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Books by C. S. Lewis mentioned on podcasts
C. S. Lewis authored the renowned fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia, which includes The Magician's Nephew and The Complete Chronicles of Narnia, alongside his space trilogy and other works. On The Joe Rogan Experience, a speaker used The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as an analogy for discovering a hidden cinematic universe, while Stephen C. Meyer discussed Lewis's space trilogy as an example of speculation about intelligent life and higher consciousness on other planets. On The Megyn Kelly Show, Dr. Leonard Sax quoted a notable line from The Magician's Nephew to illustrate how people often succeed in making themselves appear stupider than they are. SmartLess featured Andy Samberg discussing The Chronicles of Narnia in the context of creating a Saturday Night Live digital short, and This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von used the wardrobe's secret passageway as a physical comparison for a hidden room at Hooters headquarters. Additionally, The Rubin Report featured a guest discussing The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis, describing its comedic yet profound premise about two demons conversing on how to corrupt human souls, highlighting the broad cultural impact of Lewis's various writings across multiple podcast platforms.
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The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters by C.S.
Recommended“I would recommend C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, and while it is a Christian book, it's not a like proselytizing book, it's a book about what goes on in the mind when you are being tempted away from your values”
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Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity by C.S.
Discussed“He packed um Being in Time by Haidiger and Mirror Christianity by CS Lewis and then a novel called Cancer Ward by Souls Souls Nitsson.”
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S.
Discussed“well i read all the books like multiple times we're running into the challenge we've talked about it on never made a narnia they've never made a narnia adaptation that got all the way through to the last battle it's a seven book series”
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The Magician's Nephew
The Magician's Nephew by C.
Critiqued“aslan isn't really a a huge like obviously he's a huge character in this book but he's also not at the same time because he is creating narnia”
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The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce by C.S.
Recommended“As CS Lewis says in the great divorce, when you accept him, your whole life will have been heaven. If you reject him, you are in purgatory forever. And why do they stay in purgatory? In the great divorce, I'm recommending read the great divorce is because they won't let go of their earthly identity.”
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.
Discussed“which is no that's that's what they're doing it's so that they can turn the pevensies into gays right so that's what they've been doing for the so we're so one of the greatest things about narnia is that it as we were talking about it's that connection to history”
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Surprised by Joy
Surprised by Joy by C.
Discussed“I also think you know, C.S. Lewis, the the famous theologian and writer, he wrote a book called Surprised by Joy.”
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Of Other Worlds
Discussed“This is from a 1946 letter CS Lewis sent to a professor friend of his collected in of other worlds essays and stories. Quote, "Theocracy is the worst of all governments. If we must have a tyrant, a robber baron is far better than an inquisitor."”
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Present Concerns
Discussed“In his book, Present Concerns, Lewis wrote, "I don't deserve a share in governing a hen roost, much less a nation, nor do most people who believe advertisements and think in catchwords and spread rumors. The real reason for democracy is just the reverse. Mankind is so fallen that no man can be trusted with unchecked power over his fellows."”
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Prince Caspian. The Return to Narnia
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia by C.S.
Recommended“who are putting on the greatest and the best adaptation of narnia that i have ever seen anywhere uh we've seen multiple iterations of it we've seen the line the witch and wardrobe there we've seen um uh the horse and his boy prince caspian is on right now”
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THE SPACE TRILOGY - Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra & That Hideous Strength
Discussed“mine langle you get it in CS Lewis's the space Trilogy right where there are other species in the universe that are”
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The Four Loves
Discussed“and Lewis actually writes about this in the four loves that experience of oh you too I thought I was the only one right”
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The Horse and His Boy, by C S Lewis
The Horse and His Boy by C.S.
Recommended“who are putting on the greatest and the best adaptation of narnia that i have ever seen anywhere uh we've seen multiple iterations of it we've seen the line the witch and wardrobe there we've seen um uh the horse and his boy prince caspian is on right now”
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The Last Battle
Discussed“Um in fact, when he wrote The Last Battle, you know, the last series in his Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe books, uh there are animals in heaven.”
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The Problem of Pain
Discussed“c.s lewis wrote this book about pain and suffering called the problem of pain”
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The Silver Chair
Discussed“the marsh wiggle um puddle glum puddle glum is like puddle glum is not even so puddle glum is supposed to be this um he's called a marsh wiggle and marsh wiggles are a you know it's like a fantasy species that lives in the reedy marshes outside of narnia to the north as their way up in the silver”
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The dark tower, and other stories
Discussed“This is from a 1946 letter CS Lewis sent to a professor friend of his collected in of other worlds essays and stories. Quote, "Theocracy is the worst of all governments. If we must have a tyrant, a robber baron is far better than an inquisitor."”
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