Inspired by popular podcast, third-grader launches ‘Kid’s Bible in a Year with Teddy’
NEWPORT — When he grows up, St. Charles Borromeo parishioner and third grader Teddy Howell wants to be a podcaster and a priest. At 9 years old, he already has achieved one of those goals with the recent launch of his podcast: “Kid’s Bible In A Year with Teddy.”
In each 10-minute episode, released Sundays and Wednesdays, Teddy leads his listeners in prayer and through a series of Bible verses. Teddy has been given permission by Ascension Press to use the Catholic Bible Chronicles as his reference.
If Teddy’s podcast sounds familiar, that’s because it’s inspired by Fr. Mike Schmitz’s chart-topping podcast, “The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz).”
Although Teddy, the oldest of six children, wanted to listen to Fr. Schmitz’s podcast along with his parents, the series contains some material that isn’t suitable for young children, said Teddy’s mother, Steffi Howell.
“Fr. Mike Schmitz gets a PG-13 rating, and Teddy was getting frustrated when we turn off Father Mike,” Steffi Howell told Detroit Catholic. “He first had the idea about two years ago to make his own (podcast), and it finally came to fruition.”
Teddy writes his own scripts, including an intro, prayer, Bible verses he wants to highlight, and a conclusion to each episode. His parents help him type it out, and he records each episode using a microphone hooked up to his father’s computer or his mother’s cellphone.
