The Lamp-post Listener: Chronicling Narnia, Middle-earth, and Other Worlds

Phil and Daniel introduce listeners to the show. Your Lamp-post Links: Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed  

Four children arrive at an old house in the English countryside... “In about ten minutes she reached it and found it was a lamp-post. As she stood looking at it, wondering why there was a lamp-post in the middle of a wood and wondering what to do next, she heard a pitter patter of feet coming toward her.”- C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Your Lamp-post Links: These three links shed some light on the publication vs. chronological order debate: NARNIA READING ORDERS: Quick Explanation (Spoiler-Free), by Glumpuddle from NarniaWeb.com There’s only one right order to read the ‘Narnia’ books, by Steven D. Greydanus Where Should You Start Reading The Chronicles of Narnia?, by Mari Ness Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed

Lucy meets a strange looking creature named Tumnus. “Oh—oh—you wouldn’t say that if you knew,” replied Mr. Tumnus between his sobs. “No, I’m a bad Faun. I don’t suppose there ever was a worse Faun since the beginning of the world.” - C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Your Lamp-post Links: Lewis and Tolkien, 'Narnia' and 'Lord of the Rings' on NPR Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed

Edmund follows Lucy into Narnia and meets its Queen. “But behind him, on a much higher seat in the middle of the sledge sat a very different person—a great lady, taller than any woman that Edmund had ever seen. She also was covered in white fur up to her throat and held a long straight golden wand in her right hand and wore a golden crown on her head. Her face was white—not merely pale, but white like snow or paper or icing-sugar, except for her very red mouth. It was a beautiful face in other respects, but proud and cold and stern.” - C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Your Lamp-post Links: Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed  

Edmund learns more about the magic land from the Queen of Narnia. “'It is a lovely place, my house,' said the Queen. 'I am sure you would like it. There are whole rooms full of Turkish Delight, and what’s more, I have no children of my own. I want a nice boy whom I could bring up as a Prince and who would be King of Narnia when I am gone. While he was Prince he would wear a gold crown and eat Turkish Delight all day long; and you are much the cleverest and handsomest young man I’ve ever met. I think I would like to make you the Prince—some day, when you bring the others to visit me.' 'Why not now?' said Edmund. His face had become very red and his mouth and fingers were sticky. He did not look either clever or handsome, whatever the Queen might say." Your Lamp-post Links: Here are the two maps of Narnia discussed in this episode: Map of Narnia and Its Surrounding Countries, by Pauline Baynes Map of Narnia, from Walden Media/Disney Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed 

Peter and Susan struggle with Lucy and Edmund's conflicting stories. "'Logic!' said the Professor half to himself. 'Why don’t they teach logic at these schools? There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling lies, or she is mad, or she is telling the truth. You know she doesn’t tell lies and it is obvious that she is not mad. For the moment then and unless any further evidence turns up, we must assume that she is telling the truth.'" Your Lamp-post Links: NarniaWeb.com Talking Beasts Podcast The Eagle and Child Podcast Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed   

Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy enter Narnia together. "The former occupant of these premises, the Faun Tumnus, is under arrest and awaiting his trial on a charge of High Treason against her Imperial Majesty Jadis, Queen of Narnia, Chatelaine of Cair Paravel, Empress of the Lone Islands, etc., also of comforting her said Majesty’s enemies, harboring spies and fraternizing with Humans. signed MAUGRIM, Captain of the Secret Police, LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!" Your Lamp-post Links: Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, by Paul F. Ford Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed   

The Pevensies meet Mr. Beaver in the woods of Narnia. “'They say Aslan is on the move—perhaps has already landed.'" Your Lamp-post Links: NarniaWeb.com A Day with the Beavers Illustration Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, by Paul F. Ford Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed

The Pevensies learn more about Narnia from the Beavers... "'Safe?' said Mr. Beaver; 'don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.'" Your Lamp-post Links: Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed  

Edmund sneaks off to visit the White Witch's castle. "As he got into the middle of it he saw that there were dozens of statues all about—standing here and there rather as the pieces stand on a chessboard when it is halfway through the game." Your Lamp-post Links: Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death with John F. Kennedy, C. S. Lewis & Aldous Huxley, by Peter Kreeft C.S Lewis's Surviving BBC Radio Address Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed  

An unexpected guest arrives in Narnia. "'It’s all right,' he was shouting. 'Come out, Mrs. Beaver. Come out, Sons and Daughters of Adam. It’s all right! It isn’t Her!' This was bad grammar of course, but that is how beavers talk when they are excited; I mean, in Narnia—in our world they usually don’t talk at all." Your Lamp-post Links: Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, by Paul F. Ford Here are some articles that dive deeper into the intersection of gender and Narnia. They're interesting reads, but we don't necessarily agree with everything written in them: Are The Chronicles of Narnia Sexist and Racist? by Dr. Devin Brown at NarniaWeb.com C. S. Lewis Was No Sexist by Gina Dalfonzo at Christianity Today I’m re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia – it’s OK for something you love to be ‘problematic’ by Stephen Bush at "i"  Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed  

Spring comes to Narnia and Edmund begins regretting his betrayal.  "There also seemed to be a curious noise all round them, but the noise of their driving and jolting and the dwarf’s shouting at the reindeer prevented Edmund from hearing what it was, until suddenly the sledge stuck so fast that it wouldn’t go on at all. When that happened there was a moment’s silence. And in that silence Edmund could at last listen to the other noise properly. A strange, sweet, rustling, chattering noise—and yet not so strange, for he’d heard it before—if only he could remember where! Then all at once he did remember. It was the noise of running water." Your Lamp-post Links: Narnian Breakfast Illustration Lewis and Tolkien: Background and Method, Lecture by Dr. Ryan Reeves "Evil needs to not be the dominant theme. The conquering of evil needs to be the dominant theme."  Loving Aslan More Than Jesus? - David Bates We'll be discussing the relationship between Aslan and Jesus more in Chapter 12. Keep an eye out for it! PeterKreeft.com Further Up & Further In: Understanding Narnia The Kilns - C.S. Lewis' Home Robert also sent this great radio broadcast about the Kilns. Check it out! Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed

The Pevensies arrive at Aslan's Camp. "People who have not been in Narnia sometimes think that a thing cannot be good and terrible at the same time." Your Lamp-post Links: The Narnia Code at Amazon.com PlanetNarnia.com Thinking About Aslan and Jesus with C. S. Lewis, by Professor Louis Markos Loving Aslan More Than Jesus? by David Bates The 8th Narnia Book C. S. Lewis Started Writing - Talking Beasts The Eagle and Child Podcast These last two links go directly to the podcasts' websites. You can also find them in your favorite podcast app! Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed

Aslan and the Witch make a deal. "Edmund was on the other side of Aslan, looking all the time at Aslan’s face. He felt a choking feeling and wondered if he ought to say something; but a moment later he felt that he was not expected to do anything except to wait, and do what he was told." Your Lamp-post Links: Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, by Paul F. Ford The Mystery Box - J. J. Abrams TED Talk "Then there's the thing of mystery in terms of imagination -- the withholding of information. You know, doing that intentionally is much more engaging." If you want to watch a shortened version, start at the nine minute mark. Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed  

Aslan meets the Witch at the Stone Table. "Then others—evil dwarfs and apes—rushed in to help them, and between them they rolled the huge Lion over on his back and tied all his four paws together, shouting and cheering as if they had done something brave, though, had the Lion chosen, one of those paws could have been the death of them all." Your Lamp-post Links: Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed

The Stone Table is broken. "At that moment they heard from behind them a loud noise—a great cracking, deafening noise as if a giant had broken a giant’s plate." Your Lamp-post Links: Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed

Aslan, Susan, and Lucy arrive at the Witch's Castle. "Everywhere the statues were coming to life. The courtyard looked no longer like a museum; it looked more like a zoo. Creatures were running after Aslan and dancing round him till he was almost hidden in the crowd. Instead of all that deadly white the courtyard was now a blaze of colors; glossy chestnut sides of centaurs, indigo horns of unicorns, dazzling plumage of birds, reddy-brown of foxes, dogs and satyrs, yellow stockings and crimson hoods of dwarfs; and the birch-girls in silver, and the beech-girls in fresh, transparent green, and the larch-girls in green so bright that it was almost yellow. And instead of the deadly silence the whole place rang with the sound of happy roarings, brayings, yelpings, barkings, squealings, cooings, neighings, stampings, shouts, hurrahs, songs and laughter." Your Lamp-post Links: Restless Pilgrim - David's Blog The Eagle and Child Podcast Rumblebuffin Illustration Should Netflix Reboot Narnia? | Talking Beasts Battle Illustration 1 Battle Illustration 2 (Feat. the Dragon vs. the Squirrel) Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, by Paul F. Ford Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe concludes. "For Mr. Beaver had warned them, 'He’ll be coming and going,' he had said. 'One day you’ll see him and another you won’t. He doesn’t like being tied down—and of course he has other countries to attend to. It’s quite all right. He’ll often drop in. Only you mustn’t press him. He’s wild, you know. Not like a tame lion.'" Stay tuned for a Listener Feedback segment at the end of the episode. Thanks to Robert, Carrie, Eva, and Amanda for reaching out! We will return to Narnia with Prince Caspian on January 9th! Your Lamp-post Links: Talking Beasts | The Narnia Podcast Glumpuddle on YouTube Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed

Phil and Daniel are joined by a guest to discuss the 1988 BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Your Lamp-post Links: The Chronicles of Narnia - BBC at Amazon The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at IMDB Aslan's Theme by Geoffrey Burgon Gorn from Star Trek Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed  

Phil and Daniel discuss Disney and Walden Media's 2005 adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Your Lamp-post Links: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at IMDB Watch The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Amazon Listen to The Wardrobe Listen to Father Christmas Listen To Aslan's Camp Glumpuddle's review of the Extended Edition Decent Men in Indecent Times by Speaking with Joy Support us on Patreon and follow us into Narnia on our Twitter or Facebook pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at thenarniapodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (406) 646-6733. Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher Radio | Podcast Website | YouTube | RSS Feed