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The Happy Rant
Barnabas Piper, Ronnie Martin and Ted Kluck
Barnabas Piper, Ted Kluck, and Ronnie Martin cheerfully - if sarcastically - rant about all the things that don't matter all that much (and some that do).
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Episode #458 - Diamonds in the Rough
September 22, 2023 - 55 min
In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of stories about our high school days:
Navigating Christian high school
Figuring out affluence
High school personas
Coming of age stories
Being self-conscious vs. being self-aware
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Episode #457 - Wisdom is Wasted on the Young
September 14, 2023 - 37 min
In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics just like the old days:
Advice for folks transitioning out of college to the real world
Having courage in new circumstances
Having patience in growing and earning
Correcting aspirations
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Episode #456 - The Well Runneth Vintage
September 4, 2023 - 56 min
In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics just like the old days:
Things we miss that don't exist any more
Music labels/publishers vs. self-release or publication
The lifespan of new books
Radio interviews
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Episode #455 - Heard, Chef!
August 31, 2023 - 53 min
In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through the glory of the show The Bear:
The Bear as an ode to Chicago and perfectly presenting Chicago characters
The nearly perfect storytelling of The Bear
A show about pursuing wholeness and perfection
A secular show with Christian sensibilities (despite a few F-words)
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Episode #454 - Bucket Lists, Money, and Travel
August 24, 2023 - 36 min
In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics just like the old days:
Where are we going from here? Future podcast ideas and possibilities
Bucket lists: flippant thing or fulfillment before we die?
Why men like talking about money and trips
What did we talk about when we were young and interesting?
Why Christian men are bad at conversation
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Episode #453 - Vintage Hate
August 17, 2023 - 46 min
In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics just like the old days:
Early blog days that launched careers and spawned comment section wars
How come some pastors get weird on social media after they leave the pastorate?
Wait, megachurches are still doing this stuff?
What exactly is an "executive pastor"?
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Episode #452 - Fly Fishing, Poker, and Dream Retirement Jobs
August 10, 2023 - 44 min
In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
Ronnie the outdoorsman
A River Runs Through It and the late 90s Christian fly fishing boom
The male attraction to poker nights
Having purpose in retirement
Dream retirement jobs
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Episode #451 - Barbenheimer, Elon's Folly, and Does Seminary Matter?
August 3, 2023 - 60 min
In this episode Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
Live show nostalgia - a look back
The Barbenheimer phenomenon--how did this happen and why it's kind of great
So, Elon Musk is ruining twitter
Does seminary really matter? Why? For whom?
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Episode #450 - Preaching Failures, Normal Things That Used to be Weird, and Memory-Making Parents
July 27, 2023 - 54 min
In this episode the boys wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
Our worst preaching moments
Things that are normal now that would have been really weird when we were growing up
Is it good that parents are addicted to making memories?
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Episode #449 - Threads, Flat-Footed Preaching, and Christian Books We Need
July 20, 2023 - 51 min
In this episode Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
First impressions of Threads
Is Threads the social media platform to save all platforms?
Our propensity to expect the next thing to be a better thing
Flat-footed preaching vs Sound bite preaching
What Christian books need to be written?
To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show.
For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor:Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Your Hosts

Meet Your Hosts
Barnabas Piper is an assistant pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville and is the author of several books and multiple small group studies including—Help My Unbelief, Hoping for Happiness, and Ecclesiastes: Finding Meaning in a World of Passing Pursuits. He has contributed to numerous websites and publications and writes regularly for He Reads Truth. Piper speaks at churches and conferences around the country and lives in the Nashville area with his wife and two daughters.

Meet Your Hosts
Ronnie Martin is the Lead Pastor of Substance Church (EFCA), which he planted, in Ashland, Ohio. He is also the Director of Leader Renewal for Harbor Network and has authored six books, including The God Who Is With Us: A 25 Day Advent Devotional (coming Oct. 2022 on B&H). Ronnie and his wife, Melissa, regularly speak to church leaders.

Meet Your Hosts
Ted Kluck has written for ESPN the Magazine, USA Today, Sports Spectrum Magazine, and ESPN.com Page 2. Ted has authored or co-authored several books including Facing Tyson: 15 Fighters, 15 Stories, Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football, Why We're Not Emergent (by Two Guys Who Should Be), and Why We Love the Church. In 2010 Ted founded Gut Check Press, a small publishing house, where he holds the title Co-Founder and Secretary of the Interior. Ted also co-hosts The Happy Rant Podcast, The Gut Check Podcast, and Kluck. He has played professional indoor football, coached high school football, trained as a professional wrestler, served as a missionary and teaches journalism at Union University. Ted lives in Jackson, TN, with his wife and two sons. He's a frequent speaker at conferences and events.