Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast

David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo•www.pintswithjack.com

Religion & Spirituality

Christianity

Discussing his works chapter-by-chapter and interviewing Lewis experts.

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Episodes

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.

Sep 07, 2023•38 min

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".

Sep 05, 2023•54 min

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.

Aug 29, 2023•56 min

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".

Aug 24, 2023•41 min

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".

Aug 22, 2023•57 min

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...

Aug 15, 2023•41 min

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!

Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 39 min

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.

Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 22 min

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.

Jul 25, 2023•51 min

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.

Jul 20, 2023•49 min

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.

Jul 18, 2023•44 min

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.

Jul 11, 2023•43 min

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.

Jul 04, 2023•54 min

Announcement: Retrospective Issues and Lucy

A couple of brief announcements from David.

Jul 03, 2023•2 min

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.

Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min

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.

Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min

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...

Jun 15, 2023•38 min

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".

Jun 13, 2023•48 min

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"...

Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 4 min

S6E26 – OSP 22+Postscript – “Heaven is for real”

We wrap up "Out of the Silent Planet" with a twist...

Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min

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.

Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min

S6E24 – OSP 21 – “Down to Earth”

Ransom, Weston, and Devine attempt the journey back to Earth.

May 30, 2023•49 min

S6E23 – OSP 20 – “War of the Worlds”

Weston explains his plan for Malacandra.

May 23, 2023•57 min

S6E22 – OSP 19 – “Lost in Translation”

Oyarsa interviews Weston and Devine.

May 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min

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.

May 11, 2023•46 min