"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
This is just a short episode to announce the launch of our new Pints With Jack logo! This design came from Matthew James Covington from Plena Gratia Designs.
S2E35: “We have a new logo!” (Download)
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In preparation for our reading of Till We Have Faces, Matt interviews Emily LaPorte.
S2E34: “After Hours” with Emily LaPorte (Download)
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Today Matt and I finish up last week’s recording by reading some listener mail.
S2E33: The State of the Podcast and Listener Feedback (Download)
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Time Stamps
04:31 – Remaining Season 2 episodes
13:10 – A new logo?
14:14 – Getting an audio engineer!
19:06 – Lewis Symposium
19:27 – “Hallow” deal
20:45 – Listener reviews
38:40 – Listener questions
It’s been a while since Matt and I got behind a microphone together. Today we bring you up-to-speed with what’s been happening in our lives. We had intended to also read some listener messages, but we ran out of time. We’ll do that in the next episode!
S2E32: “Season Finale” (Download)
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01:21 – Drink and quote of the week
05:12 – The Ordered Liberty podcast
06:33 – Why we drink “on air”
11:17 – Taylor Swift
12:04 – Matt has moved to Michigan
15:18 – Preparation for “Till We Have Faces”
16:14 – Lord of the Rings update
17:20 – Free “Hallow” trial
19:30 – “The Beautiful Depths” podcast
21:17 – Recent interviews
24:07 – Losing my job
30:05 – Book winner
33:52 – G.K. Chesterton competition reminder
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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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?
Several times on Pints With Jack I have spoken about another podcast, “Unbelievable?”, hosted by Justin Brierley. Earlier in this Season I spoke about reading Justin’s book, remarking on the considerable number of C.S. Lewis quotations found throughout.
Following that episode, Justin and I connected on Twitter and I invited him onto the show to talk about C.S. Lewis, his faith, his podcast and his book.
S2E30: “After Hours” with Justin Brierley (Download)
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Time Stamps
03:20 – Drink-of-the-week and quote-of-the-week.
04:44 – Justin’s faith journey
08:30 – What was the genesis of your show, Unbelievable?
12:08 – Who have been some of your most memorable guests?
13:37 – How do you stay so calm during the debates?!
17:07 – What motivated you to write your book?
19:11 – Why is God the best explanation of human existence?
25:05 – Why is God the best explanation of human value?
30:19 – Why is God the best explanation of human purpose?
35:03 – Why does materialism undermine reason?
39:25 – How can we come to understand who Jesus is through Lewis’ Trilemma?
42:45 – How can you defend the Resurrection with the “Minimal Facts” approach?
52:26 – What does it mean to live in the Christian story?
55:03 – Upcoming “Unbelievable?” Projects
58:55 – Competition Details
Probably the most useful book I read during Season 2 of Pints With Jack was C.S. Lewis Goes To Heaven by David Clark. In today’s episode I interviewed Dr. Clark to discuss his book and wrap up our discussion of The Great Divorce.
S2E29: “After Hours” with David Clark (Download)
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00:12 – Introduction
01:51 – Brief biography of Dr. Clark
02:58 – Drink-of-the-week and quote-of-the-week
03:33 – When did you first come across C.S. Lewis?
04:35 – How has Lewis shaped your spirituality and teaching career?
07:28 – Is The Great Divorce your favourite of Lewis’ books?
08:34 – Did the book take you long to write?
09:14 – What’s does Lewis want us primarily to take away from his book?
10:31 – What is the structure of your book?
11:54 – What are the sources which influenced Lewis concerning this book?
14:52 – What ideas are covered in Part I, the “Sociology” section of your book?
17:35 – Do you have a favourite ghost?
19:03 – How did you go about identifying the real-life counterparts to some of the ghosts?
21:01 – What are the geographical features you discuss in Part II?
23:00 – What is the significance of Botley?
25:24 – What kinds of things do you discuss in Part III?
30:32 – How should readers read your book in relation to Lewis’?
32:59 – What advice would you give someone reading The Great Divorce for the first time?
34:13 – Where did the pictures in the book come from?