Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast
David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo
Discussing his works chapter-by-chapter and interviewing Lewis experts.
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Apr 14, 2026 • 1h 14min
S9E24: "Charles Williams Month - Supernatural Stories", After Hours with Dr. Sørina Higgins and Stephen Keck
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]
Apr 7, 2026 • 50min
S9E23: "Charles Williams Month - The Third Inkling", After Hours with Grevil Lindop
Today we begin a (long overdue) month exploring the "third Inkling", Charles Williams with guest Grevel Lindop.[Show Notes]
Mar 31, 2026 • 1h 8min
S9E22: Abolition – Retrospective, After Hours with Dr. Michael Ward
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]
Mar 24, 2026 • 59min
S9E21 – Abolition – Ch. 3 Review, After Hours with Joseph Weigel
It's time to review Chapter 3 of "The Abolition of Man" with Joseph Weigel from the Men With Chests podcast![Show Notes]
Mar 17, 2026 • 53min
S9E20 – Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 3 ("The Magician's Bargain")
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]
Mar 10, 2026 • 53min
S9E19 – Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 2 ("The Conditioners")
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]
Mar 3, 2026 • 43min
S9E18 – Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 1 ("Man's Conquest of Nature")
With Matt at the hospital, Andrew and David begin the final chapter of "The Abolition of Man"... [Show Notes]
Feb 24, 2026 • 60min
S9E17 – Abolition – Ch. 2 Review, After Hours with Dr. Joshua Herring
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]
Feb 17, 2026 • 54min
S9E16 – Abolition – Ch. 2 Pt. 3 ("The Tao or... Nothing")
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 we wrap up Chapter 2 of "The Abolition of Man".[Show Notes]
Feb 10, 2026 • 38min
S9E15 – Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 2 ("Instincts and the Tao")
Can we build a system of values based on Impulses?[Show Notes]
