Episode 92: WC Faerie Course, Session 11
Chaucer's Wife of Bath's Tale, Part 2, in which we look at some of the remarkable differences between Chaucer's version of this story and Dame Ragnelle. Recorded 2/16/11.
Episodes
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!
Episodes
Episode 91: WC Faerie Course, Session 10
Chaucer's Wife of Bath's Tale, Part 1, in which we look at some of the remarkable differences between Chaucer's version of this story and Dame Ragnelle. Recorded 2/14/11.
Episode 90: WC Faerie Course, Session 9
The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle, Part 2, in which we discuss Sir Gawain's big choice. Recorded 2/11/11.
Episode 89: WC Faerie Course, Session 8
The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle, Part 1, in which we meet a knight with a funny name and a preternaturally ugly woman. Recorded 2/9/11.
Episode 88: WC Faerie Course, Session 7
Sir Launfal, Part 3, in which we see our protagonist's strange trial and unexpected deliverance. Recorded 2/7/11.
Episode 87: Silmarillion Seminar 04: Quenta Chapter 2
The fourth session of the new Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 2 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Aule and Yavanna."
Episode 86: WC Faerie Course, Session 6
Sir Launfal, Part 2, in which we examine the relationship between our protagonist and his fairy benefactors. Recorded 2/4/11.
Episode 85: WC Faerie Course, Session 5
Sir Launfal, Part 1, in which we meet our protagonist, his king, and his king's sketchy wife. Recorded 2/2/11.
Episode 84: The Wife of Bath's Tale
An unabridged recording of The Wife of Bath's Tale.
Episode 83: The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle
An unabridged recording of Dame Ragnelle.
Episode 82: WC Faerie Course, Session 4
Sir Orfeo, Part 3, in which we enter Faerie and find weird stuff. Recorded 1/31/11.
Episode 81: WC Faerie Course, Session 3
Sir Orfeo Part 2, in which we discuss Sir Orfeo's time of exile in the forest. Recorded 1/28/11.
Episode 80: WC Faerie Course, Session 2
A discussion of the first 194 lines of Sir Orfeo, in the WC Faerie and Fantasy class. Recorded 1/26/11.
Episode 79: Silmarillion Seminar 03: Quenta, Chapter 1
The third session of the new Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 1 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Beginning of Days."
Episode 78: WC Faerie Course, Session 1
The Introductory Ramble for my new class, Faerie and Fantasy. Recorded 1/24/11.
Episode 77: Sir Launfal
An unabridged recording of Sir Launfal, in Middle English. This is the second text we will be discussing in my Faerie and Fantasy course.
Episode 76: Sir Orfeo
An unabridged recording of the poem Sir Orfeo, in Middle English. This is the first text we will be discussing in my Faerie and Fantasy course.
Episode 75: An Introduction to Middle English
In preparation to the Faerie and Fantasy course, I have put together this brief introduction to reading Middle English, since the first few texts we will be discussing in class are in Middle English.
Episode 74: Silmarillion Seminar 02 - Valaquenta
The second session of the new Silmarillion Seminar, discussing the Valaquenta.
Episode 73: The Minstrel, the Painter, and the Scholar, Part 1
A roundtable discussion with John DiBartolo, Ted Nasmith, and Corey Olsen. This is the first of a three-part series.
Episode 72: Tolkien Chat 8: Allison Fischbach
A conversation with Allison Fischbach, a Washington College alum, about mortality and immortality in Tolkien, with special attention paid to the case of Turin Turambar and his family.
Episode 71: Call-In Office Hours 4
The fourth Tolkien Professor open Skype Session, recorded on October 13, 2010. Topics discussed include the Ring and invisibility, Anglo-Saxon, religion, Sam's dialect, death, and the Children of Hurin.
Episode 70: Silmarillion Seminar 01 - Ainulindale
The inaugural session of the new Silmarillion Seminar, discussing the Ainulindale.
Episode 69: Tolkien Chat 7: Tara Holste II
A conversation with Tara Holste, a Washington College alum, about Tolkien's thoughts about and depictions of government.
Episode 68: Q&A Session 3
Discussing the Nazgul's flying mount, the Ring's conferring of invisibility, and the theology of Middle-Earth. Students present: Allison Fischbach, Tessa Fox, and Trevor Williams.
Episode 67: Kalamazoo 2010
A recording of the two papers on Tolkien I read at the Medieval Congress at Kalamazoo in May 2010: The Poetry of the Hobbit and Tolkien's Typology
Episode 66: Q&A Session 2
Discussing Aragorn's prophecies, Goldberry, and Glorfindel's identity. Students present: Rachel Field, Tessa Fox, and Trevor Williams.
Episode 65: Call-In Office Hours 3
The third Tolkien Professor open Skype Session, recorded on June 3, 2010. Topics discussed include recording my class, goblins and orcs, Bilbo's luck, and Frodo's experiences in Mordor.
Episode 64: Tolkien Chat 6: Scott Holbrook-Foust and Eric Singletary
A conversation with listeners Scott Holbrook-Foust and Eric Singletary, priamrily on written and oral cultures in Middle-Earth.
Episode 63: Call-In Office Hours 2
The second Tolkien Professor open Skype Session, recorded on May 20, 2010. Topics discussed include Eowyn's career as a healer, the creation of the world in the Ainulindale, Arwen's jewel, Aragorn's early career, the depiction of the Rohirrim in the films, the eagles, and the dead guy in the Paths of the Dead.