Today we kick off “Jack’s Bookshelf”, a series of episodes where we consider the authors and works which shaped the life of C.S. Lewis. Today we speak to returning guest, Dr. Jason Baxter, and begin with Dante Alighieri, author of The Divine Comedy.
A couple of brief announcements from David.
Recently on the “Catching Foxes” podcast, Michael Gormley (“Gomer”) announced some upcoming life changes. David wanted to know more and so invited him out for a “swift half” to chat about it… as well as Gomer’s new-found love of Shakespeare!
In July 2023, we’re beginning “Jack’s Bookshelf”, a series which we hope to repeat every season going forward. In this series, we’re going to be looking at books and authors who helped shape the mind of C.S. Lewis…
David quizzes Matt and Andrew on toasts, they argue about the state of Malacandra, and cast actors for their movie.
The Shortest Way Home is an introductory review to Lewis’s classic work on issues of faith and reason
David recently tracked down the audio for an operatic adaptation of Perelandra, the sequel to Out of the Silent Planet, and invited Professor Judith Wolfe and Professor John Marr onto the show to talk about it.
Given the upcoming movie, Freud’s Last Session, I thought I would share “The Question of God”, a documentary comparing Lewis and Freud:
David and Marie had the opportunity to go to Chicago to watch “BareFace”, a ballet-adaptation of “Till We Have Faces”, produced by Ballet 5:8. Afterwards they sat down to share their thoughts…
Josh Bales was recently on the Upstream podcast, talking about his C.S. Lewis-inspired music: