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 Tolkien Professor episodes:

July 13, 2022 482: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 13
Join Corey and Maggie as they discuss the new Rings of Power metateaser and discuss TolkienTok with some awesome TikTokers.
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1h 52min
July 13, 2022 483: SilmFilm 6-14: The Depiction of Magic
Tonight we discuss Magic and its representation in the Beren and Luthien story!
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2h 12min
July 06, 2022 481: SilmFilm 6-13: Season 6 Episode 1
Tonight we discuss the script of Episode 1 of Season 6! There are ghosts, vampires, frustrated balrogs, desperate outlaws, and the heirs of kings.
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2h 14min
June 20, 2022 480: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 12
Join Corey and Maggie as they share more details from their discussions with the Rings of Power showrunners and continue discussing Empire images.
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 13,
recorded on June 15, 2022
Hosts:
Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
https://signumuniversity.org/director...
Dr. Maggie Parke
https://signumuniversity.org/director...
Other Minds and Hands takes place (almost) every week at 4 pm US Eastern, Wednesday,
on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUnive...
and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa...
https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...
Dr. Corey Olsen is offering several free and open weekly and biweekly programs on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and other topics at Mythgard Institute. https://mythgard.org/
You can check the live schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
More about the individual programs
Exploring the Lord of the Rings: a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story https://mythgard.org/lotro/exlotr/
Mythgard Academy: in-depth seminars on fantasy, science fiction, and other speculative works https://mythgard.org/academy/
The Silmarillion Film Project/SilmFilm: a completely hypothetical discussion about what J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion would look like as a TV series https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/
Those recordings can be found on this Signum University Youtube channel as well as on our podcasts.
https://mythgard.org/listen/
Other Minds and Hands and SilmFilm recordings are on the Tolkien Professor podcast.
We also provide affordable higher education and fun, engaging learning (Tolkien Studies, Imaginative Literature, Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature, and Germanic Philology) at Signum University. https://signumuniversity.org/
About Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/about/
Signum University Graduate Program https://signumuniversity.org/admissio...
SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space/
Events https://signumuniversity.org/event/
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2h 1min
June 15, 2022 479: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 11
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 12,
recorded on June 8, 2022
Hosts:
Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
https://signumuniversity.org/director...
Dr. Maggie Parke
https://signumuniversity.org/director...
Other Minds and Hands takes place (almost) every week at 4 pm US Eastern, Wednesday,
on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUnive...
and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa...
https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...
Dr. Corey Olsen is offering several free and open weekly and biweekly programs on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and other topics at Mythgard Institute. https://mythgard.org/
You can check the live schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
More about the individual programs
Exploring the Lord of the Rings: a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story https://mythgard.org/lotro/exlotr/
Mythgard Academy: in-depth seminars on fantasy, science fiction, and other speculative works https://mythgard.org/academy/
The Silmarillion Film Project/SilmFilm: a completely hypothetical discussion about what J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion would look like as a TV series https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/
Those recordings can be found on this Signum University Youtube channel as well as on our podcasts.
https://mythgard.org/listen/
Other Minds and Hands and SilmFilm recordings are on the Tolkien Professor podcast.
We also provide affordable higher education and fun, engaging learning (Tolkien Studies, Imaginative Literature, Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature, and Germanic Philology) at Signum University. https://signumuniversity.org/
About Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/about/
Signum University Graduate Program https://signumuniversity.org/admissio...
SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space/
Events https://signumuniversity.org/event/
Support The Tolkien Professor
...more
1h 48min
June 15, 2022 478: SilmFilm 6-12: The Frame Story
Join us tonight for a discussion of the Frame story for Season 6! (Hint: Tinuviel! Tinuviel!)
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2h 10min
June 04, 2022 477: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 10
Let's discuss the recent Wheel of Time adaptation! Corey really admires it and dares you to change his mind!
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2h 6min
June 01, 2022 476: SilmFilm 6-11: Beren and Lúthien – Finale
Tonight we finish the plot outline discussion for Season 6. Time to resolve the issues with the end of the season...
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1h 53min
May 23, 2022 474: SilmFilm 6-10: Beren and Lúthien – Part 4
This evening we finish thinking through the arc of the Beren and Luthien story, focusing on the final sequence: To Mandos and Back Again.
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1h 59min
May 23, 2022 475: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 9
Today, Maggie and Corey are joined by Sergio and Cesar from the Tolkien Talk YouTube channel in Brazil!
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 10,
recorded on May 18, 2022
Hosts:
Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
https://signumuniversity.org/director...
Dr. Maggie Parke
https://signumuniversity.org/director...
Episode guest:
Sergio and Cesar from the Tolkien Talk YouTube channel in Brazil
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/TolkienTalk
Twitter https://twitter.com/TolkienTalkBR
Other Minds and Hands takes place (almost) every week at 4 pm US Eastern, Wednesday,
on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUnive...
and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa...
https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...
Dr. Corey Olsen is offering several free and open weekly and biweekly programs on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and other topics at Mythgard Institute. https://mythgard.org/
You can check the live schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
More about the individual programs
Exploring the Lord of the Rings: a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story https://mythgard.org/lotro/exlotr/
Mythgard Academy: in-depth seminars on fantasy, science fiction, and other speculative works https://mythgard.org/academy/
The Silmarillion Film Project/SilmFilm: a completely hypothetical discussion about what J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion would look like as a TV series https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/
Those recordings can be found on this Signum University Youtube channel as well as on our podcasts.
https://mythgard.org/listen/
Other Minds and Hands and SilmFilm recordings are on the Tolkien Professor podcast.
We also provide affordable higher education and fun, engaging learning (Tolkien Studies, Imaginative Literature, Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Literature, and Germanic Philology) at Signum University. https://signumuniversity.org/
About Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/about/
Signum University Graduate Program https://signumuniversity.org/admissio...
SPACE Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education https://signumuniversity.org/space/
Events https://signumuniversity.org/event/
Support The Tolkien Professor
...more
1h 58min

FAQs about The Tolkien Professor:

How many episodes does The Tolkien Professor have?

The podcast currently has 771 episodes available.

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