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Mentioned in 28 episodes
Out of the Silent Planet
Book • 1938
In 'Out of the Silent Planet', Dr. Elwin Ransom, a philologist, is kidnapped by his old school acquaintance Dick Devine and the scientist Edward Weston.
They take him aboard a spaceship bound for Malacandra (Mars).
Upon landing, Ransom escapes and encounters the planet's inhabitants, including the humanoid hrossa and the angelic eldil.
He learns that Earth is isolated from the rest of the solar system and eventually meets Oyarsa, the ruler of Malacandra.
After a series of adventures and interactions with the planet's diverse species, Ransom is directed to return to Earth along with his captors, who are ordered to leave Malacandra immediately.
They take him aboard a spaceship bound for Malacandra (Mars).
Upon landing, Ransom escapes and encounters the planet's inhabitants, including the humanoid hrossa and the angelic eldil.
He learns that Earth is isolated from the rest of the solar system and eventually meets Oyarsa, the ruler of Malacandra.
After a series of adventures and interactions with the planet's diverse species, Ransom is directed to return to Earth along with his captors, who are ordered to leave Malacandra immediately.
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Mentioned in 28 episodes
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Ben Shapiro
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The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis | Ben Shapiro's Book Club
Mentioned by Dallas Willard as containing interesting perspectives on space and the nature of reality.
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25. Does God Speak Today? : Facing the Issues (1993)
Mentioned in the context of Lewis's space trilogy, where the character Weston embodies a satanic figure, reflecting the radical evil of that time.
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Joseph Loconte on the War for Middle Earth
Mentioned by Jack when referencing utilitarianism and sacrificing men.
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S9E14 – Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 1 (All Values are Subjective... Except Mine!)
Mentioned in relation to the interplay between the masculine and the feminine.
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107 - That Hideous Strength, Part 1
Mentioned by 
Auron Macintyre
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Did Christ's Resurrection Seal Away the Old Gods? | Guests: Andrew Isker and Alex Petkas | 6/23/25
Recommended by 
Andrew Snyder
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99 - Out of the Silent Planet
Mentioned as the first book in the Ransom Trilogy, in which the protagonist, Ransom, gains his correct relationship to the martial influence.
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108 - That Hideous Strength, Part 2
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Nadya Williams
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C. S. Lewis - That Hideous Strength with Philip D. Bunn and Ronni Kurtz
Mentioned by Alistair McGrath in discussion of a symposium on C.S. Lewis.
#104 Out of the Silent Planet and Lewis’ Belfast background
