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  • Episode 483 – The Berenstain Bears’ The Bike Lesson!

    Episode 483 – The Berenstain Bears’ The Bike Lesson!
    Apr 25 2025
    Riding a bike? Never learned. Feeling like an outsider? Always. In this episode of Deep in Bear Country, I get personal — and a little philosophical — about why bike riding has always baffled me, and how The Berenstain Bears’ Bike Lesson accidentally became a warning about life, failure, and stubborn optimism. Plus: a weird … Continue reading "Episode 483 – The Berenstain Bears’ The Bike Lesson!"
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  • Episode 482 – REWIND The Berenstain Bears and the School Scandal Sheet (1994)

    Episode 482 – REWIND The Berenstain Bears and the School Scandal Sheet (1994)
    Apr 18 2025
    Gossip, Journalism, and Junior High Justice! This week on Deep In Bear Country, I am joined once again by the first-ever guest of the show, Mitzi — now a fully fledged junior high student with opinions and receipts. Together, we dive headfirst into one of the most wild Big Chapter Books in Berenstain history: “The … Continue reading "Episode 482 – REWIND The Berenstain Bears and the School Scandal Sheet (1994)"
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  • Episode 481 – Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form by Stan and Jan Berenstain

    Episode 481 – Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form by Stan and Jan Berenstain
    Apr 11 2025
    Before they created the beloved Berenstain Bears, Stan and Jan Berenstain were drawing… THIS?! Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form (1952) is a bizarre, hyper-specific IRS humor book filled with visual gags, surreal scenarios, and more gendered 1950s weirdness than you can shake a W-2 at. In this episode, I (Phil Gonzales) walk … Continue reading "Episode 481 – Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form by Stan and Jan Berenstain"
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  • Episode 480 – The Berenstain Bears Meet the Easter Bunny!

    Episode 480 – The Berenstain Bears Meet the Easter Bunny!
    Apr 4 2025
    In this egg-cellent Easter episode, we’re cracking open The Berenstain Bears Meet the Easter Bunny (2022), a delightful early reader book that reimagines the 1980s classic Easter Surprise — but with updated illustrations, a softer tone, and the return of everyone’s favorite grumpy hare! But that’s not all! We dive DEEP into the strange, fascinating, … Continue reading "Episode 480 – The Berenstain Bears Meet the Easter Bunny!"
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  • Episode 479 – The Berenstain Bears: Here Come The Bears!

    Episode 479 – The Berenstain Bears: Here Come The Bears!
    Mar 28 2025
    The Berenstain Bears finally meet real bears—and everything we thought we knew about Bear Country changes. This week, I break down “The Berenstain Bears: Here Come the Bears!”, a brand-new Level 1 reader that seems simple… but hides big implications about evolution, cultural identity, and the Berenstain multiverse.
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  • Episode 478 – The Big Honey Hunt (REVISITED!)

    Episode 478 – The Big Honey Hunt (REVISITED!)
    Mar 21 2025
    “We ate our honey. We ate a lot. Now we have no honey in our honey pot!” This week on Deep in Bear Country, we’re taking a nostalgic look back at The Big Honey Hunt (1963)—the very first Berenstain Bears book! Join me as I revisit this classic, explore its origins, and discuss how Stan … Continue reading "Episode 478 – The Big Honey Hunt (REVISITED!)"
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  • Episode 477 – The Berenstain Bears’ St. Patrick’s Day

    Episode 477 – The Berenstain Bears’ St. Patrick’s Day
    Mar 14 2025
    This week we’re diving deep into The Berenstain Bears’ St. Patrick’s Day—and wow, do we have a lot to unpack. Apparently, Ireland doesn’t exist in Bear Country?! This book raises so many questions, like: How does St. Patrick’s Day fit into the world of the Berenstain Bears? Why does Brother Bear have zero clue what … Continue reading "Episode 477 – The Berenstain Bears’ St. Patrick’s Day"
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  • Episode 476 – The Berenstain Bears: God Made You Special

    Episode 476 – The Berenstain Bears: God Made You Special
    Mar 8 2025
    Buckle up, Bear Country—this one’s a doozy. This week, we dive into The Berenstain Bears: God Made You Special, a book that on the surface has the best of intentions but stumbles hard into some serious pitfalls. What happens when a children’s book about faith and differences accidentally reinforces inspiration porn, infantilization, and outdated disability … Continue reading "Episode 476 – The Berenstain Bears: God Made You Special"
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