The Happy Rant

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.