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
December 6, 2025 • 90 mins
Corey and Maggie return to pre-production on their Pride and Prejudice case study.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 118,
recorded on December 1, 2025.Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv
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November 27, 2025 • 82 mins
Maggie and Corey return with a brief look at another Rings of Power teaser and then more work on the opening episode of the Pride and Prejudice series.
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 117,
recorded on November 24, 2025.
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November 16, 2025 • 90 mins
Maggie and Corey return to the production meeting to flesh out some detailed notes for P&P Episode 0.
Corey and Maggie finalise their plan for ep 1 of the Pride and Prejudice Deep Dive episodes.
Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 116,
recorded on November 10, 2025.https://signumuniversity.org/news/annual-fundraising-campaign-2025/
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November 5, 2025 • 86 mins
Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice! It's time to regroup and work towards script notes for our first episode.Corey and Maggie continue planning for their deep dive into the adaptations of Pride and Prejudice.
Other Minds and Hands:
An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 115,
recorded on November 3, 2025.Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvJoin us on Mondays...
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October 28, 2025 • 89 mins
Maggie and Corey and back, and today we are looking at the brilliant adaptation work of Miriam Ellis in her paintings.Corey and Maggie review a video from artist Miriam Ellis ( https://www.miriamellis.com/ ) where she introduces two of her Tolkien paintings, 'filling in the gaps' moments from The Lord of the Rings. They then dive into the paintings, discussing them as adaptations, and scratching the surface of further investigation...
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October 13, 2025 • 78 mins
Corey and Maggie look forward towards Rings of Power Season 3, with a discussion of their Sneak Peak videos.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 113,
recorded on September 29, 2025.Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvJoin us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
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September 23, 2025 • 78 mins
Maggie and Corey are joined by special guest Bradley Bethel, to discuss his film project, "Ranger of the North."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38079687/?ref=fnallttl1Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 112,
recorded on September 15, 2025.Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET,
on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity
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September 23, 2025 • 95 mins
Maggie and Corey return for a fun activity: An Unexpected Adaptation Workshop!Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 111,
recorded on September 8, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit
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August 18, 2025 • 75 mins
Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice, doing a close discussion and watch-along of the Wright adaptation.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 109,
recorded on August 11, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit
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August 18, 2025 • 99 mins
Maggie and Corey return to their unplanned and unsurprisingly detailed analysis of the opening of the Joe Wright Pride and Prejudice film.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 110,
recorded on August 18, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit
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July 29, 2025 • 87 mins
Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice, doing some close analysis of the openings for the two film adaptations.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 108,
recorded on July 28, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit
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July 23, 2025 • 80 mins
Maggie and Corey return to the planning of the opening episode of their new Adaptation video series.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 106,
recorded on July 7, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit
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July 23, 2025 • 80 mins
Corey and Maggie return to some more detailed planning of Episode 1 of the P&P Project.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 107,
recorded on July 21, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit
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July 5, 2025 • 74 mins
Corey and Maggie return to the pilot of the new Pride and Prejudice project.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 105,
recorded on June 30, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit
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July 5, 2025 • 139 mins
In the season finale of Season 7 of SilmFilm, Corey and Marie and Nick are joined by Phil Menzies to discuss his latest compositions!
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July 5, 2025 • 132 mins
The SilmFilm team returns for the penultimate session of Season 7. It is time to discuss the frame!
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July 5, 2025 • 162 mins
The SilmFilm team returns with the second of the three episodes on the Battle itself. The hour of treachery has struck!
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July 5, 2025 • 144 mins
The SilmFilm Team returns, and it is time for the tears to flow unchecked. It is time for the grim season finale. Aure Entuluva!
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June 11, 2025 • 77 mins
Maggie and Corey return for another production meeting, planning Episode 1 of our forthcoming Austen analysis!Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 104,
recorded on June 9, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit
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June 4, 2025 • 78 mins
Maggie and Corey return, to invite their viewer to join them in a production meeting for the proposed new Pride and Prejudice pilot.Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 103,
recorded on June 2, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit
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