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Published by The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)
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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Maggie and Corey are together in the studio to chat more about Rings of Power Season 3 and Rings & Realms. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 132, recorded on August 10, 2026. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: / discord Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signumuniversity and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu Check the schedule here. / schedule For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/ You can watch or listen to the recordings here. • Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendl... https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc... Hosts: Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor https://signumuniversity.org/director... Dr. Maggie Parke https://signumuniversity.org/director... For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversit... For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
Maggie and Corey return to the Rings of Power to do some analysis of the Rings of Power Season 3 teaser trailer. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 131, recorded on August 3, 2026. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signumuniversity and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu Check the schedule here. / schedule For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/ You can watch or listen to the recordings here. • Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendl... https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc... Hosts: Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor https://signumuniversity.org/director... Dr. Maggie Parke https://signumuniversity.org/director... For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversit... For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
SilmFilm returns, in the homestretch of the pre-production process. Today we discuss Casting Criteria for our new characters in Season 8. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: / discord
It is time to decide on the frame story for Season 8! Today, we consider possibilities and flesh out its relationship to the main story and theme of Season 8. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Mythmoot XIII: June 25-28, 2026 https://signumuniversity.org/event/mythmoot-xiii-june-25-28-2026/
In today's writers'-room meeting, the SilmFilm team will complete the planning of the Season Outline for Season 8! Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
Maggie and Corey return today, and they return to Jane Austen, to check in on and continue that production. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 130, recorded on June 1, 2026. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv 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/
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.
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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv 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://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribe Hosts: Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor https://signumuniversity.org/people/corey-olsen/ Dr. Maggie Parke https://signumuniversity.org/people/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/
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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv 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/
As the SilmFilm Writer's Room nears the end of the pre-production planning, they look north, turning to the Villains. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv 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://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIV0nHc_Ji8CLs1C-a6iuXMY https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subscribe Hosts: Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor https://signumuniversity.org/people/corey-olsen/ Dr. Maggie Parke https://collaboratory.signumuniversity.org/ 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/
Join the SilmFilm team as we continue pre-production discussions, takling about Elves. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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? Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv 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/
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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv 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/
Today the SilmFilm Team returns to pre-production discussions, considering the Doriath situation during the time of Turin. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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
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
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
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
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