Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast
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S7 Ep 15S7E15 – LC 2 – "Dear children"
After reading the introductory sections in the previous episode, the gang dive into the letters of "Letters to Children". They discuss the parts of the letters which surprised them, as well as Jack's references to the United States and his spiritual advice. [Show Notes]
S11 Ep 14S7E14 – LC 1 – "Little Jacksie"
After the break of After Hours Month, the team return to discuss another Lewis letter collection, "Letters to Children". [Show Notes]
Bonus – Announcements ("Buying Books and Pilgrimage")
bonusAs we wrap up "After Hours Month", David has a few announcements... Buy "Letters From Jack" Come on pilgrimage with us? [Show Notes]
S1 Ep 13S7E13 – AH – "Lewisian Literary Theory and Northrop Frye", After Hours with Angelina Stanford
David had the honour of interviewing one of his favourite podcasters, Angelina Stanford from "The Literary Life Podcast", about Lewis' literary theory and one of his students, Northrop Frye. [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 12S7E12 – AH – “Letters From Jack”, After Hours with Dr. Diana Glyer
Dr. Diana Glyer returns once again to talk about "Letters From Jack", a book which has been brought back into print and sent out to our Patreon supporters! [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 11S7E11 – AH – “My Journey”, After Hours with Will Vaus
Matt is joined by pastor and author Will Vaus to discuss his latest book, My Journey with C.S. Lewis & Other Companions. [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 8S7E10 – AH – "The Major and the Missionary", After Hours with Dr. Diana Glyer and Dr. Don W. King
In this season we're reading several letter collections of C. S. Lewis, but in today's episode we turn to the letters of his brother, Warnie Lewis. Dr. Diana Pavlac Glyer and Dr. Don W. King join David to discuss The Major and the Missionary, the correspondence between Warren Lewis and missionary, Blanche Biggs. [Show Notes]
S9 Ep 9S7E9 – AH – “C. S. Lewis in America”, After Hours with Dr. Mark Noll
David speaks with Dr. Mark Noll about C.S. Lewis' initial reception in the United States. [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 8S7E8 – AH – “Lewis on the Christian Life”, After Hours with Dr. Joe Rigney
Dr. Rigney returns to talk with Matt about his book, "Lewis on the Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human in the Presence of God". [Show Notes]
Bonus – Fantastical Truth – Interview with Lorehaven on “How Did Lewis and Tolkien Celebrate and Critique Christmas?”
bonusIt’s still Christmas! To celebrate, we’re sharing David’s recent interview on the Fantastical Truth podcast from Lorehaven where he attempts to answer “How Did Lewis and Tolkien Celebrate and Critique Christmas?” [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 7S7E7 – LAL 5 – “Yours, Jack”
This is our last episode going through 'Letters to an American Lady", picking up today at the start of 1961 and concluding with Lewis’ death in 1963. [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 6S7E6 – LAL 4 – “Troubling News”
The letters between 1959 and 1960 reveal some difficult times for both Jack and Mary, including the death of Jack's wife, Joy Davidman. [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 5S7E5 – LAL 3 – “The other American Lady...”
As the team continue to move through Lewis' letters to Mary, another American lady enters into the story... [Show Notes]
Bonus – The C. S. Lewis Podcast – Interview with Ruth Jackson on “What did Christmas mean to Lewis?”
bonusDavid returned to "The C. S. Lewis Podcast", attempting to answer the questions: "What did Christmas mean to Lewis?", "How did Lewis celebrate Christmas?", and "Was Lewis a bit of a grumpy old man when it came to Christmas?" [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 4S7E4 – LAL 2 – “Dear Mary…”
The gang continues to work through Lewis' Letters to an American Lady. As their friendship grows, Jack and Mary are now on a first name basis... [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 3 S7E3 – LAL 1 – “Dear Mrs. Shelburne…”
The co-hosts begin reading Letters to an American Lady, Jack's correspondence with Mary Willis Shelburne. In today's episode they cover the letters from 1950-1953. [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 2S7E2 – AH – "Inaugural C. S. Lewis Reading Day", After Hours with Dr. Diana Pavlac Glyer
It's the very first "C. S. Lewis Reading Day"! To celebrate, Andrew and Matt invite onto the show fan-favourite, Dr. Diana Glyer, to discuss their respective journeys with Lewis and to share some of their favourite passages with each other. [Show Notes]
S7 Ep 1S7E1 – "Welcome to Season 7!"
Andrew, David, and Matt return to say hello and kick-off Season 7... [Show Notes]
Bonus – Reading Day, Portland Conference, and The Last Battle
bonusIn the last week before the start of Season 7, David reminds everyone to get ready for #CSLewisReadingDay one last time! He then shares the first part of his upcoming Half Pint interview with Dr. Jason Lepojärvi about a conference being planned for Portland next year. Finally, he shares Andrew's recent appearance on The Lamp-Post Listener discussing The Last Battle. [Show Notes]
Bonus – The C. S. Lewis Podcast – Interview with Ruth Jackson on “C. S. Lewis Reading Day”
bonusDavid was recently interviewed on two episodes of “The C. S. Lewis Podcast” about the upcoming “C. S. Lewis Reading Day” (November 29th). [Show Notes]
Half Pint with Sophia Holcomb ("Discovering C. S. Lewis")
Andrew found out that his bishop's daughter recently discovered C. S. Lewis, so he invited her onto the show to found out how it was going... [Show Notes]
Bonus – Men with Chests – The Great Divorce
David was recently interviewed on the “Men with Chests” podcast about The Great Divorce. [Show Notes]
Announcement: "Surprised By Oxford" Watch Party!
bonusAnnouncement about an upcoming Watch Party! [Detailed Show Notes]
S6E50 – Season Finale – Season 6
The guys wrap up Season 6...
S6E49 – AH – “Astrophysics and Cosmic Salvation”, After Hours with Jimmy Akin
In the penultimate episode of the season, David returns to Malacandra with apologist Jimmy Akin to talk about Lewis' scientific mistakes and the consequences for Christianity of finding intelligent life on other planets.
S6E48 – AH – “Tolkien’s Faith”, After Hours with Dr. Holly Ordway
Following the 50th anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien, Dr. Holly Ordway comes onto the show to talk about her latest book, a spiritual biography of the famous Inkling, called "Tolkien's Faith".
S6E47 – AH – “No ordinary people”, After Hours with Dr. Joel Heck
Dr. Joel Heck comes onto the show to talk about his different books and the Chronologically Lewis project.
S6E46 – AH – “C.S. Lewis Book Club”, After Hours with Dan & Alex
It's time for another Lewis podcast cross-over! Matt chats with Dan and Alex from "The C.S. Lewis Book Club".
S6E45 – AH – “A Hebraic Inkling”, After Hours with Yaakov Weinstein
Yaakov Weinstein returns to the podcast to give an Orthodox Jewish perspective on "A Hebraic Inkling" by P.H. Brazier.
S6E44 – AH – “Surprised by Oxford”, After Hours with Dr Carolyn Weber
David interviews Dr. Carolyn Weber about her book, "Surprised by Oxford", and its coming movie of the same name.
S6E43 – AH – “What Barfield Thought”, After Hours with Landon Loftin and Dr. Max Leyf
Landon Loftin and Dr. Max Leyf return to the show to talk about the book which they co-wrote together, "What Barfield Thought".
S6E42 – AH – Narnia Month: “The Lion’s World”, After Hours with Rev. Rowan Williams
Andrew talks to the former Archbishop of Canterbury about Narnia and C.S. Lewis.
S6E41 – AH – Narnia Month: “The Case for Aslan”, After Hours with David Marshall
David speaks to Dr. David Marshall about his Narnian apologetics book, "The Case for Aslan".
S6E40 – AH – Narnia Month: “Live like A Narnian”, After Hours with Joe Rigney
Matt interviews Dr. Joe Rigney regarding his book, "Live like a Narnian".
S6E39 – AH – Narnia Month: “A Narnian vision of the Atonement”, After Hours with Dr. Charles Taliaferro
Aslan lying on the Stone Table is a quintessential Narnian image, but does it also give us a vision of the Atonement? David interviews Dr. Charles Taliaferro about “A Narnian vision of the Atonement: A defense of the Ransom Theory” to find out...
S6E38 – TMN – Narnia Month: “The Magician’s Nephew (Part II)”
Together with Andrew's wife, the co-hosts wrap up "The Magician's Nephew". It's a long one today!
S6E37 – TMN – Narnia Month: “The Magician’s Nephew (Part I)”
Today we begin Narnia Month by reading "The Magician's Nephew", joined by Andrew's wife, Dr. Christin Ditchfield-Lazo.
S6E36 – AH – Jack’s Bookshelf: Dorothy L. Sayers, After Hours with Dr. Crystal Downing
Andrew interviews Dr. Crystal Downing, Codirector of the Wade Center, about Dorothy L. Sayers.
S6E35 – AH – Jack’s Bookshelf: Jane Austen, After Hours with Rachel Sherlock
As we approach the end of "Jack's Bookshelf", we welcome Rachel Sherlock from the "Risking Enchantment" podcast to talk about one of the more surprising influences on Lewis, Jane Austen.
S6E34 – AH – Jack’s Bookshelf: John Milton, After Hours with Graeme Donaldson
Continuing our perusal of "Jack's Bookshelf", today David interview co-host of "Classical Stuff You Should Know", Graeme Donaldson, about the author of Paradise Lost, John Milton.
S6E33 – AH – Jack’s Bookshelf: William Shakespeare, After Hours with Dr. Sarah Waters
As we continue to browse through Jack's bookshelf, David interviews Dr. Sarah Waters about William Shakespeare.
S6E32 – AH – Jack’s Bookshelf: Dante Alighieri, After Hours with Dr. Jason Baxter
Today we kick off "Jack's Bookshelf", a series of episodes where we consider the authors and works which shaped the life of C.S. Lewis. Today we speak to returning guest, Dr. Jason Baxter, and begin with Dante Alighieri, author of The Divine Comedy.
Announcement: Retrospective Issues and Lucy
A couple of brief announcements from David.
S6E31 – OSP – “Silent Planet Retrospective”
David quizzes Matt and Andrew on toasts, they argue about the state of Malacandra, and cast actors for their movie.
S6E30 – AH – “Perelandra: The Opera”, After Hours with Prof. Judith Wolfe and John Marr
David recently tracked down the audio for an operatic adaptation of Perelandra, the sequel to Out of the Silent Planet, and invited Professor Judith Wolfe and Professor John Marr onto the show to talk about it.
S6E29 – AH – “BareFace”, After Hours with Marie Bates
David and Marie had the opportunity to go to Chicago to watch "BareFace", a ballet-adaptation of "Till We Have Faces", produced by Ballet 5:8. Afterwards they sat down to share their thoughts...
S6E28 – AH – “The Dark Tower”, After Hours with Dr. Junius Johnson
Andrew is joined by Dr. Junius Johnson to discuss "The Dark Tower", Lewis' abandoned sequel to "Out of the Silent Planet".
S6E27 – AH – “The Lion’s Country”, After Hours with Dr. Charlie W. Starr
Dr. Charlie W. Starr returns to the show to speak about his latest book, "The Lion's Country: C.S. Lewis's Theory of the Real"...
S6E26 – OSP 22+Postscript – “Heaven is for real”
We wrap up "Out of the Silent Planet" with a twist...
S6E25 – AH – “Lesser-Known Lewis”, After Hours with Jordan and Sean
David chats with Jordan and Sean from the Lesser-Known Lewis podcast. They share their experience running a Lewis podcast, and also discuss Lewis' essays about space travel.