The Tolkien And Lewis Bromance: The Diana Glyer Interview

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be sure to check out</span> <a href="http://youtube.com/thebabylonbee"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Babylon Bee YouTube Channel</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more podcasts, podcast shorts, animation, and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is the Babylon Bee Interview Show.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of The Babylon Bee Podcast, Kyle and Ethan talk to Diana Glyer, author of</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bandersnatch-Tolkien-Creative-Collaboration-Inklings/dp/1606352768/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=bandersnatch&amp;qid=1602528672&amp;sr=8-1"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She has spent</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">40 years combing through archives, studying old manuscripts, and is considered a leading expert on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Her scholarship, her teaching, and her work as an artist all circle back to one common theme: creativity thrives in community. Kyle and Ethan talk to Dr. Glyer about Tolkien, Lewis, and the creativity that can happen in a community like</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Inklings.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To watch or listen to the full podcast, become a subscriber at</span> <a href="https://babylonbee.com/plans"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://babylonbee.com/plans</span></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></em></p> <p><strong>Topics Discussed</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who were The Inklings?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How does Creativity thrive in community?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tom Bombadil and the quiet "homely home" portions of LOTR</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Peter Jackson's</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lord Of The Rings</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">trilogy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">"There are no dentists in Mordor"</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tolkien caused C.S. Lewis to throw</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Narnia</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in the trash at one point</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Differences between C.S. Lewis and Tolkien</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Chronicles Of Narnia</span></em></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">C.S. Lewis' journey to faith and Tolkien's consistent prayer for his friend</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">G.K. Chesterton's</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Everlasting Man</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;"> influencing Lewis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What was going on in the third book of Lewis' Space Trilogy?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Humans being sub-creators, Mythopoeia</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How much pipe weed did the Inklings go through?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is a Bandersnatch?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Artists need brutally honest criticism to be better</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Diana likes our</span> <a href="https://shop.babylonbee.com/collections/other-stuff/products/mugs-2"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Decaf Condemned As Heresy mugs</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href="https://shop.babylonbee.com/collections/other-stuff/products/mugs-3"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Mt. Writemore mugs</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in our store</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Subscriber Portion </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Which of these modern writers make it into The Inklings or have been promptly kicked out?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Chronicles of Narnia</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">movies</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How well did Christopher Tolkien manage to expand his father's work?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amazon's</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lord of the Rings</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">series gets the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Game of Thrones</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">treatment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hobbit</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">movies</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drama and conflicts in The Inklings</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dyson is the Yoko of the group</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ten Questions</span></li> </ul>