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, no...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 461
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...
Oct 06, 2023•45 min
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 ...
Sep 29, 2023•56 min•Ep. 459
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...
Sep 22, 2023•56 min•Ep. 458
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 T...
Sep 14, 2023•37 min•Ep. 457
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 Matte...
Sep 04, 2023•56 min•Ep. 456
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, T...
Aug 31, 2023•54 min•Ep. 455
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 rantin...
Aug 24, 2023•37 min•Ep. 454
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 analy...
Aug 17, 2023•46 min•Ep. 453
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...
Aug 10, 2023•44 min•Ep. 452
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 Thing...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 451
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...
Jul 27, 2023•54 min•Ep. 450
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 H...
Jul 20, 2023•51 min•Ep. 449
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...
Jul 13, 2023•46 min
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 https://theh...
Jul 06, 2023•43 min•Ep. 447
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 https:...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 446
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 https://thehappy...
Jun 22, 2023•46 min•Ep. 445
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 shi...
Jun 15, 2023•46 min
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, no...
Jun 08, 2023•56 min
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...
May 31, 2023•46 min
In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The danger of telling someone "good job" Almost repentance and reconciliation in stories Apologies are never easy Balancing fallenness and repentance in story telling 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 yo...
May 25, 2023•38 min
In this episode Ted and Ronnie wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Food Movie Mt. Rushmore Artists and their relationships with critics The idol of Creative Control How Ted never does the third ad break as a sort of commentary on the state of things. 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...
May 18, 2023•41 min
In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Middle aged pastor personas online Fill-in communities for church The Cruise experience Air BnB aesthetics: so creative they're the same everywhere Is it possible to be unique in the internet age? 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/...
May 12, 2023•53 min
In this episode Ted and Ronnie wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Great American business stories: The Happy Rant and Nike. Ted is Alan Greenspan “Air” tried hard to be “Moneyball” and “Jerry Maguire” but fell short 1980s office aesthetics “Without Limits” is the true and better “Air.” 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://...
May 04, 2023•38 min•Ep. 438
In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Parents at high school sporting events The work it takes to go on vacation Different styles of vacation The nautical life - manhood tests, new guy pressures, and more Making vacation friends 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...
Apr 27, 2023•41 min•Ep. 437
In this episode Ted and Ronnie wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The movie, Air, and the work of Damon and Affleck What if Damon and Affleck partner with us on a movie project? Downton Abbey , the second movie Pastoral perspectives on death scenes in movies 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...
Apr 20, 2023•37 min•Ep. 436
In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Everything is grim and nothing is funny Is the church 7-10 years behind culture or 70 years behind it? How the church can respond to culture instead of imitating it Goblin mode: the squalor of soul The monolith of anxiety and how we can't approach it with nuance Redefining failure and disappointment For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro...
Apr 18, 2023•43 min
In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: How would your 20-year-old self view your current self? How did we find our way into our gifts and callings? Where do we see ourselves in another twenty years? Ministry, retirement, and raising up young people 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://...
Apr 06, 2023•35 min•Ep. 434
In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Quintessential Gen X movies The Gen X ethos of opposing baby boomers Gen X icons (living and dead) Misery as a brand Anxiety is the new cynicism 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 sh...
Mar 30, 2023•50 min•Ep. 433
In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Middle aged birthdays: the moods, celebrations, and gifts that make them awful or wonderful Why La La Land is the MOST millennial movie How we move on from dreams and pursuits well 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 ...
Mar 23, 2023•37 min•Ep. 432
