Episode 95 celebrates all things Westmoot, the American gathering of the Tolkien Society held from May 22-24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota! We begin with a reflection on our experience at Westmoot. Then we present our live show from Westmoot, “Disasters, Downfalls, and Dives: Athrabeth Podcast Live” with special guests Clare Moore and Tori Owens. We each chose our favorite disaster to present to the listeners: Daeron, Finrod, Saeros, and Túrin.

Citations

Thank you to our guests, Clare Moore and Tori Owens!

Clare can be found on Bsky at @clarelmoore.bsky.social

The Big Read dates and information can be found here:

https://erikjampa.substack.com/p/tolkien-society-seminar-and-tolkien?utm_source=publication-search (Accessed May 30, 2026)

Learn more about the upcoming volume More Perilous and Fair, with Cami Agan, Clare Moore

Dr. Robin A. Reid:

https://dc.swosu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1081&context=mythpro (Accessed May 30, 2026)

Tori can be found on instagram @_toriello, and on Bsky @itstoriello.bsky.social

The Sillymarillion podcast can be found at:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sillymarillion/id1571617612

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/thesillymarillion/

On Instagram at @sillymarillions

On Bsky at @thesillymarillion.bsky.social

Join the Athrabeth Discord!

https://discord.gg/4rZynfWv3f