Hi, this is D.S. Martin, author of the poetry book, Conspiracy of Light,

poems inspired by the legacy of C.S. Lewis. You're listening to Pines with Jack.

If there is to be any more space traveling, it will have to be time traveling as well.

This is Pints with Jack, season six,

episode 28, The Dark Tower. After Hours with Dr. Junius Johnson. Welcome, everyone.

Here on Pines with Jack, we're reading our way through the works of C.S. Lewis.

And today we discuss a very strange corner of Lewis's writing,

an incomplete draft of what appears to be an abortive sequel to Out of the Silent Planet.

Our quote for today actually comes from the end of Out of the Silent Planet, and in the

Dark Tower, Lewis kind of works out the ramifications of that, discussing, exploring the

implications of what time travel might look like.

Today I'm glad to be joined by my friend Dr. Junius Johnson.

Junius Johnson is a Yale-trained scholar of theology, philosophy, and literature who devotes his time to thinking and writing about

whatever is good, noble, and excellent, and how to bring these things to bear, to nurture

meaningful lives, especially as it touches Bonaventure, I understand.

He's a prolific writer, an engaging speaker, an inspiring teacher, and a passionate musician.

So, Junius Johnson, welcome to Pines with Jack. Thank you. It's so great to be here.

Rather than Scotch today, I got back from the weekend with a bit of a sore throat, so I am

drinking peppermint tea

and my lovely wife made for me. And what about you? I am also drinking peppermint tea

as I am here doing a lot of voice recording this week and trying to just do some good vocal

maintenance. Well, because Ransom has been learning a foreign language, we have a different

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