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 18 – The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone
Bear Country has a prehistory! We don’t actually learn much about it, but here it is! Dinosaurs! And, here’s the Bear Country museum and its curator Actual Factu – wait. Is that Actual Factual? It . …
Sat 12 Sep 2015
Episode 17 – The Berenstain Bears’ Counting Book/The Berenstain Bears and The Spooky Old Tree
This week, we explore the hidden depths of what may be the spoooookiest book we’ve covered so far! And, no, it’s NOT “The Spooky Old Tree!” Brother’s fractured subconscious wars within itself and dra…
Sat 05 Sep 2015
Episode 16 – The Berenstain Bears’ Nature Guide/Science Fair
Bear Country LOVES science! And, so do I! Join me as I explore the final two books in the rough trilogy started in “The Bears’ Almanac.” These books . . . man, they’re just great. I love ’em. Love, l…
Sat 29 Aug 2015
Episode 15 – The Berenstain Bears Go To School
We’re skipping ahead a bit to bring you a BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL! That’s right, it’s Sister Bear’s first year of school and to celebrate we have a real live school teacher in the studio with us! We’l…
Sat 22 Aug 2015
Episode 14 – He Bear, She Bear/The Bear Detectives
We’re back into the strange world of Small/Brother Bear’s psyche! Where will his concerns bout this new sister take him? And, are the Detectives real or all in our heads? Please Rate and review us on…
Sat 15 Aug 2015
Episode 13 – The Berenstain Bears’ New Baby
Please welcome into the Deep In Bear Country Studios (the living room) our first ADULT guest, Elana Gravitz! Elana and I have a great time discussing The Berenstain Bears’ New Baby and covering such …
Sat 08 Aug 2015
Episode 12 – The Berenstain Bears in ‘The Bears’ Almanac’
Man, I just relistened to this episode and I sound reallllllly mellow. Like, really mellow. Anyway, give it a listen! We’re closing out the end of Deep In Bear Country Phase 1 and entering Phase 2! W…
Sat 01 Aug 2015
Episode 11 – The Berenstain Bears’ Nursery Tales
We are rapidly approaching Zero Hour, my friends. Small, Papa and to a lesser extent Mama have brought us so far on this journey and now they are preparing to *expand* their universe with . . . *expa…
Sat 25 Jul 2015
Episode 10 – Bears in the Night/C is for Clown/The Berenstain’s ‘C’ Book
We’re still in Dreamland. I know! It feels like we’ve been here forever. Well, trust me when I say this is all leading some place. And, this episode, I think we all get a good idea where that place i…
Sat 18 Jul 2015
Episode 9 – Old Hat, New Hat/The Berenstain’s B Book
We’re back for another trip through Small Bear’s Dreamland! And, by “we” I mean “we!” That’s right! Deep In Bear Country welcomes its very first guest! And, she’s young! Very. And, this is dropping o…
Sat 11 Jul 2015
Sneak Peek 1!
Got ten seconds? Literally, ten seconds? If so, then listen to a sneak peek of what’s coming up . . . next episode! https://ia800508.us.archive.org/24/items/DIBCEP9Outtakes/DIBC-EP9%20Outtakes.mp3
Wed 08 Jul 2015
Episode 8 – The Bears’ Christmas
It’s our first holiday book! And . . . the holiday isn’t really that important a part of it. Okay, it’s barely a part of it at all. Still, it’s a landmark so I’ll take it! As always rate and review u…
Sat 04 Jul 2015
Episode 7 – Inside Outside Upside Down/Bears On Wheels
It’s a double header! Is that the right term? Who knows?! We are covering the first two Bright and Early Books in the Berenstain’s oeuvre and also learning a little bit of publishing history along th…
Sat 27 Jun 2015
Episode 6 – The Bears’ Vacation
Stop everything! Bear Country has a beach?! Apparently so, and The Bear Family is set to have a great time beachin’ on vaca! At least, Papa and Small Bear are; Mama . . . she takes a backseat for thi…
Sat 20 Jun 2015
Episode 5 – The Bear Scouts
What happens when Stan and Jan throw three new cubs into the Papa Bear/Small Bear mix? Turns out . . . they don’t end up playing a huge role in the story. Or, making much of a difference. Still, thre…
Sat 13 Jun 2015
Episode 4 – The Bears’ Picnic
Do you like turning points? I do! And “The Bears’ Picnic” – darn that apostrophe; trips me up every time – is a major turning point for not only the Bear Family but for Stan and Jan Berenstain as art…
Sat 06 Jun 2015
BONUS EPISODE 1 – Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole
It’s a bonus episode! Holy cats! What brought this on? I wanted to cover “Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole” before I lost my enthusiasm for it. It’s a clunky, weird, kinda terrible book BUT it’…
Thu 04 Jun 2015
Episode 3 – The Berenstain Bears and the Bike Lesson!
Well, this is exciting! The first NAMED Berenstain Bears book! By which I mean, of course, that it’s the first book which identifies the Bear Family as “The Berensatin Bears.” Much like “The Addams F…
Sun 31 May 2015
Episode 2 – The Berenstain Bears and The Big Honey Hunt!
Finally! An actual book! “The Big Honey Hunt” marks the introduction of the Bear Family – Papa, Mama and . . . Small. Notice how many ideas that would carry over into later books are already in place…
Mon 25 May 2015
Deep In Bear Country: Episode 1 – An Introduction!
Hello! And welcome to the first episode of “Deep In Bear Country: A Berenstain Bearcast.” In this episode, I take you through the whole reason this thing even exists. I give you a little rundown of t…
Wed 20 May 2015
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