The Palmer Files Podcast

Episode 47 features The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, founder and president of Signum University and the longtime host of The Tolkien Professor podcast. We talk about Tolkien, learning, online education, and higher education. And along the way The Tolkien Professor tells the tale of the founding of Signum University from the seed of The Tolkien Professor podcast, and more.

During the episode we cover:

• Our Tolkien introductions
• Staying inspired by Tolkien
• Conversation is weather
• Starting The Tolkien Professor podcast
• The Silmarillion Seminars
• Inspirations for Signum University
• The thrill of teaching
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

TolkienProfessor.com

SignumUniversity.org

Mythgard Institute

The Silmarillion Seminars - The Tolkien Professor

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@ThePalmerFiles

@AgentPalmer

@tolkienprof

@signumu

@mythgardian

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Coupland’s ‘Psychotic’ family portrait is as real as it is unflattering

Love and Peace: Five music documentaries that make me love the 1960s

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 46 features Shawn McBee, a graphic designer for television and film with credits like Stargirl, Preacher, Sleepy Hollow, The Resident, and many other titles. We talk about being in a position most people don't know exists, the whim of the industry, passion projects, hobbies, Batman, and so much more.

During the episode we cover:

• Being a Graphic Designer for TV/Movies
• Making cool and mundane things
• How art departments and directors work together
• Atlanta: The Hollywood of the South
• The whim of the industry
• Working from job to job
• Speaking the creative language
• Launching a podcast network
• Podcasting
• Real props vs. on-screen props
• My "main" podcast
• Batman
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

FandomLimb.com

TableReadsPodcast.com

StargirlAftershow.com

Shawn McBee's IMDb

Tweets

@ThePalmerFiles

@AgentPalmer

@thetablereads

@stargirlpod

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Depth of Deighton’s character arcs on full display in Winter

Sports Pages and Aviation Airplane cards represent the needless stuff of a meandering generation

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 45 features Chris Webster, founder of DIGTECH, co-founder of the Archaeology Podcast Network, and a podcaster in his own right; he’s here to discuss cultural resources management, which is another name for archaeology, the Indiana Jones myth, being a business owner, digital and physical stuff, and so much more.

During the episode we cover:

• DIGTECH vs INGEN
• Analytics of the Past
• Asking Questions
• What is Culture Resources Management (CRM)
• Shovelbums
• Archaeology is misunderstood
• CRM archaeology vs. Academic archaeology
• Running a business
• The moving pieces of history
• Digital archaeology
• Ready Player One / Ready Player Two
• Downsizing
• Archaeology Podcast Network
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

Digtech-llc.com

Archaeology Podcast Network

Chris Webster Productions (ProPodcastNow.com)

Tweets

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@archeowebby

@digtechllc

@archpodnet

@archcertblack

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Coupland’s “City of Glass” is the world’s best travel guide

Braff’s Garden State is much more than most give it credit for

Sorting Things Out, Five Items at a Time

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 44 features Ethan Gilsdorf, journalist, teacher, essayist, author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks. We discuss his book, how gaming is important to who we are, being creatives, finding your place, and so much more.

During the episode we cover:

• Generational Geekdom
• Gaming Apprenticeship
• Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks
• Dungeon Master or Player
• Theatre of the Mind
• When it all clicks
• Grognard
• Digital Infringement on Pen and Paper
• Being a Creative
• Teaching
• Inclusion
• Escapism
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

EthanGilsdorf.com

Episode 43 features Ilana Levine, host of Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine and a star or stage and screen. We discuss the magic of live performance, creative conversations, nervous energy, and so much more.

During the episode we cover:

• Theatre
• Live Performance
• Podcasting
• Community
• Passion Projects
• Storytelling
• Creative Conversations
• Demystifying success
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine

Americans for the Arts

Tweets

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@AgentPalmer

@ilanalevine

Other Links

Amy Shira Teitel delivers the Easily Digestible History of Spaceflight before NASA

Track by Track: Guster – Lost and Gone Forever

New evidence of the benefits of arts education

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 42 features Bill, Dan, Tristan, Geoffry, Paula, Sara, Neil, Brian, Nia, Shane, and Andrew. Discussing Projects, origins, survival, and more than a few stories from the "One Final Question" after-credits of The Palmer Files podcast.

During the episode we cover:

• Unfinished Projects
• Podcasting
• Why Agent Palmer?
• Reading list
• Apocalypse Survival Team
• Writing
• What if?
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

Episode 1: The Dip with Bill Sweeney

Episode 3: Podcasting with Dan Lizette

Episode 5: Modern Archaeology with Tristan Boyle the Anarchaeologist

Episode 7: The Reigning Lunatic with Geoffrey Welchman

Episode 10: Storytelling with Paula Allen

Episode 12: 3 is a Magic Number with Sara Netzley/Whitney - Professor, Author, Recapper

Episode 13: Anxiety with Neil Cetrangolo from Dark Angels and Pretty Freaks

Episode 17: Biography with Author Brian Jay Jones

Episode 21: Sound Design with Nia Hansen

Episode 22: Spy Fiction with Shane Whaley of Spybrary

Episode 23: A Conversation with Wizards Composer Andrew Belling

Tweets

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@WickedTheory

@PodDigest

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@Welchmania

@SaraNetzley

@SaraWhitney_

@AngelsFreak7

@BrianJayJones

@EssaHansen

@Spybrary

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Ethan Gilsdorf builds an Immersive Experience in Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks

What you should listen to: Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald (A Scrubs Rewatch Podcast)

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 41 features Tina Hamilton, CEO of My HR Partner, and the daughter of a holocaust survivor and cuban refugee. We discuss the strength she got from her parents’ stories of survival, entrepreneurship, religion, faith, community, balance, and so much more.

During the episode we cover:

• Living history
• Our parents
• Being Jewish
• The Holocaust
• Stereotypes
• Lapsed religion/faith
• Anti-semitism
• Entrepreneurship
• Work / Life Balance
• Survival Instincts
• Time for yourself
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

myHR Partner

It's Time We Taught Antisemitism - American Jewish Committee

Working Definition of Antisemitism - International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Tweets

@ThePalmerFiles

@AgentPalmer

Other Links

Punch-A-Chunk Season One: How James Turner Built a Community One Minecraft block at a Time

Alright, Alright, Alright Is More than Just The Oral History of Dazed and Confused: It’s About Youth, Nostalgia, and the Creative Process

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 40 features Joel Mengel creator of The Edge of The World Broadcast, a zombie apocalypse podcast that he wrote, created, edited, and produced. We discuss all of those processes, plus inspirations, working with kids, being proud, not wasting time, and more.

During the episode we cover:

• Who is Delsin Moore?
• Write what you know
• When inspiration strikes
• A Prarie Home Companion
• The recording process
• Editing and directing yourself
• Working with kids
• Sound effects
• Learning by doing
• Episodic vs. binge
• Being proud
• Don't waste your time
• Respecting the audio medium
• Knowing how it ends
• Storytelling
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

The Edge of the World Broadcast

The Curly Mustache Podcast

Tweets

@ThePalmerFiles

@AgentPalmer

@Fuelneve

@EdgeWorldCast

Other Links

Ready Player Two: Meet the New Book, Enjoyable as the Old Book

Storytelling is an Undead Art in “The Edge of the World Broadcast”

King Falls AM

The Magnus Archives

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 39 features Lauren Beck, an artist, creator, teacher, and entrepreneur (Ren and Ink) who is defined as much by the decisions she has made as she is the things she creates. We discuss what makes an artist, non-linear paths, being a creative, determining value, myths, and much much more.

During the episode we cover:

• Being an artist
• Calligraphy
• Design
• Glass etching/engraving
• Defining yourself
• Wearing many hats
• Imposter syndrome
• New Math
• Non-linear paths
• Work/Life and Work/Hobby Balance
• The value of time
• Getting in the groove
• Handwriting
• Weddings
• Consulting
• Entrepreneurship
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

RenandInk.com

Ren and Ink on Instagram

Ren and Ink on Facebook

Episode 18: Graphic Design and Illustration with Ryan Lynn

Tweets

@ThePalmerFiles

@AgentPalmer

Other Links

Abridged

Black Widow: Red Vengeance picks up from Forever Red and Then Goes Further

The Mandolin Rocks: A Playlist

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 38 features Rebecca Seidel, an audio producer for Marvel who works on all stages of the audio production. We discuss being a professional audio producer, intellectual and creative inputs and outputs, playing the bass, share our audio origin stories, and much much more.

During the episode we cover:

• Content Audiophile
• Reading and Writing
• College Radio
• Audio Origin Stories
• Bass Players
• Audio Production
• Remote Recording
• Cyclical Hobbies
• Reviewing things
• Consuming
• Creating
• Journaling
• Podcast Brunch Club
• And much more...

Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode

AgentPalmer.com

Rebecca-Hope-Seidel.com

To Change Your Luck by Jason Stershic

Tweets

@ThePalmerFiles

@AgentPalmer

@BeccaHope24

Other Links

Marvel Podcasts

Other Men Need Help

F*cking Sober podcast

PLAGUE

Deliver Us

Abridged

No garbage in “Dr. Space Junk” exploration of modern archaeology

Camp Cretaceous Season Two Is a Wonderful Expansion of the Jurassic Canon

The Birth of Loud: Follows the Creation and Adoption of Iconic Electric Guitars

Sorting Things Out, Five Items at a Time

You can also hear more Palmer in the meantime on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier and as mentioned on this show as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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