Episode Details

What if the greatest threat to a home wasn’t chaos—but control?

In this Chesterton Radio deep dive, we explore Craig’s Wife, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by George Kelly—a chilling portrait of a woman who builds a perfect life… and locks herself inside it.

Set over the course of a single day, the drama unfolds in a house where nothing is out of place—except the human heart. As Harriet Craig tightens her grip on every detail, something far more valuable begins to slip away.

Is she a villain… or a warning?

Broadcast from Atchison, Kansas, this episode examines the deeper questions behind the play:

* Can love survive control?

* When does independence become isolation?

* And what happens when a house becomes more important than the people who live in it?

Featuring a Chestertonian reflection on materialism, possession, and the quiet danger of “having everything.”

🎧 Listen now—and step inside a home you may never want to leave.

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