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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Thursday Dec 22, 2016

(Re-Post) Not God's Type (Dr. Holly Ordway)

Thursday Dec 22, 2016

Dr. Holly Ordway was an atheist who came to believe in Christianity. Here's a repeat of her story from my chat with her in 2014

In late 2011 I spoke with Dr. Holly Ordway about Not God's Type (which first came out in 2010). A new edition was just release (2014) that elaborates further on her conversion from atheism and further developments since becoming a Christian. Hers is a fascinating story that will be interesting to all. Learn how the writings of C.S. Lewis prepared her in many ways to come to faith and then grow as a believer.

Monday Dec 19, 2016

(Re-Post) Essay Chat 19 – Screwtape Proposes a Toast (Brenton Dickieson)

Monday Dec 19, 2016

“Screwtape Proposes a Toast” is an essay that is indirectly a follow-up to the successful book The Screwtape Letters. Brenton Dickieson joins William O’Flaherty for an essay chat on this insightful piece that Wormwood never got to hear. It was first published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1959 (see below for a link to read it online) before being reprinted several times. The best place to get in print is either in The World’s Last Night or some editions of The Screwtape Letters. This is part of an occasional series exploring a single essay by Lewis to encourage you to read (or re-read) it and other essays by him that are often neglected.

Listen to Other Shows Brenton Has Been On:

Teaching Screwtape to a New Generation

The Hobbit - Movies vs. the Book, Part 1

The Hobbit - Movies vs. the Book, Part 2

Sunday Dec 18, 2016

(Re-Post) Keynote Highlights Taylor Colloquium 2016

Sunday Dec 18, 2016

In this repeat: From about six months ago...parts of the keynotes from Taylor 2016

Here's another podcast featuring content from the recent 2016 Taylor Colloquium. This time it's highlights from each of the three keynote addresses. That is, about fifteen minutes of the talks are provided in this show. You'll hear Diana Glyer first as she talks about the process of writing and how Lewis and Tolkien often differed. Next is Sornia Higgins' presentation on the life of Charles Williams and finally, the last third of this podcast comes from Colin Duriez's speech on the critical friendship of Lewis and Owen Barfield. Please note that the last talk by Colin is more difficult to understand, as the place it was recorded in was different than the others and it turned out worse than expected.

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Keynote Speakers Websites:

Thursday Dec 15, 2016

(Re-Post) The Silver Chair Movie Revised (2016)

Thursday Dec 15, 2016

In this repeat: An update from August, 2016 on news about The Silver Chair movie.

This podcast is a discussion of The Silver Chair movie that explores what we know at this point (August 2016). Guests are Dr. Devin Brown, Paul Martin and Brain Carnell.

Here are the reports from various sites:

Listen to previous (2013) show on the topic

Tuesday Dec 13, 2016

(Re-Post) 11-12r Essay Chat - The Vision of John Bunyan (Kevin Belmonte)

Tuesday Dec 13, 2016

In this repeat: An essay chat on the shorter work "The Vision of John Bunyan." It was first published on December 13, 1962

"The Vision of John Bunyan" was the topic for my 11th and 12th essay chat back in 2012. For this re-release I combined the shows because together they are just over twenty minutes. Kevin Belmonte, who joined me for the third essay chat (and other shows) returned for this discussion. As always, in addition to exploring several key points in the article, you will learn background information about it, as well as related articles or books on a similar topic. "The Vision of John Bunyan" is best found in Selected Literary Essays (a title that was re-issued in paperback and made available in eBook for the first time in late 2013).

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Purchase Books by Kevin Belmonte:

Tuesday Dec 06, 2016

(Re-Post) Not Quite Lewis - Questionable Lewisian Quotations (William O'Flaherty)

Tuesday Dec 06, 2016

In this repeat: Here's a short talk from William O'Flaherty from 2015 examining quotes attributed to Lewis...are they really from him?

C.S. Lewis wrote many statements that standalone as great short quotations. However, some quotes when isolated from their context are actually problematic. That is, apart from their setting they often yield a very different understanding of what Lewis meant. Then there are quotes attributed to Lewis that are actually a incorrect paraphrase of something he wrote. This podcast explores these issues. It is William O'Flaherty presenting a twenty minute paper at the recent CSLIS conference that was held in Grove City, PA this year (late March, 2015). See below to read the actual paper and listen to a previous talk about quotations falsely attributed to Lewis.

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Monday Dec 05, 2016

For the Sake of the Story (Dr. Donald T. Williams) 2016r

Monday Dec 05, 2016

The following is the main part of an inaugural lecture from Dr. Donald T. Williams called "For the Sake of the Story: Doctrine and Discernment in Reading C.S. Lewis." Dr. Williams is a Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities and Natural Sciences Department at Toccoa Falls College in Northeast Georgia. This audio is from a video available online that includes a questions and answers segment not included here. Of special note is a new book by Dr. Williams that expands on many of the ideas presented in this talk. That new book (published December, 2016) is Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind The Writings of C.S.Lewis.

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Watch Entire Video of "For the Sake of the Story" - Note talk begins at about 11 1/2 minutes and the Q&A is about 46 1/2 minute point.
Visit Dr. Williams's Website
Buy Dr. Williams' new book Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind The Writings of C.S.Lewis
Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com

Friday Dec 02, 2016

(Re-Post) What Lewis NEVER Wrote (with William O'Flaherty)

Friday Dec 02, 2016

In this repeat: A short talk I gave back in 2014 dealing with questionable quotations.

In this show I'm sharing a 20 minute academic paper I presented at Taylor University that was part of the 9th Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C.S. Lewis & Friends and given on Friday, May 30, 2014. The presentation I did was on quotations falsely attributed to Lewis. It was called "What Lewis NEVER Wrote." Finally, when recording this talk I neglected to consider the fact that when I was advancing the PowerPoint presentation my recording device was too close to the computer...so you will unfortunately hear a lot of annoying clicks that I was unable to edit out of the audio. You can obtain the handout by the link below or scroll down to see the text.

Tuesday Nov 29, 2016

C.S. Lewis Retreat 2012 Panel Discussion pt. 2 (2016r)

Tuesday Nov 29, 2016

The following is the second and final part of the panel discussion from the 2012 C.S. Lewis Foundation Retreat where the theme was about The Great Divorce. A variety questions were covered (see list below) by the panel. Members of the panel were Joseph Pearce, Louis Markos, Diana Glyer, Andrew Lazo, and Doug Jackson. I (William O'Flaherty) was the moderator. A variety of questions and topics are covered; don't miss the final question - "What was the best idea or concept that Lewis created or adapted?"

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Visit Various Websites of Panel:

Tuesday Nov 22, 2016

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

Tuesday Nov 22, 2016

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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Friday Nov 18, 2016

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

Friday Nov 18, 2016

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. These essays cover a range of topics.

The following is a repeat of the debut show 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."

Purchase On Stories

Friday Nov 11, 2016

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

Friday Nov 11, 2016

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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Sunday Nov 06, 2016

C.S. Lewis Retreat 2012 Panel Discussion pt. 1 (2016r)

Sunday Nov 06, 2016

The following is the first of a two-part panel discussion from the 2012 C.S. Lewis Foundation Retreat where the theme was about The Great Divorce. A variety questions were covered (see list below) by the panel. Members of the panel were Joseph Pearce, Louis Markos, Diana Glyer, Andrew Lazo, and Doug Jackson. I (William O'Flaherty) was the moderator. After hearing the voice of C.S. Lewis and the panel introduce themselves, the following questions are addressed:

1. Most surprising fact about Lewis

2. Lewis on End Times/Jews

3. Why the Characters in The Great Divorce are Greeted by Those Who Greet Them

4. Does Lewis Address "Calling Down Heaven?"

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Visit Various Websites of Panel:

Monday Oct 31, 2016

(Re-Post) COMPLETE Walter Hooper Interview 2016

Monday Oct 31, 2016

In this repeat: My recent interview with Walter Hooper from summer 2016.

The following is the complete interview (nearly 60 minutes) with Walter Hooper. It was recording in his home on July 20, 2016. As you likely know, Walter has been the central figure since the death of C.S. Lewis in making sure Lewis' writing that were published in his life were reprinted and also Hooper has edited the majority of material from Lewis that was previously unpublished. His C.S. Lewis - A Companion and Guide gives the best single volume summary of the works of Lewis and key facts about his life.

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Purchase C.S. Lewis - A Companion & Guide Walter Hooper
Purchase Mere Christianity
Purchase Perelandra
Purchase That Hideous Strength
Purchase C.S. Lewis and His Circle
Abolition of Man
Miracles
Visit THEOLOGY MIX Podcast Network
Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
Visit EssentialCSLewis.com

Thursday Oct 27, 2016

(Re-Post) The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Mark Neal)

Thursday Oct 27, 2016

In this repeat: Here's a chat I had in early 2016 with the co-author of The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis.

Previously William O'Flaherty spoke with Dr. Jerry Root about The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis before the book was available to own. What follows is a conversation with the other co-author of the work, Mark Neal. This podcast covers more specifically what is in the combined effort from Root and Neal. Detailed examples are given from each of the two major sections of the book in addition to providing further information about the remarkable imagination Lewis had and how you can develop your's better.

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Episodes

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Watch Entire Video of "For the Sake of the Story" - Note talk begins at about 11 1/2 minutes and the Q&A is about 46 1/2 minute point.

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Visit Various Websites of Panel:

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Visit Various Websites of Panel: