
S3 E9. Open Mic Night at the Prancing Pony
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year listeners! It's 2023 and we've made it to the Prancing Pony! We start this episode with unfortunate Tom Bombadil sex jokes, meet the in...
S3 E8. Have a Harrow Barrow Christmas
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Santa kidnapped Molly so she could talk more hobbits with us! In this episode, Paul, Tori, and Molly chat over how Tolkien is really a horror author, ...
S3 E7. The Original Wife Guy
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Honda Days! Welcome to Tom Bombadil part 2, Electric Boogaloo. We talk way too long about soup and Hondas and then we dive back into who really ...
S3 E6. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trees to the left, trees to the right, trees above and trees below. But wait! Who's that! Tom Bombadil! Which just leaves Tori with more questions tha...
S3 E5. On Clever Loyal Hobbits
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are still trekking through the Shire! Join Paul and Tori as they read through Chapter 4. A Short Cut to Mushrooms and Chapter 5. A Conspiracy Unmas...
S3 E4. Ringpops of Power Review!
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
LOTR ROP SPOILERS! What the heck is Mithril, is the Stranger actually Gandalf, and how about that Sauron reveal?! We dig Erran back up from the mud so...
S3 E3. Birthdays, Baggage, and Bagginses
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elves! First Varda mention! Elf Song! Tori is feeling a lot like Sam in this episode. Paul and Tori go through Chapter 3, Three is Company where Frodo...
S3 E2. There's More Than One Ring?!
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Incoming ring lore dump! After a brief gush sesh over our thoughts on the latest Rings of Power episode, we dive into Chapter Two of Fellowship of the...
Welcome to The Sillymarillion!
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Twitter: @...
S3 E1. A Long Expected Reading
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Then Thursday, September the 22nd, actually dawned. The sun got up, the clouds vanished, flags were unfurled and the fun began." Did you know t...
S2 E14. From Gundabad to Gundaworse
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CW/TW: slight mention of rape in regards to fanfic tags and drug addiction in comparison to the Arkenstone. The dragon is defeated within the fi...
E2 S13. Thranduil's Fanclub
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Forget Finding Nemo, this is Finding Thrain! Tori and Paul watch the next installment of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. To no one's ...
S2 E12. Daddy Thorin
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Tori watch the first installment of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! Tori gleefully is introduced to dwarf culture, confuse...
S2 E11: I Burgle, You Burgle, He/She/They Burgle.
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Paul and Tori as they discuss their thoughts and feelings on 1977 Rankin/Bass's The Hobbit! They discuss Elrond's drip, creating their own versio...
The Eagles are Coming! E5. TROP Teaser Trailer pt. 2!
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Podcast! The Ringpops of Power just dropped a teaser trailer where we get characters, dialogue, dope scenery, trees and boats, songs, and METEOR...
S2 E10: From Hobbit to Hero (The Hobbit Finale!)
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've reached the final chapters of The Hobbit! In which, Tori thinks the danger is over with the death of Smaug behind us, but Thorin and Co (and Tor...
S2 E9: Live Twitch Charity Stream!
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On May 9th we hosted a Charity Stream over on our Twitch Sillymarillion to raise funds for reproductive rights and various abortion-rights groups in h...
S2 E8: Jimmy Ryan Reynolds Tolkien
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
They did it! They reached the Lonely Mountain!! Bilbo meets Smaug the big bad dragon and realizes there are many holes in their not-thought-out plan. ...
S2 E7: But Wait, There's Lore!
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tori catches Paul up (between bites of sloppy joe) on Elf-Tori at Ren Faire and Bachelor-wreck shenanigans. After their quarterly lovefest over their ...
S2 E6. Timothée, Taco Bell, and Tomnoddy
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. This week Paul a...
S2 E5. Ya Hey!
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Ya hey! Ya...
S2 E4. A Ring and a Riddle
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. "Till suddenly h...
S2 E3. Great Goblins!
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Rocks and blocks...
S2 E2. The Sillymarillion Contract
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. We're (t)rolling...
The Eagles are Coming! E4. TROP Teaser Trailer!
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Bonus Podcast! T...
The Eagles are Coming! E3. The Posters!!!
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. Bonus Podcast! T...
S2 E1. The Sillymarillion Meets The Hobbit!
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's tales and stories. The Hobbit, chap...
The Eagles are Coming! E2. Reactions to the First Trailer
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Podcast! The upcoming Lord of the Rings Amazon series has revealed the series title and first trailer and...surprise! It's a show about rings! ...
Bonus Pod! The Not-Christmas Christmas Episode
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's stories. Bonus Pod! Join Tori & Pau...
E15. Hobbits in Heelys (The Silmarillion Finale!)
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. Paul and Tori ca...
E14. THE END
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. We've....we've f...
E13. The Fall of SPOILER
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. GUYS, GALS, AND ...
E12. All's Fair in Love & War
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. "Welcome back to...
E11. It Got Worse (The Tale of Túrin Turambar)
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. BUCKLE UP FOLKS ...
E10. The Battle of Unnumbered Tears
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. Here's a look at...
E9. LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES!
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. We're coming to ...
E8. Twilight Meets Tolkien
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. In this episode,...
E7. Fire and Dragons and Elves, Oh My!
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. In this episode,...
E6. "There's Always Another Storm"
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. Peace! Just kidd...
E5. Humans Arrive and Fëanor Dies
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Silmarillion. The "sun" rises ...
The Eagles are Coming! E1: Reactions to the First Screengrab
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about the Silmarillion. Bonus Podcast! The untitled upcomi...
E4. Everyone Dies
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about the Silmarillion. From Tori: This episode gets messy...
E3. Everything Gets Fcked
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about the Silmarillion. The Silmarills have arrived!! Tori...
E2. Keeping up with the Noldor
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Sillymarillion! Where Paul (the forever fan) teaches Tori (the newcomer) all about the Silmarillion. Two truths and a lie! Which of the...