Beyond the Lamppost

Today we begin Prince Caspian! 

Stephen and Shannon also talk about the controversy surrounding the order in which the Chronicles of Narnia should be read, and discuss how Prince Caspian is related to the planet Mars. And what number is Susan on the Enneagram? Find out Shannon's answer!

Here's a link to Glumpuddle's video talking about what order to read the books in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrL7KX1G1Lo

And here's an article on the same topic: https://www.narniaweb.com/books/readingorder/

This week, Stephen and Shannon discuss Disney & Walden Media's 2005 movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They chat about how the movie impacted their view of Narnia, and how it is different than the book. Also, they share fun facts, rate the movie, and find out what the actors are up to these days!

Watch the movie for yourself on Disney+! We'd love to hear your thoughts! Email us at [email protected]

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In this episode we finish our discussion on the final part of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! We discuss Peter's and Edmund's character development, make connections to the planetary associations of Jupiter and summarize how the book as a whole has shaped our spiritual journeys. Shannon continues to muse on who her Narnia crush is, and reveals her pick for favorite book in the series!

Join us for part one of our two part discussion on chapters 15-17 of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

We talk about Aslan’s resurrection, the meaning of Deeper Magic, and the statues coming back to life. We chat more about Planet Narnia, and discover a story about Lewis in his last days.

We’d love to hear your comments and personal anecdotes about the Narnia series, or about what you think of the podcast. Shoot us an email at [email protected]. Write us a review on Apple Podcasts with a story about your experience with Narnia, and we might just read it on the show!

Stephen and Shannon introduce an exciting theory proposed by the Oxford scholar Michael Ward in his book Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Oxford University Press, 2008). 

Join us as we begin to explore how each of the seven Chronicles of Narnia corresponds to one of the seven planets in the medieval view of the cosmos!

To learn more about Michael Ward's exciting idea, visit his website at www.planetnarnia.com. 

Join us for the second part of our two-part discussion on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe chapters 10-14. 

On this week's episode we discuss the meaning of the Deep Magic and Aslan's sacrifice. We chat about the illustrations in the book and learn about the different kinds of evil creatures at the Stone Table too!

We'd love to hear your comments and personal anecdotes about the Narnia series, or about what you think of the podcast. Write us a review on Apple with a story about your experience with Narnia, and we might just read it on the show! Or you can shoot us an email at [email protected]

This week's episode includes the first part of our two-part conversation on Chapters 10-14 of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 

Join us as we discuss Edmund's transformation (and Peter's), the "call of destiny," and Lewis's portrayal of medieval ideals of kingship. We also continue our discussion on the book's treatment of gender roles. 

And, by the way, how do you dress up as a centaur? Find out on today's episode . . .

Today we discuss Chapters 5-9 of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! Stephen and Shannon talk about how the character of Aslan has impacted them. They also discuss Edmund's inner journey, explain why Aslan is NOT an allegory, and investigate a mysterious figure in the White Witch's forgotten genealogy. And Stephen reveals his true Narnia crush!

Here's a link to the song where the Beavers introduce Aslan, taken from Trumpets' musical adaptation of the book: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEE_yJtSqvw&list=PL2523CD43DA7A598A&index=5

Today we discuss The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, chapters 1-4. We reveal our character crushes, Lucy Barfield's identity and Lewis' literary genius. 

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Music by Jacob Harada. Check out more of his music at jacobharada.com

Welcome to Beyond the Lamppost! We're two young adults who are eager to share our experience growing up as siblings in Narnia. Today we share stories about our history with the Chronicles of Narnia and introduce our vision for the podcast.