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001 - In Defense of Fantasy
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Length:
86 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the first episode, get to know your hosts, Alan and Shawn, and learn about why we started The Prancing Pony Podcast. We also discuss favorite moments from the life of J.R.R. Tolkien as told in Humphrey Carpenter's biography, and introduce Tolkien's ideas about the nature and purpose of fantasy as described in his famous essay "On Fairy-Stories".
Released:
Feb 22, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
005 - The Music of the Ainur: Reunited in the common-room and finally beginning their discussion of The Silmarillion, Alan and Shawn tackle nothing less than the creation of the universe, check out Ilúvatar’s playlist, observe a cosmic toddler tantrum, and learn what SPBMI means. by The Prancing Pony Podcast