The Prancing Pony Podcast

28/07/2024

Rosie is the girl that keeps Sam up at night, so they get married; we are the podcast hosts that keep you up at night - all we ask from you is to subscribe. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as anniversaries become dark days for Frodo in the second of our three episodes on The Grey Havens. Frodo suggests Sam and Rosie move in to Bag End with him; Merry and Pippin cut a great dash in the Shire; Sam receives a large book and a mandate to complete it. We suggest a new small business opportunity for Merry and Pippin, wonder precisely how Widow Rumble is looking after the Gaffer, and speculate about Arwen's QR code. Also: no, you shouldn't name your child Frodito, no matter what Shawn suggests.

Rosie is the girl that keeps Sam up at night, so they get married; we are the podcast hosts that keep you up at night - all we ask from you is to subscribe. Joi

21/07/2024

Spring surpassed Sam's wildest hopes; Alan and Shawn are content just avoiding disappointment. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as the hobbits let the good times roll while rebuilding the Shire in the first of three episodes on The Grey Havens. Lobelia Sackville-Baggins finds redemption and popularity; the Gaffer shouts random proverbs as he moves into his new digs; and it turns out that every grain is sacred, every grain is good. We speculate about Sandyman's future, feel sorry for the kids of Shire Reckoning 1419, and unanimously declare Rosie Cotton the Shire MVP. Also, Alan buys a copy of Fredegar Bolger's new book, The Lockholes Diet.

Spring surpassed Sam’s wildest hopes; Alan and Shawn are content just avoiding disappointment. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as the hobbit

20/07/2024

PPP celebrates Sweatshirt Saturday today with a SALE! Use the code BOOK6 at our storefront - https://ppp.creator-spring.com - to get 10% off all the beautiful new chapter artwork that Megan has designed for us over the last two seasons, like this one from The Passing of the Grey Company!

14/07/2024

Merry tells Sandyman that he is "dirty and insolent", and the obvious jokes about your podcast hosts write themselves. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark for one of the saddest hours in our heroes' lives in the last of our five episodes on The Scouring of the Shire. Sam's heart is broken by the devastation in his hometown, the hobbits are met by a surprise visitor (there's magic in his eyes), and Wormtongue has finally had enough. We weep with Sam over the loss of the Party Tree, marvel at the mercy of Frodo towards Sharkey, and waffle on our opinion about Wormtongue's possible diet. Also, Alan and Shawn concede to being monoglot clowns.

Merry tells Sandyman that he is “dirty and insolent”, and the obvious jokes about your podcast hosts write themselves. Join The Man of the West and The Lord

13/07/2024

PPP celebrates Sweatshirt Saturday today with a SALE! Use the code BOOK6 at our storefront - https://ppp.creator-spring.com/ - to get 10% off all the beautiful new chapter artwork that Megan has designed for us over the last two seasons, like this one from The Siege of Gondor!

07/07/2024

Due to Independence Day in the US this week, we do not have a new episode releasing today. We will be back next Sunday with our final episode on 'The Scouring of the Shire'!

30/06/2024

The Gaffer hopes that Sam's behaved hisself and given satisfaction; we hope we've done the same for you. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as the ruffians hack, burn, and ruin everything they touch in the fourth of five episodes on The Scouring of the Shire. Flashbacks tell us about Lotho's "business dealings", as well as his mother's fierce umbrella-wielding skills (don't want to hold her down); the Gaffer misses his taters; and Merry has the high ground, Anakin. We wonder if Lotho should have invested in skin care instead, discuss the importance of battlefield intelligence, and lobby for a promotion for Merry. Also, we wonder what's so bad about biscuits.

The Gaffer hopes that Sam’s behaved hisself and given satisfaction; we hope we’ve done the same for you. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark a

24/06/2024

PPP celebrates Merch Monday today with a SALE! Use the code BOOK6 at our storefront - https://ppp.creator-spring.com/ - to get 10% off all the beautiful new chapter artwork that Megan has designed for us over the last two seasons, like this one from The Ride of the Rohirrim!

23/06/2024

The voice is right, and your face is no worse than it was, Sam. Also true for Alan and Shawn. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as our hobbit heroes are just what the Shire needs in the third of our five episodes on The Scouring of the Shire. Sam gets a bit tongue-tied; Farmer Exposition, uh Cotton, acts as bait; and the big ruffian makes a fatal mistake. We watch Sam adore Rosie (it's not the ribbons in her hair), conclude that the ruffians haven't read the Prologue, and learn how the Gaffer has been getting along. Also, we have no truck with Lotho.

The voice is right, and your face is no worse than it was, Sam. Also true for Alan and Shawn. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as our hobbit he

16/06/2024

It is rather a comic cavalcade that hosts this episode, but at least we're not under arrest. Yet. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as Frodo and friends drive the two-feather Shirriff to exhaustion in the second of our five episodes on The Scouring of the Shire. The hobbits don't let nothin' get in the way as they deliver bad news to a ruffian, threaten to skewer him, and run him out of town. We discuss Frodo's apparent pacifism, admire Tolkien's love for trees, and meet the new boss: same as the old boss. Also, our resident cock-a-whoop swaggers it in a Philology Faire you never knew you needed.

It is rather a comic cavalcade that hosts this episode, but at least we’re not under arrest. Yet. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as Frodo a

15/06/2024

PPP celebrates Sweatshirt Saturday today with a SALE! Use the code BOOK6 at our storefront - https://ppp.creator-spring.com/ - to get 10% off all the beautiful new chapter artwork that Megan has designed for us over the last two seasons, like this one from The Battle of the Pelennor Fields!

12/06/2024

"Why We Love Middle-earth" is included in a Father Day sale from our publisher, Mango Publishing, and is currently available for 40% off this week. Follow the link and grab a copy!

For Fans of the Tales of Tolkien, Middle-earth, and More "...a great resource for readers and film-viewers who are new to Tolkien and curious about all things Middle-earth.” —Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor and president of Signum University #1 New Release in British & Irish Literary Crit...

09/06/2024

Our book "Why We Love Middle-earth" is being included in a Father Day sale from our publisher, Mango Publishing, and is currently available for 40% off. Follow the link and be sure to grab a copy!

For Fans of the Tales of Tolkien, Middle-earth, and More "...a great resource for readers and film-viewers who are new to Tolkien and curious about all things Middle-earth.” —Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor and president of Signum University #1 New Release in British & Irish Literary Crit...

09/06/2024

It's time for yet another party of special magnificence as The Prancing Pony Podcast releases its third highlight episode: it's almost time for our vinyl box set and reunion tour. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as they play listener-selected moments from the last eleventy-one episodes! From our visit to the butt store to the Witch-king's visit to Minas Tirith, we review the funniest clips and the most dramatic readings. Despite the episode title, we still know nothing about cricket. Also, Darth Gollum finds your lack of fish disturbing.

It’s time for yet another party of special magnificence as The Prancing Pony Podcast releases its third highlight episode: it’s almost time for our vinyl bo

02/06/2024

No admittance between sundown and sunrise; except for Shawn, he can come and go as he pleases. Join The Man of the West as he welcomes back The Lord of the Mark as Frodo and friends return to a much-changed Shire in the first of five episodes on The Scouring of the Shire. Merry calls out a fellow Bucklander, Sam recognizes an old friend, and the hobbits are taken downtown for mug shots. We watch as Bill Ferny leaves the scene without a trace, complain about high taxes, and redraw Tolkien's map of the Shire. Also, Shawn apparently has a cop story to tell us.

No admittance between sundown and sunrise; except for Shawn, he can come and go as he pleases. Join The Man of the West as he welcomes back The Lord of the Mark

02/06/2024

Alan will be joining SmallTolk podcast LIVE tomorrow, June 2nd, at 8a PDT (10a CDT / 11a EDT / 4p BSST)! You can join the livestream on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/), Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/smalltolk), or their Discord server. We hope to see you there!

3 mittelalte Herren reden über Tolkien. Manchmal fundiert, manchmal albern. Neue Folgen werden immer Sonntags, um 20:00 Uhr, im Tolkien-Discord aufgenommen und sind parallel als Livestream auf youtube verfügbar.

28/05/2024

PPP celebrates T-shirt Tuesday today with a SALE! Use the code BOOK6 at our storefront - https://ppp.creator-spring.com/ - to get 10% off all the beautiful new chapter artwork that Megan has designed for us over the last two seasons, like this one from Homeward Bound!

27/05/2024

Please join the PPP team in celebrating the birthday of the co-creator of The PPP, host extraordinaire, our Man of the West, Alan Sisto! Thank you for all of the brilliant ways you've enriched the Tolkien Community, through Today's Tolkien Times, Rings of Power Wrap-up, and especially this podcast and the community surrounding it; We hope today is full of time for yourself and your family, a well-deserved break, well-earned comforts and letting yourself be celebrated.

Happiest birthday, Alan!

26/05/2024

Tom talks in trochaic tetrameter today, triggering a trend. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South in his last episode (this season) as we answer listener questions in our 27th Questions After Nightfall! From popular misconceptions about Tolkien to keeping Gandalf on-task, from the nature of hope to the nature of Gothmog, our listeners pose questions — often in limerick form! Alan looks for any excuse to read Quenya, and we decide Norman Fell would have made a good Gildor.

Tom talks in trochaic tetrameter today, triggering a trend. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South in his last episode (this season) as we answer li

26/05/2024

Folks, please join Team PPP, as we celebrate the birthday of our Barliman, Beccah Davis! Thank you for masterfully managing the brimming Bag and bringing laughter to the PPP Community with your puns, Middle-earth parody lyrics, and dad jokes, awful enough to make Alan and Shawn proud! May you be celebrated with all the mirth and fun of a hobbit's birthday!

22/05/2024

Use the code BOOK6 at our storefront - https://ppp.creator-spring.com/ - to get 10% off all the beautiful new chapter artwork that Megan has designed for us over the last two seasons, like this one from Many Partings!

19/05/2024

Dark shapes and dreadful things are terrifying Barliman; James and Alan will try not to make it any worse. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as the hobbits conclude their visit to Bree in the final episode on Homeward Bound. Barliman is deeply confused about this whole king thing, the hobbits wonder exactly what Barliman means by "funny goings on", and Gandalf makes it clear the Shire isn't his circus and the hobbits aren't his monkeys. We discuss land-use plans near Bree, and wonder if we should invest in real estate nearby. Also, The Lord of the Mark joins for a Philology Faire — Italy called and wants to talk to him.

Dark shapes and dreadful things are terrifying Barliman; James and Alan will try not to make it any worse. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as

13/05/2024

PPP celebrates Merch Monday today with a SALE! Use the code BOOK6 at our storefront - https://ppp.creator-spring.com/ - to get 10% off all the beautiful new chapter artwork that Megan has designed for us over the last two seasons, like this one from Many Partings!

12/05/2024

Not all wounds can be healed, and not all episode descriptions can be clever. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we accompany Gandalf and the hobbits on their journey home from Rivendell in the first of our two episodes on Homeward Bound. Frodo provides an accounting of his wounds, Nob's grammar skills nearly cause a tragedy, and Barliman puts on a brave (albeit talkative) face. We wonder if Erestor gets migraines, discover James is descended from Bill Ferny, and decide to write Barliman and Ioreth fanfic. Also, never ask a valet to park your Bugatti.

Not all wounds can be healed, and not all episode descriptions can be clever. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we accompany Gandalf and the

09/05/2024

The promotion to get 60% the audiobook of "Why We Love Middle-earth" ends tomorrow, May 10th! Be sure to get yourself a copy before it ends.

Learn about the man who wrote The Lord of the Rings in this Middle-earth treasury. Full of answers to common questions about Middle-earth and the fandom, this book about Tolkien celebrates Why We Love Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings omnibus for all. Who wrote The Lord of the Rings? What details....

05/05/2024

Wormtongue wishes he could leave Saruman; James is stuck with Alan for a few more episodes: make of that what you will. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we get to Rivendell in time for a party in the last of our three episodes on Many Partings. Saruman offers some parting words to the hobbits; the Keepers of the Rings offer total silence; Bilbo offers gifts he's already given. We note that Gríma and Zathras have something in common, discuss the items for sale on Middle-earth eBay, and agree wholeheartedly with Bilbo about packing. Also, James does a pretty good Aussie accent.

Wormtongue wishes he could leave Saruman; James is stuck with Alan for a few more episodes: make of that what you will. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of

02/05/2024

The promotion for 60% off the audiobook of "Why We Love Middle-earth" is still running! Get yourself a copy through May 10th.

Learn about the man who wrote The Lord of the Rings in this Middle-earth treasury. Full of answers to common questions about Middle-earth and the fandom, this book about Tolkien celebrates Why We Love Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings omnibus for all. Who wrote The Lord of the Rings? What details....

28/04/2024

Legolas is at a loss for words after visiting Aglarond with Gimli; Alan is at a loss for words after... well, never, really. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as The Fellowship of the Ring head out on their farewell tour in our second of three episodes on Many Partings. Treebeard speaks his mind about orcs, gives excuses about Saruman, and offers Merry & Pippin just one more drink. Our simple minds speculate about poetry, revisit Gimli's rizz, and wonder if Thranduil and Treebeard went to the same school for jailers. Also, one man's treasure is our confusion.

Legolas is at a loss for words after visiting Aglarond with Gimli; Alan is at a loss for words after… well, never, really. Join The Man of the West and The Sa

26/04/2024

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21/04/2024

Gimli offers to speedily fetch his axe, while James offers to speedily fetch his microphone. Join The Man of the West in welcoming back The Sage of the South as Théoden is laid to rest in our first of three episodes on Many Partings. Arwen offers Frodo a lovely parting gift, Aragorn gifts the Grey Wood to the Drúadan, and two kings struggle with gift ideas. We talk about Éomer & Gimli's deathmatch, wonder how you can give away what you've already lost, and discover two long lost names for Frodo & Sam. Also, we all need to use plenipotentiary a lot more.

Gimli offers to speedily fetch his axe, while James offers to speedily fetch his microphone. Join The Man of the West in welcoming back The Sage of the South as Théoden is laid to rest in our first of three episodes on Many Partings. Arwen offers Frodo a lovely parting gift, Aragorn gifts the Grey ...