The Tolkien Experience Podcast
Since 2018, the Tolkien Experience Project has been collecting stories from Tolkien scholars and fans around the world. Now, we have partnered with The Prancing Pony Podcast and Dr. Sara Brown to create the Tolkien Experience Podcast — an attempt to bring the fan and scholarly communities together around our shared passion: the works of J.R.R. Tolkien! Each episode, Luke and Sara ask a notable scholar or member of the fan community to share their responses to the original Tolkien Experience Project questions.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
13 - Clifford Broadway
For this week's episode, we welcome someone who has been influential in Tolkien film fandom from a very early point: Clifford "Quickbeam" Broadway!
As one of several volunteers who helps contribute t…
12 - John Garth
We are elated to have with us on this episode a superstar of Tolkien scholarship, John Garth!
John is a writer who is best known to fans of J.R.R. Tolkien for his autobiographical work about the auth…
11 - Margaret Killjoy
For this episode, we are stepping away from academia and diving into the exciting worlds of writing and music with Margaret Killjoy!
Margaret is a writer of book-length fiction, short fiction, and no…
10 - Una McCormack
It is our absolute privilege to welcome to the podcast a very notable writer and Tolkien scholar: Una McCormack!
A quick glance at Dr. McCormack's website and you quickly learn that she is a New York…
09 - Dawn Walls-Thumma
This week we journey into the realm of fan studies and fanfiction! Our guest this week created a website dedicated to stories fanfiction inspired by The Silmarillion, and has also completed excellent…
08 - Mina Lukic
We are so happy to share with you our interview with an up-coming Tolkien researcher, Mina Lukic!
Mina is currently a PhD student at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. Her current research includes …
07 - Corey Olsen (Part 2)
This month, we have a special two-part interview for you! We are elated to have as our guest the Tolkien Professor himself: Corey Olsen!
This is the second part of our interview, so please make sure …
06 - Corey Olsen (Part 1)
This month, we have a special two-part interview for you! We are elated to have as our guest the Tolkien Professor himself: Corey Olsen!
Dr. Olsen is perhaps the most prolific and popular Tolkien pod…
05 - Shaun Gunner
Our next guest on the Tolkien Experience Podcast has been the chair of the Tolkien Society since 2013.
According to the society's website, Shaun "regularly speaks about adaptations of Tolkien's works…
04 - James Tauber
Our next guest on the Tolkien Experience Podcast wears many, dare we say geeky, hats. He is the founder and CEO of Eldarion, he helps develop tools for the digital humanities, he loves ancient langua…
03 - Andrew Higgins
Our next guest on the Tolkien Experience Podcast is a Tolkien scholar and linguist who has very quickly become influential in the field of Tolkien Studies: Dr. Andrew Higgins!
Dr. Higgins completed h…
02 - Janet Brennan Croft
Our second guest on the Tolkien Experience Podcast is an editor, scholar, and librarian who has been a prolific contributor to the field of Tolkien studies: Janet Brennan Croft!
Janet Brennan Croft i…
01 - Dimitra Fimi
Our first guest on the Tolkien Experience Podcast is a longtime mentor, colleague, and friend to our hosts: Dr. Dimitra Fimi.
Dr. Fimi is known around the world as a preeminent scholar in Tolkien stu…