Words Do Things
By Sørina Higgins
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Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words... can really hurt you. Join Dr. Sørina Higgins and guests to think about the powers and limits of language. Are words magical? Can they actually effect change? Why do people weaponize them? Can we shift our use of public rhetoric? What have great authors believed about the relationship between writing and the divine? How can you become a more powerful and effective writer?
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On the Naming of Stars: Kristine Larsen Takes Tolkien to Outer Space
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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"We Need Dictionaries": Simon Horobin
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Jul 26, 2026 |
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Tolkienian Humor: Rebecca Davis-Lock & Arthur Harrow
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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Knewbettadobetta: Did Tolkien Write Hip-Hop?
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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Tolkien vs the Robots: Jason Fisher
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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"Read Old Books!" says Larry Swain
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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War & Peace with John Garth
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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Did Tolkien Believe in Faeries? with Janet Brennan Croft and David L. Emerson
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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Malcolm Guite: "Camelot Against Barbarism"
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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"Spa Day for the Mind" with the Lord of the Mark and the Man of the West!
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May 31, 2026 |
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Inescapably Theological: Carl Edlund Anderson on Tolkien
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May 24, 2026 |
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Two Chads Talking Tolkien: Bornholdt & High on the Languages of Middle-earth
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May 17, 2026 |
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Statler & Waldorf Talk Tolkien: Tom Hillman & Joe Hoffman
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May 10, 2026 |
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It's like Breakfast: Verlyn Flieger on Tolkien
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May 03, 2026 |
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The Tower of Words: Michael D. C. Drout on Tolkien
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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"Elvlish English" Series 3 Trailer
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Bonus: We Need a Strategic Plan
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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We Need Easter Every Day
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Dueling Definitions
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Larry Rosen says "Words of Moral Judgment Break the Relationship"
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Mar 22, 2026 |