"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Orual tries to work out what’s going on with Psyche by discussing the matter with Bardia and the Fox. Is she mad? Who is it that comes to her in the night? The god? The Brute? A man?
S3E9: “The Riddle of Psyche” (Download)
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At the beginning of Season 2, I interviewed author Patti Callahan about her latest book, Becoming Mrs. Lewis. Now at the close of the Season, Patti returns to talk to Matt about her own podcast, Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis.
S2E30: “After Hours” with Patti Callahan (Download)
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Time Stamps
01:00 – Matt’s Introduction
02:47 – Drink and quote of the week
06:57 – Overview of “Becoming Mrs. Lewis”
10:37 – Joy, the false self and “Till We Have Faces”
19:39 – Lewis’ own journey
21:44 – Lewis, personal faults and Mrs. Moore
27:05 – What has happened since your last appearance here?
30:46 – How did this new podcast come about?
33:11 – Who will you be interviewing?
37:41 – Joy’s poetry
41:07 – What did you learn in the process of putting together the podcast?
43:40 – Will there be a movie of the book?
48:43 – How has this project transformed you?
49:56 – Patti’s talks at an upcoming retreat
54:16 – What else is on the horizon for you?
Our episode today is rather special. I sat down with New York Times best selling author, Patti Callahan, to discuss her recent book, Becoming Mrs. Lewis, which recounts the Improbable love story between Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis.
I was going to try and trim the episode down, but in the end it was so enjoyable I thought I simply had to post the whole thing!
S2E4: “After hours” with Patti Callahan (Download)
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Read moreEarlier this week I shared a quotation from Joy Davidman. I also made a graphic for it:
Yesterday I interviewed Patti Callahan about her latest book, Becoming Mrs Lewis. The interview will be being posted next week, but until then, I thought you might enjoy this videos which were recorded to promote the book. In them, Patti talks about Oxford, the Kilns and Lewis’ relationship with Joy Davidman.
“If we should ever grow brave, what on earth would become of us?”
– Joy Davidman, Smoke on the Mountain
This past week I’ve been working my way through Becoming Mrs Lewis by Patti Callahan, a novelisation of the relationship and romance between my hero, C.S. Lewis, and Joy Davidman. I hadn’t known that much about either Joy or her writings prior to starting this book, most of which was gleaned from the rather unreliable Shadowlands movie.
I have to say that, by the time I finished this book, my appetite had greatly increased to know more about this fascinating woman. In fact, I immediately ordered two books by Dr. Don King, one an edited collection of her letters, and another of her poetry, short extracts of which we were treated to at the start of each chapter.
The book is beautifully written. I can’t emphasize that enough. Patti Callahan took me on a journey. I couldn’t help be drawn in as I travelled with Joy, experiencing the highs of her trip to England, as well as the lows of her crumbling marriage.