13r Essay Chat – On Stories pt. 1 (Andrew Lazo)

“On Stories” is the namesake essay in On Stories: And other Essays on Literature. William O’Flaherty spoke with Andrew Lazo back in 2012 about this shorter work by C.S. Lewis. Among the topics it explores is what makes a story pleasurable and why fairy tales do follow a strict logic. This is the first of a two-part …

11-12r Essay Chat – The Vision of John Bunyan (Kevin Belmonte)

“The Vision of John Bunyan” was the topic for my 11th and 12th essay chat back in 2012. For this re-release I combined the shows because together they are just over twenty minutes. Kevin Belmonte, who joined me for the third essay chat (and other shows) returned for this discussion. As always, in addition to …

RETROSPECT: July 11th – 21st

Highlights for the period of July 11-21 include: the first book resulting from speaking on the BBC, an unusual meditation, and the death of Joy.

When Lewis agreed to do talks over the radio he had no idea how well received they would be. After two successful series of talks that were each in five parts and another series scheduled to start in late September, the book Broadcast Talks was released on the 13th in 1942. Unlike the later books released after each of his last two series, this book contained no additional material. They were merely five chapters each to match what was on the air. The only difference had to do with the order of the chapters from the first series.

06r Essay Chat – Meditation on the Third Commandment

“Meditation on the Third Commandment” was the sixth essay chat produced when I started them in 2012. I’m repeating it now because many of you weren’t aware of my shows back then. My special guest for this chat was Allyson Wieland. Allyson is the creator of 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.
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CSL Book Club (Allyson Wieland)

The following is a repeat of a short interview I did in 2012 about a website called “CSL Book Club.” Allyson Wieland created the site to freely provide copies of study questions she created for her local C.S. Lewis group. Since the interview I also had her on the show for my occasional “Essay Chat” series.
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EC05r – The Seeing Eye with Will Vaus (Essay Chat)

The following is a repeat of an earlier essay chat I first posted in 2012. This is the fifth in an occasional series of programs examining a single shorter work by C.S. Lewis. Today Will Vaus is my guest, he has written a number of books related to C.S. Lewis. Below you can find links to the ones I’ve done an interview with him. In this program we explore “The Seeing Eye” which is most easily found in the book Christian Reflections.
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