All About Jack: A C.S. Lewis Podcast

2nd Dr. David Downing Interview (The Most Reluctant Convert)

William O'Flaherty — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:47:26 GMT

This is William O'Flaherty's second interview with Dr. David Downing. He is a **professor of English at Elizabethtown Colleg. This is a detailed exploration about his 2002 book The Most Reluctant Convert: C.S. Lewis's Journey to Faith.**

06 - Meditation on the Third Commandment with Allyson Wieland (Essay Chat)

William O'Flaherty — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:48:19 GMT

"Meditation on the Third Commandment" is the sixth essay chat William O'Flaherty has with special guest Allyson Wieland. Allyson is the mastermind behind CSL Book Club, an online resource for discussion questions for a number of books by C.S. Lewis. This essay is found in God in the Dock.

Terry Glaspey Interview (Not a Tame Lion)

William O'Flaherty — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:26:48 GMT

William O'Flaherty spoke with professional writer Terry Glaspey late last year (2011) at the C.S. Lewis Retreat at Camp Allen in Texas. Terry has written a variety of books. The focus is on his book entitled Not a Tame Lion that is a biography on Lewis, spotlighting his spiritual legacy.

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05 - The Seeing Eye with Will Vaus (Essay Chat)

William O'Flaherty — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:41:24 GMT

Will Vaus is my guest on this episode of essay chat. He has written a number of books related to C.S. Lewis, his most recent book is Speaking of Jack: A C.S. Lewis Discussion Guide. In this fifth in a series we explore "The Seeing Eye" which is most easily found in the book Christian Reflections.

"C.S. Lewis Goes to Heaven" (Dr. Clark Interview)

William O'Flaherty — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:52:48 GMT

William O'Flaherty speaks with Dr. David Clark, Professor Emeritus and former senior editor of The Lamp-Post. Back in 2007 his book C.S. Lewis: A Guide to His Theology was published; however the main focus is on his book just released this year, entitled C.S. Lewis Goes to Heaven: A Reader's Guide to The Great Divorce.

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04 - Is Theology Poetry? with Dr. Holly Ordway

William O'Flaherty — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:19:12 GMT

"Is Theology Poetry?" is the fourth in a series of "essay chats." William O'Flaherty speaks with Dr. Holly Ordway about this article found in The Weight of Glory collection of addresses. Dr. Ordway's blog, Hieropraxis explores the intersection of literature and faith, and of reason and imagination.

Dr. Bruce Edwards Interview

William O'Flaherty — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:22:25 GMT

William O'Flaherty interviews with Dr. Bruce Edwards, who has written several books related to C.S. Lewis, including editing the authoritative four volume set C. S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy. This interview focuses mostly on his two books related to Narnia (Not-a-Tame Lion and Further Up & Further in).

03 Essay Chat - Period Criticism with Kevin Belmonte

William O'Flaherty — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:37:35 GMT

This is the third in the series of "Essay Chats." William O'Flaherty is speaking with Kevin Belmonte about C.S. Lewis' essay "Period Criticism." Belmonte is the author of several books, including Defiant Joy: The Remarkable Life & Impact of G.K. Chesterton. "Period Criticism" is found in On Stories.

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Dr. Michael Ward Interview (Narnia Code)

William O'Flaherty — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:48:40 GMT

The following is a conversation I had with Dr.Michael Ward, Chaplain at St. Peter's College in Oxford and author of Planet Narnia and The Narnia Code.

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02 Essay Chat - The Necessity of Chivalry

William O'Flaherty — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:19:04 GMT

Here's the second in the new series of "essay chats." William O'Flaherty speaks with Dr. Bruce Johnson, the Associate Editor of Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal about "The Necessity of Chivalry," an essay found in Present Concerns.

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2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium (Taylor University)

William O'Flaherty — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:02:43 GMT

The following is a conversation I had with Dr. Pamela Jordan-Long from Taylor University mainly about the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium being held on campus May 31-June 2. She also gives some details about their C.S. Lewis Center which has a wide range of books from him and several other authors.

01 Essay Chat - Sometimes Fairy Stories...

William O'Flaherty — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:58:19 GMT

The following is the debut of a new series focusing on a SINGLE essay by C.S. Lewis. Each podcast I have a guest discussing with me just that essay.
The first essay is "Sometimes Fairy Stories Say Best What's to be Said." The discussion is with Dr. Holly Ordway.

Richard Platt Interview (As One Devil to Another)

William O'Flaherty — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:45:35 GMT

Richard Platt, who began to consider writing later in his life, has been a reader of C.S. Lewis for many years. A big fan of The Screwtape Letters, one day realized he had some devilish letters of his own within him.

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NarniaWeb.com Interview

William O'Flaherty — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:06:00 GMT

The following is a NEW interview I did with Brian (a.k.a. glumPuddle) from NarniaWeb.com. Learn more about this site that has been around since 2003 providing news and information on the Narnia movies and what the future of the site is expecte to be.

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2nd Will Vaus Interview (The Professor of Narnia)

William O'Flaherty — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:29 GMT

This is a second interview with Will Vaus, who has written a number of books related to C.S. Lewis. The focus of this one is his biography of Lewis entitled The Professor of Narnia.