Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast

David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo

English Christianity Religion & Spirituality

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Episodes 508

Avg. Duration 50m

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Apple Rating ★ 4.9 (643)

Since Sep 2017

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule

Weekly

Format

Episodic

Consistency

90%

Hosting

anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Discussing his works chapter-by-chapter and interviewing Lewis experts.

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Recent Episodes

S9E31 S9E31 – "Season Finale"

Jun 02, 2026 50m

The "Last Call" bell tolls for Season 9…[Show Notes]

S9E30 S9E30 – Jack's Bookshelf – "Rudolf Otto", After Hours with Dr. Joe Ricke

May 26, 2026 1h 6m

We wrap-up Jack's Bookshelf by exploring a writer you may well have never heard of... Rudolf Otto.[Show Notes]

S9E29 S9E29 – Jack's Bookshelf – "Coleridge", After Hours with Dr. Carolyn Weber

May 19, 2026 50m

In previous episodes we've talked about Lewis being "the last of the Romantics". It's time to return to this literary movement with Dr. Weber and learn about the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.[Show…

S9E28 S9E28 – Jack's Bookshelf – "Chaucer", After Hours with Dr. Simon Horobin

May 12, 2026 52m

We continue to snoop through Jack's Bookshelf, with Dr. Simon Horobin introducing us to Geoffrey Chaucer...[Show Notes]

S9E27 S9E27 – Jack's Bookshelf – "Beowulf", After Hours with Dr. Ben Reinhard

May 05, 2026 44m

It's time snoop through Jack's Bookshelf and this time we found a monster story! Welcome to Beowulf with Dr. Ben Reinhard...[Show Notes]

S9E26 S9E26 – "Charles Williams Month – Weird Williams", After Hours with Dr. Sørina Higgins

Apr 27, 2026 1h 5m

Today we wrap up Charles Williams Month by exploring the weirder parts of his life with returning guest, Dr. Sørina Higgins.[Show Notes]

S9E25 S9E25: “Charles Williams Month – Friends in Co-inherence”, After Hours with Dr. Paul Fiddes

Apr 21, 2026 1h 1m

Dr. Paul Fiddes talks to David about his magisterial work on Charles Williams, "Friends in Co-Inherence".[Show Notes]

S9E24 S9E24: "Charles Williams Month - Supernatural Stories", After Hours with Dr. Sørina Higgins and Stephen Keck

Apr 14, 2026 1h 13m

As part of Charles Williams Month we’re going to be taking a whistle-stop tour through the seven novels of Charles Williams with Dr. Sørina Higgins and Stephen Keck.[Show Notes]

S9E23 S9E23: "Charles Williams Month - The Third Inkling", After Hours with Grevil Lindop

Apr 07, 2026 49m

Today we begin a (long overdue) month exploring the "third Inkling", Charles Williams with guest Grevel Lindop.[Show Notes]

S9E22 S9E22: Abolition – Retrospective, After Hours with Dr. Michael Ward

Mar 31, 2026 1h 7m

We wrap-up our time with The Abolition of Man by hosting a retrospective with Dr. Michael Ward, the author of After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man.[Show Notes]

S9E21 S9E21 – Abolition – Ch. 3 Review, After Hours with Joseph Weigel

Mar 24, 2026 58m

It's time to review Chapter 3 of "The Abolition of Man" with Joseph Weigel from the Men With Chests podcast![Show Notes]

S9E20 S9E20 – Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 3 ("The Magician's Bargain")

Mar 17, 2026 53m

Matt leaves Andrew and David to wrap up the final part of The Abolition of Man where Lewis talks about “The Magician’s Bargain”.[Show Notes]

S9E19 S9E19 – Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 2 ("The Conditioners")

Mar 10, 2026 53m

Who are the Conditioners and why should we fear them? Matt is back, but does he have a baby with him? All these questions answered in today's episode![Show Notes]

S9E18 S9E18 – Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 1 ("Man's Conquest of Nature")

Mar 03, 2026 42m

With Matt at the hospital, Andrew and David begin the final chapter of "The Abolition of Man"... [Show Notes]

S9E17 S9E17 – Abolition – Ch. 2 Review, After Hours with Dr. Joshua Herring

Feb 24, 2026 59m

Dr. Joshua Herring, host of The Optimistic Curmudgeon, returns to the show to help us review Chapter 2 of "The Abolition of Man" and to help us understand "The Way"...[Show Notes]

S9E16 S9E16 – Abolition – Ch. 2 Pt. 3 ("The Tao or... Nothing")

Feb 17, 2026 53m

Can we reject the Tao and still have morality? Does affirming the Tao stifle moral progress? Is arguing for the Tao a religious or even a Christian argument? We dive in to these questions and more as…

S9E15 S9E15 – Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 2 ("Instincts and the Tao")

Feb 10, 2026 37m

Can we build a system of values based on Impulses?[Show Notes]

S9E14 S9E14 – Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 1 (All Values are Subjective... Except Mine!)

Feb 05, 2026 49m

We begin "The Way", the second chapter of "The Abolition of Man" where see how the arguments of Gaius and Titius lead to a breakdown in logic, virtue, and ultimately society itself![Show Notes]

Bonus – Announcements ("Birthdays & Conferences")

Feb 03, 2026 5m Bonus

Some news relating to births and conferences...[Show Notes]

S9E13 S9E13 — Abolition — Ch. 1 Review, After Hours with Dr. Andrew Snyder

Jan 27, 2026 46m

After working through Chapter 1 of The Abolition of Man the past few weeks, Dr. Andrew Snyder joins David to review the chapter as a whole.[Show Notes]

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