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 111 – The Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code!
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 political than we were anticipating! https…
Sat 29 Jul 2017
Episode 110 – Meeting Mike (Part 1)
Hoo boy! This is it! The first part of our massive trip to the Berenstain Bears studio! It’s so big, I’m not only splitting it up, but I’m sprinkling it throughout upcoming episodes, just so you don’…
Sat 22 Jul 2017
Episode 109 – Diner Talk
WHAT’S ALL THAT NOISE?! It’s ambiance. Brad, Jeremy and I sit in a diner in the Strong National Museum of Play and catch people up on just what we’d been up to. We give our impressions of the previou…
Sat 15 Jul 2017
SUMMER RERUN – Meet the Berenstain Bears!
It’s summer and the week of the Fourth of July and I have no time to record a new episode. So, here’s a classic from the archives. Obviously, anything about upcoming anything is now hopelessly out of…
Sat 08 Jul 2017
Episode 108 – The Red-Handed Thief!
What a weird book. Kerry Nelson from Random Sampling joins me to talk about the gross violation of trust that occurs at Bear Country School! Also, democracy in action? Maybe? https://ia800804.us.arch…
Sat 01 Jul 2017
Episode 107 – The Berenstain Bears and the Drug Free Zone!
Joel Torres of the Please Don’t Send Me Into Outer Space podcast joins me to talk about DRUGS! And DRUG ZONES! And BACKWOODS DRUG DISTRIBUTION? It’s a wild weird but pretty nicely done book. https://…
Sat 24 Jun 2017
Episode 106 – The Berenstain Bears and the Wheelchair Commando!
Today, I am joined by writer, musician, educator and Ninja Turtles Blogger Jamie Tyler to talk about wheelchairs, ableism and the way we approach people living with disabilities. Also, should you cal…
Sat 17 Jun 2017
Episode 105 – The Trouble With Continuity!
Because I felt guilty – here’s a talk about The Big Chapter Books! https://ia600605.us.archive.org/13/items/DIBCBONUS/DIBC-BONUS.mp3
Sat 10 Jun 2017
Episode 104 – The Berenstain Bears Accept No Substitutes!
It’s a live recording of a Facebook Live show! I’m talking about “Accept No Substitutes” and people are listening. So, that’s what’s going on. https://ia600609.us.archive.org/29/items/DIBCEP104/DIBC-…
Sat 03 Jun 2017
Episode 103 – The Berenstain Bears and the Female Fullback!
Shannon Campe of Stage of Fools: the Unofficial Royals Podcast joins me once again and this time we’re talking sexism! Things get downright creepy in Bear Country as the town erupts over the thought …
Sat 27 May 2017
Episode 102 – The Berenstain Bears and the Nerdy Nephew!
What is a nerd? What makes a nerd a “good nerd?” What makes a nerd a “bad nerd?” What makes a nerd an “insufferable jerk?” Let’s explore!
Sat 20 May 2017
Episode 101 – Gotta Dance!
Once again, I am joined by Jessie Cooper of Alphabet Flight, Turn to Page and Random Sampling. This time, we’re discussing the BIG CHAPTER BOOK “Gotta Dance!” Do they gotta? I think they gotta. https…
Sat 13 May 2017
Episode 100 – Collector’s Corner 8!
It’s 100 Episodes! And, what better way to mark the occasion than by having my Collector Boys on to talk about upcoming books in Bear Country. Also, a surprise? A surprise. You can find Bradley’s off…
Sat 06 May 2017
Episode 99 – The New Girl In Town!
This week, I am joined by Jessie Cooper of Alphabet Flight, Turn to Page and Random Sampling as we discuss our first BIG CHAPTER BOOK “The New Girl In Town!” Listeners, this book has got everything. …
Sat 29 Apr 2017
Episode 98 – Collectors Corner 7!
My collectors are BACK and they’ve brought with them . . . nothing. Nothing at all. This episode is a special “free form” episode where anything brought to the table comes out of *us* and our IMAGINA…
Sat 22 Apr 2017
Episode 97 – The Berenstain Bears’ Pet Show!
The Bear Family had a skunk for a neighbor. In “Pet Show” a skunk has been surgically altered and turned into a pet. Bear Country is horrifying. https://ia601608.us.archive.org/2/items/DIBCEP97/DIBC-…
Sat 15 Apr 2017
Episode 96 – The Berenstain Bears “The Good Deed”/”Hurry to Help!”
Oh, come on! This is the *bare minimum* you can rewrite a book and still call it a rewrite! I apologize for getting so angry just now. https://ia801606.us.archive.org/23/items/DIBCEP96/DIBC-EP96.mp3
Sat 08 Apr 2017
Episode 95 – READING! “The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble With Grownups”
Enjoy! https://ia601608.us.archive.org/15/items/DIBCEP95/DIBC-EP95.mp3
Sat 01 Apr 2017
Episode 94 – “The Big Picture” and “Discover God’s Creation!”
In which I take offense at God telling me to not watch television.
Sat 25 Mar 2017
Episode 93 – The Berenstain Bears Learn to Share/Learn to Share!
More Bears. More Jesus. https://ia601607.us.archive.org/19/items/DIBCEP93/DIBC-EP93.mp3
Sat 18 Mar 2017
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