Cucumber For Christ: The Mike Nawrocki Interview

<p dir="ltr">This is The Babylon Bee Interview Show.</p> <p>Editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle talk to Larry the Cucumber voice and VeggieTales co-creator and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MikeNawrockiAuthor/">Mike Nawrocki</a>! Mike is a director, producer, writer, voice actor, animator, musician, puppeteer, and assistant professor of Film and Animation at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Kyle, Ethan, and Mike give you the Babylon Bee exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the world of VeggieTales!</p> <p>Mike is also the author of a series of children's books called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Squirreled-Away-Dead-Sea-Squirrels/dp/1496434986/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1584985046&amp;sr=8-1"> The Dead Sea Squirrels</a>—out now!</p> <p dir="ltr">You can find more from Mike Nawrocki at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MikeNawrockiAuthor/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mike.nawrocki/">Instagram</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://shop.babylonbee.com/collections/books/products/the-best-of-the-babylon-bee-volume-1-preorder"> Pre-order the new Babylon Bee Best-Of Coffee Table Book</a> coming in 2020! Get a <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Kyle_Mann/status/1232473798902861824">Sneak Peak</a>!</p> <p>If you are hurting financially right now, check out our <a href="https://twitter.com/SethDillon/status/1251204725749489668">$100,000 COVID relief fund set up by Seth Dillon </a>which you can find out more about by <a href="https://babylonbee.com/contact">contacting us at our website</a>. If you need financial help contact us! Also donate if you are able <a href="https://babylonbee.com/one-time">to chip in to help</a>!</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Topics Discussed</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">How the original VeggieTales became a huge sensation</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">How Ethan ruined VeggieTales with <em>In The House</em></p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Kyle and Ethan give Mike free creative advise and character ideas</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Mike's new books <em>The Dead Sea Squirrels</em></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Subscriber Portion</strong> (Begins at 00:42:37)</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Does he have any thoughts on <a href="https://www.christianexaminer.com/article/phil.vischer.shares.regrets.about.veggie.tales.and.how.hes.making.it.right/49630.htm"> Phil Vischer's comments</a> where he regrets aspects of VeggieTales?</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Bacon Bill and MeatyTales</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">We get Larry the Cucumber to read some Bible verses you've never heard him read before!</p> </li> </ul> <p>The entire interview is available for Babylon Bee subscribers only…</p> <p dir="ltr">Become a paid subscriber at <a href="https://babylonbee.com/plans">https://babylonbee.com/plans</a></p> <p> </p>