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**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!

Latest Episodes:

Episode 239: Tolkien Chat 16: Reactions to the Desolation of Smaug Part 1 Dec 23, 2013

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Part 1: Professor Olsen discusses his reactions to the second Hobbit movie, The Desolation of Smaug

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Episode 238: A Bit of Wookie: Riddles in the Dark Year 2 in Review Dec 12, 2013

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As The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug is unveiled around the world, Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen, Laura Berkholtz, and Trish Lambert review all the riddles and conundra posed in the second year of the Riddles in the Dark game

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Episode 237: Riddles in the Dark: Hail Fellow and Fewmets! Nov 23, 2013

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Warming up by looking at some more materail from The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, our Riddles in the Dark co-hosts move on to talk about the extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

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Episode 236: Riddles in the Dark 2.16: You Be Dragon? Nov 17, 2013

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Checking out a flood of material released by Peter Jackson for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, with a little dissension amongst our Riddles in the Dark co-hosts to spice things up. Note: This was a highly visual episode, as Corey et al. tracked back and forth through the videos being considered. If you prefer to watch the episode rather than just listen to the audio, go to http://www.mythgard.org/?p=5060.

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Episode 235: Riddles in the Dark 2.15: Fringe Festival 2 Nov 16, 2013

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Considering the fringe characters in The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug by way of Lego set interpretation. There is a visual companion PDF for this episode available at http://www.tolkienprofessor.com/documents/ritd2.15VisualCompanion.pdf

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Episode 234: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2.11: Blame it on the Arkenstone Nov 12, 2013

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Trish Lambert and Laura Berkholtz take on the weighty theme of bromance in The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug.

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Episode 233: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2.10: Ring? What Ring? Oct 23, 2013

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Trish Lambert and Laura Berkholtz discuss listener opinions on when Bilbo will reveal the presence of the Ring.

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Episode 232: Call-In Office Hours 5 Oct 16, 2013

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The fifth Tolkien Professor open Skype Session, recorded on October 7, 2013. Topics discussed include invisible Ringwraiths, getting a PhD in Tolkien Studies, and more.

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Episode 231: Riddles in the Dark Digest 2.09: Barrels on the Brain Oct 16, 2013

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Trish Lambert and Laura Berkholtz discuss opinions on the relationship between the elves of Mirkwood and the men of Laketown in The Desolation of Smaug.

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Episode 230: Riddles in the Dark NOT 2.15: Trailer 2 Mega-Episode Oct 14, 2013

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A 3.33-hour discussion of the 2.5-minute second trailer for The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

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