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Week 048 - Tolkien Tuesday: Stupidities and Vulgarities

2 JUL 2024 · You know that Professor Tolkien never minced words; now, so does Zimmerman. The Man of the West talks about some letters Tolkien wrote revealing his thoughts on an early adaptation.

Played 8m 5s
Week 048 - Mailbag Monday: Until the Rising of the Star

1 JUL 2024 · Join The Man of the West as he answers a question about inevitability, and speculates what might have happened to Turgon and the people of Gondolin had they only listened.

Played 8m 38s
Week 047 - Second Age Saturday: Breakers and Eaters

29 JUN 2024 · The noisy thing known as The Man of the West reads another passage in the tale of Aldarion and Erendis, as — surprise! — Aldarion doesn’t make it home when he said he would.

Played 9m 23s
Week 047 - First Age Friday: Terrible and Blasphemous

28 JUN 2024 · Some might say that describes The Man of the West, but thankfully Tolkien was speaking about the Oath of Fëanor and his sons, featured in this week’s reading from The Lay of Leithian.

Played 9m 58s
Week 047 - Third Age Thursday: It Is Not So Dark Here

27 JUN 2024 · Join The Man of the West as he spends the final three Third Age Thursdays of the series reading his favorite passages on Théoden, King of Rohan.

Played 9m 37s
Week 047 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Friend, Enchantress, or Flower-daughter?

26 JUN 2024 · It’s time for another exciting etymological excursion as The Man of the West looks at a name you’ve heard dozens of times and hopes to bring you something new.

Played 5m 7s
Week 047 - Tolkien Tuesday: Philological Harpies

25 JUN 2024 · It’s time for another visit to The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien as we see Tolkien’s growing frustration with the work of translators and the lack of time to work on The Silmarillion.

Played 7m 40s
Week 047 - Mailbag Monday: Very Unprolific

24 JUN 2024 · Join The Man of The West as he answers a question about Durin, Dwarven prophecy, and reincarnation with a deep dive into Tolkien’s early drafts.

Played 9m 38s
Week 046 - Second Age Saturday: No Place For Such Joy

22 JUN 2024 · Disappointment turns to bitterness in today’s reading of the story of Aldarion and Erendis. The king prefers the company of his sailors, and his wife prefers the company of women.

Played 8m 33s
Week 046 - First Age Friday: And Away, Away She Danced

21 JUN 2024 · Join The Man of the West as he continues reading the Lay of Leithian, as Lúthien gets clever and weaves her most powerful magic yet.

Played 9m 2s