093 - We're In the Same Tale Still!
At long last, we finally… really this time… begin The Lord of the Rings! In this episode, we introduce the novel (not a trilogy) with the epic story of its composition and publication. Almost immediat...
9 Sep 20181h 17min
092 - We're Not Saying It's Monsters, But It's Monsters
Before turning to The Lord of the Rings, Alan and Shawn gain some needed insight with a look at Tolkien’s influential essay “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics.” Tolkien’s response to the prevailin...
2 Sep 20181h 28min
091 - Laughing Shall We Die: An Interview with Tom Shippey
Season 3 is here, and we begin by welcoming Tom Shippey to The Prancing Pony Podcast! We discuss his classic works The Road to Middle-earth and J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, and the remarka...
26 Aug 20181h 32min
090 - Between Light and Dark: An Interview with Verlyn Flieger
Alan and Shawn are honored to welcome Verlyn Flieger, author of There Would Always Be a Fairy Tale, to The Prancing Pony Podcast! We discuss her new book, her work co-editing the annual journal Tolkie...
8 Juli 20181h 33min
089 - Questions After Nightfall 3
It’s time for the latest Prancing Pony Podcast Q&A episode! This time around, Alan and Shawn attempt to answer live questions from guest patrons on life lessons in Tolkien’s works, symbolism in the st...
1 Juli 20181h 25min
088 - Live From Mythmoot Five
Alan and Shawn finally draw swords together in person for a live recording from Mythmoot V in Leesburg, Virginia! We interview this year’s special guests, including Signum University president Corey O...
27 Juni 20181h 26min
087 - No Shrubberies: The Hobbit Retrospective
Oh, what sad times are these when Tolkien podcasters can make it through an entire season without a single reference to shrubberies? For our final episode on The Hobbit, we return with a retrospective...
17 Juni 20181h 48min
086 - Not Quite Dead
Having survived trolls, goblins, wolves, spiders, riddles with Gollum and Smaug, the horror of battle, and the rude awakening of Elvish singing, Bilbo Baggins makes it back home again in the last chap...
10 Juni 20181h 45min
