Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast
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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.
S6E24 – OSP 21 – “Down to Earth”
Ransom, Weston, and Devine attempt the journey back to Earth.
S6E23 – OSP 20 – “War of the Worlds”
Weston explains his plan for Malacandra.
S6E22 – OSP 19 – “Lost in Translation”
Oyarsa interviews Weston and Devine.
S6E21 – AH – “Jack and the Evangelicals”, After Hours with Dr. Philip Ryken
Today we consider C.S. Lewis and Evangelicalism. In this episode David interviews the President of Wheaton College, Dr. Philip Ryken, and they talk about Lewis as an evangelist, as well as his views on Sacred Scripture.
S6E20 – OSP 18 – “The Martian”
Ransom comes face-to-face with Oyarsa.
S6E19 – OSP 17 – “The Island”
Ransom finally arrives on the island of Meldilorn.
S6E18 – OSP 16 – “Gods and Monsters”
Ransom encounters the kindness of Séroni and listens to their speculations regarding the key problem with humanity.
S6E17 – AH – “Deeper Heaven”, After Hours with Christiana Hale
Matt interviews Christiana Hale about her book, "Deeper Heaven: A Reader's Guide to C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy"...
S6E16 – OSP 14+15 – “In the Heights”
Ransom heads to the highlands and comes face-to-face with the mysterious Augray.
Half Pint with Julianna Slager (“BareFace”)
David interviews the Artistic Director and Choreographer of Ballet 5:8, Julianna Slager, returns to the show to talk about an upcoming production of Till We Have Faces called “BareFace”. This interview was released a month ago on YouTube. If you would like more of our Half Pint episodes released on the audio feed, please let us know.
S6E15 – AH – “C.S. Lewis on Scripture”, After Hours with Dr. Michael J. Christensen
Andrew interviews Dr. Michael J. Christensen about his book, "C.S. Lewis on Scripture".
S6E14 – OSP 13 – “Predator”
Ransom helps the hrossa kill their foe, the hnakra.
S6E13 – OSP 12 – “Jaws”
The philosophical discussions continue on Malacandra! Today Ransom learns about war, peace, passions, pleasure, children, longing, sin, as well as the mysterious creature called the Hnakra.
S6E12 – “Planets in Peril” – After Hours with Dr. David C. Downing
The Co-Director of the Wade Center returns to talk about his early work on the Ransom Trilogy in his book, "Planets in Peril".
S6E11 – OSP 11 – “The Quiet Place”
Ransom finds out what the hrossa know about Earth...
S6E10 – OSP 9+10 – “First Contact”
Podcast episode on Chapters 9 and 10 of "Out of the Silent Planet".
S6E9 – AH – “The Completion of C.S. Lewis”, After Hours with Dr. Hal Poe
Dr. Hal Poe returns to the show to talk about the third and final book in his biographical series, "The Completion of C.S. Lewis".
S6E8 – OSP 7+8 – “Arrival”
Ransom, Weston, and Divine arrive on Malacandra. When they are attacked, Ransom makes his escape attempt...
S6E7 – OSP 5+6 – “Interstellar”
Ransom becomes accustomed to life among the stars, but is shocked to discover more about the nefarious plans of his abductors.
S6E6 – AH – “A Compass for Deep Heaven”, After Hours with Dr. Diana Glyer
Dr. Glyer returns to the show to speak in more detail about the book she edited, "A Compass for Deep Heaven: Navigating the C. S. Lewis Ransom Trilogy".
S6E5 – OSP 3+4 – “Rocketman”
Ransom wakes up from his drugged sleep with a massive headache, but sees a view which is out-of-this-world...
S6E4 – OSP 2 – “Cocktail”
The "Pints With Jack" crew have a tipple and talk about Ransom's long-awaited drink in Chapter 2 of "Out of the Silent Planet".
S6E3 – AH – “C.S. Lewis for Beginners”, After Hours with Dr. Louis Markos
Dr. Louis Markos comes on the show to talk about his latest book, "C.S. Lewis for Beginners".
Ordination Day
Today "Pints With Jack" co-host, Andrew Lazo, is ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church. To commemorate the day, Rev. Malcom Guite wrote him a poem and Phil Keaggy wrote him some music.
S6E2 – OSP 1 – “Road House”
Today we read the first chapter of Out of the Silent Planet.
S6E1 – OSP (Introduction) – “Ad Astra”
We begin Season 6 by looking at the background of this season's book, Out of the Silent Planet.
S5½E3 – Bonus – “The Pilgrim’s Retrospective”
This past October, while visiting his family in England, David was invited to address the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society. This is a re-recording of his speech. Season 6 will begin next week...
S5½E2 – “Telling a more beautiful story”, After Hours with Rev. Brian McGreevy
Former guest-of-the-show, Rev. Brian McGreevy, chats with David about the upcoming "Telling a more beautiful story" conference in South Carolina.
S5½E1 – Bonus – “Chesterton and Lewis”
David was invited onto the Uncommon Sense podcast to talk about Chesterton and Lewis.
S5E70 – Season Finale and Five-Year Anniversary
Season Five finally draws to a close! The co-hosts gather to offer some reflections on this past season, to read some messages, and to talk about their plans for Season Six!
S5E69 – “America discovers C.S. Lewis”, After Hours with Dr. K. Alan Snyder
How did America come to love an Irish professor living in Oxford? Andrew finds out from Dr. K. Alan Snyder, author of "America discovers C.S. Lewis"...
S5E68 – “Deeper Magic”, After Hours with Dr. Donald T. Williams
Donald T. Williams discusses with Andrew the contents of his book, Deeper Magic: "The Theology Behind the Writings of C.S. Lewis".
S5E67 – “Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity”, After Hours with Kaczor and Petrusek
C.S. Lewis is often brought up in reference to Dr. Jordan Peterson, so David interviewed Dr. Christopher Kaczor and Dr. Matthew R. Petrusek about their book on the Canadian clinical psychologist, "Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life".
S5E66 – “Philosopher and Guide”, After Hours with Dr. Peter Kreeft
For many, a name synonymous with C.S. Lewis is the philosopher Dr. Peter Kreeft. In this episode, David asks Dr. Kreeft as many listener-submitted questions as he can in sixty minutes...
S5E65 – “The Notre Van Gang”, After Hours with Phillip, Soren, and Natalie
Following up on Severe Mercy Month, Matt interviews Vincent Phillip Muñoz, Soren Grefenstette, and Natalie Schmidt about their love for Sheldon Vanauken's book.
S5E64 – Poetry Month: “Conspiracy of Light”, After Hours with D.S. Martin
We wrap up "Poetry Month" by talking to D.S. Martin, a poet who has written a poetry collection inspired by C.S. Lewis, "Conspiracy of Light".
S5E63 – Poetry Month: “The Naked Tree”, After Hours with Dr. Don W. King
Dr. Don W. King returns for the second time this month, this time to talk about the poetry of C.S. Lewis' wife, Joy Davidman.
S5E62 – Poetry Month: “Splendour in the Dark”, After Hours with Dr. Jerry Root
Andrew video chats from The Kilns garden with Dr. Jerry Root about Lewis' book of poetry, Dymer.
S5E61 – Poetry Month: “Spirits in Bondage” – After Hours with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior
On this episode of "Poetry Month", David interviews Dr. Karen Swallow Prior about C.S. Lewis' first published collection of poetry, "Spirits In Bondage".