Episodes

  • 674: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 136

    674: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 136
    Oct 15 2026
    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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: / discord For more about Signum Fellowship, the home of Signum University's programs, events, and community, please visit https://www.signumfellowship.org/home Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signumuniversity and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu 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/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversit... For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 673: SilmFilm 8-17: Season 8, Episode 1

    673: SilmFilm 8-17: Season 8, Episode 1
    Oct 1 2026

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

    Join us on the Signum University Discord server: / discord
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • 672: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 135

    672: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 135
    Oct 1 2026

    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

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

    and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu

    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/
    Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversit...
    For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 671: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 134

    671: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 134
    Sep 21 2026

    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.

    Join us on the Signum University Discord server: / discord

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

    and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu

    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/
    Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversit...

    For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 670: SilmFilm 8-16: Music Commissioning

    670: SilmFilm 8-16: Music Commissioning
    Sep 11 2026

    The SilmFilm writer's room is joined our resident composer, Phil Menzies, for some discussion of the musical themes and passages that we will want to include in Season 8. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: / discord
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • 669: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 133

    669: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 133
    Sep 11 2026
    Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation Corey and Maggie take a step back to think through the upcoming Tolkien film adaptations (Rings of Power, Hunt for Gollum, Shadows of the Past) and consider them as creative undertakings. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 133, recorded on August 31, 2026. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: / discord Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signumuniversity and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu 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/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversit... For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • 667: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 132

    667: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 132
    Aug 27 2026

    Maggie and Corey are together in the studio to chat more about Rings of Power Season 3 and Rings & Realms.

    Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 132, recorded on August 10, 2026.

    Join us on the Signum University Discord server: / discord Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signumuniversity and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu 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/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversit... For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • 666: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 131

    666: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 131
    Aug 27 2026

    Maggie and Corey return to the Rings of Power to do some analysis of the Rings of Power Season 3 teaser trailer.

    Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 131,
    recorded on August 3, 2026.

    Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

    Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signumuniversity and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu 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/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversit... For more information about Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
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    59 mins