Deep In Bear Country - A Berenstain Bearcast
676 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsPhil Gonzales takes listeners on a chronological journey through the history of Bear Country.
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Episode 387 – The Berenstain Bears’ Please & Thank You Book
May 06, 2023 07:42 - 34.1 MBI know we’ve covered this before. I know we have! But, this is different? I think. In any case, get ready to learn too much about PLEASE and THANK YOU! It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Please & Thank You Book!”
Episode 386 – The Berenstain Bears Clean Up
April 29, 2023 05:38 - 29.6 MBThe Berenstain Bears clean up in “The Berenstain Bears Clean Up.”
Episode 385 – The Berenstain Bears’ Graduation Day
April 22, 2023 05:49 - 66.5 MBThis week, Willow joins me to talk about GRADUATION! Whose? Hers! And, the bears. But, they’re not REALLY graduating, are they? It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Graduation Day!”
Episode 384 – The Berenstain Bears Visit The Credit Union
April 15, 2023 06:47 - 32.8 MBThis week, we’re going to the Credit Union! Bet you thought it would NEVER happen! “The Berenstain Bears Visit the Credit Union” is a remarkably common, yet remarkably difficult to obtain, book in the Bears’ library. You have to join a credit union to get it! Or, watch it on YouTube. Like I did! https://ia801604.us.archive.org/1/items/dibc-ep-384/DIBC-EP384-1.mp3
Episode 383 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Growing Up
April 08, 2023 08:17 - 66.1 MBThis week, God gave the growth, eh? Honey Bear is growing up and there’s nothing for Mama to do but take the bull by the horns and do something smart by doing something completely expected? It’s “The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Growing Up!”
Episode 382 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Family
April 01, 2023 08:17 - 63.1 MBBrother Bear is turning an indeterminate age once again and none of his friends are coming to his party! And that’s a good thing? Also, who is Uncle Tex married to these days? What’s with the opening Bible quote? And, being in a family: kind of a mixed bag, right? It’s “The Berenstain Bears Gifts … Continue reading "Episode 382 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Family"
Episode 381 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Trust
March 25, 2023 08:39 - 62.6 MBWe must, we must, we must increase our TRUST! It’s “The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Trust!”
Episode 380 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Fair Is Fair
March 18, 2023 08:00This week, “The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Fair Is Fair” introduces us to a new character in Bear Country, we explore the Book of Zechariah, and we learn a little bit about what true justice may be.
Episode 379 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Love
March 12, 2023 03:34 - 33.2 MBThis week, it’s all about LOVE, baby! Good ol’ First Epistle of John LOVE, BABEEEE! It’s “The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Love!”
Episode 378 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Sharing
March 04, 2023 07:05 - 26.2 MBAfter last week’s extensive deconstruction of the concept of “Caring” it only makes sense that this week I’d completely ignore the concept of “Sharing” and instead ramble on about not-Paul’s epistle to the Hebrews. Makes sense! It’s “Deep In Bear Country – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Sharing!”
Episode 377 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Caring
February 26, 2023 00:09 - 35 MBIt’s the first “The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit” book and we’re kicking it off with “Caring!” What is caring? Is it an attitude? And opinion? An action? What does it mean to care? Who are Fred’s parents? How many men has Aunt Min married? And what of THE TIMELINES? Let’s dive in, shall … Continue reading "Episode 377 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit ❤️ Caring"
Episode 376 – The Berenstain Bears Gifts of the Spirit, intro
February 18, 2023 09:44 - 7.06 MBThis week, I begin… a new project.
Episode 375 – The Berenstain Bears Talking Stories
February 11, 2023 08:57 - 26.2 MBI’ll show you love, I’ll show you everythingWith mouth wide openWith mouth wide openI’ll show you everything, oh yeahWith mouth wide openWide open
Episode 374 – The Berenstain Bears Keep the Faith
February 04, 2023 08:23 - 52.2 MBWhat – and this isn’t a theoretical – if the Berenstain Bears met an atheist?
Episode 373 – The Berenstain Bears Blessed Are The Peacemakers
January 28, 2023 07:41 - 35 MB“Did he say ‘Blessed are the chee-‘” you know what? I’ll let the episode do the joke. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Blessed Are The Peacemakers!”
Episode 372 – The Berenstain Bears When I Grow Up
January 21, 2023 07:59 - 17.9 MBI think we put too much pressure on kids to figure out what they want to be when they grow up. What about when they grow *down*? Why does no one ever talk about THAT? It’s “The Berenstain Bears When I Grow Up!”
Episode 371 – The Berenstain Bears are Superbears!
January 14, 2023 09:12 - 15.9 MBHow do you like your superheroes? Bear style? In “The Berenstain Bears are Superbears” that’s what you get! And, you know what? I kinda love it.
Episode 370 – The Wild, Wild Honey Saga
January 07, 2023 08:37 - 17.8 MBDecades ago, the Berenstain Bears’ Saturday Morning Cartoon secretly presented a multi-part saga that only reveals itself when you’re bored and watching a Berenstain Bears Saturday Morning Cartoon. It’s the “Wild Wild Honey Saga!”
JUMBO RERUN Episode 255 – The Berenstain Bears’ Birthday Boy
December 24, 2022 09:11 - 43.3 MBOne last rerun! It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Birthday Boy” with BONUS CONTENT!
JUMBO RERUN Episode 250 – The Berenstain Bears and the Wrong Crowd/Rowdy Crowd
December 17, 2022 09:12 - 97.5 MBAnother JUMBO BONUS! In 2020, Megan Sunday joined me to discuss “The Berenstain Bears and the Wrong Crowd.” Well, I’ve added twenty minutes to the end of BONUS content about the religious rewrite. Enjoy!
JUMBO RERUN Episode 249 – The Berenstain Bears and the Soccer Tryouts/Too Small For The Team
December 10, 2022 07:31 - 72.6 MBIt’s a rerun from 2020, but with BONUS content! Christy Admiraal and I talk about SOCCER BALLS!
Episode 369 – The Berenstain Bears The Wonderful Scents of Christmas
December 03, 2022 06:25 - 41.9 MBChristmas is coming (slightly) early this year! It’s the Berenstain Bears’ first scratch-and-sniff book since “Papa’s Pizza” and it’s got TWELVE scents and they smell… sometimes. Sometimes they smell. It’s “The Berenstain Bears The Wonderful Scents of Christmas!”
Episode 368 – The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw (2022)
November 24, 2022 09:50 - 41.3 MBYou might think you’ve heard this story before, but… well, you have. But you’ve never seen it like this! 2022 brings us a whole new edition of “The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw” featuring previously unpublished art by Stan and Jan Berenstain. It’s pretty cool.
Episode 367 – The Berenstain Bears and the Biggest Brag
November 19, 2022 10:12 - 33.3 MBWhaddaya get when Brother and Sister won’t stop bragging? You get Grizzly Gramps throwing a lot of Bible quotes at them and then yelling that they’re fool! That’s right, the worst bear in Bear Country is back to learn these kids a thing or two in “The Berenstain Bears and the Biggest Brag!”
Episode 366 – The Berenstain Bears Gone Fishin’
November 12, 2022 08:20 - 17.6 MBIs this my shortest episode in years? Yes. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Gone Fishin’.”
Episode 365 – The Berenstain Bears’ Lemonade Stand
November 05, 2022 10:03 - 43.5 MBMy co-host from It’s Del Toro Time, my own Willow, is back to talk about the hottest bears in Bear Town. It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Lemonade Stand!”
Episode 364 – The Berenstain Bears’ Phonics Fun
October 29, 2022 07:30 - 32.8 MBWhat’s more fun than talking about a Berenstain Bears book? TWELVE. Twelve books. It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Phonics Fun” and… is it? Is it really?
Episode 363 – The Berenstain Bears Go Green!
October 22, 2022 08:18 - 36.5 MBThe Bears care a lot for the environment, but in “The Berenstain Bears Go Green!” we’re not given an environmental tale so much as a treatise on the importance of having a decent municipal dump and a non-corrupt mayor. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Go Green!”
Episode 362 – The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble With Things
October 15, 2022 03:28 - 58.6 MBYou know what stinks? THINGS! This week, Brian Skinner from Center of Weirdness is back to talk about how terrible it is to buy toys for your kids? Or King Solomon? Or something? It’s The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with THINGS! Just… just things.
Episode 361 – The Berenstain Bears Thank God For Good Health
October 08, 2022 07:02 - 32.1 MBThe Bear Family is typically fairly healthy, and who do they thank for that? GOD. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Thank God for Good Health!” It’s a rewrite if that means anything to ya. No? https://ia601505.us.archive.org/6/items/dibc-ep-361/DIBC-EP361.mp3
Episode 360 – The Berenstain Bears God Bless/Loves the Animals
October 01, 2022 03:21 - 26.3 MBNo, not the famous English rock ‘n’ roll band The Animals, but the actual animals walking around on the Earth! This week, we look at TWO Berenstain Bears books, but really? They’re the same book. But also? They’re not. It’s “The Berenstain Bears God Bless/Loves the Animals!” https://ia601409.us.archive.org/0/items/dibc-ep-360/DIBC-EP360.mp3
Episode 359 – The Berenstain Bears Get Involved!
September 24, 2022 09:31 - 43.1 MBThere’s a flood in Bear Town! Oh no! And it’s up to the Bear Family, and the entire town, to help out! Elana joins me for a book that actually involves the Bears… getting involved. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Get Involved!” And, spoiler: THEY DO!
Episode 358 – 60th Anniversary Interview w/Mike Berenstain!
September 17, 2022 08:38 - 39.1 MBHappy 60th Anniversary to the Berenstain Bears! In recognition of this incredible milestone, I’ve invited Mike Berenstain on the show to chat about those bears, his parents, his childhood and anything else we want to talk about. Happy Anniversary, Bears!
Episode 357 – The Berenstain Bears God Bless Our Home
September 10, 2022 07:02 - 40.6 MBThis week, my voice is SHOT. Also, we learn a lot more about the Bear Family’s house, like the layout and structure and also how God fits into it, apparently? I like it! It’s “The Berenstain Bears God Bless Our Home!”
Episode 354 – The Berenstain Bears’ Dinosaur Dig!
September 03, 2022 07:53 - 42.3 MBThe Berenstain Bears and dinosaurs go together like Rice Krispies and marshmallows… and butter(?) I think. So, I’m super glad to have the actual Dino Dad on my show to talk about “The Berenstain Bears’ Dinosaur Dig!”
Episode 355 – Berenstain Bears Games from SolidRoots
August 27, 2022 06:51 - 17.9 MBThis week, Jen Armstrong, CEO of gaming company SolidRoots, joins me to talk about her company and how they came to design three new Berenstain Bears games for kids!
Episode 353 – The Berenstain Bears and the Tooth Fairy
August 20, 2022 07:06 - 62.9 MBYou can’t HANDLE the TOOTH! I can’t believe we didn’t make that joke. Anyway, Brian Skinner is back and we’re talking puffy stickers, disappointing transformers, beating up the ice cream bike kid and something else. Oh right! “The Berenstain Bears and the Tooth Fairy!” Check out Center of Weirdness, Brian and Josh Hollis’s podcast!
Episode 352 – The Dollar Tree Saga – The Saga Continues!
August 13, 2022 08:51 - 33.3 MBUpdates from Dollar Tree Land with Bradley Mariska and Jeremy Gloff! Plus, Berenstain Bedsheets: appropriate bachelor bedding? And, a new Garbage Pail Kids card has Phil excited!
Episode 351 – The Berenstain Bears: All Things Bright and Beautiful
August 06, 2022 07:28 - 39.4 MBBright AND beautiful? In THIS economy? It’s “The Berenstain Bears: All Things Bright and Beautiful.”
2022 Summer Rerun – 02
July 23, 2022 05:54 - 20.4 MBIt’s the follow up episode to last week’s episode that is a rerun of the 2018 follow up to the first 2018 episode. It’s the Jellybean Books Part Two!
Episode 350 – Becca Peter!
July 09, 2022 07:11 - 34.3 MBSo, Becca Peter is on the show because we had a couple of things to talk about. That’s it. Just wanted to chat!
Episode 349 – The Berenstain Bears We ❤️ Trucks!
July 02, 2022 09:33 - 30.1 MBYou say you love trucks, but DO YOU? The Berenstain Bears do. You know they do because they use the actual heart in their title! It’s “The Berenstain Bears We ❤️ Trucks!”
Episode 348 – The Berenstain Bears Help the Homeless
June 25, 2022 09:34 - 36.5 MBWhat happens when you try to turn a spoooooky haunted house book into a book about aiding the unhoused? I don’t know. But, Elana is back to help me figure it all out. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Help The Homeless!”
Episode 347 – The Berenstain Bears’ Computer Trouble
June 18, 2022 06:43 - 43.4 MBWell, we got trouble, my friends. Right here in Bear Country. With a capital T and that rhymes with C and that stands for COMPUTER. This week, we welcome to the show Kate Queram, writer for States Newsroom, who has a bone to pick with the Bears and some thoughts about just how Papa came … Continue reading "Episode 347 – The Berenstain Bears’ Computer Trouble"
Episode 346 – The Berenstain Bears Honey Hunt Helpers
June 11, 2022 08:35 - 27.1 MBMitzi is back to talk with me about honey and hunting and helping. But, who is hunting whom and who is helping what? It’s “The Berenstain Bears Honey Hunt Helpers!”
Episode 345 – The Berenstain Bears Jobs Around Town
June 04, 2022 08:58 - 41.9 MBThis week, we’re taking a look, and a look back, at a book we’ve covered in one form or another several times over the years. Only now, there’s some GOD in it. It’s “The Berenstain Bears Jobs Around Town!”
Episode 344 – The Berenstain BABY Bears Me First! Me First! Coping On The Playground
May 28, 2022 07:08 - 18.1 MBOkay, one final Berenstain BABY Bears book and this one has the delightfully long title of “The Berenstain BABY Bears Me First! Me First! Coping On The Playground!” So, join me as we discuss the pinnacle of BABY Bear books, the crossroads of Too-Tall’s psyche and “coping.” What does it even mean?
Episode 343 – The Dollar Tree Saga!
May 21, 2022 08:10 - 42.2 MBOkay, we’re back for real and I’ve brought Brad and Jeremy! They’re here to talk about something that’s been going in the Collector’s Group involving cups and puzzles and coloring books and Dollar Tree. It’s the Dollar Tree Saga, y’all!
Episode 342 – The Berenstain BABY Bears My Every Day Book
May 14, 2022 09:04I was having a bad day and decided to record a Patreon episode in 2020. Here it is. “The Berenstain Baby Bears My Every Day Book.”