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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Saturday Feb 16, 2019

(Re-Post) EC01r - "Sometimes Fairy Stories..." with Dr. Holly Ordway (Essay Chat)

Saturday Feb 16, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: Here's a reminder of my occasional essay chat series with this re-post of the first one I did with Dr. Holly Ordway. Many people overlook the fact that Lewis work many shorter works. His essays are very enjoyable and cover a range of topics.

The following is a repeat of the debut series I've simply called an "essay chat." For those not familiar with it, the purpose of this program is to focus on a single essay (or similar shorter work) by C.S. Lewis and discuss it with another Lewis expert or enthusiast. This first one was done with Dr. Holly Ordway on the essay "Sometimes Fairy Stories Say Best What's to be Said."

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Thursday Feb 14, 2019

(Re-Post) Light: C.S. Lewis's First and Final Short Story (Dr. Charlie Starr)

Thursday Feb 14, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: An earlier program from 2012 about a lost Lewis story that is a different version of one already known.

This book interview is from 2012, but it had not yet been featured here since changing the podcast audio hosting. It is a conversation with Dr. Charlie W. Starr and his book Light: C.S. Lewis's First and Final Short Story. It tells the story of how a manuscript surfaced that appeared to be a different version of a short story called "The Man Born Blind." The book reveals the results of his investigation and includes several interpretations of "Light." The interview was recorded at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University.

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Monday Feb 11, 2019

(Re-Post) An Inklings Week in Oxford 2019

Monday Feb 11, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: An interview about the 2019 Inklings Week in Oxford with Hal Poe and Don King.

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It's time again for the Inklings Fellowship group to go to Oxford for a week and they want you to join them. Listen to the following podcast interview with Drs. Hal Poe and Don King as they give details about the event, which begins Sunday evening, July 21st and ends Friday evening, July 26th (2019). Confirmed speakers include Colin Duriez, Malcolm Guite, Don King, Hal Poe, and Nigel Goodwin. The theme for the week is "Of Fellowships and Rings: The Role of Friendship and Community in the Christian Life."

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Saturday Feb 09, 2019

(Re-Post) 75th Anniversary Reflections on The Screwtape Letters

Saturday Feb 09, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: Some reflections on THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS.

As this podcast is released it's the 75th anniversary of the very first letter from Screwtape. Before the book version of The Screwtape Letters was published in 1942, The Guardian (a church publication that is no longer published) released the letters weekly, starting on May 2, 1941. What follows are short reflections from a variety of individuals about the landmark material that was Lewis' first claim to fame. Comments are from Dr. Bruce Edwards, Dr. Jerry Root, Brenton Dickieson, Andrew Lazo, Christin Ditchfield, Rev. Dr. Bruce R. Johnson, Mark Wallace Maguire, Dr. Don King, Dr. Crystal Hurd and Sandy Smith. Follow the links below to learn more about them.

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Monday Feb 04, 2019

(Re-Post) An Inklings Week in Oxford 2019

Monday Feb 04, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: Information about the 2019 Week in Oxford from Inklings Fellowship.

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Saturday Feb 02, 2019

(Re-Post) Writing Tips from Lewis and Tolkien (King and Poe)

Saturday Feb 02, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: A chat with Drs. Don King and Hal Poe on writing.

What can a person learn about how to improve one's writing from C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? That was the subject Dr. Don King and Dr. Hal Poe addressed in a session I moderated to kick off a Creative Writing Festival held for high school students at Montreat College on March 31, 2017. This was held just prior to the start of and apart from the Inklings Fellowship Weekend Retreat. At the last minute it ended up being recorded and the results were better than expected, so I thought I'd share the enjoyable time I had with Don and Hal chatting about Lewis and Tolkien in relation to writing. Note that below is are links to an online list of Lewis' works as well as a handout that Dr. King makes reference to that you might find useful.

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Tuesday Jan 29, 2019

An Inklings Week in Oxford 2019

Tuesday Jan 29, 2019

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Monday Jan 28, 2019

(Re-Post) 2019 Inklings Weekend in Montreat

Monday Jan 28, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: About the 2019 Inklings Weekend in Montreat, NC.

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Inklings Weekend is soon approaching....it's Friday, April 5th until Sunday, April 7th in Montreat, NC at Montreat College (near Black Mountain). Dr. Hal Poe and Dr. Don King are my guests for this interview about the event. The theme for 2019 is "Jack and Warnie: Brothers and Friends." Both Dr. Poe and Dr. King have been working on books related to the theme and they will be sharing some insights from their research.

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Saturday Jan 26, 2019

(Re-Post) Plain to the Inward Eye (Dr. Don King)

Saturday Jan 26, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: Dr. Don King, a specialist in the poetry of C.S. Lewis, shares about a book that collects various material he wrote over the years on Lewis.

In 2013 Dr. Don King released a book called Plain to the Inward Eye. The book is a collection of essays and William O'Flaherty discusses a variety of the content that includes many book reviews. Additionally, Dr. King shares his thoughts (not included in the book) about the Dr. McGrath's biography on Lewis, forthcoming material about Joy Davidman and his six most enjoyed essays by Lewis..

Tuesday Jan 22, 2019

2019 Inklings Weekend in Montreat

Tuesday Jan 22, 2019

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Sunday Jan 20, 2019

(Re-Post) The Collected Poems of C. S. Lewis (Dr. Don King)

Sunday Jan 20, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT:: More from Dr. Don King. This time it's on The Collected Poems of C.S. Lewis.

Some Lewis readers are unaware that he wrote poetry (or at best are uninterested in it). Dr. Don King, editor of The Collected Poems of C.S. Lewis: A Critical Edition, believes such individuals are missing out on not only gaining a better understanding of the author, but they are also depriving themselves of some great writings. William O'Flaherty spoke with him about the scope of this new book (scheduled to released January 7, 2015) that brings together nearly all of the poetry of C.S. Lewis.

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Friday Jan 18, 2019

(Re-Post) Narnia Code (Single Interview w/ Dr. Ward) 2015r

Friday Jan 18, 2019

In this repeat: Here's the single interview about The Narnia Code back in 2012.

Dr. Michael Ward's name was virtually unknown ten years ago. Today he's considered one of the top C.S. Lewis scholars and that's because of his landmark work Planet Narnia and the sequel that adapts that material, The Narnia Code. This latter book was actually first a TV special on the BBC before coming out on DVD. William O'Flaherty spoke with Dr. Ward in 2012 about all this, focusing mostly on the book version of The Narnia Code. Since then Michael has been on the show several times. Hear the difference between these works and about his favorite works from Lewis.

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Purchase The Narnia Code
Purchase Planet Narnia
Visit The Narnia Code Site
Visit Planet Narnia Site
Visit Michael Ward's Site
Listen to Essay Chat with Dr. Ward (Myth Became Fact)

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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com

Wednesday Jan 16, 2019

(Re-Post) The Faun's Bookshelf (Dr. Charlie Starr)

Wednesday Jan 16, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: An interview about The Faun's Bookself by Dr. Charlie Starr.. A book that released this year (2018).

The Faun's Bookshelf is an interesting title that explores, as part of the subtitle reveals, "Why Myth Matters." Dr. Charlie Starr, the author, uses books C.S. Lewis mentions on Mr. Tumnus's bookshelf as the framework to examine what myth means and how it teaches us about reality. This interviewed was recorded on the campus of Taylor University the day before the 11th Frances W. Ewbank Colloquium, where he gave one of the keynote talks. Even though Charlie goes into a lot of deal about his book in this interview, you will learn even more about myth by purchasing his book (direct link given below). Speak thanks to Dr. Crystal Hurd who voiced the endorsement given at the start and also an except from Charlie's book.

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Saturday Jan 12, 2019

(Re-Post) C.S. Lewis Blog (Zach Kincaid)

Saturday Jan 12, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: Learn about the official C.S. Lewis Blog with my guest, Zach Kincaid.

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u know there is an official website for C.S. Lewis? If you've only casually stop by it then you may have thought its sole purpose was to sell books from him. While that IS the main purpose, if you look carefully you'll see there's a special blog available through the site that features a lot of interesting articles. So, to help you learn about this part of the site Zach Kincaid is my guest to discuss it, as well as some about the official Lewis group on Facebook.

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Wednesday Jan 09, 2019

(Re-Post) 200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis Episode 8

Wednesday Jan 09, 2019

IN THIS REPEAT: The last episode of 200 Seconds in Hell.

You know that the devils try to be sneaky and trick you, right? Did you know they might make you a glutton without eating any food? It's what Screwtape calls "gluttony of Delicacy" in the seventeenth letter. Just what is that? Learn all about it in this new short podcast that explores the themes in The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Don't forget to check out the other episodes by following the links below.

2017 is the 75th anniversary of when The Screwtape Letters was first published. So, why not read it again! And consider getting my enhanced study guide to help you enjoy it even more. Get a free 20 page PDF sample of my book via ScrewtapeCompanion.com.

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