Familiar objects your see every day are actually great treasures. There is a wonder to the “thingness” of things that C.S. Lewis will help you recognize. Guests: Jerry Walls, editor of C.S. Lewis as Philosopher Peter Schakel, author of Is Your Lord Large Enough: How C.S. Lewis Expands Our View of God Devin Brown, author of Inside Prince Caspian

The picture we get of Heaven in C.S. Lewis’s The Last Battle owes a lot to the philosopher, Plato. He suggested that all the things we see around us are just shadows – they aren’t really real. Plato affects the way many people interpret the Bible, whether they realize it or not. Is this healthy? Guests: Robert Velarde, author of A Conversation with C.S. Lewis Peter Schakel, author of Is Your Lord Large Enough: How C.S. Lewis Expands Our View of God Jerry Walls, editor of C.S. Lewis as Philosopher N.T. Wright, author of Evil and the Justice of God

What exactly is an ogre? Hear a brief explanation, along with an analysis of the work of a film director known for his work with ogres, Andrew Adamson. How did he do directing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? Is there anything in the movie you wish had been different? Guests: Marjorie Lamp Mead, co – author of A Reader’s Guide to Caspian; Associate Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College Paul Ford, author of Companion to Narnia Laurence Harwood, author of C.S. Lewis, My Godfather Robert Velarde, author of A Conversation with C.S. Lewis John Guest, rector of Christ Church at Grove Farm Jerry Walls, editor of C.S. Lewis as Philosopher Gymfan, contributor to Narniaweb.com, creator of Spareoom.net Claire Rossel, writer for Narniafans.com Rilian, host of NarniaWeb Podcast Devin Brown, author of Inside Prince Caspian

Why do we think of the words “awful” and “awesome” so differently? C.S. Lewis and our guests invite you to think about the opposing responses we should have toward things that are holy. And, was J.R.R. Tolkien inspired by a twentieth – century writer when naming an ancient group of people in The Lord of the Rings? Guests: David Downing, author of Into the Wardrobe Louis Markos, author of From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics Paul Ford, author of Companion to Narnia

Hear the connection between one of C.S. Lewis’s most challenging books and his most accessible. Explore his fictional connection between disconnected worlds, including the worlds of sea and land. Guests: David Downing, author of Into the Wardrobe Music Snippets Include: DC Talk – Supernatural The Second Chapter of Acts – Lucy’s Long Gone

Does it ever seem like the most colorful, interesting characters in books or movies are the villains? Depicting a character as both interesting and good can be very difficult. Hear how C.S. Lewis did it as we explore one of the most – quoted phrases from The Chronicles of Narnia. Guests: Jerry Walls, editor of C.S. Lewis as Philosopher Colin Duriez, author of A Field Guide to Narnia Louis Markos, author of From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics Phil Vischer, author of Me, Myself and Bob. Screenwriter and co-producer of The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything Kendall Payne, singer / songwriter Music Snippets Include: Kendall Payne - "Aslan"

Explore the logic and imagination that existed simultaneously in C.S. Lewis. It’s rare to find someone who approaches writing with such a balance of wonder and intellect. It could be that the ability to combine the two made C.S. Lewis the greatest apologist of the twentieth century. He gave us a picture of this balance in the fictional character, Professor Kirke, who explains why it’s perfectly logical to think another world could exist through a wardrobe door. Guests: Robert Velarde, author of A Conversation with C.S. Lewis Louis Markos, author of From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics David Downing, author of Into the Wardrobe Jerry Walls, editor of C.S. Lewis as Philosopher Tim Downs, author of First the Dead Kurt Bruner, co – author of Finding God in the Land of Narnia Marjorie Lamp Mead, co – author of A Reader’s Guide to Caspian; Associate Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College

If one word could sum up all of the writings of C.S. Lewis, it might be “joy.” For him, this word described more than pleasant emotions, but conveyed a sense of longing for something outside this world. Hear more about this idea that influenced so much of his work, on the latest episode of “Narnia from A to Z.” Guests: Louis Markos, author of From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics David Downing, author of Into the Wardrobe Paulo Ribeiro, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Calvin College Kurt Bruner, co – author of Finding God in the Land of Narnia Music Snippets Include: Mary Ann Redmond - “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”

Plans have been announced for a Peter Jackson - produced film adaptation of The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel that introduced Middle Earth and led into the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. C.S. Lewis heard and critiqued parts of The Hobbit when the two writers would meet as part of The Inklings, a group of writers living and working in Oxford in the 1930’s and 40’s. Hear how this group got started, how Tolkien influenced Lewis’s spiritual journey and why their relationship eventually cooled. Guests: David Downing, author of Into the Wardrobe Jim Ware, co - author of Finding God in the Land of Narnia Colin Duriez, author of A Field Guide to Narnia Laurence Harwood, author of C.S. Lewis, My Godfather Marjorie Lamp Mead, co – author of A Reader’s Guide to Caspian; Associate Director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College John Guest, rector of Christ Church at Grove Farm Steven Yandell, assistant professor of English at Xavier University Peter Schakel, author of Is Your Lord Large Enough? How C.S. Lewis Expands Our View of God Music Snippets Include: Cambridge Singers – “Blessed Are Those”

Find out what two horses can show you about the battle between pride and humility that goes on in your heart. It’s a discussion about two characters from The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis. Guests: Paulo Ribeiro, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Calvin College Paul Ford, author of Companion to Narnia