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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 #461 - Happy Rant Live: Questions, Questions...

The Happy Rant ·

2023/10/10

In this final live episode of the Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through listener questions that cover a whole variety of topics ranging from parenting to writing to podcast success to much, much more.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,

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44:43

Episode #460 - Happy Rant Live: Heroes and Rogues

The Happy Rant ·

2023/10/06

In this live episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a look back at our podcast heroes and rogues galleries. Our hall of heroes from past years Our rogues gallery over the years 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

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55:56

Episode #459 - Happy Rant Live : The Nostalgia Episode

The Happy Rant ·

2023/09/29

In this live episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a look back at our college days. On dreaming On being a jerk On not caring On caring too much 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

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55:44

Episode #458 - Diamonds in the Rough

The Happy Rant ·

2023/09/22

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

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37:25

Episode #457 - Wisdom is Wasted on the Young

The Happy Rant ·

2023/09/14

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

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56:22

Episode #456 - The Well Runneth Vintage

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2023/09/04

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

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53:50

Episode #455 - Heard, Chef!

The Happy Rant ·

2023/08/31

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

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36:49

Episode #454 - Bucket Lists, Money, and Travel

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2023/08/24

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,

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46:11

Episode #453 - Vintage Hate

The Happy Rant ·

2023/08/17

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

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44:15

Episode #452 - Fly Fishing, Poker, and Dream...

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2023/08/10

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

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60:12

Episode #451 - Barbenheimer, Elon's Folly, and Does...

The Happy Rant ·

2023/08/03

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

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54:07

Episode #450 - Preaching Failures, Normal Things That...

The Happy Rant ·

2023/07/27

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

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51:15

Episode #449 - Threads, Flat-Footed Preaching, and...

The Happy Rant ·

2023/07/20

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

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46:17

Episode #448 - Travel Complaints and a HISTORIC...

The Happy Rant ·

2023/07/13

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a couple topics and then make a very significant announcement in the life of our show: Pastors and social media travel freak-outs When did this start? When will it End? ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW A historic announcement in the life of this show 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

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Episode #447 - Appreciating Tim Keller

The Happy Rant ·

2023/07/06

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a remembrance and appreciation of Tim Keller: When we first encountered him Appreciating his clear, but not weird and crazy, reformedom Tim's influence on urban church planting and making cities cool His unique preaching style 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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Episode #446 - Books, Vigilantes, and Romance

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2023/06/29

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Books that everyone loves that you dislike or don't get The most ripped-off Christian authors Books that turned us on to writing Guilty pleasure books Violent vigilantes vs. Christian romance Good writing vs. bad stories 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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46:22

Episode #445 - Denominations are Fun

The Happy Rant ·

2023/06/22

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Denominational convention fun in New Orleans and Memphis The non-denomination denomination How different denominations do smugness Palatable vs. unpalatable pretensions Zoom backgrounds by denomination 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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Episode #444 - Books That Shaped Us and Slippery Slopes

The Happy Rant ·

2023/06/15

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Books that shaped us as children Books that have shaped us this year Our families' relationship with TV Slippery slope TV shows Fight Club hate 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

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55:45

Episode #443 - Spending by Age, Fashion Arcs, and the...

The Happy Rant ·

2023/06/08

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Our spending arc by age and stage The dad fashion arc People's relationship with photos How fame effects relationships Old models of fame vs. new 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,

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46:03

Episode #442 - Adult Boredom and Middle-Aged Motivation

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2023/05/31

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: What does boredom look like and feel like as an adult? Do boring people know they are boring? How do we escape boring interactions? What motivates us at this point in life? 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

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