All About Jack: A C.S. Lewis Podcast

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Focuses on the life and writings of C.S. Lewis. Mostly via interviews with authors of books about him. Sometimes short talks.

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Monday Oct 11, 2021

Faun‘s Bookshelf Mini-series - Episode 5

Monday Oct 11, 2021

The following is the fifth show in a mini-series of podcast interviews on The Faun's Bookshelf. The previous episode gave you an overview of the last half of the book. This show goes into more detail about the third part of the book; chapters seven to nine. As before, Dr. Charlie Starr, the author of The Faun's Bookshelf returns to talk with Dr. Sarah Waters and William O'Flaherty. In this episode you will gain a better understanding of how Lewis's views on myth changed over time, the difference between allegory and myth, and whether or not man should be considered a myth.

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(Re-Post) C.S. Lewis at Home (Christian History magazine)

Saturday Oct 09, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: A recent preview about the forthcoming magazine Christian History issue on C.S. Lewis (new for 2021).

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The magazine Christian History usually releases four issues a year and it has been a while since they did an entire magazine just on C.S. Lewis. This podcast interview with Dr. Jennifer Woodruff Tait explores their new for 2021"C.S. Lewis at Home." As the title suggests, the focus is on the home life of Lewis, so the spotlight is more on his family; his brother Warnie, his wife, Joy, and his parents. Articles written in this issue include those by Crystal Hurd, Paul E. Michelson, Abigail Santamaria, Harry Lee Poe, Andrew Lazo, and Joe Ricke.

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Wednesday Oct 06, 2021

(Re-Post) From Spare Oom to War Drobe (Katherine Langrish)

Wednesday Oct 06, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: An interview with Katherine Langrish about From Spare Oom to War Drobe.

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Do you remember what it was like reading one of the Narnia stories as a child? Was it twenty, thirty, or more years ago? Award-winning author Katherine Langrish (whose works include the Viking Trilogy) vividly remembers reading her first Narnia adventure when she was nine years old. She shares her thoughts in this podcast interview with guest host Dr. Sarah Waters. Learn why The Chronicles of Narnia plays such a special place in Katherine's heart as she reflects on each of the stories in her book and highlights of these thoughts are in this interview. Special thanks to Sarah for hosting this podcast episode.

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Faun’s Bookshelf Mini-series – Episode 4

Monday Oct 04, 2021

The following is the fourth show in a mini-series of podcast interviews on The Faun's Bookshelf. The previous episode went into detail about chapters four to six of the book. This show provides an overview of the last half of the book (chapters seven to twelve). As before, Dr. Charlie Starr, the author of the book returns to talk with Dr. Sarah Waters and William O'Flaherty. Get a taste of how myth is defined, what monks have to do with Narnia, and how Lewis view "the North."

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(Re-Post) Faun‘s Bookshelf Mini-series - Episode 3

Saturday Oct 02, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: The third episode in the six-part series on The Faun's Bookshelf. Part FOUR releases 10/4/21.

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This is the third show in a mini-series of podcast interviews on The Faun's Bookshelf. The previous show went into detail about chapters one to three of the book. This episode goes in-depth into chapters four to six (the second part of The Faun's Bookshelf, entitled "Narnian Reality, Terran Myth.") As before, Dr. Charlie Starr, the author of the book is back to talk with Dr. Sarah Waters and William O'Flaherty. Be prepared to learn about The Life and Letters of Silenus, why fauns are men and nymphs are women (and what that means), as well as "Why Sylvan Myths Matter."

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(Re-Post) Faun‘s Bookshelf Mini-series - Episode 2

Friday Oct 01, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: The second episode in the six-part series on The Faun's Bookshelf.

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This is the second show in a mini-series of podcast interviews on "The Faun's Bookshelf." The previous show provided an overview of first half of the book and this episode dives deeper into chapters one to three (part one of the book, "Folios and Fauns"). As before, Dr. Charlie Starr, the author of the book is back to talk with Dr. Sarah Waters and William O'Flaherty. Learn about "the making of many (fake) books," "fauns and their fantasies" and the possibility that myths could be real.

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(Re-Post) C.S. Lewis at War Interview (Paul McCusker) 2016r

Thursday Sep 30, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: Lewis was a veteran of WWi and he was informally involved in WWII. Learn more about the in this interview with Paul McCusker.

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Paul McCusker is the Creative Director at Focus on the Family. Many know him for his involvement in Adventures in Odyssey where he has written over 300 shows; and of course he helped create the Radio Theatre Production of The Chronicles of Narnia. In 2013, they released C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity. This is the focus on this podcast with William O'Flaherty.

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An Evening with C.S. LEWIS (David Payne)

Monday Sep 27, 2021

Many people wish they could meet someone famous like C.S. Lewis in order to learn about their life firsthand. But, because he died back in 1963 (on the same day U.S. President Kennedy was killed) that's not possible, or is it? The following is a podcast interview with David Payne who has portrayed Lewis on stage for over 20 years. "An Evening with C.S. Lewis," is actually only one of several plays David has produced (follow the link to his main website to learn about the others). David covers Lewis's life in an entertaining way and has done over 1,000 performances of the one-man show.

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(Re-Post) Teaching Screwtape to a New Generation (Brenton Dickieson)

Friday Sep 24, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: Another "Screwtape" feature. This one is not an interview, but a short talk.

Various editions of The Screwtape Letters was released over the years during the month of February. In light of that an encore of a previous podcast related to Screwtape is posted today. Back in 2012 Brenton Dickieson was one of several individuals who read a paper at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. For his presentation he read the highlights of "The Pedagogical Value of The Screwtape Letters for a New Generation" (see link below to read the complete paper). He also shared a Prezi presentation during the talk (that you can watch by following the link below).

(Re-post) Discussion of Tolkien Biopic (Glyer and Dickieson)

Wednesday Sep 22, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: The DVD/Blu-Ray of Tolkien is OUT! Here are some reflections on just the movie release with Diana Glyer and Brenton Dickieson.

In May 2019 a biopic on J.R.R. Tolkien, simply entitled Tolkien was released. While there has been no shortage of opinions on the film, I wanted to add some thoughts on it for those who follow this podcast. Two guests join me to share a hopeful perspective about the movie while acknowledging its shortcomings. They are Dr. Diana Glyer, a respected scholar on Tolkien and Lewis, and Brenton Dickieson who is a Lewis scholar nearing his completion of Ph.D. studies on Lewis.

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From Spare Oom to War Drobe (Katherine Langrish)

Monday Sep 20, 2021

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(Re-Post) Faun‘s Bookshelf Mini-series - Episode 1

Friday Sep 17, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: The first episode in the six-part series on The Faun's Bookshelf.

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This is the first show in a mini-series of podcast interviews on "The Faun's Bookshelf." Previously a single interview was done with the author, Dr. Charlie Starr (see link below to hear it). Dr. Sarah Waters joins William O'Flaherty as a guest co-host to help explore "why myth matters" from the perspective of C.S. Lewis. The debut episode provides an overview of the first half of Charlie's book and includes understanding why myths are worth exploring and how Lewis used them as a gateway to knowing truth.

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(Re-Post) 17r Essay Chat - Horrid Red Things (Dr. Charlie Starr)

Wednesday Sep 15, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: Here's an essay chat with Dr. Charlie Starr about the shorter work entitled HORRID RED THINGS.

After beginning an occasional series examining a single essay from Lewis in 2012 and doing more than a dozen that year, I ended up doing a lot fewer since that time. The following discussion with Dr. Charlie Starr was first released in April, 2013. It’s on the essay “Horrid Red Things.” The hope is that by listening to this essay chat you will want to read or re-read it. “Horrid Red Things” can be most easily found in a collection called God in the Dock. Charlie has been on several other shows since this essay chat. Be sure to check the links below to hear the other programs.

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Monday Sep 13, 2021

Faun‘s Bookshelf Mini-series - Episode 3

Monday Sep 13, 2021

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(Re-Post) A Compass for Deep Heaven (Glyer & Johnson)

Friday Sep 10, 2021

IN THIS REPEAT: The book, A COMPASS FOR DEEP HEAVEN is discussed with the those involved in the project.

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C.S. Lewis wrote a trilogy of books BEFORE his beloved Narnia series that many overlook. Whether you've read them or not, you'll want to listen to this podcast interview about a book that wants to help you better understand Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength. Dr. Diana Glyer returns as a guest for the All About Jack podcast to talk about, A Compass for Deep Heaven, a title she edited with Julianne Johnson (who is also on the show). Additionally, Rachel M. Roller, who wrote one of the essays, is a guest as well. While the book began as a project for students at Azusa Pacific University, it matured to be a resource everyone can enjoy.

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