Good Stories Podcast

Celebrating 100 episodes of the Good Stories Podcast!For our 100th episode, we're returning to the work of George MacDonald, one of the great storytellers and mythmakers of all time. The Golden Key is a strange and beautiful fairy tale about two children, Mossy and Tangle, who set out on a journey in search of the land where shadows come from, with a mysterious golden key in hand.Join us as we explore this unusual and thought-provoking tale of wonder and re-enchantment, and step once again into one of MacDonald’s rich and imaginative worlds.Interested in getting your own copy? Use our affiliate link and get 10% off. Thank you for supporting the Good Stories Podcast and independent booksellers! https://bookshop.org/shop/goodstoriespodcastWant to hear a short story? Discover them as they drop new on our Patreon page (free access): https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcastOr you can find them as we release them from Patreon archives, all in one place, on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@goodstoriespodcast/playlists

A look at Mary Chase’s delightful story Harvey. This one is a longstanding family favorite about a gentleman and his best friend who just happens to be an invisible six-foot rabbit. Stephen also explores myths behind the mischievous and mysterious pooka.Interested in getting your own copy? Use our affiliate link and get 10% off. Thank you for supporting the Good Stories Podcast and independent booksellers! https://bookshop.org/shop/goodstoriespodcastWant to hear a short story? Discover them as they drop new on our Patreon page (free access): https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcastOr you can find them as we release them from Patreon archives, all in one place, on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@goodstoriespodcast/playlists

Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost is a classic ghost story with a twist. An American family moves into an English manor but they're warned about the longstanding presence of a terrifying ghost in the house. A great story leading into Halloween 2026! Interested in getting your own copy? Use our affiliate link and get 10% off. Thank you for supporting the Good Stories Podcast and independent booksellers! https://bookshop.org/shop/goodstoriespodcastWant to hear a short story? Discover them as they drop new on our Patreon page (free access): https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcastOr you can find them as we release them from Patreon archives, all in one place, on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@goodstoriespodcast/playlists

A haunting tale of secrets, suspense, and the overwhelming presence of someone long gone. Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca is the perfect read as you head into Halloween. Interested in getting your own copy? Use our affiliate link and get 10% off. Thank you for supporting the Good Stories Podcast and independent booksellers! https://bookshop.org/shop/goodstoriespodcastWant to hear a short story? Discover them as they drop new on our Patreon page (free access): https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcastOr you can find them as we release them from Patreon archives, all in one place, on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@goodstoriespodcast/playlists

Winnie-the-Pooh turns 100 on October 14, 2026. We’re celebrating a century of A.A. Milne’s beloved stories in the Hundred Acre Wood. With Pooh Bear, Christopher Robin, and all their friends.

After attending the 2026 Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference at George Fox University, we sat down to discuss our thoughts, takeaways, and some of our favorite sessions. Below are the authors and presenters referenced in the episode. The work and scholarship discussed belongs to the respective presenters and authors. Undiscovered Lewis Conference 2026 (https://www.georgefox.edu/cs-lewis-initiative/conference.html)C.S. Lewis Initiative (https://www.georgefox.edu/cs-lewis-initiative/index.html)Dr. Josh Herring - The Logres Institute (https://www.logresinstitute.org/) and the Optimistic Curmudgeon Podcast 2The Rev’d Brian McGreevy, Theology on Tuesdays Podcast – What’s in a Name? Jadis, Narnia, and François VillonDr. Robert Garcia - What’s the Use of Eustace? The Redemption of Usefulness in The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderMr. Anthony Klein - Dante’s Ulysses and the Un-manDr. Michael Faletra - Nose to the Sunrise: Dantean Spirituality in The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderMr. Jonathan Selstad - No, It’s Not All In Plato: An Exploration of New Narnia through a Dantean LensDr. Lindsey Scholl - The Dorothy Sayers PodcastProf. Harry Lee Poe - Hearing C.S. Lewis’s Wartime Broadcast to Iceland: ‘The Norse Spirit in English Literature’Dr. Michael Ward, Author (Planet Narnia) - Cursèd fate that gave thee to the Moore? Mrs. Moore in Lewis’s Life and WorksMr. Simon Wipf - Since our Beloved Became a Man’: The Narrative Significance of the Incarnation in PerelandraArches Bookhouse – Owner, Adam McInturf Mr. Jonathan Mueller - Bicycles, Shadows, and The Music of The Spheres: Philosophical Poetics of Re-Enchantment in Lewis and MacDonaldDr. Brenton Dickieson, MaudCast: The LMMI Podcast - On Failing to Finish BleherisDr. Lilian Lindén - Why Lewis Ended the Great War DebateDr. Anne-Frédérique Mochel-Caballero, Derrière la porte de l'armoire Podcast - C.S. Lewis and France: The Untold StoryMr. Joel Hawbaker – Unlikely Father Figures in Narnia and Middle-earthMr. Jonathan Rolfe –The Mythical Tollewis’: Tolkien and Lewis on Myth and Allegory”Mr. Michael Oppizzi –You Flashed and You Shone’: Echoes of Confessions Book X in Till We Have FacesDr. Austin Freeman - Classical Literature in NarniaDr. Laura Van Dyke and Dr. Katharine Bubel - An Incarnational Cartography: Mapping Lewis’s Till We Have FacesRev’d Dr. Andrew Lazo, Pints with Jack Podcast – A New Look: Correcting Chronologies and Characterizations of Joy DavidmanJason Lepojärvi - Director, C.S. Lewis Initiative

What happens when a perfectly ordinary afternoon takes a very strange turn?Alice tumbles down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a world where nothing quite follows the rules she knows. Conversations become riddles, logic becomes nonsense, and the creatures she meets seem to have their own very particular ideas about how the world works.Interested in getting your own copy? Use our affiliate link and get 10% off. Thank you for supporting the Good Stories Podcast and independent booksellers! https://bookshop.org/shop/goodstoriespodcastWant to hear a short story? Discover them as they drop new on our Patreon page (free access): https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcastOr you can find them as we release them from Patreon archives, all in one place, on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@goodstoriespodcast/playlists

Descent into Hell by Charles Williams takes us into some dark places, but this story isn’t only about the descent. It’s equally about the ascent as characters make pivotal choices.A strange, challenging, deeply thought-provoking story about hell...and the way back up.Interested in getting your own copy? Use our affiliate link and get 10% off. Thank you for supporting the Good Stories Podcast and independent booksellers! https://bookshop.org/shop/goodstoriespodcastWant to hear a short story? Discover them as they drop new on our Patreon page (free access): https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcastOr you can find them as we release them from Patreon archives, all in one place, on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@goodstoriespodcast/playlists

A solitary miser, a little girl with golden hair, and a second chance at life.In this episode, we talk about George Eliot’s Silas Marner, a quiet story about loss, loneliness, unexpected love, and the ways a life can be changed by opening your heart again.Interested in getting your own copy? Use our affiliate link and get 10% off. Thank you for supporting the Good Stories Podcast and independent booksellers! https://bookshop.org/shop/goodstoriespodcastWant to hear a short story? Discover them as they drop new on our Patreon page (free access): https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcastOr you can find them as we release them from Patreon archives, all in one place, on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@goodstoriespodcast/playlists

Hornblower is back, but this time he’s a lieutenant. He is brilliant, brave, and deeply human, which makes following his rise through the British Navy so much fun.We’re talking ships, strategy, courage, and leadership in the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Interested in getting your own copy? Use our affiliate link and get 10% off. Thank you for supporting the Good Stories Podcast and independent booksellers! https://bookshop.org/shop/goodstoriespodcastWant to hear a short story? Discover them as they drop new on our Patreon page (free access): https://www.patreon.com/GoodStoriesPodcastOr you can find them as we release them from Patreon archives, all in one place, on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@goodstoriespodcast/playlists