{"podcast":{"title":"The Tolkien Road","slug":"the-tolkien-road-471802","podcast_index_feed_id":471802,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5222755/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://tolkienroad.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f1bc3759c64e88237cae8378be42089e.jpg","author":"John Carswell","episode_count":547,"summary":"Embark upon a wondrous journey through the realms of Middle-earth and beyond with the Tolkien Road, a podcast dedicated to the enchanting tales and writings of JRR Tolkien. Come, join John, Greta, and our mighty Fellowship as we delve deep into the magic that lingers within the pages of these timeless legends. And always remember: DO NOT BE HASTY!!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:17:23.708653+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802"},"episode":{"title":"Silmarillion Readthrough 2026 » Episode 16 » Chapter 12 » Of Men (EP291 REVISITED)","slug":"silmarillion-readthrough-2026-episode-16-chapter-12-of-men-ep291-revisited","published_at":"2026-04-15T12:05:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802/silmarillion-readthrough-2026-episode-16-chapter-12-of-men-ep291-revisited","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802","url":"https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0291","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71261356/tr0291_rerun.mp3","summary":"In the latest episode of our epic, chapter-by-chapter Silmarillion journey, we’ll explore Chapter 12, “Of Men.” Chapter 12 is exactly what it sounds like: the origin story of the Younger Children of Ilúvatar, the race of poor mortals known as Atani, or Men. Join us as we discuss! LINKS: Read Tolkien's Tragedy - Concerning Númenor, the Rings of Power, and the Second Age Show Notes: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0291 SilmGuide Page: https://www.tolkienroad.com/silmguide/sg15/ Watch This Episode: https://youtu.be/TnfCUPkjbno Watch Ad-Free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/128022729 Listen Ad-Free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66101608 Shop True Myths Press: https://truemythspress.com/ Join the Fellowship of the Road: https://patreon.com/tolkienroad Read Tolkien's Requiem - Concerning Beren and Lúthien : https://tolkiensrequiem.com/ Read Tolkien's Overture - Concerning the Music of the Ainur : https://tolkiensoverture.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support .","meta_description":"In the latest episode of our epic, chapter-by-chapter Silmarillion journey, we’ll explore Chapter 12, “Of Men.” Chapter 12 is exactly what it sounds like:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2626,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tolkien-road-471802/episodes/silmarillion-readthrough-2026-episode-16-chapter-12-of-men-ep291-revisited/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802/silmarillion-readthrough-2026-episode-16-chapter-12-of-men-ep291-revisited.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}