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The Tolkien Professor

The Tolkien Professor

Written by: 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!© 2026 Signum University Art
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  • 643: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 122

    643: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 122
    Jan 31 2026

    Corey and Maggie are joined by special guest Una McCormack for a discussion on film-to-book adaptation!

    Maggie and Corey are joined by author Una McCormack who has written numerous novels in the worlds of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and Firefly. She's a respected voice in the world of creative writing, science fiction, authorship and fan fiction and her work can be found at: https://unamccormack.co.uk/

    Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 122,
    recorded on January 19, 2026.

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

    Check out Maggie's upcoming SPACE class in March, Susan Cooper: King of Shadows.
    https://tinyurl.com/class-with-maggie

    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/

    Episode guest:
    author Una McCormack
    https://unamccormack.co.uk/

    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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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 642: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 121

    642: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 121
    Jan 19 2026
    Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice to start the filming of Episode 1 of the series. Corey and Maggie review last weeks' filming and do their first recording for Pride & Prejudice. Check out Maggie's upcoming SPACE class in March, Susan Cooper: King of Shadows. https://tinyurl.com/class-with-maggie Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 121, recorded on January 12, 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-a6iuXMYhttps://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, visitSignum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversity.org/ For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • 641: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 120

    641: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 120
    Jan 7 2026
    Corey and Maggie are back for the New Year, and invite you to join them in a production meeting about several Signum Studios projects! Maggie and Corey discuss the weeks' filming at StudioLab and organise ideas and details for the projects in this production meeting. Check out Maggie's upcoming SPACE class in March, Susan Cooper: King of Shadows. https://tinyurl.com/class-with-maggie Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 120, recorded on January 5, 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/
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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