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About Us

David and Matt met socially at a party in 2017 and, before long, they were soon talking about the works of C.S. Lewis...

 

Soon afterwards, David and Matt began a C.S. Lewis reading group in San Diego. Not long after, they launched a podcast so that friends outside of California could join in the discussion and help more people to encounter the works of C.S. Lewis, as well as the truth and beauty of Christianity.

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C.S. LEWIS

In his sixty-five years of life, C.S. Lewis was poet, novelist, academic lecturer, lay theologian and Christian apologist.

 

Lewis, known to his friends as “Jack”, was raised in a nominally Christian household, but soon fell away from Christianity and became an ardent and avowed atheist. However, in his early thirties, he returned to belief in God, and then eventually to faith in Christ. Putting his considerable literary talents at the service of the Faith, Lewis became one of the most well-known and beloved Christian writers of the 20th Century.

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DAVID BATES

After working as a Software Engineer in England for several years, David moved to the United States in 2008, where he settled in San Diego. He is involved in many ministries and runs a local C.S. Lewis reading group.

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He writes at RestlessPilgrim.net and travels around the States giving talks on Scripture, Church History and Evangelization.

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MATT BUSH

Born in Holland (Michigan), Matt was raised a Christian. His faith grew significantly during a trip to Israel after High School, where he walked in the footsteps of Jesus and His Apostles.

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During his time at Notre Dame, he wrestled greatly with Christianity, nearly becoming an atheist during his year studying at Oxford, England. Thankfully, he was introduced to C.S. Lewis by a friend, who showed him the real truth and beauty of Christianity for the first time. 

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ANDREW LAZO

Andrew Lazo is a internationally-known speaker and writer specializing on C.S. Lewis and the Inklings. He is a frequent speaker around the U.S. and U.K. and has written several articles on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.

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After being a guest on the show several times, Andrew officially joined the Pints With Jack team in Season 4.

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OUR GUESTS

Each season we have on the show a variety of guests who are C.S. Lewis scholars, writers, podcasters and enthusiasts, which have included:

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Daniel and Phil
Co-hosts of The Lamp-Post Listener podcast

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Alan and Shawn 

Co-hosts of The Prancing Pony podcast

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John and Greta

Co-hosts of The Tolkien Road podcast

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Dale Ahlquist
President of
The Chesterton Society
 

Chris R. Armstrong
Author of Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians

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Justin Brierley
Host of 
Unbelievable? podcast and book


Steven Beebe

Author of C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication
 

David Beckman
Author of 
Life with the Professor

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Brian Carnell

Co-host of the Talking Beasts podcast

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David Clark

Author of C.S. Lewis Goes To Heaven

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Carolyn Curtis

Co-editor of Women and C.S. Lewis

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James Como

Author of C.S. Lewis: A very short introduction

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Patti Callahan

Author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis

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Brenton Dickieson

Blogger at A Pilgrim In Narnia

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Kaitlyn Facista
Host of the 
Tea With Tolkien podcast

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Douglas Gresham
C.S. Lewis' Stepson
 

Diana Glyer 

Author of Bandersnatch and The Company They Keep

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Trent Horn

Apologist and author of What the Saints never said

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Joe Heschmeyer 

Author of Who Am I, Lord?

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Fr. Vincent Lampert

Author of Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

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Emily LaPorte

Student

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Jason Lepojärvi

Lewis scholar

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Terry Lindvall

Author of Surprised By Laughter

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Joseph Loconte

Author of A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War

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Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Author of The Gargoyle Code


Louis Markos

Author of Heaven and Hell

 

Lina Maslo
Illustrator and author of  
Through The Wardrobe

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Brook Medina
C.S. Lewis Superfan

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Paul McCusker

Author of the Annotated Screwtape Letters

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Brian McGreevy
Host of
"The Screwtape Letters" podcast

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Christine Norvelle

Author of the Till We Have Faces Reading Companion

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William O'Flaherty

Author of C.S. Lewis Goes To Hell and The Misquotable C.S. Lewis

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Matt Nelson

Athour of Just Whatever

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Holly Ordway

Author of Tolkien's Modern Reading

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Joseph Pearce

Author of C.S. Lewis & The Catholic Church

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Robert Royal

President of The Faith and Reason Institute

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Justin Thomas

Pastor

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Metropolitan Kallistos Ware

Author of essay in C.S. Lewis and the Church

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Michael Ward
Author of Planet Narnia

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Justin Wiggins

Author of Surprised By Agape

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