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The Bible in a Year

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The Bible in a Year
Genre Catholic, Christian
Language English
Cast and voices
Hosted by Mike Schmitz
Publication
Original release January 1 –
December 31, 2021
Related
Website media.ascensionpress.com

The Bible in a Year is an American podcast hosted by Fr. Mike Schmitz, a Catholic priest based in Duluth, Minnesota.[1]

About

The podcast was created and recorded daily throughout 2021. Each of the 365 episodes discussed different aspects of the Bible and faith.[2] The podcast follows a reading plan, The Great Adventure Bible Timeline, inspired by Bible scholar Jeff Cavins.[3] Cavins was a regular guest of the podcast, introducing each new biblical time period with Fr. Schmitz.[2][4]

It achieved a high level of popularity and became the most-downloaded podcast on Apple's platform for several weeks in early 2021, and again in early 2022.[5][6] The podcast is produced by Ascension Press.[2] An Ascension staff member, Lauren Joyce, suggested that its success could be attributable to a need for faith during the COVID-19 pandemic, which limited in-person religious services; podcasting in general increased in popularity during the pandemic.[7][8]

See also

  • List of religion and spirituality podcasts

References

  1. Back to citation Nelson, Julie (February 17, 2021). "Minnesota priest's Bible podcast becomes an online sensation". KARE 11. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Galioto, Katie (March 20, 2021). "'God is doing something': Duluth priest's daily Bible podcast tops charts, reaches millions". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  3. Back to citation Ascension. "The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)". The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz). Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  4. Back to citation Wilson, Peter (November 10, 2021). "Bible podcast tops the Apple charts". Catholic Register. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  5. Back to citation Desanctis, Alexandra (2022-01-03). "The Bible in a Year Tops the U.S. Podcast Charts Again". National Review. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  6. Back to citation Lamm, Ari (April 29, 2021). "Opinion | The Prospects of American Religion Have Never Been Higher". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  7. Back to citation Agence France-Presse (January 14, 2021). "Bible podcast tops downloads in virus-hit US". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  8. Back to citation "U.S. podcast listenership continues to grow, and audiences are resuming many pre-pandemic spending behaviors". Nielsen. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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