The Tolkien Professor

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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Nov 10, 2011 · 1 hr 47 min
Episode 123: Silmarillion Seminar 17: Quenta Chapter 16
The seventeenth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 16 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Maeglin" Support The Tolkien Professor
Nov 5, 2011 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 122: Tolkien and Horror: A Halloween Special
Corey Olsen, Dave Kale, Laura Berkholtz, and George Naylor discuss themes of horror in Tolkien's writings. Support The Tolkien Professor
Nov 3, 2011 · 1 hr 45 min
Episode 121: Silmarillion Seminar 16: Quenta Chapter 15
The sixteenth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 15 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Noldor in Beleriand." Support The Tolkien Professor
Oct 28, 2011 · 19 min
Episode 120: The Tolkien Professor Visits Hollywood
Corey Olsen and Dave Kale, program director for Middle-earth Network Radio, discuss the making of the documentary for the video game "The Lord of the Rings: War in the North". The documentary is viewable in four parts at http://www.youtube.com/user/machinima Support The Tolkien Professor
Oct 25, 2011 · 1 hr 22 min
Episode 119: Tolkien Chat 10: In the Bar at Mythcon 2011.
The tenth Tolkien Chat, recorded in the bar at the Albuquerque MCM Elegante during the annual Mythopoeic Society Conference Support The Tolkien Professor
Oct 18, 2011 · 47 min
Episode 118: WC Faerie Course, Session 21
Lord Dunsany, The Book of Wonder, Part 1. Recorded 3/11/11. Support The Tolkien Professor
Oct 16, 2011 · 1 hr 18 min
Episode 117: Silmarillion Seminar 15: Quenta Chapter 14
The fifteenth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 14 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Beleriand and Its Realms." Support The Tolkien Professor
Oct 10, 2011 · 49 min
Episode 116: WC Faerie Course, Session 20
Andrew Lang Session 5, in which we discuss "Rapunzel," "Snowdrop," and "The Enchanted Ring." Recorded 3/9/11. Support The Tolkien Professor
Oct 7, 2011 · 1 hr 11 min
Episode 115: Tolkien Chat 9: David Perlmutter
A conversation with Professor David Perlmutter about two of his favorite intellectual hobbies, military history and Tolkien. Support The Tolkien Professor
Oct 4, 2011 · 1 hr 22 min
Episode 114: Silmarillion Seminar 14: Quenta Chapter 13
The fourteenth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 13 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Return of the Noldor." Support The Tolkien Professor
Oct 1, 2011 · 45 min
Episode 113: WC Faerie Course, Session 19
Andrew Lang Session 4, in which we discuss "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Three Dwarfs," and "The Twelve Brothers." Recorded 3/7/11. Support The Tolkien Professor
Sep 28, 2011 · 1 hr 30 min
Episode 112: Silmarillion Seminar 13: Quenta Chapter 12
The thirteenth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 12 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Men." Support The Tolkien Professor
Sep 23, 2011 · 46 min
Episode 111: WC Faerie Course, Session 18
Andrew Lang Session 3, in which we discuss "Snow White and Rose Red," "Jack the Giant Killer," and my favorite "The Black Bull of Norroway." Recorded 3/4/11. Support The Tolkien Professor
Sep 20, 2011 · 1 hr 38 min
Episode 110: Silmarillion Seminar 12: Quenta Chapter 11
The twelfth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 11 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Sun and the Moon and the Hiding of Valinor." Support The Tolkien Professor
Sep 5, 2011 · 1 hr 18 min
Episode 109: Silmarillion Seminar 11: Quenta Chapter 10
The eleventh session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 10 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Sindar." Support The Tolkien Professor
Aug 24, 2011 · 1 hr 32 min
Episode 108: Silmarillion Seminar 10: Quenta Chapter 9
The tenth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 9 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Flight of the Noldor." Support The Tolkien Professor
Aug 13, 2011 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 107: Silmarillion Seminar 09: Quenta Chapter 8
The ninth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 8 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Darkening of Valinor." Support The Tolkien Professor
Aug 1, 2011 · 1 hr 40 min
Episode 106: Silmarillion Seminar 08: Quenta Chapter 7
After a brief message to Stephen Colbert, we move on to the eighth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 7 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor." Support The Tolkien Professor
Jul 25, 2011 · 1 hr 27 min
Episode 105: Silmarillion Seminar 07: Quenta Chapter 6
The seventh session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 6 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Feanor and the Unchaining of Melkor." Support The Tolkien Professor
Jul 24, 2011 · 49 min
Episode 104: WC Faerie Course, Session 17
Andrew Lang Session 2, in which we discuss "Rumpelstiltzkin," "Hansel and Grettel," and "Beauty and the Beast." Recorded 3/2/11. Support The Tolkien Professor