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Bible Stories for Heathen Children

by Robbie

I'm Robbie, and I tell family-friendly, fun, and somewhat irreverent retellings of Bible stories for kids who aren't already familiar with them. I couldn't find the stories told as myth without attempts at indoctrination, so I'm trying to do that. The audience I always have in mind for my stories are my two brilliant and sarcastic children, ages 8 and 9. Text versions will be posted for free at https://www.patreon.com/BSFHC .Subscribe to my Patreon for bonus content and early access to episodes! (My Patreon is currently on hold.) Make a one-time donation at ko-fi.com/robbiebsfhc.

Latest episodes

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50 - Peter and Cornelius

This week, we continue the story of the early church in the book of Acts, focusing on Peter. Peter has a weird hunger dream and then gets a request for help from an unexp

May 20 2021
16 min

49 - The Necromancer

In this special episode, Robbie tells the chilling story of an undead demigod with an insatiable thirst for souls & the power to raise an army of the dead. Free text ve

Apr 1 2021
6 min

48 - Nehemiah and the Evil Rich People

In this story, Nehemiah rallies the people to rebuild Jerusalem. Almost everyone helps build it except the rich people, who are too busy taking advantage of people's

Mar 11 2021
20 min

47 - Esther

Today Robbie tells one of the most beloved Bible stories of all time: the story of Esther, the young queen who saved her people from destruction.  Content note: In the o

Feb 25 2021
26 min

46 - Paul the Apostle

This episode picks back up in the book of Acts, where Peter and the early church are excited to face a lot of persecution, mostly directed by a young man named Saul. Saul

Jan 28 2021
16 min

45 - Samson

This episode is all about Samson, God’s one-man wrecking crew against the Philistines. Samson was not the wisest, but he definitely was the strongest -- at least, while h

Jan 14 2021
37 min

44 - Imposters Among Us: Shibboleths

This episode is about shibboleths! You may not know that word, but if you've heard of or played the video game "Among Us," you may already know the concept. We'

Dec 31 2020
16 min

43 - The Christmas Story LIVE!

In this episode, Robbie revisits the Christmas story (Gospel of Luke version) live with a studio audience! (OK, the studio audience consists of their spouse and kids...go

Dec 17 2020
31 min

42 - Elisha Makes Naaman Take a Bath

In this episode, commander Naaman from Aram goes to his enemy country in search of a miracle cure for his sickness, and the great prophet Elisha magically captures an ent

Dec 3 2020
15 min

41 - The Tower of Babel - Where Languages Come From

This week we tell the story of a group of people who got along so well and worked together so well that God decided they had to be stopped. Before that, we revisit the st

Nov 19 2020
17 min

40 - Daniel, Part Three: The Writing on the Wall and the Lions' Den

In this episode, Daniel interprets an ominous message for Nebuchadnezzar's heir. Later he must survive threats caused by the jealousy of the other wise men, as well

Nov 5 2020
18 min

39 - Daniel, Part Two: Nebuchadnezzar's Announcement

A sequel to the last episode from the book of Daniel. In this episode Robbie is interrupted by an important stranger from another time, King Nebuchadnezzar, here to tell

Oct 22 2020
12 min

38 - Daniel, Part One

Join us for some stories from the book of Daniel, which tell the adventures of a boy named Daniel and his three friends living in exile in Babylon. Babylon is ruled by Ki

Oct 8 2020
17 min

37 - Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

This week we tell the story of the Israelites entering the Promised Land, 40 years after their exodus from Egypt. With Moses gone, his assistant, Joshua, steps up to lead

Sep 24 2020
22 min

36 - David and Goliath as a Dungeons & Dragons Campaign

The podcast's one-year anniversary is this month! To celebrate, we're releasing a special episode that was previously exclusive to our $5 Patrons. Robbie's

Sep 10 2020
13 min

35 - The Story of Satan

This week we’re talking about Satan, the Devil, the enemy of God. But telling his story isn’t straightforward, because he doesn’t really have a story of his own -- he jus

Aug 27 2020
30 min

34 - The Story of Exodus, Part Three

The Israelites have finally made it out of Egypt and crossed the Red Sea! Now they journey to Mount Sinai, the “mountain of God,” where God had appeared to Moses in the b

Aug 13 2020
25 min

33 - The Story of Exodus, Part Two

The Exodus story continues! "Let my people go," God says to Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron. But Pharaoh refuses, again and again, to free the Hebrews. And so begin the t

Jul 26 2020
28 min

32 - The Story of Exodus, Part One

This week we begin covering one of the most important stories in the Bible, the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt! It happens several hundred years after the story of Jose

Jul 16 2020
28 min

31 - Peter Does His Own Miracles

The podcast returns from hiatus! I'm glad to be back! Picking up from our last episode, we follow Peter and the other disciples, er, apostles, as they preach about J

Jul 2 2020
23 min

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#47
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2
days in the top 50 since Jan 2025

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#148 NEW Stories for Kids US

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This is exactly what I needed for my secular homeschool! Religion has such an influence on world history, art, and politics, that for a well rounded education I feel my children need to be familiar with these stories and beliefs. However, I’ve struggled on how to present them. We will all learn so much from this podcast! Thank you for your work and doing it in such an engaging and digestible way!

melmcd96 · Jul 2022

Not only is this a thing I have been looking and hoping for, I could not dream it to be any better than what Robbie has made. When I listened to her talk about why she wanted to make this podcast, I cried with overwhelming feelings of understanding and validation. What I appreciate most is Robbie’s ability to balance irreverence with measured presentation. She is honest about her reactions and thoughts, but never mocks Christians or the system of belief. She really does present the stories the same way I might with myths from any other tradition, but find hard to do when I have so much baggage around the bible stories I was raised believing.

lsl1969 · Jan 2020

I am SO excited to have stumbled across this awesome podcast! We have been searching for something easy to digest like this since moving to the highly conservative Inland NW. So far I have been pleased to hear that it is not putting down Christianity NOR does it make my kids feel like our family is wrong for not claiming a faith. Now we will be able to learn the stories of the Bible in a way that is comfortable for us non church-going peeps. Thank you so much for creating this!

M.Dao · Dec 2019

My kids and I both are really enjoying the way these stories are told. It’s nice for us to be able to listen to something together that’s kind of a middle ground, being that I’m an atheist and don’t go to church but they still go to church with their dad. This way we can have something in common without me being worried about the dangerous themes and indoctrination that usually come with bible stories.

SerenityLynne · Oct 2019

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