The Happy Rant

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Episode #402 - Book Launch Vibes, Back to School, and Preaching vs. Teaching Aug 11, 2022

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In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
1. How our book launch has felt
2. Back-to-school observations in 2022
3. Back-to-school shopping styles
4. Homework theories and summer reading
5. Preaching vs. teaching (especially to teens)
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Episode #401 - A Book Baby is Born Aug 02, 2022

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In this episode of Ronnie and Barnabas celebrate the birth of their Happy Rant book baby by wandering to and fro through a variety of topics:
1. How does this book compare to Carl Trueman’s "The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self"?
2. The experience of reading the audiobook
3. Sections that pleasantly surprised us and surpassed our expectations
4. Should this count toward Ronnie's doctoral thesis?
5. How many end-of-year book lists will this end up on?
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Episode #400 - Retiree Lawncare Psychosis and How Our Generation Is Failing as Parents Jul 28, 2022

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In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas (sans vacationing Ronnie) wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
1. Winning the local lawncare contest
2. The psyche of obsessive lawn watering
3. The retirement obsession with tinkering
4. What our generation is missing as parents (that our kids will really resent)

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Episode #399 - Fictional Friends and Convincing Action Heroes Jul 21, 2022

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In this episode of The Happy Rant, Ted and Barnabas (sans vacationing Ronnie) wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
1. We are unfit preachers
2. Which fictional TV characters would make good friends?
3. Which fictional movie characters would make good friends?
4. What makes a convincing action hero (and which actors just aren’t)

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Episode #398 - Parenting Questions and Answers Jul 14, 2022

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In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics. (This was originally a Patreon bonus episode.)
1. Why do people love to give unsolicited parenting advice?
2. What do you do when you receive unsolicited parenting advice?
3. Are we obliged to like other people’s children?
4. What parenting advice do you wish you'd gotten when you were younger?
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Episode #397: Pastoral Martial Arts, Karate Kid, and Podcast Magazine Jul 07, 2022

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In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
1. Which Karate Kid character is Matt Chandler?
2. Thoughts on Cobra Kai
3. Star Wars, Marvel, and Hollywood’s new industry: nostalgia
4. Celebrities in print vs. on screen
5. Podcast Magazine

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Episode #396 - A New Metric for Reformedom, Big Families, and Ministry Families on Social Media Jun 30, 2022

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In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
1. A new metric for measuring reformedom
2. The general reformed lack of social skills
3. Kids as missional output and/or outsourcing evangelism
4. Matt Chandler as the Karate Kid
5. Pastors’ families on social media

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Episode #395 - No Enthusiasm and Nothing to Talk About Jun 23, 2022

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In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
1. Ted is so glum he’s bad at being glum
2. Are church planters just small business owners?
3. Everyone keeps doing the same things and arguing about the same things
4. Why do we even keep doing this podcast?
5. Reformed people romanticize plodding
6. How many actual exceptional people do we know?

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Episode #394 - Vegas, Top Gun, Movie Stars, and More Jun 16, 2022

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In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics:
1. Ted’s Vegas vibe
2. The Top Gun phenomenon and nostalgic keggers
3. Is Miles Teller a movie star?
4. The Tom Cruise aging pathology
5. Going at famous people’s kids on social media

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Episode #393 - Pastoring Through Crises Jun 09, 2022

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In this episode of The Happy Rant Ronnie and Barnabas, sans Vegas-going Ted, wander to and fro through a variety of topics. Or really just one: leading a church during times of cultural crisis.
They discuss:
1. Deciding what to address with the congregation
2. Handling contentious cultural moments from the pulpit
3. Differences between a small church in a small town and a larger church in a big city
4. Navigating contentious cultural issues among leadership teams

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