The Tolkien Professor

The Tolkien Professor

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  • 653: SilmFilm 8-08: Doriath Story

    Today the SilmFilm Team returns to pre-production discussions, considering the Doriath situation during the time of Turin.

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    2 hr 1 min
  • 652: SilmFilm 8-07: Outlaw Story

    SilmFilm Season 8 Pre-production meetings continue in our writers' room for a discussion of Turin's outlaws.

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    2 hr 15 min
  • 647: SilmFilm 8-02: The Journey Thus Far, Continued!

    Today the SilmFilm team is back to complete their discussion of the Journey Thus Far, our recap and discussion of the trajectory of the project to this point.

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    2 hr 3 min
  • 648: SilmFilm 8-03: Story Structure and Themes

    The SilmFilm team sits down to work through the big picture of the post-Nirnaeth Season 8.

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    2 hr 7 min
  • 651: SilmFilm 8-06: Dor-lómin's Story

    Join the team in the SilmFilm Writers' Room, as we continue planning Season 8, with a focus on Dor-Lomin and the Easterlings.

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    2 hr 9 min
  • 650: SilmFilm 8-05: Tuor's Story

    Pre-production continues for Season 8, as the SilmFilm Team considers how to adapt Tuor's story and interweave it with Turin's story.

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    2 hr 4 min
  • 646: SilmFilm 8-01: The Journey Thus Far

    It is time at last to begin the Eighth Season of the SilmFilm Project! Today, we look back at what we've discussed and prepare for where we are headed.

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    1 hr 54 min
  • 649: SilmFilm 8-04: Túrin's Story

    It's time to continue working through the Season 8 storylines! Join the SilmFilm writing team as we work through the big plot and character questions for Season 8.

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    1 hr 50 min
  • 645: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 124

    Maggie and Corey return for another out-of-studio recording session for their Pride and Prejudice analysis.

    Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 124,

    recorded on March 2, 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 26 min
  • 644: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 123

    Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice, continuing with the planning and recording of Episode 1 of the series.

    Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 122,

    recorded on February 2, 2026.

    Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv

    Check out Maggie's upcoming SPACE class in March, Susan Cooper: King of Shadows.

    https://tinyurl.com/class-with-maggie

    Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,

    on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity
    and SignumU Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/signumu
    Check the schedule here. https://www.twitch.tv/signumu/schedule
    For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/
    You can watch or listen to the recordings here.
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY
    https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribe

    Hosts:

    Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/corey-olsen/
    Dr. Maggie Parke
    https://signumuniversity.org/directory/maggie-parke/

    For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit

    Signum Studios
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    1 hr 5 min

About The Tolkien Professor

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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…

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