Deep In Bear Country - A Berenstain Bearcast

The Reverend Lauren McLeavey is back! This week, we're taking a look at "The Berenstain Bears' Thanksgiving Blessings" and hoping that it avoids the pitfalls of last week's – oh, nope… nope. No, it's just as bad. At least stickers are included?

Thoughts on Mike's email!

Ooh, dang. Sometimes you get to a book that really, uh, well, that's really something. And then you gotta have a guest on to help you with it. The Reverend Lauren McLeavey is back to help me panic my way through an ostensibly religious book about Pilgrims and Mayflowers and turkeys named… turkeys that have … Continue reading "Episode 271 – The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks!"

Look, it's Election Week and I'm in a weird place. Let's talk about death. It's "The Berenstain Bears Lose A Friend."

It's a roundtable! Elana, Mark and Gemma join me to talk about "The Berenstain Bears and the Haunted House!" We lift the flaps and lift… your spirits? Your Halloween spirits?! I hope so! Let's get flap-liftin'!

‘Allo, ‘allo, ‘allo! Look who's back to talk about books! It's Bradley and Jeremy from the ol' Collectors Corner episodes saving my bacon by jumping in at the last minute to school me on "The Berenstain Bears and/in the Spooky Fun House!" One book talks, but one book POPS! Up. Which is which? You decide! … Continue reading "Episode 268 – The Berenstain Bears and/in the Spooky Fun House!"

This week, I'm all by myself and thinkin' of BEES! Spelling bees, that is! It's "The Berenstain Bears and the Big Spelling Bee!"

This week, Brian Skinner from Predict-O-Cast joins me for a GHOST WALK! What's a Ghost Walk? Apparently, it's a haunted house? It's not a hayride! It's also WAY TOO SPOOKY FOR KIDS! It's "The Berenstain Bears Go On A Ghost Walk!"

Let's welcome back to the show the hosts of Kill By Kill, Gena and Patrick as we go exploring a spooky old house atop Spook Hill and maybe, just maybe, learn a little something new about Beartown.

Oh boy! Kacie Galyon is back, everyone and we're discussing "The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Really Big Disaster!" And, what is the disaster? Bigpaw? No. An earthquake? No. The town's really patronizing intolerance of a vulnerable member of their community? Mmmmmmmmmmaybe?

This week, we are back with the Bear Scouts; we are back with Raffish Ralph Ripoff; and we are back with a story that doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense. It's "The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Ripoff Queen!" There's no queens. There's actually no ripoffs. There is a lot of crime, … Continue reading "Episode 263 – The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Ripoff Queen!"

It's the first week of school here in Minneapolis and things are weird! So, I brought *my* school kid on the show to talk about "The Berenstain Bears Go Back To School" and marvel at a simpler time when everything wasn't the worst. Enjoy it!

How much car trip is too much? Let's find out with "The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Car Trip!"

The Berenstain Bears' Seashore Treasure. BOOTY!

This week, I'm peekin' at TWO books about introducing pets into the Bear Family. "The Berenstain Bears' New Pup" and "The Berenstain Bears' New Kitten!" Are they useful books as far as educating children about the ins and outs of acquiring a new pet? Lulz.

This week, I am joined by a guest who couldn't be better suited to the material. Remy Maisel is a lifelong horse girl in addition to being a published author, copywriter and blogger. She fills me in on the facts behind "The Berenstain Bears Ride Like The Wind."

This week it's t-t-t-TWO BOOKS! I'm talking about "The Berenstain Bears Ride the Thunderbolt" and "The Berenstain Bears: We Like Kites!" Look, they're Step-Into-Reading books for preschoolers. This is a fun one! https://ia601909.us.archive.org/33/items/dibc-ep-257/DIBC-EP257.mp3

Join me for the final Family Time Book "The Berenstain Bears' Back To School!" Not, "Back To School With The Berenstain Bears" and NOT "The Berenstain Bears GO Back To School." Those are VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. https://ia903208.us.archive.org/26/items/dibc-ep-256/DIBC-EP256.mp3

Look, I just won't let this birthday thing go, okay? OKAY? It's "The Berenstain Bears' Birthday Boy!" https://ia801903.us.archive.org/18/items/dibc-ep-255/DIBC-EP255.mp3

I recorded this on my birthday! And, as a way of saying "Happy birthday to me!" I decided to combine two things: my show and Family Game Night! What a terrible idea! I had to somehow salvage the mess I'd made and here's what's left. Sorry? https://ia601906.us.archive.org/19/items/dibc-ep-254/DIBC-EP254.mp3

Two and a half years ago, Mark Sweeney and I talked about "The Showdown at Chainsaw Gap!" Well, we're back to talk about it again! Only now it's call "Nature Rescue" and it's missing, like, one line. Still a good talk tho! https://ia903207.us.archive.org/33/items/dibc-ep-253/DIBC-EP253.mp3

When is mystery *not* a mystery? When it's only a question that anyone can answer given a few seconds thought. Well, Willow – my co-host from It's Del Toro Time – is back to help solve this not-a-mystery with "The Berenstain Bears and the Tic-Tac-Toe Mystery!" It's really dumb!    

Here's a conversation Brian and Josh had with me about "The Epic Dog Show" the religious rewrite of this week's book.

Brian asks an innocent question about yard sales and Josh dredges up some mysterious mysteries! https://ia803200.us.archive.org/14/items/dibc-ep-251-bonus-yard-sales/DIBC-EP251-Bonus-Yard%20Sales.mp3

Hot Diggity Dog! Look who's back! It's the hosts of Hot Diggity Dog, Brian and Josh, and they're here talk about "The Runamuck Dog Show!" It's a book about dogs and cats and poop and… poop, actually. There's a lot of poop. Don't know what else to tell you. https://ia803202.us.archive.org/19/items/dibc-ep-251/DIBC-EP251.mp3