The Tolkien Professor
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!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 98 minutes
- Episodes
- 629
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
329: SilmFilm 2-18: The Killing of the Trees, Frame and Bad Guy Subplots
<p>Now that we’ve worked through the details of each episode, we will solidify the season-long arcs, the frame narrative, and the subplots of our major villains.</p>
02:30:35 |
Tue 17 Jan 2017
328: SilmFilm 2-17: Episode 13 – The Season Finale
<p>In which we discuss the major themes of the show: the tragedy of loss and tragic falls of the main characters we have been developing throughout the last two seasons.</p>
01:56:23 |
Thu 12 Jan 2017
325: SilmFilm 2-14: Episode 10 – The Kinstrife
<p>In Episode 10 of the season, we bring Fingolfin and Fëanor into conflict – finally revealing Fëanor for the jerk he really is.</p>
01:59:01 |
Mon 05 Dec 2016
323: SilmFilm 2-13: Episode 9 – Finally! The Flippin’ Silmarils!
<p>After a season and a half, we’re finally ready to introduce the things at the center of the story: the Silmarils! Plus, we get ready for the next episode, where the central conflict of the sea…02:37:31 |
Sat 12 Nov 2016
322: SilmFilm 2-12: Episode 8 – Everybody Loves Fingolfin
<p>By the eighth episode of the season, we are getting ready for a bit of a twist as we prepare for the trial of Melkor and shift towards the real conflict of the season.</p>
02:25:02 |
Sun 06 Nov 2016
321: SilmFilm 2-11: Episode 7 – Spirit of Fire (aka The Silmarillion needs more Rap Battles)
<p>This episode focuses on the Noontide of Valinor, and in particular on the growth in Fëanor’s skill as a master smith, with lots of foreshadowing of him smithing with the red glow of forge-fire…02:09:36 |
Thu 13 Oct 2016
320: SilmFilm 2-10: Episode 6 – Finwë has a lot of reproductive work to do
<p>In the sixth episode of Season 2, we work out the details of Fëanor’s birth and the death of his mother Miriel, establishing parallels between the two and laying the foundation’s for Fëanor’s …02:20:32 |
Thu 13 Oct 2016
319: SilmFilm 2-09: Episode 5 – The Enemies and The Surfer Elves
<p>In this session, we revisit the Thingol and Melian story, take a hard look at Sauron’s posse, and map out the structure of Season 2, Episode 5, which focuses on the arrival of the Noldor and V…02:19:04 |
Mon 12 Sep 2016
318: SilmFilm 2-08: Episode 4 – The Avari (The Unwilling)
<p>In the fourth episode of Season 2, we show the developing power struggle between Gothmog and Mairon, and the return of Lenwë to the Avari.</p>
02:07:04 |
Tue 30 Aug 2016
317: SilmFilm 2-07: Episode 3 - DeGreat DeBate
<p>Episode 3 of Season 2 will focus on the debate amongst the elves about whether to remain in Middle-earth or head over to Valinor.</p>
02:07:12 |
Fri 19 Aug 2016
316: SilmFilm 2-06: Episode 2 – “Don’t Get in the Van, Elwë!”
<p>In the second episode of Season 2, the Elvish ambassadors take a trip to Valinor.</p>
02:11:27 |
Thu 04 Aug 2016
315: SilmFilm 2-05: Episode 1 – Crisis in Cuivienen
<p>Discussion and outline of the first episode of Season 2, starting with Arwen’s frame story, which leads into the story of the awakening of the elves on the shores of Cuivienen.</p>
02:01:37 |
Mon 25 Jul 2016
314: SilmFilm 2-04: Linguistics, etc.
<p>Discussion about the linguistics of the Silmarillion, the continuing the Big Picture stuff for Season 2, and the sundering of races, as well as material culture and other markers.</p>
02:15:37 |
Mon 11 Jul 2016
313: SilmFilm 2-03: The Elves
<p>Today is the day we talk about the Elves – how they came to be and their divisions.</p>
01:53:55 |
Mon 27 Jun 2016
312: SilmFilm 2-02: Episode Calendar
<p>Deciding on general outline for season 2 – not in detail, as we will map out episode-by-episode plots later.</p>
02:11:05 |
Fri 10 Jun 2016
311: SilmFilm 2-01: Brainstorming
<p>Discussing the big-picture overview of the season, starting with the the awakening of the Elves at Cuivienen (from their point of view) and ending with the Darkening of Valinor.</p>
02:03:38 |
Wed 25 May 2016
SilmFilm 1-20: Script Outlines
<p>We bring on some additional panelists this week to discuss script outlines and fill in the holes left in our episodic discussions. Guest panelists include Karita Alexander, Brian Fattorini, Ni…02:05:07 |
Thu 12 May 2016
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