Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast
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S3E9 – TWHF (Pt 1, CH 12-13) – "The Riddle of Psyche"
Orual tries to work out what's going on with Psyche by discussing the matter with Bardia and the Fox. Is she mad? Who is it that comes to her in the night? The god? The Brute? A man?
S3E8 – TWHF (Pt 1, CH 10-11) – "Psyche's Palace"
Orual has finally found Psyche, but their meeting doesn't go as expected, as it turns out they experience life on the Mountain very differently...
S3E7 – TWHF (Pt 1, CH 8-9) – "Up the Mountain"
After a couple of weeks off, we return to Glome and Till We Have Faces. Orual ascends the mountain to bury what remains of Psyche, and she is met with quite a surprise...
S3E6 – Bonus – "Introduction to The Narnia Code"
Matt and I didn't manage to get together to record this week, so I thought I'd do a solo episode today. Last month I was on the Talking Beasts podcast discussing Dr. Michael Ward's The Narnia Code and therefore thought it would make a good subject for today's episode.
S3E5 – Bonus – “Happy New Year!”
In previous years, Matt and I have recorded a Christmas episode, but we thought that for this year we'd record a New Year Show. We chat about our New Year traditions, as well as our hopes for 2020...
S3E4 – TWHF (Pt 1, Ch 6-7) – “The Comfort of Orual”
Psyche has been condemned to be sacrificed. Orual and the Fox try and convince the King to take action. When this fails, Orual visits Psyche, but is it to receive or give comfort?
S3E3 – TWHF (Pt 1, Ch 3-5) – “The Goddess, The Healer, and The Accursed”
We last left Oroual during a happy time in her life. Over the course of the upcoming chapters, life in Glome takes a turn for the worst...
S3E2 – TWHF (Pt 1, Ch 1-2) – “Home Sweet Glome”
Today we get stuck into the chapters of Till We Have Faces! In the first two chapters of the book, Lewis sets the scene for his story in the fictional city of Glome.
S3E1 – TWHF – “Welcome to Season 3!”
Today we finally begin Season 3! After covering some podcast housekeeping, we are introduced to Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis expert, Andrew Lazo.
S2E42 – Bonus – “A vignette from ‘The Great Divorce'”
To round off Season 3, I thought I’d share a recording of a vignette from The Great Divorce which I recorded some time ago, back […]
S2E40 – Bonus – “C.S. Lewis, Apostle To The Skeptics”
We've had quite a lot of episodes recently, but we didn't want to not post anything this Tuesday morning, so I thought I'd share the talk I gave after the conference at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Charlotte.
TEA: C.S. Lewis – Apostle To The Skeptics
Last night I gave a talk in Charlotte, North Carolina, on C.S. Lewis, telling the story of how he came to faith in Christ and how this journey influenced his own subsequent evangelistic efforts.
S2E39 – Bonus – “North Carolina, Day 3: Electric Boogaloo”
Matt and I talk about the final day of the International C.S. Lewis Symposium and our final adventure before leaving North Carolina.
S2E38 – Bonus – “The Wedding Crashers… C.S. Lewis Style!”
It's our second day at the C.S. Lewis Symposium. Matt and I sit down before dinner and discuss the events of the day...
S2E37 – Bonus – “David and Matt party in Montreat. Day 1”
Matt and I are in Montreat for the International C.S. Lewis Symposium. It's the end of the first day and so we pull out the microphones and have a quick chat...
S2E36 – Bonus – “Sitting in the Airport…”
I'm sitting in the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, waiting for Matt, so I thought I'd record a quick message and share with you an extract from my interview on The Catholic Man Show where I talk about The Screwtape Letters.
S2E35 – Bonus – “We have a new logo!”
This is just a short episode to announce the launch of our new Pints With Jack logo! This design came from Matthew James Covington from Plena Gratia Designs.
S2E34 – AH – Emily LaPorte
In preparation for our reading of Till We Have Faces, Matt interviews Emily LaPorte.
S2E33 – Bonus – “State of the Podcast & Listener Feedback”
Today Matt and I finish up last week's recording by reading some listener mail.
S2E32 – Bonus – Season Finale
It's been a while since Matt and I got behind a microphone together. Today we bring you up-to-speed with what's been happening in our lives. We had intended to also read some listener messages, but we ran out of time. We'll do that in the next episode!
S2E31 – AH – Patti Callahan
At the beginning of Season 2, I interviewed author Patti Callahan about her latest book, Becoming Mrs. Lewis. Now at the close of the Season, Patti returns to talk to Matt about her own podcast, Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis.
S2E30 – AH – Justin Brierley
Several times on Pints With Jack I have spoken about another podcast, "Unbelievable?", hosted by Justin Brierley. Earlier in this Season I spoke about reading Justin's book, remarking on the considerable number of C.S. Lewis quotations found throughout. Following that episode, Justin and I connected on Twitter and I invited him onto the show to talk about C.S. Lewis, his faith, his podcast and his book.
S2E29 – AH – Dr. David Clark
Probably the most useful book I read during Season 2 of Pints With Jack was C.S. Lewis Goes To Heaven by David Clark. In today's episode I interviewed Dr. Clark to discuss his book and wrap up our discussion of The Great Divorce. 01:51 – Introducing Dr. Clark 08:34 – Did the book take long to write? 09:14 – What’s the main point of Lewis' book? 10:31 – What is the structure of your book? 11:54 – What were Lewis' sources? 14:52 – The Sociology 21:01 – The Geography 25:24 – The Theology 30:32 – How should readers read your book in relation to Lewis’? 34:13 – Who drew the illustrations in your book?
S2E28.5 – Bonus – “Counsel of Trent and The Classical Theism Podcast”
I was recently interviewed as a guest on two different podcasts: The Counsel of Trent and the Classical Theism Podcast. This episode contains clips from those interviews to whet your appetite for the full episodes... 00:40 COT Clip, Episode #190 04:44 COT Clip, Episode #191 10:05 CTP Clip, Episode #59
S2E28 – Bonus – “You don’t know Jack!”
This episode is quite different from our usual Pints With Jack episodes. Rather than interviewing a scholar or discussing a chapter of Lewis' work with Matt, I'm going to be reading an article I wrote which gives a rough outline of Lewis' life.
S2E27 – AH – Dale Ahlquist
t has been my desire for a while to introduce the listeners to other members of the Inklings, as well as authors who greatly influenced Lewis. Today we look at G.K. Chesterton and our special guest who will be introducing us to this great man is renowned Chesterton scholar and champion, Dale Ahlquist.
S2E26 – PC – “Caspian Continued…”
In the previous episode we began discussing the second book in "The Chronicles of Narnia", which is called "Prince Caspian". In this episode, we finish our discussion. 00:38 Continued Analysis 22:29 Overall review of the book 27:00 Surprise Haiku!
S2E25 – PC – “Prince Caspian”
Each Season we discuss briefly one of the Chronicles of Narnia. In Season 1 we read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. This Season, we're reading Prince Caspian, as it was the second book to be published. In comparison to the previous book, Prince Caspian is less familiar to most people so we had to spend more time outlining the plot, so Matt and I ended up having to break up our discussion over two episodes. 01:54 Quote-of-the-week 03:16 Drink-of-the-week 06:00 Thematic overview 09:36 Recap of previous book 10:09 Discuss Prince Caspian
S2E24 – Bonus – “God Save The Queen!”
A rather unusual episode this week! My girlfriend and I recently went on vacation to England, so we thought it'd be fun to sit down and tell you all about it, including how we got to play with the personal belongings of a literary giant, as well as have lunch with an Inkling's grandson! Click on the episode title for the Show Notes!
S2E23 – TGD R – “Retrospective”
Sorry for the delay! This is the episode where Matt and I sit back and reflect on this past season going through The Great Divorce chapter by chapter. Click on the episode title for the Show Notes!
S2E22.5 -Bonus – Packing for England!
Hey everyone, I'm afraid there's no substantial episode this week as I'm packing for my trip to England tomorrow. Click on the episode title for the Show Notes!
S2E22 – AH – Louis Markos
Today I speak to Dr. Louis Markos, Professor in English at Houston Baptist University and author of the book Heaven and Hell: Visions of the Afterlife in the Western Poetic Tradition. In this work, Professor Markos devotes a chapter to The Great Divorce, as well as the book to which Lewis was responding, Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Click on the episode title for the Show Notes!
S2E21 – TGD 14 – “Sunrise”
We arrive today at the final chapter of The Great Divorce. Lewis sees a vision of a chessboard to help him understand the relationship between time and eternity and the sun, which throughout this book has been hidden, finally rises... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E20 – TGD 13 – “The Dwarf and The Tragedian”
Last week we read that Sarah Smith was starting to get through to her ghostly husband. In today's chapter we see the conclusion of that encounter and MacDonald explains why misery must one day be unable to affect joy... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E19 – TGD 12 – “The Great Lady”
The focus of today's chapter is not a ghost, but a Saint. According to MacDonald, she is "one of the great ones", although you'll have never heard of her before. This week we see even more clearly how fame on earth and fame in Heaven are two very different things. We also vividly see the danger of living behind masks as we meet her husband... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E18 – AA – Justin Thomas
In today's "After Hours" interview, I speak to Justin Thomas, a Pastor at Calvary: The Hill in Seattle. Justin's congregation was behind "The Great Divorce Project" YouTube channel. These are the videos I've been talking about over the course of this Season which Matt keeps forgetting to watch beforehand. In this episode, I sat down with Pastor Justin and asked about the origins and goals of The Great Divorce Project. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E17 – TGD 11 – “The Mother and The Lizard”
This week we meet two different ghosts, both of whom have disordered loves. The first is a mother who "loves" her son so much that it obscures everything, even God. The second is a man who struggles with lust, represented by a lizard on his shoulder. Fortunately, we finally have a ghost who chooses Heaven! Yay! Today's episode we continue discussing disordered loves and how certain kinds of love can be mistaken more easily for the real thing and, in setting themselves up as gods, become demonic. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E16 – Bonus – “Praise Him all His hosts!”
We're taking a brief break from The Great Divorce to give the listeners an opportunity to ask the question: "Who exactly are Matt and David? Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E15 – TGD 10 – “The Controlling Ghost”
Lewis and MacDonald overhear the conversation between a Ghost whose husband is in Heaven. She initially says she wants nothing to do with him, but ends up demanding that he beg given to her. In between, we get a vivid picture of their marital life together... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E14 – TGD 9 – “The Grumbler and The Artist”
Last week we began looking at Chapter 9. It's an action-packed chapter so we decided to discuss it over the course of two episodes. As we finish the chapter we discuss two of the ghosts whom Lewis sees: The Grumbling Ghost and The Artistic Ghost... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E13 – TGD 9 – “Meeting George”
The chapter today is really the pivot of The Great Divorce. In it, we meet George MacDonald, a writer whom Lewis had read on earth, but who is now a Bright Spirit. MacDonald explains much to Jack, particularly concerning the troubling accusations raised by the Hard-Bitten Ghost. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E12.5 – Bonus – Jesus isn’t dull!
Unfortunately I've been run off my feet this week and haven't had time to edit a full episode. However, rather than just post nothing, I thought I'd read an extended quotation from "The Dogmas Is The Drama" by Dorothy Sayers, a good friend of C.S. Lewis. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E12 – TGD 8 – “The Self-Conscious Ghost”
Today in our journey into Heaven we meet "The Self-Conscious Ghost"... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
PWJ: S2E11 – TGD 7 – “The Hard-bitten Ghost”
Once again we return to The Great Divorce! Today we get to meet a new visitor from Hell, "The Hard-Bitten Ghost"... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E10 – AA – Joseph Pearce
In this episode, Joseph Pearce and I will be discussing his book C. S. Lewis and the Catholic Church, which looks at Jack's relationship to the Catholic Church and addresses the question asked by many Catholic C.S. Lewis fans: Why did Lewis not convert to Catholicism? Why didn't he "Swim the Tiber"? We hope that all our listeners, regardless of denomination, will find this discussion interesting and very thought-provoking! Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
TEA: Life in Christ, not just improvement, but transformation
Lent at St. Ignatius in Los Angeles. This is a longer version of the talk I gave the previous week in Dodge City which was called "What is the point of Christianity?". The first 20 minutes is basically identical, after which I get into new material.
S2E9 – TGD 6 – “The Apple Thief”
We're back discussing The Great Divorce this week. In today's chapter "The Intelligent Ghost" attempts to take some apples back to the grey town... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E8 – Bonus – “What is the point of Christianity?”
I was in Kansas this weekend speaking at a retreat so I didn't get a chance to put together an episode with Matt. Rather than deprive you of an episode this week, here is the audio of a talk I gave at the weekend which draws heavily from Lewis and Mere Christianity. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E7 – TGD 5 – “The Episcopal Ghost”
Today we meet my favourite character in The Great Divorce, the extremely frustrating Episcopal Ghost. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E6 – TGD 4 – “I gotta have my rights…”
We now begin the main body of The Great Divorce. In each subsequent chapter, Lewis will witness an encounter between a Ghost and a Bright Spirit where we will see what they are willing to choose in place of Heaven. In today's episode we spend time with the Bright Spirit, Len, and his former boss, The Big Ghost, who is very insistent that he gets "his rights"... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!