And the number of the towers shall be two. Or three. Or... five? If it's not clear yet, we'll clear it up in this introduction to Book III of The Lord of the Rings. We also look back at the story so far, plus, what we did over our summer break!
Checkout the full set of outtakes from Season 3 – the late-night recording sessions have begun to take their toll on Shawn, and Alan finally comes out and says what we’ve all been thinking.
Before we return to The Lord of the Rings, we welcome guest listeners to the common-room for our first Q&A episode of the season! We get a timely look ahead with questions about Ents and the Hobbits who love them. Also: Galadriel unfriended Fëanor...
Take a listen to this compilation of outtakes from Season 2 – in which Shawn’s drinking problem becomes obvious, and Alan’s insertion of one stray word turns a podcast intro into the world’s worst hobbit-themed Elton John parody!
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations like the Tolkien Society and Signum University have held their annual gatherings online in 2020. Alan and Shawn begin the new season by interviewing some of the people who made those moots possible...
Explore this compilation of outtakes from Season 1 – from Alan bravely standing up to the threat of a challenging Quenya pronunciation (and losing) to Shawn’s chair once again giving its unwanted opinions!
Alan and Shawn welcome Verlyn Flieger back to the Prancing Pony Podcast to finish out our fourth season! We catch up with her on Beowulf, free will, the mistakes of Túrin, and her new book Arthurian Voices…
While Frodo and Boromir are away "talking", the Company attempt to reach a decision about where to go. Join us as we finally close the book on The Fellowship of the Ring. Plus, is The Lord of the Rings too long?
The Fellowship stop at Parth Galen to rest, and Frodo asks for some time alone - but Boromir doesn't take the hint. Plus we background check Sauron's resume to confirm his Necromancer credentials...
Gimli gives mad props to Legolas for shooting down the — whatever that thing was — while Frodo (who knows exactly what that thing was) deals with some stuff. We also look back at the history of Gondor...