{"id":31893,"date":"2024-01-22T11:32:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T16:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=31893"},"modified":"2024-01-22T11:32:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T16:32:54","slug":"the-bible-recap-host-shocked-after-taking-number-one-spot-on-apple-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/01\/the-bible-recap-host-shocked-after-taking-number-one-spot-on-apple-podcasts.html","title":{"rendered":"‘The Bible Recap’ Host Shocked After Taking Number One Spot on Apple Podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The woman behind a well-known yearly Bible reading podcast that recently reached the number one spot on Apple Podcasts said she never dreamed it would reach millions of listeners since its launch in 2019. Tara-Leigh Cobble, host of \u201cThe Bible Recap,\u201d told Fox News Digital, \u201cI just couldn\u2019t believe it. I was so grateful. Never would have imagined it. Because of my prayer five years ago was that 300 people would listen.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cNever did I imagine the number one spot in Christian podcasts, much less all podcasts. It\u2019s one of those things when we talk about God, who does exceedingly more than all we can ask or think or imagine, that verse comes to mind.\u201d Cobble launched The Bible Recap in 2019 with \u201ca very small dream\u201d to reach just 300 listeners. The next morning, she was floored to open her email and see 300 messages from people in the U.S. and around the world.<\/p>\n

Cobble explained, \u201cI was blown away. I had no idea. I was so encouraged by the fact that so many people wanted to\u00a0read the Bible.\u201d Since then, her podcast has grown from a one-woman show in her apartment to a full team of people. Cobble has written books and study guides to accompany the show in the past four years, and the podcast has earned over 331 million downloads.<\/p>\n