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The Inklings Variety Hour

The Inklings Variety Hour

Welcome to the Inklings Variety Hour, where fans and scholars of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield and others discuss their works and lives.

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32:43

Pop-up Episode: Hey! Tom Bombadil!

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/06/01

Chris has G. Connor Salter back on the show to discuss Tom Bombadil in Rings of Power, as well as Tom Bombadil more generally.See you Tuesday!

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08:14

Poetry Thursday: "The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too...

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/05/30

J.R.R. Tolkien was a pretty good nonsense poet. You can find this poem in the chapter "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony" in The Fellowship of the Ring, as well as in Tales from the Perilous Realm. It was originally printed on its own in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. Enjoy!

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01:04:17

Summer Reading Lists with In the Burrow Books

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/05/28

(Apple won't post all the shownotes to this because of limited space; feel free to click on the show website below for more recommendations. Meanwhile, I'll frontload the stuff with links.) When a character in Narnia has "read all the wrong books," you know they're in for a difficult time. But spending time in Narnia does a lot to compensate for a bad literary diet. What, though, about our kids, who all live well after the Narnian apocalypse and need good books to thrive in our world? What are "the

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01:07:53

Nightmare Alley and Bill Gresham

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/05/23

Poetry Thursday will be back next week! Today, we have our normal show, which was displaced by the Pop-Up Pop Rings of Power Teaser Reaction Tuesday.Here's an article Connor wrote for "A Pilgrim in Narnia" that compares the themes of Nightmare Alley with those of Lewis' work. Connor Salter joins Chris to discuss Bill Gresham, Joy's first husband, and the movie Nightmare Alley, based on Gresham's bestselling book. Among other things, we discuss The plot of the film Possible meanings of the

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36:13

Pop-up Episode: Rings of Power Season 2 Trailer Reaction

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/05/21

The teaser for season two of the "Rings of Power" has Chris in an unusually curmudgeonly mood, doubting whether there is indeed a reason for this season. Luckily, he is visited today by three spirits who know more about the show and the lore behind it than he does. Can Sørina Higgins, Connor Salter, and Jordan Key cause him to believe in Tolkien adaptations again? Or will he drag them down with him into the cynical abyss, full of zombie swordfish and indistinct symbiote goo? (I mean, can a

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11:25

Poetry Thursday: "The Future of Forestry," by C.S. Lewis

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/05/16

Sorry for the late upload! This is a fairly rambly meditation on C.S. Lewis' "The Future of Forestry." Also, intellectual and political history painted with a very, very broad brush. Edgy! (Or maybe just careless.) The views expressed here (which are solely Chris's and might be wrong as many of them were formulated while writing), please do write in at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com! I'd love to hear from you! If anyone would like a longer episode with many contrasting views of Lewis' and Tolkien's

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52:56

"The House by the Stable" by Charles Williams (with...

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/05/14

If you're enjoying this podcast, please leave us a six-star review! Failing that, you can always leave a five-star one. Also, I'd love to hear from you! inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com. Also, I'm on Instagram: @inklingsvarietyhour Chris is joined by actor Jason Will to discuss Charles Williams' nativity play, The House by the Stable, recently staged by the Acacia Theater Company with Grab and Grace. Together, they weigh the following questions (among others): How can modern theater companies make up

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07:12

Poetry Thursday: "I Sit Beside the Fire and Think,"...

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/05/09

Comin' at you from "The Ring Goes South," in The Fellowship of the Ring. Enjoy, and sorry about the poor audio quality!

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01:20:01

"The Golden Key," by George MacDonald

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/05/07

This week, Chris is joined by Eric Geddes, longtime friend of the show, to talk about George MacDonald's bizarre-yet-beautiful fairy story, "The Golden Key." Feel free to read it first, or listen to it on Librivox: Part 1, Part 2 We talk about the following: George MacDonald's life The "plot" (or lack thereof--hang in there!) of "The Golden Key" Parallels with C.S. Lewis' work (especially The Problem of Pain) Tolkien's reaction and general crotchetiness in old age Other works like "The Golden

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08:14

Poetry Thursday: "To Charles Williams," by C.S. Lewis

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/05/02

Lewis' poem in memory of Charles Williams.Quotations come from The Making of C.S. Lewis, by Harry Lee Poe, and Collected Letters, vol. 2, edited by Walter Hooper. Thanks again to Sørina Higgins for her excellent reading!

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01:24:38

Adapting Tolkien (Rerun)

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/04/30

We have a lot more new episodes waiting for you, including a trip to the borders of Faerie with George MacDonald, a Night Operation with Owen Barfield, and a House by the Stable with Charles Williams! And a lot more. But here's the thing...all of those episodes need to be edited by yours truly. And it's the last week of the semester, and I have a lot of grading (and parenting) to do, so, it's time to treat yourself to a rerun. Luckily, it's a good one! Enjoy this old episode about adapting

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06:15

Poetry Thursday: "Surprised by Joy," by William...

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/04/25

This poetry Thursday, we're taking on "Surprised by Joy," the sonnet by William Wordsworth that gave Lewis' 1955 memoir its title. But beyond a title, does the poem have any connection to Lewis' ideas about joy, grief, and love? Probably, yes. Thanks again to Sørina Higgins for selecting and reading this week's (and last week's) poem! Here's the poem, by the way: Surprised by Joy by William Wordsworth | Poetry Foundation And here's Ben Jonson's "On My First Son," which is a real tear-jerker: On

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49:47

C.S. Lewis, Trauma, and the World Wars

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/04/23

As always, if you enjoy this program, please leave us a five-star review on iTunes. Dr. Katherine Wyma joins Chris to talk about how Lewis' writing reflects his experiences in World War I. In particular, she suggests that his writing about World War II may be a form of narrative therapy that helped him cope with psychological wounds from the previous war. Katherine mentions a few books listeners might want to check out: The Maisie Dobbs mystery series A Morning After War, by K.J. Gilchrist C.S

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04:55

Poetry Thursday: "On Meeting Shakespeare," by Charles...

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/04/18

Enjoy this short, early poem by Charles Williams! Many thanks to Sørina Higgins for reading (as well as her counsel and help with this podcast generally). Find Williams' poem and her commentary (from ten years ago, nearly exactly) here: On Meeting Shakespeare | The Oddest Inkling (wordpress.com) Next week: Tolkien and Lewis and the World Wars!

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01:08:24

Race to Krakatoa (Inkwell Chronicles), with J.D. Peabody

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/04/17

If you're enjoying The Inklings Variety Hour, then...please... leave us a review with five stars on iTunes or Apple Music, or whatever. Yes, we're talking to you through these shownotes, and it's all very eerie and annoying. *ahem* Middle-grade author J.D. Peabody rejoins Chris to talk about The Inkwell Chronicles: Race to Krakatoa, the second book in his Inkwell Chronicles series. You may want to read the book before listening--or feel free to listen to get an idea of how another author draws

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10:49

Poetry Thursday: "The Hoard," by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/04/10

This week, we've got another by Tolkien. You can find it in Tales from the Perilous Realm, which collects The Adventures of Tom Bombadil in which it was originally published.Again, the idea for this format comes from "The Daily Poem," so check it out if you haven't already done so. See you Tuesday!

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01:07:22

The Silver Chair, Part 5: Malice in Underland

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/04/09

The finale of our series on The Silver Chair! We have a lot of great stuff to say, but I have a ten-month-old with an ear infection and it is the last month of the semester, so I will have to write a summary later! This is also not as scrupulously edited as other episodes are--so savor the authenticity! My guests are Eric Geddes, Jonathan Geltner (whose blogs you should find and whose books you should buy), and Joseph Weigel (whose podcast you should listen to). My wife Glencora also makes a brief

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09:42

Poetry Thursday: "On the Circuit," by W.H. Auden

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/04/04

Was Auden an Inkling?No. No, he wasn't. But have we played him reading a stanza of this poem (in which he mentions Williams and Tolkien) every week we've published an episode? Yes. Yes, we have. So here's the whole thing in full, for the sake of sweet context. Again, I am absolutely stealing the pattern of Poetry Thursdays from the wonderful Daily Poem podcast by Goldberry Studios. Listen to it and be enlightened, if you like this sort of thing. Next time: We wrap up our Silver Chair

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01:07:26

The Silver Chair, Part 4: How to Cook For Forty Giants

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/04/02

If you're enjoying The Inklings Variety Hour and want to support the show without paying us a dime, please consider leaving us a review on iTunes. Feel free to follow us on Instagram: @inklingsvarietyhour And shoot us an email to tell us that our work this week has not been in vain: inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com. This week, Chris is joined by a panoply of first-time and returning guests, such as Eric Geddes, Jonathan Geltner, Joseph Weigel, and Glencora Pipkin, to talk about The Silver Chair,

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09:02

Poetry Thursday: "The Birth of Language," by C.S. Lewis

The Inklings Variety Hour ·

2024/03/28

If you're enjoying the podcast, please consider leaving us a review on itunes. If you're not, you probably have better things to do with your time than to bother with reviews!As always, feel free to email us at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com! Welcome back to Poetry Thursday. Here's something from the planet Mercury for you all! Also, the show now has an Instagram--follow us @inklingsvarietyhour Feel free to let me know if there are poems by Inklings you'd really like to hear. We'll be back

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