If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
My local smial (aka, my Tolkien buddies) read the last four chapters of The Lord of the Rings this month. It’s a tough section to read, because it’s sad, and because after the destruction of Sauron, there are lots of loose ends to tie up, despite the fact that Tolkien devoted roughly eighty pages to... Continue Reading →
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in a letter that “I am not Gandalf, … As far as any character is ‘like me’ it is Faramir — except that I lack what all my characters possess (let the psychoanalysts note!) Courage.”[1] Recently, someone asked me how Tolkien had the gall to consider himself like Faramir, who is wise,... Continue Reading →
Here is my best whack at summarizing the pop culture references made during The Prancing Pony Podcast's sixth season. As I was looking through my data, I realized once again just how unscientific this whole process is (see my self-made rules here). The time-span the project covers has made it really difficult for me to... Continue Reading →
Oddly enough, the word to describe the pop culture references made by Alan Sisto and Shawn Marchese during Season 5 of The Prancing Pony Podcast is balanced. Several of the categories resulted in ties for first and even second place. (Music had a five-way tie for second!) This was true even for the episode titles,... Continue Reading →
For those so inclined, I present here all the pop culture references I've collected for Seasons 3 through 5 of The Prancing Pony Podcast that hasn't already been seen in my Season 5 post. MUSICSeason 3Season 4Season 5Total38 Special11AC/DC156Adam Ant11Arcadia11Avenged Sevenfold11Bad Company1113Baha Men11Barry White3216Beach Boys11Beatles1438Billy Joel11Blue Őyster Cult11Bob Dylan0Bob Seger22Bon Jovi11Bonnie Tyler112Boston224Bruce Springsteen11Captain and Tennille11Carole... Continue Reading →
