<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Westering House Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><b>The Westering House Podcast</b> is a literary and cultural podcast about old books, legends, and the long road home. Hosted by James W. Gunter, each episode explores the imagination of J. R. R. Tolkien through his works, recent scholarship, and the wider world of myth, literature, and culture.</p><p>For readers, teachers, parents, and pilgrims, The Westering House is a place to recover wonder and rootedness in a distracted age.</p><p>Pull up a chair, open the book, and come westward.</p>]]></description><link>https://jameswgunter.com/the-westering-house/</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:53:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/PXqV9ghh.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[James W. Gunter]]></author><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:43:14 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 James W. Gunter]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Books]]></category><category><![CDATA[Science Fiction]]></category><itunes:author>James W. Gunter</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Westering House Podcast&lt;/b&gt; is a literary and cultural podcast about old books, legends, and the long road home. Hosted by James W. Gunter, each episode explores the imagination of J. R. R. Tolkien through his works, recent scholarship, and the wider world of myth, literature, and culture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For readers, teachers, parents, and pilgrims, The Westering House is a place to recover wonder and rootedness in a distracted age.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pull up a chair, open the book, and come westward.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>James W. Gunter</itunes:name><itunes:email>downingpines@proton.me</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Fiction"><itunes:category text="Science Fiction"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/661f9d37-0409-4cfb-a73d-814c00d047fc/logos/bf062efb-4f99-4465-9273-22148184b2ed.png"/></channel></rss>