Signum Symposia comprise a collection of conversations across a wide range of topics appealing to both fans and scholars of literature. Episodes include chats with members of Signum's world class faculty, presentations by students in our Masters program and interviews with some of the leading lights in academic and popular circles. With a rich variety of topics and speakers, there is bound to be something here for everyone.
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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!
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Mythgard Academy aims to make engaging discussions of fantasy and science fiction literature free and open to everyone. The Mythgard Academy program features live discussions with Dr. Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor, and other experts on speculative fiction. Books are nominated and voted on by our supporters, and recordings are available for free via podcast and the Signum University YouTube channel.
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New podcasts for 2015 from the UK's finest independent classical record label. Groups we work with include The King's Singers, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and soloists include Julian Bliss, Alessio Bax, Llŷr Williams and James Rhodes.
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Join The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, on a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story, and explore Middle-earth through the magical game-world of Lord of the Rings Online.
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In the hallowed halls of Potterversity, hosts Katy McDaniel (Marietta College) and Emily Strand (Mt. Carmel College and Signum University) explore the Harry Potter series and wider Wizarding World from a critical academic perspective with scholars from a variety of fields, finding new ways to read and opening new doors. Made in association with http://MuggleNet.com.
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On Divine Aggression you will hear a variety of music from great Christian rock and metal bands. I play the latest from artists like Signum Regis, Disciple and Theocracy to more mainstream bands like Skillet, Stryper and 12 Stones.
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Interview: http://www.djnews.be/web/sunivah Description Sunivah has shared the stage with DJs including: Signum, Ferry Tayle, Manuel Le Saux, Pedro del Mar, Talla 2XLC, Stoneface & Terminal and Tom Cloud. Trance Sanctuary (London/UK) Trance Gate (Milano/Italy) Sound Culture (Zwingenberg/GER) Progressive Atmosphere (Cologne/GER) Trance.Mission (Stuttgart/GER) Technolcub Open Air (near Frankfurt/GER) Radioshow 'Last Experience" on www.afterhours.fm every 1st Monday of the month. Show Times: UK ...
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Welcome to Shifting Frequencies, a podcast experiment made by students at Kent State University. Volume 2 (2017): Obstacles Volume 1 (2016): Lifestyle Students were invited to produce a short podcast episode approximately 10-30 minutes in length, based on a theme. The themes are broad and provide students opportunity to create episodes closely tied to their areas of expertise and interests. Everyone had 2.5 weeks to create the podcast episode before uploading finished materials online. None ...
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1 Underworld - Born Slippy 2 Signum - What Ya Got 4 Me (Original 12" Vocal) 3 Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (DJ Gius Remix) 4 Storm - Time To Burn (Club Mix) 5 Warrior - Warrior (Club Mix) 6 Dirt Devils - The Drill 7 Cosmic Gate - Fire Wire 8 Darude - Sandstorm 9 ATB - 9PM (Till I Come) 10 Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone 11 Sash! - Encore Une Fois (Radio Edit) 12 PPK - Resurrection 13 Delerium Feat. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (DJ Tiesto Remix) 14 Chicane Feat. Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up 15 M ...
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Hardcore crypto nuance and developments for degens and bigbrains alike. Conversations and interviews with the top minds across blockchain, venture capital, defi, consumer apps, and gaming.
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Here is our brand new Podcast featuring the best sounds in Trance!!!
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Thesis Theater: Robert Black, "Beowulf as a Christian Critique of Germanic Heroism"
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This recording from August 10, 2024. Signum University presents Thesis Theater with Robert Black on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 4pm ET. This paper proposes to compare once again the heroes Beowulf and Böðvarr Bjarki, using linguistics and critiques of the heroes to build on the traditional approaches of comparison through folktale, etymological, a…
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Tonight we are joined by our Australian contingent to discuss more original compositions for Season 6! Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2 Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support The Tolkien Profe…
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590: SilmFilm 7-18: Season 7, Episode 4
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It's time for Episode 4 of Season 7. Unions will be forged! Trauma, revisited! Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2 Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support The Tolkien Professor…
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589: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 82
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In the last week before Maggie and Corey disappear into the studio for Rings & Realms production, they will discuss the War of the Rohirrim trailer!Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien…
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Tonight we come to the end of the second Moria March in comparative comfort, underneath the unseen sky. Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2 Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Explo…
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588: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 81
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The new and Official trailer of Rings of Power Season 2 has dropped -- and the Tom Bombadil song! Let's discuss. Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2 Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 81, recorded …
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It is time for the Second March of the Company through Moria. Things are trending up in the deadly dark. Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2 Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Expl…
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Session 311: A Humanizing Interlude
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Tonight we examine Gandalf and his benevolent nicotine addiction. Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings…
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587: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 80
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As Maggie and Corey continue to prepare for Season 2 of the Rings of Power (Rings & Realms planning continues!), they will discuss today the latest BTS video. Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2 Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussio…
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Potterversity Episode 54: Monsters and the Monstrous
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What makes a monster, and how do we relate to them, especially when they produce works of art we love? There are plenty of monsters in the wizarding world, but the author has also been charged with being monstrous herself following her comments on transgender people. Katy and Emily talk to Lorrie Kim, author of Snape: The Definitive Analysis of Hog…
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MSA034: The Name of the Rose, Session 6
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Tonight we will consider magic, benevolent and otherwise, and secrecy, both wise and wicked. If we have time, we'll discuss bloody corpses. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Join us on the Signum Universit…
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MSA034: The Name of the Rose, Session 5
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In today's session, we will think about what it is good, or not good, to think about. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv S…
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586: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 79
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Maggie and Corey return to the new Rings of Power trailer and BTS video! Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2 Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 79, recorded on August 5, 2024. Join us on Mondays at…
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585: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 78
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Corey is back from SDCC, and the new Rings of Power trailer has dropped! Let's discuss what we've learned. Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/signumu/rings-and-realms-season-2 Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 78, recorded on Jul…
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Session 310: The Fallout from the Stone
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Tonight we return to Pippin by the unnerving hole in the floor, and we join him in listening to echoes. Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings…
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Tonight, Pippin will throw a stone down a well. Admit it: you would do it too. Please help us reach our goal to fund Rings and Realms Season Two. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings…
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584: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 77
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Corey and Maggie return for some discussion of recent Tolkien Adaptation news! Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 77, recorded on July 8, 2024. Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signumuniversity and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu Check the schedule here. / schedu…
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583: SilmFilm 7-17: Season 7, Episode 3
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Tonight the SilmFilm team discusses Episode 3 of Season 7, which gives us an important battlefield death. Not for the last time! Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support The Tolkien ProfessorBy The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)
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MSA034: The Name of the Rose, Session 4
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Tonight we consider heresy, fantasy, and other ways of standing on one's head. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard AcademyBy Mythgard Institute
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Tonight we remember Bill the Pony and discover the Hole in the Floor, disappearing into darkness. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsBy Mythgard Institute
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582: SilmFilm 7-16: Season 7, Episode 2
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It’s time to discuss the script for Episode 2 of Season 7! Hurin and Huor return, Maedhros plans, and Galadriel departs. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support The Tolkien ProfessorBy The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)
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Thesis Theater: Celesta Clegg, "Original Sin: A Portrait of the Fall Through Germanic Texts”
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This recording from July 13, 2024. Signum University presents Thesis Theater with Celesta Clegg on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 5pm ET. Germanic reworkings of Genesis material present a glimpse into the Christian doctrine and societal understandings of the medieval culture in which the texts were composed. This thesis serves as an analysis and synthe…
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Potterversity Episode 53: Harry, Aeneas, and the Foundational Text
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Venture to the ancient past to explore Harry Potter and the Aeneid as foundational texts. Dr. Mitchell Parks (Knox College) joins us to discuss intertextuality and Harry Potter’s dialogue with classical works like Virgil’s Aeneid. In his chapter in The Ivory Tower, Harry Potter, and Beyond, he examines what it means for a text to be “foundational” …
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Tonight we continue our journey through the dark, listening to noises and thinking about the sunlit lands. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsBy Mythgard Institute
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581: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 76
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Today Maggie and Corey go back to the Rings of Power Season 2 BTS video to do some more analysis! Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 76, recorded on June 17, 2024. Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signumuniversity and SignumU Twitch channel / signumu Check the sch…
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MSA034: The Name of the Rose, Session 3
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Tonight we complete our ascension to prophetic insight through the church door, followed by a little heresy and some comical illuminations. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard Academy…
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580: SilmFilm 7-15: Telepathic Communication
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This evening on SilmFilm we discuss the Osanwe-kenta -- that is, telepathy -- and how we plan to handle it in SilmFilm. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support The Tolkien ProfessorBy The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)
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579: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 75
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Today we get the opportunity to discuss the adaptation of Tolkien into opera! We are joined by Paul Corfield Godfrey and Simon Buttle to discuss upcoming Tolkien opera! Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 75, recorded on June 3, 2024. Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel…
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Tonight we will learn about Gandalf's accomplishments as a guide, and we will discuss the most mysterious simile in the entire Lord of the Rings. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsBy Mythgard Institute
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Session 306: Sounds in the Darkness
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Tonight we look at Frodo's description of the darkness around them, and the obstacles and noises that fill it. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsBy Mythgard Institute
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MSA034: The Name of the Rose, Session 2
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Tonight we will listen to the discussion about a magnificent library and read a magnificent description of a door. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard AcademyBy Mythgard Institute
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Potterversity Episode 52: The Ivory Tower, Harry Potter, and Beyond
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Get a preview of the latest Harry Potter academic anthology, featuring a diverse array of essays on the series. We're joined by Dr. Lana Whited (Ferrum College), editor of The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter (University of Missouri Press, 2002), one of the first anthologies focused on the series, and now the second volume, The Ivory Tower, Harry Potte…
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Session 303: Through the Deadly Dark
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The journey through the long dark of Moria finally begins -- after a stiff drink! Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsBy Mythgard Institute
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577: SilmFilm 7-14: Music Commissioning
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It is time to discuss music! Tonight we meet with Phillip Menzies, the SilmFilm composer, to discuss the commissioning of music for Season 7. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support The Tolkien ProfessorBy The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)
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576: SilmFilm 7-13: Season 7, Episode 1
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Tonight we discuss the script of Episode 1! Join us in Gondolin for the first episode of the season. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support The Tolkien ProfessorBy The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)
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578: Other Minds and Hands, Episode 74
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Finally, actual Season 2 Rings of Power stuff has dropped -- the first teaser trailer and some BTS footage. Join Maggie and Corey for some in-depth discussion! Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 74, recorded on May 20, 2024. Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel / signum…
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