The Tolkien Professor

Corey and Maggie return with many Rings of Power things to discuss, including their interview with JD and Patrick, and Corey's trip to England.

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 137, recorded on October 26, 2026.

Corey talks about his trip to London and becoming a dwarf, they share info on upcoming Signum classes and events (Maggie is teaching a class on adaptation in December), and they share info about their long interview with showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay that just dropped.

Adaptation Discussion with Rings of Power Showrunners - J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay • Adaptation Discussion with Rings of Power ...

Corey becoming a dwarf • Corey Olsen dressed as a Dwarf for Prime V...

Maggie's December class on adaptation at EverLearn https://blackberry.signumuniversity.o...

Signum University Fall Fundraising 2026 • Signum University Annual Fundraising Campa...

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Dr. Maggie Parke https://signumuniversity.org/director...

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Maggie and Corey are back for a Rings & Realms pre-production meeting! We will tell you what we plan to do, and get your feedback on what you'd like to see.

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 136, recorded on October 12, 2026.

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You can watch or listen to the recordings here. • Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendl... https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...

Hosts: Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Dr. Maggie Parke https://signumuniversity.org/director...

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The SilmFilm team is ready to start with real episodes! Today we discuss the Episode 1 script, written by Ilana Mushin.

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After a discussion of the recently released Narnia images (which reveal a lot!), Corey and Maggie return to think about what we expect in S3 of Rings of Power.

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 135, recorded on September 21, 2026. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: / discord

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You can watch or listen to the recordings here. • Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendl... https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...

Hosts: Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Dr. Maggie Parke https://signumuniversity.org/director...

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Corey and Maggie are back, and thinking through Rings of Power Season 3 stuff, and the Road Ahead.

Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 134, recorded on September 14, 2026.

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Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signumuniversity

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Check the schedule here. / schedule

For more information https://mythgard.org/miscellany/

You can watch or listen to the recordings here. • Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendl... https://tolkienprof.fireside.fm/subsc...

Hosts: Dr. Corey Olsen the Tolkien Professor https://signumuniversity.org/director...

Dr. Maggie Parke https://signumuniversity.org/director...

For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/

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