(RNS) Phil Vischer was driving home from his studio and listening to NPR when he had another of his big ideas.
Vischer, the creator of “VeggieTales,” the animated series in which produce-aisle items act out Bible stories, says he often talks back to NPR’s stories with his characteristic wisecracks, of course, but also with probing questions when he feels the reporter missed something.
“I was having some really interesting conversations with myself in my car,” said Vischer, the voice of “VeggieTales” host Bob the Tomato. “And then one day, I wondered if anyone else would like to listen in to these conversations?”
Smoke rises near a demonstrator holding a sign and facing a row of police near the 5th police precinct during a demonstration to call for justice for George Floyd, a black man who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police, on May 30, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Clashes broke out and major cities imposed curfews as America began another night of unrest Saturday. | AFP via Getty Images/KEREM YUCEL
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