The Tolkien Professor

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June 10 664: SilmFilm 8-13: The Season Outline
In today's writers'-room meeting, the SilmFilm team will complete the planning of the Season Outline for Season 8!
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1 hr 57 min
May 16 662: SilmFilm 8-12: The Season Outline
As they near the end of the pre-production process, the SilmFilm team sits down to examine and finalize the detailed outline of all of Season 8.
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1 hr 38 min
May 16 661: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 129
Maggie and Corey return to Anne of Green Gables for Part 2 of their discussion of LM Montgomery adaptation.
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 128,
recorded on May 11, 2026.
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Dr. Maggie Parke
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1 hr 26 min
May 07 660: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 128
It's May the 4th, so Maggie and Corey are going to indulge in a Star Wars Diversion and take a close look at the final trailer for the upcoming Mandalorian film.
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 128,
recorded on May 4, 2026.
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Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
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Dr. Maggie Parke
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1 hr 17 min
April 26 659: SilmFilm 8-11: The Villains
As the SilmFilm Writer's Room nears the end of the pre-production planning, they look north, turning to the Villains.
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2 hr 5 min
April 16 658: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 127
Tonight, Maggie and Corey fulfill a long-standing request and look at Anne of Green Gables!
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 127,
recorded on April 13, 2026.
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1 hr 4 min
April 10 656: SilmFilm 8-09: The Havens
Join the SilmFilm team as we continue pre-production discussions, takling about Elves.
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2 hr 12 min
April 10 657: SilmFilm 8-10: Galadriel
Today, the SilmFilm team finally turns to the question that Tolkien himself never got around to answering fully: What was Galadriel up to in the last stages of the First Age?
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2 hr 7 min
March 31 655: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 126
After touching on some news updates, Maggie and Corey continue with their Pride and Prejudice discussion, focusing on their analysis of Lydia's introduction.
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 126,
recorded on March 31, 2026.
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1 hr 24 min
March 30 654: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 125
Maggie and Corey are back and returning to Pride and Prejudice and Adaptation!
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 125,
recorded on March 23, 2026.
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Hosts:
Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
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Dr. Maggie Parke
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1 hr 16 min

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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…