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
Episode 169: Riddles in the Dark 15: Wargs and Eagles and Bears, Oh My!
Prof. Olsen and Dave discuss talking animals. After all, that's what the Hobbit is all about, right? The films will probably be rife with them! They also speculate about how much screen time the eagl…
Episode 168: Silmarillion Seminar 25: Quenta Chapter 21
The twenty-fifth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, covering the second part of Chapter 21 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Turin Turambar"
Episode 167: Riddles in the Dark 14: Escape and ahem, Trilogy Announcement
Prof. Olsen and Dave discuss more character development stuff, Bilbo and the Company's escape from the goblin tunnels of the Misty Mountains, and the possibilities for developing Bilbo's character by…
Episode 166: Tolkien Chat 11: The Princess and The Hobbit
Did you know that J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were both released in 1937? Coincidence? Or not? Join Professor Olsen and Trish Lambert in a conversati…
Episode 165: Mythgard Swoops in on Return of the Ring
Mythgard students and faculty attending the Tolkien Society's Return of the Ring conference with Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen come together to talk about their impressions and insights so far
Episode 164: Silmarillion Seminar 24: Quenta Chapter 21
The twenty-forth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, covering the first part of Chapter 21 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Turin Turambar"
Episode 163: Silmarillion Seminar 23: Quenta Chapter 20
The twenty-third session of the Silmarillion Seminar, covering Chapter 20 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad."
Episode 162: WC Faerie Course, Session 32
Peter S. Beagle, "The Last Unicorn", Chapters 5-8, Recorded 04/15/11.
Episode 161: Riddles in the Dark 13: What else but Comic-Con?
Digest co-host Trish joins Prof. Olsen and Dave as they cover all things Hobbit and Comic-Con. And Christopher Tolkien! They set a new record for episode length all the while.
Episode 160: Riddles in the Dark Digest 4: The Split
Dave and Trish wrap up their marathon Saturday podcasting session with one more digest. This week we revisit The Split and The Battle of Dol-Guldur!
Episode 159: Riddles in the Dark 12: The Riddle Game
This episode we discuss our namesake Hobbit chapter: Riddles in the Dark. We can't wait so see The Riddle Game on-screen, but how many of the original riddles will make it into the film?
Episode 158: Riddles in the Dark Digest 3: Rivalries and Trollish Dilemmas
Dave and Trish are on a roll! In this episode we review predictions, analysis, and feedback on Riddles 4 and 5 and address copious listener comments about the talking purse!
Episode 157: WC Faerie Course, Session 31
Peter S. Beagle, "The Last Unicorn", Chapters 1-4, Recorded 04/13/11.
Episode 156: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2: Now with More Azanulbizar
The Digest is back! Trish Lambert joins the Riddles team and helps Dave review predictions, analyses, and listener feedback on the third topic, The Battle of Azanulbizar. Make sure you listen to the …
Episode 155: WC Faerie Course, Session 30
C.S. Lewis, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", Chapters 12-17, Recorded 04/11/11.
Episode 154: WC Faerie Course, Session 29
C.S. Lewis, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", Chapters 7-11, Recorded 04/08/11.
Episode 153: Riddles in the Dark 11: Gollum...and Romance?
This week we discuss two topics that go hand-in-hand: Gollum and romance. Duh.
Episode 152: WC Faerie Course, Session 28
C.S. Lewis, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", Chapters 1-6, Recorded 04/04/11.
Episode 151: Silmarillion Seminar 22: Quenta Chapter 19
The twenty-second session of the Silmarillion Seminar, in which we spend an unprecedented third week on Chapter 19 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Beren and Luthien." And oaths.
Episode 150: Riddles in the Dark 10: We finally discuss the "Hobbit!"
Only four months into the podcast, we finally get around to talking about The Hobbit's titular character, Bilbo Baggins...for two hours!