The Tolkien Professor

By The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)

The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, President of Signum University. All are welcome to enter – even those wi... more

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The podcast currently has 730 episodes available.

The Tolkien Professor episodes:

December 12, 2013 Episode 238: A Bit of Wookie: Riddles in the Dark Year 2 in Review
As The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug is unveiled around the world, Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen, Laura Berkholtz, and Trish Lambert review all the riddles and conundra posed in the second year of the Riddles in the Dark game
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3h 2min
November 24, 2013 Episode 237: Riddles in the Dark: Hail Fellow and Fewmets!
Warming up by looking at some more materail from The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, our Riddles in the Dark co-hosts move on to talk about the extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
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2h 49min
November 17, 2013 Episode 236: Riddles in the Dark 2.16: You Be Dragon?
Checking out a flood of material released by Peter Jackson for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, with a little dissension amongst our Riddles in the Dark co-hosts to spice things up. Note: This was a highly visual episode, as Corey et al. tracked back and forth through the videos being considered. If you prefer to watch the episode rather than just listen to the audio, go to http://www.mythgard.org/?p=5060.
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3h 14min
November 17, 2013 Episode 235: Riddles in the Dark 2.15: Fringe Festival 2
Considering the fringe characters in The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug by way of Lego set interpretation. There is a visual companion PDF for this episode available at http://www.tolkienprofessor.com/documents/ritd2.15VisualCompanion.pdf
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1h 43min
November 13, 2013 Episode 234: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2.11: Blame it on the Arkenstone
Trish Lambert and Laura Berkholtz take on the weighty theme of bromance in The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug.
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26min
October 24, 2013 Episode 233: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2.10: Ring? What Ring?
Trish Lambert and Laura Berkholtz discuss listener opinions on when Bilbo will reveal the presence of the Ring.
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37min
October 16, 2013 Episode 232: Call-In Office Hours 5
The fifth Tolkien Professor open Skype Session, recorded on October 7, 2013. Topics discussed include invisible Ringwraiths, getting a PhD in Tolkien Studies, and more.
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1h 54min
October 16, 2013 Episode 231: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2.09: Barrels on the Brain
Trish Lambert and Laura Berkholtz discuss opinions on the relationship between the elves of Mirkwood and the men of Laketown in The Desolation of Smaug.
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29min
October 15, 2013 Episode 230: Riddles in the Dark NOT 2.15: Trailer 2 Mega-Episode
A 3.33-hour discussion of the 2.5-minute second trailer for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug
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3h 20min
October 08, 2013 Episode 229: Tolkien Chat 15: Ethan Gilsdorf and Noble Smith
Professor Olsen chats with authors Ethan Gilsdorf and Noble Smith
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1h 35min

FAQs about The Tolkien Professor:

How many episodes does The Tolkien Professor have?

The podcast currently has 730 episodes available.