Good Stories Podcast

After attending the 2026 Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference at George Fox University, we sat down to discuss our thoughts, takeaways, and some of our favorite sessions. Below are the authors and presenters referenced in the episode. The work and scholarship discussed belongs to the respective presenters and authors.

Undiscovered Lewis Conference 2026 (https://www.georgefox.edu/cs-lewis-initiative/conference.html)

C.S. Lewis Initiative (https://www.georgefox.edu/cs-lewis-initiative/index.html)

Dr. Josh Herring - The Logres Institute (https://www.logresinstitute.org/) and the Optimistic Curmudgeon Podcast 2

The Rev’d Brian McGreevy, Theology on Tuesdays Podcast – What’s in a Name? Jadis, Narnia, and François Villon

Dr. Robert Garcia - What’s the Use of Eustace? The Redemption of Usefulness in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Mr. Anthony Klein - Dante’s Ulysses and the Un-man

Dr. Michael Faletra - Nose to the Sunrise: Dantean Spirituality in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Mr. Jonathan Selstad - No, It’s Not All In Plato: An Exploration of New Narnia through a Dantean Lens

Dr. Lindsey Scholl - The Dorothy Sayers Podcast

Prof. Harry Lee Poe - Hearing C.S. Lewis’s Wartime Broadcast to Iceland: ‘The Norse Spirit in English Literature’

Dr. Michael Ward, Author (Planet Narnia) - Cursèd fate that gave thee to the Moore? Mrs. Moore in Lewis’s Life and Works

Mr. Simon Wipf - Since our Beloved Became a Man’: The Narrative Significance of the Incarnation in Perelandra

Arches Bookhouse – Owner, Adam McInturf

Mr. Jonathan Mueller - Bicycles, Shadows, and The Music of The Spheres: Philosophical Poetics of Re-Enchantment in Lewis and MacDonald

Dr. Brenton Dickieson, MaudCast: The LMMI Podcast - On Failing to Finish Bleheris

Dr. Lilian Lindén - Why Lewis Ended the Great War Debate

Dr. Anne-Frédérique Mochel-Caballero, Derrière la porte de l'armoire Podcast - C.S. Lewis and France: The Untold Story

Mr. Joel Hawbaker – Unlikely Father Figures in Narnia and Middle-earth

Mr. Jonathan Rolfe –The Mythical Tollewis’: Tolkien and Lewis on Myth and Allegory”

Mr. Michael Oppizzi –You Flashed and You Shone’: Echoes of Confessions Book X in Till We Have Faces

Dr. Austin Freeman - Classical Literature in Narnia

Dr. Laura Van Dyke and Dr. Katharine Bubel - An Incarnational Cartography: Mapping Lewis’s Till We Have Faces

Rev’d Dr. Andrew Lazo, Pints with Jack Podcast – A New Look: Correcting Chronologies and Characterizations of Joy Davidman

Jason Lepojärvi - Director, C.S. Lewis Initiative

What happens when a perfectly ordinary afternoon takes a very strange turn?

Alice tumbles down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a world where nothing quite follows the rules she knows. Conversations become riddles, logic becomes nonsense, and the creatures she meets seem to have their own very particular ideas about how the world works.

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Descent into Hell by Charles Williams takes us into some dark places, but this story isn’t only about the descent. It’s equally about the ascent as characters make pivotal choices.

A strange, challenging, deeply thought-provoking story about hell...and the way back up.

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A solitary miser, a little girl with golden hair, and a second chance at life.

In this episode, we talk about George Eliot’s Silas Marner, a quiet story about loss, loneliness, unexpected love, and the ways a life can be changed by opening your heart again.

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Hornblower is back, but this time he’s a lieutenant. He is brilliant, brave, and deeply human, which makes following his rise through the British Navy so much fun.

We’re talking ships, strategy, courage, and leadership in the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.

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One of the great works of English literature. Today's story is Book I only, because there's alot to it! But we get to meet the Redcrosse Knight, his journey, and his battle with the dragon.

We talk about Spenser’s strange and fascinating world of knights, monsters, castles, and allegory, and why this massive poem is still worth exploring and savoring today.

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A great small bookstore Stephen got to experience on vacation! Highly recommend if you're in Maui!

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We step through a wardrobe and into Narnia, exploring one of the best stories and lands imaginable! The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes courage, betrayal, sacrifice, and redemption. Along the way, we talk about the characters, some of the deeper meanings behind the story, and why this short book continues to re-enchant readers, both young and old.

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Join us for an interview with our cousin and special guest, Alissa Jolly, as we talk about the magic of Disney and wax nostalgic about some moments and memories that keep it magical. From favorite movies to unforgettable experiences, we revisit some of the Disney magic we’ve experienced along the way and ask what makes these stories and moments stick with us.

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What happens when everyone around you believes something that isn't true, or when you are the one who sees the world differently?

This week we discuss H.G. Wells' classic short story The Country of the Blind. What begins as the discovery of an inaccessible mountain valley becomes a fascinating exploration of questioning assumptions, adapting to culture, the dangers of pride and one instance of how a proverb plays out. A fascinating story!

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Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué. This engrossing fairy tale deeply influenced George MacDonald and generations of fantasy writers. Together, we explore its haunting beauty, unforgettable characters, and timeless themes of love, sacrifice, identity, and what a soul provides.

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