David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo

Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast

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

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David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo

Episodes

S9E7 — AH — "The Last Romantic", After Hours with Dr. Jeffrey Barbeau 16.12.2025 1:01:11

How was C. S. Lewis' life influenced by Romanticism? Dr. Jeffrey Barbeau joins the show to talk about Lewis' connection to this important literary movement. [Show Notes]

S9E6 – AH – "Between Interpretation and Imagination", After Hours with Dr. Leslie Baynes 09.12.2025 1:01:23

Biblical scholar Dr. Leslie Baynes joins David to discuss her new book "Between Interpretation and Imagination", a deep dive into Lewis' perspective on Sacred Scripture. [Show Notes]

S9E5 – “Family Love”, C. S. Lewis Reading Day 2025 02.12.2025 1:49:32

Andrew and David celebrated #CSLewisReadingDay 2025 with a livestream, joined by... Chris Pipkin (The Inklings Variety Hour ) Ian Faith ( The Screwtape Letters Podcast ) Jackson Greer ( Christian Letters ) E. Stephen Burnett ( Lorehaven ) Dr Andrew Snyder ( Mythic Mind ) Dr Crystal Hurd ( That Lewis Lady ) Andrew Lazo ( Pints With Jack ) Rilian ( Talking Beasts ) Matt Wheeler ( Musician ) Brooke...

S9E4 – Narnia Month – "The Joy of Narnia", After Hours with Terry Lindvall and Cary & Caroline Joseph 25.11.2025 52:26

Terry Lindvall returns to the show with his daughter and son-in-law to talk about "The Joy of Narnia" , about teaching laughter to Middle School students. [Show Notes]

S9E3 – Narnia Month – "Narnia in the Eighties", After Hours with Christin Ditchfield Lazo 18.11.2025 55:42

We now come to the gold standard of Narnia adaptations! Andrew's wife, Dr. Christin Ditchfield Lazo, joins us to discuss the BBC adaptation of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". [Show Notes]

S9E2 – “Matt says ‘Hello’…” 11.11.2025 38:36

After beginning the season without him, Matt joins Andrew and David to talk through the upcoming season... [Show Notes]

S9E1 – AH – "It's All In 'Till We Have Faces'", After Hours with the Petoskey C.S. Lewis Festival 04.11.2025 1:03:39

Welcome friends to Season 9! We're kicking things off a little differently this time... Join us for the very first live live-streamed episode, hosted by the Petoskey C.S. Lewis Festival. [Show Notes]

Bonus – Good Stories "Half Pint" 28.10.2025 1:47:18

In anticipation of Season 9 starting next week, David wanted to advertise the Pints With Jack YouTube channel by sharing an earlier "Half Pint" interview with the co-hosts of the Good Stories Podcast. [Show Notes]

Bonus – Announcements ("Birth Announcement & Prayer Request") 22.07.2025 0:49

Some family news and a prayer request

S8E35 – Finale – "Season 8 Wrap-Up" 08.07.2025 56:39

It's time to say our goodbyes until October when we begin Season 9 and "The Abolition of Man!" [Show Notes]

S8E34 – TWHF – "Till We Have Faces Primer", After Hours with Andrew, David, and Matt 01.07.2025 1:16:37

What advice do you have for someone who is about to read "Till We Have Faces" for the first time? The gang respond... [Show Notes]

Bonus – Announcements ("Future Plans & The Inklings Project") 24.06.2025 4:12

As we wrap up Season 8, David has a few announcements... [Show Notes]

S8E33 – Narnia – "Narnia and the Fields of Arbol", After Hours with Dr. Matthew Dickerson S8E33 – Narnia – "Narnia Month: Narnia and the Fields of Arbol", After Hours with Dr. Matthew Dickerson 24.06.2025 54:32

Dr. Matthew Dickerson comes on the show to discuss the ecology of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. [Show Notes]

S8E32 – Narnia – "Narnia Month: Literary Narnia", After Hours with Dr. Jem Bloomfield 17.06.2025 51:34

Dr. Jem Bloomfield joins the show to discuss his books on the literary allusions that Lewis scattered throughout the Narniad. [Show Notes]

S8E31 – Narnia – "Narnia Month: Narnia Dads", After Hours with Brian Corbin and Daniel Payne 10.06.2025 59:16

Three podcasting dads discuss when and how to introduce their children to Narnia... [Show Notes]

S8E30 – Narnia – "Narnia in the 60s and 70s", After Hours with Dr. Christin Ditchfield-Lazo 03.06.2025 57:18

With all the Narnia books read, we now turn to the adaptations, with a little help from Lazo Major... [Show Notes]

S8E29 – AH – "Jack's Bookshelf: T. S. Eliot", After Hours with Fr. Dwight Longenecker 27.05.2025 35:43

Our month of looking at "Jack's Bookshelf" comes to an end with Lewis' reluctant ally, T. S. Eliot. [Show Notes]

S8E28 – AH – "Jack's Bookshelf – Kenneth Grahame", After Hours with Dr. Landon Loftin 20.05.2025 35:54

Dr. Landon Loftin returns to the show to discuss Kenneth Grahame, the author behind "The Wind in the Willows". [Show Notes]

S8E27 – AH – "Jack's Bookshelf: Wordsworth", After Hours with Dr. Carolyn Weber 13.05.2025 48:56

Dr. Carolyn Weber returns to the show to peruse Jack's bookshelf and explore the poetry of William Wordsworth. [Show Notes]

S8E26 – AH – "Jack's Bookshelf: Aristotle", After Hours with Dr. Louis Markos 06.05.2025 50:36

Lewis was known for his Platonism, but what of Aristotle? Today, Matt sits down with returning guest Dr. Louis Markos to discuss the influence of this legendary Greek philosopher. [Show Notes]

S8E25 – Perelandra – "Perelandra Retrospective" 29.04.2025 56:07

Since we've now finished all our Perelandra episodes, we thought we'd wrap-up with a book retrospective! [Show Notes]

S8E24 – AH – "Mystical Perelandra", After Hours with Dr. James Como 22.04.2025 47:39

Dr. James Como returns to discuss his book "Mystical Perelandra" and the reluctant mysticism of C. S. Lewis. [Show Notes]

S8E23 – AH – "Venusian Verse", After Hours with Dr. Don W. King 15.04.2025 42:35

Did you know that Perelandra was conceived first in verse? Did you know that Lewis' friend and poet, Ruth Pitter, converted the final chapter into poetry? In today's episode, Dr. Don W. King explains all... [Show Notes]

S8E22 – AH – "Jack and Gender", After Hours with Dr. Josh Herring 08.04.2025 1:01:50

Dr. Josh Herring, host of The Optimistic Cumudgeon , sits down with David to discuss Lewis' unique philosophy on gender, and how it appears throughout his written work. [Show Notes]

S8E21 – AH – "The Great Dance", After Hours with Junius Johnson 01.04.2025 53:58

David chats with theologian Dr. Junius Johnson , unpacking some important ideas in the final chapter of "Perelandra" . [Show Notes]