Texas woman who created 'The Bible Recap' explains making one of the most popular podcasts in U.S.

When Tara-Leigh Cobble launched her podcast in 2019, she never imagined she'd be battling Taylor Swift's boyfriend for the top spot on the Apple Podcast charts.
Yet, five years later, that's exactly where Cobble found herself as her daily The Bible Recap podcast -- and its currently more than 300 million to-date downloads -- ascended to become the most-downloaded podcast in America in January 2024.
So how did she get here? To hear Cobble tell it, it was a matter of answering a question she initially had for herself.
A Christian since childhood, Cobble says she struggled with reading and understanding scripture until a pastor helped change her focus.
"I was reading scripture like it was a pharmacy -- like, 'Let me go to it to get what I need," Cobble said "And I would get frustrated when God did something different than I think I would have done, or that I think is right. And so [my friend] really challenged me: [He said], 'This is not a book about you. It's for you, but it's not about you. It's about God.'"
Cobble said that one small shift changed her whole perspective.
"It awakened this real love, this person that I knew and believed in, but mostly knew secondhand," she said. "I started to have this firsthand relationship with him. And it changed everything, and I want that for so many people -- because so many people exist in sort of this dry, frustrating, boring, distant secondhand relationship with God."
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[@kurlikew954]

I will be 60 this year and I'm reading through the Bible for the very first time in my life! I thank God for Tara Leigh's podcast because without it I wouldn't be doing this! Thank you, and God bless you!

[@AmbiguousAnthony]

My small group just started the Bible Recap... I love this interview, she seems like a genuine person and really loves the Lord.

[@KrisWood]

It sets my heart on fire to think about how many people in this world are so HUNGRY to know God. This thrills my soul. This year is my second time through, and I tell others about it any time I can worm it into the conversation. THANK YOU, Tara-Leigh, for being the vessel God is using to draw His people to Himself.

[@Wfaa8]

Thank you for watching the full interview!

[@tgif1207]

I love TBR and TLC! So insightful. So genuine. Such a help in the journey through Scripture! There are 9 of us doing this together. We have a texting thread we use for questions and comments. The accountability is great too! Thank you, TLC for this gift!