{"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 21 » Chapter 17 » Of the Coming of Men into the West (EP296 REVISITED)","slug":"silmarillion-readthrough-2026-episode-21-chapter-17-of-the-coming-of-men-into-the-west-ep296-revisited","published_at":"2026-05-20T11:55:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802/silmarillion-readthrough-2026-episode-21-chapter-17-of-the-coming-of-men-into-the-west-ep296-revisited","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802","url":"https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0296","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71914869/tr0296_rerun.mp3","summary":"In the latest episode of our epic, chapter-by-chapter Silmarillion journey, we’ll explore Chapter 17, “Of the Coming of Men Into the West.” In Chapter 17, we learn of how the first Men came into Beleriand, of their interactions with the Elves already living there, and of Melkor’s response to their coming. 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/e0296 SilmGuide Page: https://www.tolkienroad.com/silmguide/sg20/ Watch This Episode: https://youtu.be/QUufRHW0T0o Watch Ad-Free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/131624287 Listen Ad-Free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/67913214 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 17, “Of the Coming of Men Into the West.” In Chapter 17,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3824,"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-21-chapter-17-of-the-coming-of-men-into-the-west-ep296-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-21-chapter-17-of-the-coming-of-men-into-the-west-ep296-revisited.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}