Your Day Brighter®

For the Whole Family: The Art of a Great Story

Episode Summary

If you’re longing for more beautiful things in the world of entertainment to share with your kids, you don’t want to miss this meaningful conversation with a man who’s committed to doing just that. J. Chris Wall, a film producer and long-time content creator of VeggieTales, talks with me about his passion for creating faith-infused content and how a great story can bring families together. With over a decade of collaboration with industry leaders at Dreamworks Animation and Big Idea, Chris is currently collaborating with musician and author Andrew Peterson on the newly funded (with help from Angel Studios), Wingfeather Saga animated series. Chris is passionate about creating content that will serve families with stories of truth and beauty, and I know you’ll hear that in our conversation. Welcome to the Your Day Brighter Podcast. Each week, host Tracey Tiernan shares real stories from real people who are making a real positive impact in their communities, giving us real hope in this world. You will walk away not only feeling encouraged but with practical ways to live a positive, hopeful, joy-filled life. Tracey Tiernan is a veteran morning radio personality at 95.1 SHINE-FM in Baltimore, Maryland. She served as the Creative Arts Program Director at her local church for nearly 20 years. She is a true enneagram 4, proud redhead, artist, worship leader, songwriter, coffee snob, wife to Gary, and stepmom to her six bonus kids. Her superpower? Empathy. She is convinced of five things: Everyone needs hope and encouragement. Everyone has something good to contribute to the world. We can learn from absolutely anyone. Life is better when we do it with God Diversity is a privilege that’s given to us to share the journey of life with people that are different than we are. Thank you for taking the time to listen to Your Day Brighter. We are glad you’re here.

Episode Notes

If you’re longing for more beautiful things in the world of entertainment to share with your kids, you don’t want to miss this meaningful conversation with a man who’s committed to doing just that.  

J. Chris Wall, a film producer and long-time content creator of VeggieTales, talks with me about his passion for creating faith-infused content and how a great story can bring families together.    

With over a decade of collaboration with industry leaders at Dreamworks Animation and Big Idea, Chris is currently collaborating with musician and author Andrew Peterson on the newly funded (with help from Angel Studios), Wingfeather Saga animated series.    

Chris is passionate about creating content that will serve families with stories of truth and beauty, and I know you’ll hear that in our conversation.

2:16- Behind Chris’s passion for creating family content  

4:16- Questioning his calling

6:46- How do you protect your innocence

12:14- The Wingfeather Saga and working with Andrew Peterson

17:26- What is Christian Fiction

21:01- Crowdfunding for The Wingfeather Saga

26:40- How to get involved and help

30:51- The theme of identity in The Wingfeather Saga