The Common Room – August 2022
It’s been a while since we all got together, so we jumped on a call to share some life updates…
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S5E61 – Poetry Month: “Spirits in Bondage” – After Hours with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior
On this episode of “Poetry Month”, David interviews Dr. Karen Swallow Prior about C.S. Lewis’ first published collection of poetry, “Spirits In Bondage”.
S5E60 – Poetry Month: “C.S. Lewis, Poet” – After Hours with Dr. Don W. King
Continuing with “Poetry Month”, Dr. Don W. King joins David to introduce Lewis’ poetic corpus.
S5E59 – Poetry Month: “The Poetic Spirit” – After Hours with Rev. Dr. Malcolm Guite
This month we begin “Poetry Month” with popular poet and Inkling scholar, Rev. Dr. Malcolm Guite!
S5E58 – “O Love How Deep” – After Hours with Diana Maryon
Today’s guest is someone whom David saw posting regularly on an online C.S. Lewis forum. He enjoyed her posts discovered that she had met Lewis, so he invited her onto the show for a chat, both about her life and her book, “O Love How Deep”…
S5E57 – “Surprised By Myth”, After Hours with Justin Wiggins
Former guest of the show, Justin Wiggins, returns to talk about his latest book, “Surprised By Myth”.
S5E56 – “The Medical Inkling: R.E. Havard”, After Hours with Sarah O’Dell
Jack’s doctor was Dr. R.E. Havard. In today’s episode, David interviews Sarah O’Dell, a scholar who is writing a book on this lesser-known Inkling.
S5E55 – “The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis” – After Hours with Dr. Jason M. Baxter
Many people know Lewis as a fiction writer and as an apologist, but fewer know him as a medievalist. Dr. Jason Baxter unpacks what that means and why it’s important.
S5E54 – “Sexism and Racism in Narnia”, After Hours with Dr. Devin Brown
Occasionally one comes across a person who makes bold claims about “The Chronicles of Narnia”, not only denying that it’s the greatest children’s fiction ever written, but also that it is filled with sexism and racism. Dr. Devin Brown returns to the show to respond to these accusations.
S5E53 – Narnia Month: “The Horse and His Boy” (Part II)
In this episode, Christin and the boys conclude their reading of The Horse and His Boy.