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Week 124 — Word-nerd Wednesday: Old as Mountains Jul 08, 2026

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It only took seven hundred episodes to circle back to the Ents. Join The Man of the West for the Elvish side of their names that we never did.

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Week 124 — Tolkien Tuesday: The Shepherds of the Trees Jul 07, 2026

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Join The Man of the West for the back half of Letter 247, as we learn where the Ents came from: both on the page and from Tolkien’s own pen.

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Week 124 — Middle-earth Map Monday: Is There a Carpool Lane? Jul 06, 2026

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Turns out the express lane to Mount Doom was paved by the Enemy himself. Join The Man of the West for our last Map Monday in Mordor, as the road ends at the Sammath Naur — and the Dark Tower comes crashing down.

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Week 123 - Silmarillion Saturday: Not the First Jul 04, 2026

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Join The Man of the West as the Valar ask Fëanor to break the Silmarils and heal the Trees — and Fëanor does precisely what you’d imagine.

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Week 123 - Friendship Friday: An Elf Will Go Underground Jul 03, 2026

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…and a Dwarf dare not! Join The Man of the West on the Paths of the Dead, and Legolas has to tell Gimli’s story.

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Week 123 - Third Age Thursday: An Ambush, Not an Absence Jul 02, 2026

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Join The Man of the West as Grimbold breaks out of the trap at the Fords, and we finally learn what really kept his friend away.

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Week 123 - Word-nerd Wednesday: A Mushy Language Jul 01, 2026

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What do moose have in common with the Nazgûl? Join The Man of the West for six of Mordor’s darkest names — and the Gaelic word for ‘ring’ that Tolkien swore he never borrowed.

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Week 123 - Tolkien Tuesday: An Unvisited Island Jun 30, 2026

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Join The Man of the West for the first half of Letter 247, where Tolkien frets that some magic dies the moment you visit it.

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Week 123 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Chance Our Luck Jun 29, 2026

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Not a lottery ticket The Man of the West would buy. Join him as Frodo and Sam take the one road left to them, and end up conscripted into Sauron’s army.

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Week 122 - Silmarillion Saturday: All Song Ceased Jun 27, 2026

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Join The Man of the West as Melkor and Ungoliant reach the Trees — and Valinor, which was sung into being, discovers silence alongside darkness.

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