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The Happy Rant

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 #422 - New Years Resolutions and Movie Plot...

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2023/01/12

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:What New Year's resolutions are the best for being pretentious and superior?A draft of the best movie plot and character devices and why we love themFor 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

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Episode #421 - Litigating Christmas

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2022/12/22

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:Ted has a big confession and needs help litigating it from Ronnie and BarnabasWhat does one do when one has NO CHRISTMAS TREEPiper Family Christmas decorationsFor 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

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Episode #420: Year-End Book List Lineup

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2022/12/15

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. How year-end book lists are planned and put together (make it about me, posture a bit, be well-rounded, etc.)2. Incorporating theology, history, Wendell Berry, biographies, and more3. Barnabas and Ronnie's year-end book list line-up from 1-9For 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

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Episode #419: Churches and Christmas: The Great Debate

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2022/12/08

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. The outrage and controversy over churches meeting on Christmas2. Deviating from a sermon series for Advent3. Variations in Church Christmas decorations4. Christmas pastor attireSanta as a type of ChristFor 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

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Episode #418: Pastor Voices and Wanting to be Liked

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2022/12/01

In this episode of The Happy Rant, Ted and Ronnie wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Pastor voices2. How does a pastor come across authentically from the pulpit?3. Fake intellectual pastors and theological verbiage4. Wanting to be liked vs. wanting to appear smartFor 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

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Episode #417: We Are Professional Readers (3 Free...

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2022/11/25

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do something a little different. Instead of wandering to and fro they offer up three free chapters from the audiobook of The Happy Rant.Chapter 1: Evangelical Fame (We do weird stuff with Christian celebrity.)Chapter 8: Evangelical Money Guilt (Why are Christians so weird about money?)Chapter 14: Manly Men (What is manhood? What makes a good man?)For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant:

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51:10

Episode #416 - Advent Books and What Men Actually...

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2022/11/17

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1) The big three for men in the church (according to a tweeter): Money, Sex, and Fitness2) Are men actually leaving the church? 3) What men actually need in church4) Learning leadership rightFor 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

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37:36

Episode #415: Mad About Christmas (and Everything Else)

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2022/11/10

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Why are people so aggressive about when they start Christmas?2. Identity everything - claiming and defending holidays or anything else3. When is aggression the right response to anything?4. Holding your ground vs. being an aggressive jerk5. How the insistence of having a take feeds aggression and angerFor more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant:

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48:36

Episode #414 - Growing Up in Church and Growing Out...

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2022/11/03

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. The death of cool as a thing2. Our stories of growing up in the church3. Growing out of cage stage calvinism4. Post Young, Restless Reformed churchFor 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

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38:43

Episode #413: Halloween Shenanigans and the Enneagram

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2022/10/27

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Our feelings about Halloween and experiences with it growing up2. Ronnie’s experience at a college football game3. Halloween costumes by enneagram numbers4. Why we love writing (especially since we’ve griped about it a lot)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

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47:11

Episode #412: Jesus’s PR Campaign, Viral Kindness,...

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2022/10/20

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ronnie and Barnabas, sans Ted, wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Jesus apparently needs a $100 million PR campaign2. But does Jesus want a PR campaign? Will it do any good?3. Is viral kindness actually kind?4. Is therapy booming because the church is failing? (pastors as counselors, therapists as hired friends, and outsourcing honesty)For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through

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42:35

Episode #411: How Teens View Parents, Boring Adults,...

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2022/10/13

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas, sans Ronnie, wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Observations on how teens view their parents2. How adults get boring3. What’s the deal with Ronnie’s hair?4. Why do people watch selfie videos?5. Is there any way to be genuine online?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

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46:57

Episode #410: Elvis, Journey, and the Energy of Rock...

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2022/10/06

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Ronnie sans Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Baz Luhrman’s Elvis movie 2. Do we really care about Elvis? 3. The delightful energy of rock music movies4. Journey and the appeal of beige music 5. The business of fame and whether we’ll ever see another dollar from this podcastFor 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

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Episode #409: Academic Drudgery & Breaking Writing...

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2022/09/29

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. How do professors choose how much to assign?2. What makes a good professor?3. Syllabus flexes4. How do we break writing slumps?5. Romanticism about writing: where did we lose it and where do we still have it?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

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Episode #408: Celebrity Deaths, Public Grief, and...

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2022/09/22

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Reacting to the death of Queen Elizabeth2. Reacting to the reactions to the death of Queen Elizabeth3. Why do so many people make grieving about them?4. Which celebrity deaths really affected us? 5. Adult hero worship and “knowing” public figuresFor more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out The Happy Rant book at https://thehappyrant.com/book/. Discover more Christian

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Episode #407: Book Sales Numbers, The Marketing Game,...

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2022/09/15

In this episode of The Happy Rant, Ted and Barnabas, sans Ronnie, wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Why does Ted mock the very things to which he devotes his time?2. Doing dumb marketing things out necessity3. Do most books really sell under 2,000 copies?4. Social media influencing and playing the marketing game (which doesn’t work)5. Giving away our own books and feeling like Leo MarvinFor more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering

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Episode #406: The Sound of Silence and The Name of...

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2022/09/08

In this episode of The Happy Rant, Ted, Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. The “We notice your silence” people on social media2. Are we obliged to post about everything?3. Learning the names of waitstaff: a pastor thing?4. Book release expectations and feedback we’ve receivedFor 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

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Episode #405: Parenting, Sports, Church, and...

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2022/09/01

In this episode of The Happy Rant, Ted, Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. How many more “Theology of” books do we need?2. Theology of sports and ruining fun3. Trading on people’s dreams4. Parenting, sports, and church5. Theology of food and reforemdom6. Doing moderation wellFor 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

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53:27

Episode #404: Talking about Talking about Politics

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2022/08/25

In this episode of The Happy Rant, Ronnie and Barnabas (sans Ted) wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Coming to politics from different backgrounds and upbringings2. What does it mean (and not mean) to be politically homeless?3. When, why, and how should pastors address political issues from the pulpit?4. Loyalty to different kingdoms5. What we’ve enjoyed reading recentlyFor more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro

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Episode #403 - Outsourcing, Frugality, Sermon Prep,...

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2022/08/18

In this episode of The Happy Rant, Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:1. Wives doing lawn care2. Outsourcing lawn care vs. the testosterone of DIY3. The hardest part of sermon prep4. Outsourcing sermon prep5. When is sports gambling sinful?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

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