Making Friends With George MacDonald

Jan 24 2024 8 ep. 63 mins 2
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A podcast for friends interested in George MacDonald and his works in particular. We attempt to make our discussions and interviews equally interesting to both new and long-time readers of George MacDonald.

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Ep 8: Our Friend Jess Lederman

Jan 24 2024 41 mins  
Dan and James talk with Jess Lederman, author, George MacDonald enthusiast, and founder of WorksOfMacDonald.com.We discuss how Jess discovered MacDonald, MacDonald's theology - and how it differs from that of C.S. Lewis, why Jess create the www.worksofmacdonald.com website, Jess’ publishing of new editions of MacDonald's books and also MacDonald-related books, and Jess shares of

Ep 7: Relationships in Donal Grant

Jan 20 2024 54 mins  
Dale, Dan and James discuss some of the more notable relationships in the novel Donal Grant.Discussion includes examination of how Donal approaches his first meetings with other characters of the book, how he sets boundaries in those relationships, and how this may be indicative of how George MacDonald approached relationships himself. This is a public episode. If you would like to

Ep 6: Our Friend Justin Wiggins

Dec 08 2023 71 mins  
Dale, Dan and James chat with author Justin Wiggins.The discussion includes the following topics: how Justin discovered Lewis and MacDonald through music, Justin's love of all things Celtic, Justin's spiritual journey, several references to Princess and Curdie, Lewis' references to George MacDonald, striving for agape love, reading Phantastes, discussion of Lilith, some of Justin�

Ep 5: Thoughts About The Unspoken Sermons

Nov 10 2023 52 mins  
Dale and James discuss reading the Unspoken Sermons. The discussion includes: how to read and what it’s like to read the sermons, how the sermons are about relationships, an outline of what the sermons are, some thoughts about some favorite parts of the sermons. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vis

Ep 4: Our Friend Mercedes

Oct 06 2023 110 mins  
Dale, Dan and James are joined by friend Mercedes for a discussion about how she found George MacDonald’s works, why she loves them and what impacts they have had on her life.This was a long discussion (2 hrs 40 minutes, edited down to 1 hr 50 minutes) that we are sure most listeners will find insightful, entertaining and inspiring.Topics covered include: wise women, love, beauty

Ep 3: George's Characters

Sep 28 2023 42 mins  
Dan, Dale and James discuss the types of characters that recur frequently in George MacDonald’s stories. We presume that this conversation may be something of a foundation for possible future episodes where we discuss particular character types in more detail.Please pardon the “clicking” noise in the audio of this episode. Dale’s microphone had technical difficulties, and w

Ep 2: Who was George; Influencers and Influences - with Dr. Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson

Sep 17 2023 92 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson provides us with a great biography of George MacDonald, an overview of who and what influenced his life and writing, and what impacts and influences he had on other writers.You can find more from Kirstin on her website here: https://www.kirstinjeffreyjohnson.com/NOTES:Episode Outline:From 0:00 - 43:51 - Kirstin gives us a biography of Ge

Ep 1: A Beginning

Aug 25 2023 42 mins  
Dan, Dale and James introduce themselves, explain what the podcast is about, share why they are interested in and what they love about George MacDonald’s writing. Share a few quotes. We also explain what to expect in future episodes (discussions, interviews, etc.). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,