Billy & Dom Talk to Tolkien Expert Prof. Corey OIsen! (Part 1 of 2)

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Billy and Dom host Lord of the Rings expert Professor Corey Olsen! In this first part, they discuss Professor Olsen's Signum University and its focus on Tolkien scholarship and then dive into various fan-submitted LOTR questions - from why Tom Bombadil and the Eagles couldn't destroy The Ring to whether Gandalf is stronger than Galadriel. Check it out!

Corey Olsen is the president and founder of Signum University, an innovative online university that enables students to pursue their passions without going broke. Known online as The Tolkien Professor, Corey leads several weekly Tolkien discussions, including Exploring the Lord of the Rings, a sentence-by-sentence journey through Tolkien’s classic story.

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Twitter: @tolkienprof

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