Have We Got A Show For You

Comedians Michael Ruffino and Liz Brody discuss and review episodes of the religious video series VeggieTales from each of their unique perspectives for a one of a kind interfaith dialog thats as thoughtful as it is silly.

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Episodes

Gideon Tuba Warrior

Wednesday May 27, 2026

Wednesday May 27, 2026

Griffin Bedell AKA Lecture Hall joins Mike and Liz to discuss Gideon Tuba Warrior. This episode is about having faith that God will provide for us, and adapts the true story of George Mueller and bible story of Gideon. Griffin gives his thoughts, Liz has mixed feelings, Mike keeps singing the silly song for the episode "Lance the Turtle."

Thursday May 14, 2026

Carson Elmore returns to discuss the return of Larry-Boy! In this episode he battles against temptation in the form of the wickedly fabulous Bad Apple. They discuss accountability, British comedy, ingénue rhubarbs, and Madame Blueberry's career in politics. 

Wednesday Apr 29, 2026

Writer, actor, podcaster and Sherlockian Lee Shackleford joins Mike and Liz to discuss "Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler". He also discusses his off-broadway play, Holmes and Watson, his uncredited work on Star Trek TNG, his upcoming documentary A Train Near Magdeburg, as well as his faith background as a Unitarian and history with the Church of Christ. 

An Easter Carol

Wednesday Apr 08, 2026

Wednesday Apr 08, 2026

Mike and Liz present a post Easter (or pre Easter if you're orthodox) Special where they discuss the episode An Easter Carol as well as the story of Easter, the nature of evangelism, Liz's experience with Jesus through media, and the hope of Easter. 

Wednesday Apr 01, 2026

On the Passover special, Mike and Liz have local actor, director, and theology student Ezra Brown on the podcast to discuss Moe and the Big Exit. On this episode they discuss the "descendants of Little Joe," the triumphant return of Boyz in the Sink, and how Liz's favorite character from Torah has been turned into a buffalo in this episode.

Thursday Mar 12, 2026

This was a long time coming... Liz is finally able to take in the synthesis of LOTR and VeggieTales. Frankie from Red Cow Entertainment joins Mike and Liz to discuss Lord of the Beans. They discuss Tolkien (a lot... like a whole lot...), faith, community, and a lesson in using your gifts. 

Wednesday Mar 04, 2026

Join Mike and Liz as they are joined by fellow comedian and broadcaster Michael McCall! In this episode they discuss the story of Samson, the challenge of loving your enemies and overcoming bullies. It gets pretty deep in this one, but there are still plenty of references to Monty Python and Lord of the Rings so don't worry. 

Wednesday Feb 25, 2026

This week Mike and Liz are joined by Finn of the Unofficial VeggieTales Podcast! They discuss the episode "Duke and the Great Pie War," a... "loose" retelling of the story of Ruth and Naomi as well as Miriam and the baby Moses. Liz rigorously reviews each adaptation comparing to the stories from Torah, Finn talks about his memoires of the episode, and Mike talks the blues.  

Wednesday Feb 11, 2026

This week Mike and Liz bring on writer and pool enthusiast Aaron Ragsdale (amragsdale.substack.com) to discuss a hodgepodge of an episode of VeggieTales "Sumo of the Opera." They discuss black and white filmmaking, imperial Japan, The Mikado, and the Avatar movies. Mike and Liz get into the most heated debate they have ever gotten into in over 20 episodes, and it wasn't even over religion (unless you count Tolkien as religion, jury's still out.) 

A Snoodle's Tale

Thursday Feb 05, 2026

Thursday Feb 05, 2026

This week Mike and Liz get real deep about a Snoodle's Tale. Feelings are bared, tears are shed, and noodles are compared. This might go down as an all time episode for the new favorite episode of VeggieTales! 

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