The Tolkien Professor
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 without any party business!
Episodes
April 27, 2025 • 85 mins
In their centennial episode, Maggie and Corey talk about some future plans and discuss adaptation analysis possibilities with the attendees.Thank you for your support for our project.
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=usermenuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adapta...
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April 10, 2025 • 133 mins
It's time for the Season 7 Casting episode on SilmFilm, where we review the voting and find out which actors are going to get their big breaks!
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Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here.
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April 10, 2025 • 89 mins
Maggie and Corey are joined by Ben Davis for an anticipatory discussion of the material to be adapted in The Hunt for Gollum.Thank you for your support for our project.
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=usermenuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 9...
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March 26, 2025 • 89 mins
Corey and Maggie return to Narnia and the unfortunate Voyage of the Dawn Treader adaptation in order to address the question: Wherein does its badness consist?Thank you for your support for our project.
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=usermenuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussio...
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March 26, 2025 • 135 mins
The Day Has Come! The Night is Passing! Tonight we discuss Episode 11, the first episode of the Battle proper. Let the Unnumbered Tears begin to flow!
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March 26, 2025 • 86 mins
Maggie and Corey turn aside for a discussion we've wanted to have for a long time: Rogue One as an adaptation.Thank you for your support for our project.
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=usermenuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 96,
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March 26, 2025 • 84 mins
Maggie and Corey return to Narnia to discuss Prince Caspian, focusing on the intro and the summoning of the Witch.Thank you for your support for our project.
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=usermenuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 97,
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February 25, 2025 • 101 mins
Corey and Maggie turn to Narnia! Anticipating a new adaptation, we look at the earlier adaptations of the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Thank you for your support for our project.
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
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February 25, 2025 • 139 mins
Tonight the SilmFilm team moves on to Episode 9, "The Death of Laughter". Join us for the uplifting discussion!
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Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here.
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February 25, 2025 • 128 mins
Join the SilmFilm team for a discussion of the script for Episode 10 of Season 7. It's time for everyone to say goodbye! And fight dragons.
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Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here.
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February 8, 2025 • 83 mins
Today Maggie and Corey are joined by Signum SPACE Preceptor Anni Fosberg to discuss anime conventions and the War of the Rohirrim.Thank you for your support for our project.
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim?ref=usermenuOther Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Epis...
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January 19, 2025 • 27 mins
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation
Maggie and Corey pop in for a brief update from Principal Photography on the next Rings & Realms project!
Thank you for your support for our project. We reached the goal! Join the fun while you can.
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-r...
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January 19, 2025 • 110 mins
Corey Olsen and the SilmFilm writers' team discuss the episode outline of Episode 8, in which we return to Ulfang and the armies of the Emperor of Bree.
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Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project:
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-...
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January 8, 2025 • 95 mins
Corey Olsen and Maggie Parke are joined today by Daniel Falconer, to discuss his work with Weta Workshop on several Tolkien adaptations.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 92,
recorded on January 6, 2025.Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project:
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsan...
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December 31, 2024 • 124 mins
Nick and Marie join Corey to discuss Episode 7 of Season 7 -- the second half of the Union of Maedhros summit meeting.
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December 31, 2024 • 151 mins
Tonight, Corey and Marie and Nick discuss episode 6 of season 7: the first episode of the Union of Maedhros summit meeting.
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December 31, 2024 • 88 mins
It's Christmas week, and Maggie and Corey return to the Christmas Carol for some close analysis of parallel scenes: The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 90,
recorded on December 23, 2024.Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project:
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/project...
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December 31, 2024 • 80 mins
Corey Olsen and Maggie Parke turn at last to a detailed discussion of The War of the Rohirrim!Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 91,
recorded on December 30, 2024.Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project:
Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/ringsandrealms-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of...
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December 17, 2024 • 76 mins
Maggie returns from her whirlwind experience on the red carpet in London to discuss the War of the Rohirrim premiere with Corey.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 89,
recorded on December 9, 2024.Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQJoin us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
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December 17, 2024 • 151 mins
SilmFilm is back, and tonight we discuss Episode 5, in which Galadriel does diplomacy with the Emperor of Bree.
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