The Tolkien Professor

The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)
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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 without any party business!

  1. 3D AGO

    SilmFilm 8-07: Outlaw Story

    SilmFilm Season 8 Pre-production meetings continue in our writers' room for a discussion of Turin's outlaws. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

    2h 14m

  2. 3D AGO

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

    2h 8m

  3. 3D AGO

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

    2h 3m

  4. 3D AGO

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

    1h 50m

  5. 3D AGO

    SilmFilm 8-03: Story Structure and Themes

    The SilmFilm team sits down to work through the big picture of the post-Nirnaeth Season 8. https://signumuniversity.org/news/annual-fundraising-campaign-2025/ Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

    2h 7m

  6. 3D AGO

    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. https://signumuniversity.org/news/annual-fundraising-campaign-2025/ Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

    2h 3m

  7. 3D AGO

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

    1h 53m
  8. Other Minds and Hands, Episode 124

    3D AGO

    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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv For the SPACE classes, please visit https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/welcome/ For Maggie's SPACE classes, https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/preceptor/1031/ 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 https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversity.org/ For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/

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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 without any party business!

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  • Creator
    The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    650
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Signum University
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    The Tolkien Professor

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