Deep In Bear Country - A Berenstain Bearcast
Phil Gonzales takes listeners on a chronological journey through the history of Bear Country.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Episodes
- 520
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Episode 165 – Jellybean Books (Part 2)!
I have two more Jellybean Books to get through and my COLLECTORS have joined me in this bizarre and satisfying task! Brad and Jeremy phase in and out of reality as we talk about “Scardies!” and “Twit…
Sat 06 Oct 2018
Episode 164 – Jellybean Books (Part 1)!
This week, I’m taking a look at three books in the Random House Jellybean Books series “The Berenstain Bears Get the Screamies” “The Berenstain Bears Get the Noisies” and “The Berenstain Bears Get th…
Sat 29 Sep 2018
Episode 163 – Lenny!
⛥ Ǹ̷̘̝̞̰͍͆̀o̴͈̅̽̑̉̚t̷̬̹͖͕̃̿̃͂̈́ ̴̨͙̿ŕ̴̪͇̘ȩ̴̬͙̣͉͒ả̶̪̠͚̙͆͂l̴̥̔͑͆l̷̡͈͎̜̊̔y̵͚̤̒̌̇͠ ̸̙͎̲̄̆̋͊͝ś̶̚͜u̶̱͒̋͐̚͝r̸̰͘͠ͅe̵̙͓͒ ̴̧͈͉̼̯̅͋̏w̵̮̰̆́̏̚͝ͅh̴̩͖̯̆͘͠ả̶̮̈́̒̄̽t̶̡͓̾ ̷̛̟͉͇̹̌ͅt̴̮̺̩̀̂̓õ̶͓̖͚̳ ̵̤̍w̵̩̝̳̙̎̓̄͝r̴̝͆í̷̝̙͔́…
Sat 22 Sep 2018
Episode 162 – The Blame Game!
When is a book *not* a book? When you can’t figure out what the heck point it’s even trying to make. This week, Christy Admiraal from Nerdist and The California Diarists Podcast joins me to talk abou…
Sat 15 Sep 2018
Episode 161 – Count Their Blessings!
When is a story *not* a story? When it’s TWO stories! Elana joins me to discuss these two stories and how they don’t really add up or connect or ever speak to each other in “The Berenstain Bears Coun…
Sat 08 Sep 2018
Episode 160 – GROW-IT! Mother Nature Has Such A Green Thumb!
Psst! Hey everyone! You, uh . . . you wanna learn about vermiculite? Shh! Don’t let everyone hear, or they’ll all want in on this. Well, I got a book for you that not only mentions vermiculite about …
Sat 01 Sep 2018
Episode 159 – The [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and Too Much [REDACTED]
My collectors are back! Brad Mariska and Jeremy Gloff have joined me to discuss a book that is the worst thing and that should not exist. “The Berenstein Bears and Too Much Tequila” is dumb, bad and …
Sat 25 Aug 2018
Episode 158 – PATREON QUESTION: POLICE BLOTTER!
This week, I answer a question from Patreon Subscriber Michael, who asks, “What do you think the Bear Country police blotter looks like on a typical day (let’s say big chapter books continuity since …
Sat 18 Aug 2018
Episode 157 – The Green-Eyed Monster!
This week! My dear college friend, writer, director, performer, monologist, cartoonist Brad McEntire joins me to talk about “The Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster!” And, boy do we ever talk…
Sat 11 Aug 2018
BONUS CONVERSATION – Phil and Brad on The Out-of-Doors
In this excised excerpt from the upcoming “The Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster” Phil and his guest Brad McEntire go off on a long tangent about Scouting and Camping. It has nothing to do …
Wed 08 Aug 2018
SUMMER RERUN – Go To School!
Let’s go WAY back in time to EPISODE 15! That’s right! I remember thinking “Oh, man, I’ve done maybe a MILLION of these shows!” But, I hadn’t. Just the fifteen. My guest was Rachael Schlee who is cur…
Sat 04 Aug 2018
SUMMER RERUN – The Dress Code!
It’s a SUMMER RERUN from LAST SUMMER! Meghan Griffin of Judging Book Covers and Fableulous Retellings joins me to talk dress codes, law enforcement and a Berenstain Bears book that gets way more poli…
Sat 28 Jul 2018
SUMMER RERUN! – The Bad Dream!
It’s July and I’m BEAT. I had a birthday; now my girlfriend’s having a birthday; I gotta clean the stove; there’s summer camp, doctor’s appointments, school shopping, UGH! Time for a rerun. This week…
Sat 21 Jul 2018
Episode 156 – The Bully!
This week, I am very excited to welcome Jason Bucklin onto the show. Jason is the LGBTQ Programming Director for Minneapolis Public Schools and he’s here to talk about “The Berenstain Bears and the B…
Sat 14 Jul 2018
Episode 155 – The G-Rex Bones!
This week, I’m joined by Erin Ayers – one half of the Over the Table Top podcast – to discuss a tale of fraud and dinosaurs. It’s “The Berenstain Bears and the G-Rex Bones!” How far will Ralph go to …
Sat 07 Jul 2018
Episode 154 – The Missing Merit Badges & The Search for Naughty Ned
Ollie is back, my partner in crime from It’s Del Toro Time! and we’re talking about . . . something. What even are these? It’s the first two Merit Badge Mysteries “The Missing Merit Badges” and “The …
Sat 30 Jun 2018
Episode 153 – The Evil Eye!
When is a book NOT a book? When it’s a sequel to a book YOU’VE NEVER READ! Yes, this week I discover the peril of not knowing which book comes after which as I delve into the second part of an appare…
Sat 23 Jun 2018
Episode 152 – The Perfect Crime (Almost)!
This week, Jamie Tyler, author of the “Cowabloga” Ninja Turtles blog, is BACK to talk about the most convoluted, frustrating, fascinating and satisfyingly unsatisfying Big Chapter Book I’ve read in a…
Sat 09 Jun 2018
Episode 151 – “Too Much Teasing” and “The Love Match!”
Boy oh boy! Milton Chubb! Who is Milton Chubb, you ask? Only the strangest cub introduced in these here books. He’s introduced TWICE actually, in “Too Much Teasing” and in “The Love Match.” Two diffe…
Sat 02 Jun 2018
Episode 150! – Collectors Corner 9!
It’s been over a year and FIFTY EPISODES since I’ve had a proper Collectors Corner with Brad and Jeremy, so HERE WE ARE! And we are talking about EVERYTHING. So, kick back, relax and enjoy the ride! …
Sat 26 May 2018
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