Once this podcast is over, Teddy hopes to make another and another - eventually becoming a podcaster priest like Fr. 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.Īt the time of Detroit Catholic’s interview with Teddy, he was unsure how many followers he had however, he has had 323 episode plays total for his five first episodes with listeners in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Great Britain. Teddy writes his own scripts, including an intro, prayer, Bible verses he wants to highlight, and a conclusion to each episode. “He first had the idea about two years ago to make his own (podcast), and it finally came to fruition.” Mike Schmitz gets a PG-13 rating, and Teddy was getting frustrated when we turn off Father Mike,” Steffi Howell told Detroit Catholic. 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. Mike Schmitz)."Īlthough Teddy, the oldest of six children, wanted to listen to Fr. Mike Schmitz’s chart-topping podcast, "The Bible in a Year (with Fr. If Teddy's podcast sounds familiar, that's because it's inspired by Fr. Teddy has been given permission by Ascension Press to use the Catholic Bible Chronicles as his reference. In each 10-minute episode, released Sundays and Wednesdays, Teddy leads his listeners in prayer and through a series of Bible verses. 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.” Charles Borromeo parishioner and third grader Teddy Howell wants to be a podcaster and a priest. Mike Schmitz in the future - and he's off to a running start Nine-year-old Teddy Howell wants to be a podcasting priest like Fr.
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