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The Prancing Pony Podcast

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The Prancing Pony Podcast

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 ninth 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!

#394

393 – From Me to You (the Sceptre)

Aldarion prepares to go from this misenchanted isle of daydreams filled with insolent wome... more

11 hrs Ago

2 HR 12 MINS

2:12:59

11 hrs Ago

#393

392 – Help!

Aldarion watches everyone celebrate and party from the sidelines; Alan painfully recalls h... more

07 Dec 2025

2 HR 27 MINS

2:27:15

07 Dec 2025

#392

391 – By Grabthar’s Hammer, What a Book!

Join The Man of the West and The Shieldmaiden of Rohan for a very special conversation wit... more

23 Nov 2025

2 HR 16 MINS

2:16:38

23 Nov 2025

#391

390 – Hello, Goodbye

Aldarion offers the usual assortment of excuses for his shortcomings, and delivers the mai... more

16 Nov 2025

2 HR 22 MINS

2:22:01

16 Nov 2025

#390

389 – Nowhere Man

Aldarion claims to ask for only two years, but takes a lot more; Alan and Sara ask for onl... more

09 Nov 2025

2 HR 12 MINS

2:12:06

09 Nov 2025

#389

388 – All You Need is Love (Maybe)

Away from the Sea, Aldarion finds little peace or joy; away from the podcast, Alan is just... more

02 Nov 2025

1 HR 55 MINS

1:55:33

02 Nov 2025

#388

387 – We Can Work it Out

Erendis’ mom gives her some pretty questionable relationship advice; Alan and Sara give yo... more

26 Oct 2025

2 HR 10 MINS

2:10:32

26 Oct 2025

#387

386 – Got to Get You into My Life

Aldarion runs headlong into contentment and doesn’t even recognize it; Alan and Sara run h... more

19 Oct 2025

2 HR 02 MINS

2:02:32

19 Oct 2025

#386

385 – I Saw Her Standing There (in Rómenna)

Erendis arrives at a very important party, and is caught by Aldarion’s beauty and splendor... more

12 Oct 2025

1 HR 59 MINS

1:59:04

12 Oct 2025

#385

384 – Ticket to Ride

Tolkien writes about the difficulty of relating the legendarium without “explanatory digre... more

05 Oct 2025

1 HR 36 MINS

1:36:53

05 Oct 2025

#384

383 – Questions After Nightfall 32

Join us all in the Common Room here at The Prancing Pony Podcast as The Man of the West an... more

28 Sep 2025

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:52

28 Sep 2025

#383

382 – We Are Those Fans: a Chat with Wētā Workshop

The Lord of the Mark returns for a special episode to help get Season 10 of The Prancing P... more

21 Sep 2025

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:30

21 Sep 2025

#382

381 – The Bywater Village Committee: an interview with Wētā Workshop’s Darren Ormandy

Alan and James sit down with fellow Tolkien-nerd and lead writer for Wētā Workshop's new g... more

27 Jul 2025

2 HR 03 MINS

2:03:02

27 Jul 2025

#381

380 – So Mind-Bogglingly Useful

Tolkien believes that his method of translation-by-sense “perhaps needs some defence”; Ala... more

20 Jul 2025

2 HR 10 MINS

2:10:25