Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast
David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo
Show overview
Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 505 episodes, alongside 20 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 420 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 18th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 40 min and 1h — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 20 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 96 episodes published. Published by David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo.
From the publisher
Discussing his works chapter-by-chapter and interviewing Lewis experts.
Latest Episodes
View all 505 episodesS9E28 – Jack's Bookshelf – "Chaucer", After Hours with Dr. Simon Horobin
S9E27 – Jack's Bookshelf – "Beowulf", After Hours with Dr. Ben Reinhard
S9E26 – "Charles Williams Month – Weird Williams", After Hours with Dr. Sørina Higgins
S9E25: “Charles Williams Month – Friends in Co-inherence”, After Hours with Dr. Paul Fiddes
S9E24: "Charles Williams Month - Supernatural Stories", After Hours with Dr. Sørina Higgins and Stephen Keck
S9 Ep 23S9E23: "Charles Williams Month - The Third Inkling", After Hours with Grevil Lindop
Today we begin a (long overdue) month exploring the "third Inkling", Charles Williams with guest Grevel Lindop.[Show Notes]
S9 Ep 22S9E22: Abolition – Retrospective, After Hours with Dr. Michael Ward
We wrap-up our time with The Abolition of Man by hosting a retrospective with Dr. Michael Ward, the author of After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man.[Show Notes]
S9 Ep 21S9E21 – Abolition – Ch. 3 Review, After Hours with Joseph Weigel
It's time to review Chapter 3 of "The Abolition of Man" with Joseph Weigel from the Men With Chests podcast![Show Notes]
S9 Ep 20S9E20 – Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 3 ("The Magician's Bargain")
Matt leaves Andrew and David to wrap up the final part of The Abolition of Man where Lewis talks about “The Magician’s Bargain”.[Show Notes]
S9 Ep 19S9E19 – Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 2 ("The Conditioners")
Who are the Conditioners and why should we fear them? Matt is back, but does he have a baby with him? All these questions answered in today's episode![Show Notes]
S9 Ep 18S9E18 – Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 1 ("Man's Conquest of Nature")
With Matt at the hospital, Andrew and David begin the final chapter of "The Abolition of Man"... [Show Notes]
S9 Ep 17S9E17 – Abolition – Ch. 2 Review, After Hours with Dr. Joshua Herring
Dr. Joshua Herring, host of The Optimistic Curmudgeon, returns to the show to help us review Chapter 2 of "The Abolition of Man" and to help us understand "The Way"...[Show Notes]
S9 Ep 16S9E16 – Abolition – Ch. 2 Pt. 3 ("The Tao or... Nothing")
Can we reject the Tao and still have morality? Does affirming the Tao stifle moral progress? Is arguing for the Tao a religious or even a Christian argument? We dive in to these questions and more as we wrap up Chapter 2 of "The Abolition of Man".[Show Notes]
S9 Ep 15S9E15 – Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 2 ("Instincts and the Tao")
Can we build a system of values based on Impulses?[Show Notes]
S9 Ep 14S9E14 – Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 1 (All Values are Subjective... Except Mine!)
We begin "The Way", the second chapter of "The Abolition of Man" where see how the arguments of Gaius and Titius lead to a breakdown in logic, virtue, and ultimately society itself![Show Notes]
Bonus – Announcements ("Birthdays & Conferences")
bonusSome news relating to births and conferences...[Show Notes]
S9 Ep 13S9E13 — Abolition — Ch. 1 Review, After Hours with Dr. Andrew Snyder
After working through Chapter 1 of The Abolition of Man the past few weeks, Dr. Andrew Snyder joins David to review the chapter as a whole.[Show Notes]
S9 Ep 12S9E12 – Abolition – Ch. 1, Pt. 3 ("The Abolition of Virtue")
Andrew disappears after a couple of minutes, leaving David and Matt to wrap up the final part of Chapter 1... [Show Notes]
S9 Ep 11S9E11 – Abolition – Ch. 1, Pt. 2 ("Urban Blockheads & Trousered Apes")
We move into the heart of Chapter 1 of The Abolition of Man and see why "The Green Book" fails to teach English and instead transforms its students in a different way...[Show Notes]
S9 Ep 10S9E10 – Abolition – Ch. 1, Pt. 1 ("Pretty Waterfalls")
It is time for our main book of the season, The Abolition of Man! In today's episode we discuss its origin and dip our toe into Chapter 1...[Show Notes]