Fr Mike Schmitz’s podcast, The Bible in a Year, which walks listeners through the Bible in 365 days has soared to the top of Apple’s chart after its launch on New Year’s Day. Nearly three weeks after launch, the podcast remains in the top spot.
It climbed above podcasts in every other category to achieve the number one spot.
Fr Mike Schmitz, a regular with the Youtube channel ‘Ascension Presents’, told Fox 5 he believes the success of the podcast can be put down to the fact that the coronavirus has inspired people to make changes to their lives.
“I think it reveals a lot about people’s hunger. I think it reveals it’s the new year they want to make a change,” Fr Schmitz said.
He encouraged people without faith to listen in to the podcast too, as the Bible is a “true story about real life” that they would “get a lot out of”.