The Prancing Pony Podcast

Weekly discussions on Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium and lore AI summary

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The Prancing Pony Podcast is a weekly show about the Middle-earth legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien, hosted - for six seasons - by Alan Sisto and Shawn E. Marchese. Now in its eleventh season, Alan is joined by an all-star cast of co-hosts as he explores more of Middle-earth! Alan and all his co-hosts are passionate Tolkien enthusiasts, inviting listeners to enjoy their detailed exploration of Tolkien’s work, with smart but straightforward discussion and a healthy dose of self-effacing humor, pop-culture references, and bad puns. These are the folks you'd want to hang out with at a pub and talk Tolkien with!

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431 – Her Face Says Freedom

2026-11-08 · 1 hr 57 min · Season 11, episode 8

Huan knows that the days of the power of the cats are over; Alan and Sara aren’t entirely sure that’s still the case. Join The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of Rohan as Beren is freed from the Cat Condo of Terror…
430 – Tell Me Lies

2026-11-01 · 2 hr 3 min · Season 11, episode 7

Huan wants to end the power of cats forever; Alan and Sara would settle for ending the power of internet trolls for a few years. Join The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of Rohan as Tevildo’s doorkeeper gets laid…
429 – Rhiannon

2026-10-25 · 1 hr 58 min · Season 11, episode 6

Tinwelint (Thingol to the rest of you) asks his daughter to “put this folly away from thee”; Sara’s been telling Alan to do the same for years now. Join The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of Rohan as Tinúviel…
428 – Go Your Own Way

2026-10-18 · 2 hr 2 min · Season 11, episode 5

Beren is so hungry that he picks his way through leftover scraps at an Orc camp; Alan and Sara are somehow no longer hungry at all. Join The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of Rohan as we continue our look at The…
427 – Dreams

2026-10-11 · 1 hr 46 min · Season 11, episode 4

Dairon is named among the three most magic players; Alan and Sara aren’t even named among the three most magic podcasters. Join The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of Rohan as we begin our long look at the oldest…
426 – Tiny Dancer

2026-10-04 · 1 hr 42 min · Season 11, episode 3

Christopher Tolkien points out the ‘undercurrent of sardonic humor’ in Tolkien’s earliest version of this story; Alan and Sara’s sardonic humor is more like a whirlpool. Join The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of…
425 – Questions After Nightfall 36

2026-09-27 · 1 hr 28 min · Season 11, episode 2

Join The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of Rohan as we join a few of our patrons in the PPP Common Room for our 36th Questions After Nightfall! Sara looks for the familiar bus tires, as we answer questions about…
424 – Your Song

2026-09-20 · 1 hr 54 min · Season 11, episode 1

Christopher Tolkien believes that the book he was working on was “in no conceivable way publishable”. Alan and Sara sometimes think the same about the podcast. Join The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of Rohan as…
423 – What Do You Want?

2026-07-26 · 2 hr 25 min · Season 10, episode 42

It turns out the Stones are more amenable to legitimate users; too bad all we have are Alan and Shawn. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as we conclude our reading of the chapter on The Palantíri, as…
422 – Who Are You?

2026-07-19 · 1 hr 59 min · Season 10, episode 41

After the Kings, Gondor declined into a Middle Age of fading knowledge and simpler skills. Alan and Shawn find that surprisingly familiar. Join The Man of the West and The Lord of the Mark as we begin our two-episode…

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Owner: Alan Sisto
Oldest episode in feed: 02/2016 · over 10 years
Typical length: 1 hr 46 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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