Episodes

  • Week 110 - Silmarillion Saturday: All Things Crooked

    Week 110 - Silmarillion Saturday: All Things Crooked
    Feb 21 2026
    Húrin’s anger leads him to Doriath, where he throws jewelry at the King and finds himself gently reminded of the truth by Melian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Week 110 - First Age Friday: She Was Not Conquered

    Week 110 - First Age Friday: She Was Not Conquered
    Feb 20 2026
    Join The Man of the West as we begin our time in Of the Ruin of Doriath, watching as Húrin is all-too-briefly reunited with Morwen before his heart turns to “stone within him”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Week 110 - Third Age Thursday: Riders Tall and Fair

    Week 110 - Third Age Thursday: Riders Tall and Fair
    Feb 19 2026
    We finish our look at Men of the Third Age as The Man of the West reviews the history of the Éothéod, their steadfast alliance with Gondor, and their move to the northern vales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Week 110 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Surf’s Up!

    Week 110 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Surf’s Up!
    Feb 18 2026
    Join The Man of the West for another — this time more thorough — look at the name of Gondor’s hottest surf spot, Belfalas, along with other places we’ve encountered in our journey through Gondor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Week 110 - Tolkien Tuesday: Insoluble Metrical Problems

    Week 110 - Tolkien Tuesday: Insoluble Metrical Problems
    Feb 17 2026
    Tolkien admits to a bit of poetic masochism in a letter to his aunt Jane, as The Man of the West continues his look through the Revised and Expanded edition of Tolkien’s Letters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Week 110 - Middle-earth Map Monday: The End of Gondor

    Week 110 - Middle-earth Map Monday: The End of Gondor
    Feb 16 2026
    Join The Man of the West as we reach the far shores and conclude our 21-week journey through the regions of Gondor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Week 109 - Silmarillion Saturday: The First Evil

    Week 109 - Silmarillion Saturday: The First Evil
    Feb 14 2026
    Join The Man of the West as we accompany a now-free Húrin from Angband to his homelands and then on as he looks for mercy from Turgon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Week 109 - First Age Friday: You Lie

    Week 109 - First Age Friday: You Lie
    Feb 13 2026
    Not you, sorry — Morgoth. At least that’s Húrin’s opinion as he continues his defiance of the Dark Lord in this week’s First Age Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins