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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Tuesday Dec 04, 2018

How to be a Christian & How to Pray (Zach Kincaid)

Tuesday Dec 04, 2018

New and old readers of C.S. Lewis should find interesting the recent release (2018) of two collections of previously released material built around a theme. The following interview is with Zach Kincaid, the person who made the selections for both books.
How To Be A Christian is a somewhat awkwardly worded title for a collection that is about what Lewis has written about understanding the Christian life and how to practically apply one's faith. The other book, How to Pray makes more sense as a title, as it brings together the variety of writings from Lewis on prayer.

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Thursday Nov 29, 2018

(Re-Post) C. S. Lewis at Poets' Corner [book] (Michael Ward)

Thursday Nov 29, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT: Events from 2013 on the anniversary of Lewis' dealth; an interview with Dr. Michael Ward about the book C.S. Lewis at Poets' Corner

Back in 2013 there were several events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of C.S. Lewis. The key celebrations of his life were held in England and centered around a special event known as C.S. Lewis at Poets' Corner. Now a book has been released sharing the updated transcripts of the talks, the memorial service, the Cambridge Conference and more. Returning guest Dr. Michael Ward spoke about the book that he and Peter S. Williams co-edited.

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Thursday Nov 22, 2018

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

Thursday Nov 22, 2018

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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Wednesday Nov 07, 2018

(Re-post) WRL02 - Dymer

Wednesday Nov 07, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT; From my series about why you should read Lewis; this one about his poem Dymer.

This podcast focuses on one of the lesser known works by C.S. Lewis; a long narrative poem entitled Dymer. This show is part of an occasional series indirectly begun in 2016 and officially kicked-off this year, 2017. The series is called "Why Read Lewis," and the aim is to encourage you to read or re-read works written by Lewis. Today's program features just three individuals reflecting and/or summarizing Dymer. They are Dr. Jerry Root, Dr. Crystal Hurd and Dr. Don King.
Dymer was first published in 1926, prior to Lewis becoming a Christian and was later reprinted in 1950.

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Friday Nov 02, 2018

(Re-Post) Taylor Colloquium Keynote Highlights 2018 - pt. 3 of 3

Friday Nov 02, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT: The THIRD and final show featuring keynote highlights from the 2018 Taylor Colloquium.

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Wednesday Oct 31, 2018

(Re-Post) The Pilgrim’s Regress (Wade Annotated Edition)

Wednesday Oct 31, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT: About a special edition of The Pilgrim's Regress that was published in 2014.

C.S. Lewis's first Christian book has been a difficult read for most individuals, however a newly released edition makes it easier to understand. Dr. David Downing is the editor of The Pilgrim's Regress: Wade Annotated Edition. William O'Flaherty spoke with Dr. Downing recently about how he became involved in the project, along with what types of helps he provides in this version of the 1933 volume. Previously Dr. Downing has been on the show to discuss his books The Most Reluctant Convert and Looking for the King (see below for links).

Sunday Oct 28, 2018

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

Sunday Oct 28, 2018

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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Monday Oct 22, 2018

(Re-Post) WRL01 - The Last Battle

Monday Oct 22, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT: The first official show in the occasional series Why Read C.S. Lewis. This one is on THE LAST BATTLE.

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Friday Oct 19, 2018

(Re-post) Introducing Why Read Lewis

Friday Oct 19, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT: A new series on why reading Lewis himself is important. This debut features six different experts.

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Wednesday Oct 17, 2018

(Re-Post) 2017 Podcast Review

Wednesday Oct 17, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT: My review of podcasts from 2017.

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Tuesday Oct 16, 2018

(Re-Post) Taylor Colloquium Keynote Highlights 2018 - pt. 2 of 3

Tuesday Oct 16, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT: The second of three shows of keynote highlights from Taylor 2018.

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Saturday Oct 13, 2018

Taylor Colloquium Keynote Highlights 2018 - pt. 3 of 3

Saturday Oct 13, 2018

Here's another podcast featuring content from the recent 2018 Taylor Colloquium. This time it's the third and final show of highlights from the keynote addresses. This one features excepts from Crystal Hurd and Crystal Downing.
Hurd's topic was "Exploring the Family Influences of C. S. Lewis." Downing spoke on "Dorothy L. Sayers and the Wages of Cinema." Don't miss the other two shows featuring other keynote highlights and also the two-part panel discussion; links are below.

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Wednesday Oct 10, 2018

(Re-Post) Surprised by Agape (Justin Wiggins)

Wednesday Oct 10, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT: A special interview with Justin Wiggins about his recent book Surprised by Agape.

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Monday Oct 08, 2018

(Re-Post) Taylor Colloquium Keynote Highlights 2018 - pt. 1 of 3

Monday Oct 08, 2018

IN THIS REPEAT: The first of three shows featuring highlights from the 2018 Taylor Colloquium.

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Saturday Oct 06, 2018

Taylor Colloquium Keynote Highlights 2018 - pt. 2 of 3

Saturday Oct 06, 2018

Here's another podcast featuring content from the recent 2018 Taylor Colloquium. This time it's more highlights from the keynote addresses. This one features about twelve minutes each from Joe Christopher and D.S. Martin. Christopher's topic was "C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman Disagree about a Phoenix." Martin spoke on "A Poetic Look at C.S. Lewis." Two more talks were given and will be shared as well; the notes below will be updated with links to them when they are available. Also below are links to the two-part panel discussion.

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