10 Years and 500 Episodes: The Story of BibleProject Podcast

As we wrap up 2025, we’re celebrating two big milestones: 10 years and 500 episodes of exploring the Bible together! To mark the occasion, we’re strolling down memory lane to see how it all began. How does a side project recorded in a closet turn into a decade-long global conversation? In this episode, producer Lindsey Ponder interviews Jon, Tim, and other team members about how the show came to be, its growth over time, and how it continues to shape us, even as it helps hundreds of thousands of listeners experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus. FULL SHOW NOTES For detailed, chapter-by-chapter summaries and referenced resources, check out the full show notes for this episode . CHAPTERS Intro (0:00-2:22) Before the Mic (2:22-11:17) The Closet Under the Stairs (11:17-19:35) A Growing Audience and Team (19:35-22:29) The Podcast in Other Languages (22:29-30:03) Hearing From Listeners, Plus Jon and Tim on What Motivates Them (30:03-44:15) OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT View this episode’s official transcript . REFERENCED RESOURCES Heaven & Earth video Genesis 1-11 video Genesis 12-50 video The Messiah video The Law podcast series God and Money podcast episode Revelation Premiere live event Proyecto Biblia Pódcast (Spanish localized podcast) Japanese localized podcast ( Apple | Spotify ) SHOW MUSIC “The Way Forward” by Richie Kohan “Selah ft. Bobcat” by Lofi Sunday “Blue Sky ft. TBabz” by Lofi Sunday “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain” by Kashido “date night” by Lofi Sunday, Cassidy Godwin “Bird In Hand” by Foreknown ft. JGivens “Eden Dreaming ft. sxxnt.” by Lofi Sunday "Defender (Remix)" by TENTS BibleProject theme song by TENTS SHOW CREDITS Production of today’s episode is by Jon Collins, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. The host and creative producer of this episode is Lindsey Ponder. Special thanks to all those interviewed: Jon Collins, Tim Mackie, Robert Perez, Dan Gummel, Tyler Bailey, Anna Wyche, Angela Keuter, and audience members Matthew, David, Emily, and Ausha. Powered and distributed by Simplecast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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