The Lamp-post Listener: Chronicling Narnia, Middle-earth, and Other Worlds
The Lamp-post Listener is a podcast where two friends travel further up and further into classic works of children’s literature - from the woods of Narnia to the mountains of Middle-earth. Each episode chronicles the narratives, themes, and truth found in these timeless tales with C.S. Lewis as a Virgil-like guide. Phil and Daniel are currently reading "The Hobbit."
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 155
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Smith of Wootton Major, Part II
Smith's journeys into faery continue.
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Smith of Wootton Major, Part I
In the town of Wootton Major, a young boy accidentally devours a fay star that allows him to enter the world of Faery.
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The Fantastic Imagination
Phil and Daniel read MacDonald's essay, "The Fantastic Imagination."
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The Flood - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 31-32
The Princess & the Goblin concludes.
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The Kiss - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 28-30
Curdie searches for Irene in the mountains.
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The Invasion - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 25-27
The goblins tunnel their way into the king's castle.
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Informing the Inklings: George MacDonald and the Victorian Roots of Modern Fantasy
Illustrating the Inklings (w/ John Hendrix)
Phil sits down with John Hendrix to discuss his new book, Mythmakers.
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The Pigeon - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 22-24
Princess Irene follows her thread underground.
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The Thread - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 19-21
Princess Irene follows her thread underground.
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The Clue - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 16-18
Curdie stumbles on the royal family of the Goblins.
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The Faith & Fiction of George MacDonald
Dr. Bailey returns to the show to introduce us to George MacDonald.
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The Saintly CS Lewis (Reading Day 2024)
The Rev. Ben Lansing joins us to celebrate CS Lewis Reading Day.
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The Gift - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 13-15
The goblin's pets are spotted by soldiers; Princess Irene receives a gift.
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The Princess & the Goblin at The Rabbit Room
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The Conversation - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 10-12
Irene has a confusing conversation with her grandmother; Curdie keeps digging.
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The Discovery - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 7-9
Phil's father joins us as Curdie makes a startiling discovery deep underground.
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The Mountains - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 4-6
Lootie and Irene venture treachoursly into the mountains.
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The Suprising Rebirth of Belief in God Podcast
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The Grandmother - The Princess & the Goblin, Ch. 1-3
Princess Irene meets a mysterious woman in her own house.
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Tolkien and the Power of Fairy-stories
We prepare for The Princess & the Goblin by reading Tolkien's essay on Faërie.
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Different Tastes in Literature; or, Twin Peaks & Twilight
Two shorter essays get us asking: Is Twin Peaks actually better than Twilight?
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The Lefay Fragment
Daniel and Phil dive into Lewis' first draft of The Magician's Nephew.
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