052 - Exploring The Hobbit and More: An Interview with Corey Olsen
In honor of the 80th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, Alan and Shawn are excited to welcome Corey Olsen, the Tolkien Professor himself, to The Prancing Pony Podcast! We talk about Corey’s...
21 Syys 20172h 3min
051 - Why Does It Hurt So Much?: The Hobbit Film Trilogy
It’s there and back again at the movies with the Prancing Pony Podcast! After talking about The Lord of the Rings films in our last episode, Alan and Shawn dive into Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film tr...
10 Syys 20172h 1min
050 - You Have Kept Your Honor: The Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy
Put aside the books and join us at the movies! In this episode, Alan and Shawn discuss Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. We watch clips of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) changes ...
27 Elo 20171h 58min
049 - The First Age Strikes Back: The Silmarillion Retrospective
A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Alan and Shawn started discussing The Silmarillion. Now, witness the power of this fully armed and operational retrospective episode! First, we open Barli...
13 Elo 20171h 51min
048 - People Are People
In the second half of "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age,” Isildur refuses to destroy the One Ring when he has the chance, keeping it as his prize from the vanquished Sauron. But he is stripped ...
30 Heinä 20172h 10min
047 - Never Let Me Down Again
Alan and Shawn rewind to the end of the War of Wrath to begin "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age." Sauron refuses to beg the Valar’s pardon for his misdeeds, and remains in Middle-earth to follo...
16 Heinä 20172h 7min
046 - Master and Servant
The second of two episodes on the Akallabêth, Tolkien's story of Númenor. Ar-Pharazôn is offered no resistance by Sauron, and gets the bright idea to take him as a hostage. Soon, you-know-who has worm...
2 Heinä 20172h 32min
045 - Just Can’t Get Enough
The first of two episodes on the Akallabêth, the story of Númenor. At the outset of the Second Age, the Valar reward the Edain with wisdom, long life and their own private island in the Great Sea. The...
18 Kesä 20172h 40min
