Deep In Bear Country - A Berenstain Bearcast

Deep In Bear Country - A Berenstain Bearcast episodes:

• 05.18.2024

  Episode 437 – The Berenstain Bears My Bedtime Book of Poems and Prayers

  This week, we’re taking a look at yet another book that’s just a plot-free collection of poetry and prayer… try. And guess what? I like it! It’s “The Berenstain Bears My Bedtime Book of Poems and Prayers” and it’s pretty...

  
• 05.11.2024

  Episode 436 – The Berenstain Bears’ Mother’s Day Blessings

  It’s Mother’s Day! And you know what that means! A long history of said day. Also, some blessings. “The Berenstain Bears’ Mother’s Day Blessings” that is! https://ia904601.us.archive.org/25/items/dibc-ep-436/DIBC-EP436.mp3

  
• 05.04.2024

  Episode 435 – The Berenstain Bears’ Bedtime Devotional

  This week, it’s a book that I find very hard to talk about because there’s no plot and it’s long and it’s a devotional. It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Bedtime Devotional” and I’m falling asleep just thinking about it!

  
• 04.27.2024

  Episode 434 – The Berenstain Bears’ Pet Rescue

  This week, I’m joined by the delightful Avian Jangula, founder of the Glorious Purrpose Animal Rescue, to talk about, what else? Animal rescue! It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Pet Rescue!”

  
• 04.20.2024

  Episode 433 – The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible/For Little Ones/Search and Find!

  Three three three three three BOOKS! This week, I’m getting THREE BOOKS oout of MY LIFE by talking about “The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible” “The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible for Little Ones” AND “The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible Search and...

  
• 04.13.2024

  Episode 432 – The Berenstain Bears Get Ready for Bed

  I’m all alone! And it’s a Lift-The-Flap Book! It’s “The Berenstain Bears Get Ready for Bed” and it’s a Lift-The-Flap Book!

  
• 04.06.2024

  Episode 431 – The Berenstain Bears’ Holiday Cookbook – Part 2

  We missed Easter! But, never fear! Elana and I are here to report on the Easter treats we made from out “The Berenstain Bears’ Holiday Cookbook!” Yom.

  
• 03.30.2024

  Episode 430 – The Berenstain Bears Visit Grizzlyland

  Come with me to the most magical place on Earth, or at least on Bear Earth. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Visit Grizzlyland!”

  
• 03.23.2024

  Episode 429 – The Berenstain Bears Visit the Credit Union PART 2!

  I never thought we’d revisit this book, but Jeremy Gloff had some huge news about it and Bradley Mariska tagged along and this episode became a Collector Boys ep!

  
• 03.16.2024

  Episode 428 – The Berenstain Bears Long, Long Ago

  Hey! Do you wanna go back in time? DO YOU WANNA GO AROUND THE WORLD?! Well, let’s go back in time and around the world and let’s bring a REAL HISTORIAN WITH US! Dan Everton is an anthropologist and historian...

  
• 03.09.2024

  Episode 427 – The Berenstain Bears We L❤️ve the Library!

  Hey! Do you l❤️ve the library? Well, guess who else l❤️ves the library! My guest, Erin Gambrill, that’s who! Join me and Erin and we talk about “The Berenstain Bears We L❤️ve the Library!” They do! They do l❤️ve it!

  
• 03.02.2024

  Episode 426 – The Berenstain Bears and the Ducklings

  Make way for ducklings… I might say if that was the book we were discussing this week. But, it isn’t, so I won’t. Still, make way for them in general. The Bear family sure does and that’s kinda the plot...

  
• 02.24.2024

  Episode 425 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Politeness

  Man oh man, is there anything worse than being forced to sit through a terrible music recital? How about having to be POLITE afterwards? It’s “The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Politeness!”

  
• 02.17.2024

  Episode 424 – The Berenstain Bears’ Holiday Cookbook, Part 1

  Elana is back with me for the first part of our “The Berenstain Bears’ Holiday Cookbook” coverage! Woo hoo!

  
• 02.10.2024

  Episode 423 – The Berenstain Bears’ Extra Special Valentine

  It’s Valentine’s Time, so you know what that means! Brian and Christy are back for their annual Valentine’s Day book coverage and we actually have a new book to talk about. It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Extra Special Valentine” and it’s...

  
• 02.03.2024

  Episode 422 – The Berenstain Bears Stay Healthy

  This week I am joined by returning guest Becca Peter to discuss “The Berenstain Bears Stay Healthy!” It’s a brand new book and a very prescient book and a very strange book in so far as its setup is concerned....

  
• 01.27.2024

  Episode 421 – The Berenstain Bears’ Country Cookbook

  This week, I am joined by the lovely Elana to discuss “The Berenstain Bears’ Country Cookbook.” It’s a little bit country; a little bit cookbook. But, do the recipes… recipe? Find out now!

  
• 01.20.2024

  Episode 420 – The Berenstain Bears’ Bedtime Blessings

  When is a ladder not a ladder? When it’s Jacob’s Ladder! Or… staircase. Or, ramp. Doesn’t matter. What matters is that Jacob is the focus of this week’s book “The Berenstain Bears’ Bedtime Blessings”! Because Jacob goes to bed, I...

  
• 01.13.2024

  Episode 419 – The Berenstain Bears’ BIG Machines

  You want big machines? We got big machines! Well, the Bears got big machines. It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ BIG MACHINES!” They’re big! Really!

  
• 01.06.2024

  Episode 418 – The Berenstain Bears Brother Bear and the Kind Cub

  It’s a retelling! IT’S A RETELLING! This week, we’ve got a RETELLING of a book we covered only a couple years ago. Whoulda thought? It’s “The Berenstain Bears Brother Bear and the Kind Cub” and it’s SIMPLE. You can read...

  
• 12.30.2023

  Happy 2024!

  Hope it’s a good one!

  
• 12.23.2023

  Episode 417 – The Berenstain Bears The Very First Christmas

  Oof. Let’s talk about The Nativity. It’s “The Berenstain Bears The Very First Christmas!”

  
• 12.16.2023

  Episode 416 – The Berenstain Bears Welcome To Bear Country!

  This week, we’re heading off to… Bear Country? Yeah, Cousin Tex is here so we’re giving him a… sorry, Mayor Honeypot(?) is giving his a tour of Bear Country! And, he hates it! It’s “The Berenstain Bears Welcome To Bear...

  
• 12.09.2023

  Episode 415 – The Berenstain Bears Play Football!

  This week, the Berenstain Bears play football in “The Berenstain Bears Play Football.” No kidding!

  
• 12.02.2023

  Episode 414 – The Berenstain Bears’ Show-and-Tell

  This week, the Bears go back into the attic to dig up some old treasures! It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Show-and-Tell!”

  
• 11.25.2023

  Episode 29 – RERUN!

  Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Episode 29. Busy week, y’all!

  
• 11.18.2023

  Episode 413 – The Berenstain Bears God’s Wonderful World

  We’re back in nature this week with… wait, have I done this before? It’s “God’s Wonderful World” y’all! Woo!

  
• 11.11.2023

  Episode 412 – The Berenstain Bears Bless Our Gramps and Gran

  You ever hear of this Grandparents’ Day? And how does Nixon fit into all of this? It’s “The Berenstain Bears Bless Our Gramps and Gran!”

  
• 11.04.2023

  Episode 411 – The Berenstain Bears: Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple

  Open it up… where are the people? It’s “The Berenstain Bears: Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple” and we’ve got a LOT to discuss.

  
• 10.28.2023

  Episode 410 – The Berenstain Bears Bless Our Pets

  It’s Halloween! And you know what that means! A book about our pets and the blessing of them thereof. That’s right! The Bears are GOING TO CHURCH and GETTING THEIR PETS BLESSED. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Bless Our Pets!”

  
• 10.21.2023

  Episode 409 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Helping

  I was so happy to have a new Gifts of the Spirit book to talk about. Then, I opened it and read it and something felt familiar. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Helping” and… we’ve been here before....

  
• 10.14.2023

  Episode 408 – The Berenstain Bears Sister Bear and the Golden Rule

  This week, Sister Bear takes canter stage with a rehash of a book we covered back in 2021. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Sister Bear and the Golden Rule!” That’s clunky. But, that’s the title!

  
• 10.07.2023

  Episode 407 – The Berenstain Bears We ❤️ Baseball!

  Spoiler alert! We don’t. The Berenstain Bears have a long history with the game of base-based balls and we are NOT going to explore it. Instead, we’re going to take a look at some clues as to the history of...

  
• 09.30.2023

  Episode 406 – The Berenstain Bears’ Pirate Adventure

  Yar. Ahoy. Blah blah blah. We’re off on a Pirate Adventure and the Berenstain Bears are taking us there. Thus, the title. It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Pirate Adventure!” Shiver. Timbers. Etc.

  
• 09.23.2023

  Episode 405 – The Berenstain Bears Visit the Firehouse

  This week, our Bear Family creates a major imposition on their local fire constabulary. also, the history of firefighting! Also, Restaurant. Apartments? Maybe!

  
• 09.16.2023

  Episode 404 – The Berenstain Bears Under The Sea

  This week, let’s go down, down, down, with the Bear Family as they’re dragged to the bottom of the ocean to sleep with the fishes! It’s “The Berenstain Bears Under The Sea” and… there’s a lot of fish, I guess?

  
• 09.09.2023

  Episode 403 – The Berenstain Bears School Time Blessings

  It’s back to school time, and you know what that means! GOD! It’s “The Berenstain Bears School Time Blessings!”

  
• 09.02.2023

  Episode 402 – The Berenstain Bears Around the World

  This week, I’m taking you on a trip around the world! It’s “The Berenstain Bears Around the World” and it’s PROBLEMATIC!

  
• 08.26.2023

  Episode 401 – The Berenstain Bears We Love Our Mom/Dad!

  I can’t believe I’ve been doing this show for over 8 and a half years and I’ve only now had my parents on as guests. That’s right! For the first time ever, Gale and Ruben Gonzales are on the show...

  
• 08.12.2023

  Episode 400 – The Berenstain Bears Hospital Friends

  It’s my 400th official numbered episode! In celebration, I have Mike Berenstain back on the show to talk about the history of “The Berenstain Bears Hospital Friends!”

  
• 08.05.2023

  Episode 399 – Opening Night!

  Some thoughts as I head into opening night of “Lost In Bear Country.”

  
• 07.29.2023

  Episode 398 – The Berenstain Bears Take Off!

  Let’s get high! It’s “The Berenstain Bears Take Off!” It’s about planes.

  
• 07.22.2023

  Episode 397 – The Berenstain Bears We Love Soccer!

  Finally, a book I can relate to: another soccer book. But, hey! It’s actually a fairly insightful book! It’s “The Berenstain Bears We Love Soccer!”

  
• 07.08.2023

  Episode 396 – The Berenstain Bears’ Harvest Festival

  It’s not a Thanksgiving book! It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Harvest Festival!”

  
• 07.01.2023

  Episode 395 – The Berenstain Bears God Bless Our Country

  Happy Borthday Bear Country! It’s the celebration of the Fourth of July; the day the bears signed a thing to declare independence from… a king? It’s all a little vague, but remember THIS AIN’T AMERICA! Also, God. It’s “The Berenstain...

  
• 06.24.2023

  Episode 394 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Goodness

  The Gifts of the Spirit are back! And they’re the Gifts of the Spirit that keep on Gift of the Spiriting. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Goodness!”

  
• 06.17.2023

  Episode 393 – The Berenstain Bears’ Book of Prayers

  And so we come to the end of the Worthy Kids/Hachette board book series with “The Berenstain Bears’ Book of Prayers.” But, this isn’t just a fond farewell to this series, oh no! I’ve got THE SCOOP on how it...

  
• 06.10.2023

  Episode 392 – The Berenstain Bears’ Easter Blessings

  When’s an Easter book not an Easter book? Well, when it’s June, for one thing. But also, when the author successfully avoids actually discussing Easter for the bulk of it. It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Easter Blessings!”

  
• 06.03.2023

  Episode 391 – The Berenstain Bears All God’s Creatures

  It’s a Berenstain Bears book where the Bear Family goes on a walk and looks at animals. I mean… that’s pretty much it? “The Berenstain Bears All God’s Creatures!”

  
• 05.27.2023

  Episode 390 – The Berenstain Bears Love One Another

  This week is all about LOVE! As a verb. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Love One Another!”