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Welcome to the Inklings Variety Hour, where fans and scholars of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield and others discuss their works and lives.
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Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Return to Narnia for the second part of our (three-part) discussion on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Find out the intrepid trio's thoughts on such questions as:
- Why shouldn't we be too hard on Edmund?
- How exactly does Father Christmas fit into this story, anyway?
- Why is it so important to remember to wipe your sword?
Works referenced include:
- Planet Narnia by Michael Ward
- Boxen by C. S. Lewis
As always, the outro poetry sample is from W. H. Auden's "On the Circuit".
Write to us at InklingsVarietyHour@gmail.com!
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Chris, Anika, and Meagan introduce themselves and the podcast before promptly stepping through that magical wardrobe in the first (yes, first) of C. S. Lewis's Narnia chronicles. Why are robins trustworthy? Was Lewis wrong about his preferred reading order for the Narnia books? Will the hosts be able to overcome initial podcast jitters?
Works discussed include:
- The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
- The Company They Keep, by Diana Pavlac Glyer
- The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis
- “On the Circuit,” by W.H. Auden
This is the first podcast any of us have done, so if you want to see more of this sort of thing, we’d love five-star reviews with suggestions for improvement! Or feel free to email us at InklingsVarietyHour@gmail.com. Tune in next week for Part 2 of our discussion of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. And bring your coats. It’s not stealing.