The Happy Rant

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 May 6, 2019

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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).

Episode Date
Episode #461 - Happy Rant Live: Questions, Questions Everywhere
Oct 10, 2023
Episode #460 - Happy Rant Live: Heroes and Rogues
Oct 06, 2023
Episode #459 - Happy Rant Live : The Nostalgia Episode
Sep 29, 2023
Episode #458 - Diamonds in the Rough
Sep 22, 2023
Episode #457 - Wisdom is Wasted on the Young
Sep 14, 2023
Episode #456 - The Well Runneth Vintage
Sep 04, 2023
Episode #455 - Heard, Chef!
Aug 31, 2023
Episode #454 - Bucket Lists, Money, and Travel
Aug 24, 2023
Episode #453 - Vintage Hate
Aug 17, 2023
Episode #452 - Fly Fishing, Poker, and Dream Retirement Jobs
Aug 10, 2023
Episode #451 - Barbenheimer, Elon's Folly, and Does Seminary Matter?
Aug 03, 2023
Episode #450 - Preaching Failures, Normal Things That Used to be Weird, and Memory-Making Parents
Jul 27, 2023
Episode #449 - Threads, Flat-Footed Preaching, and Christian Books We Need (CORRECTED)
Jul 20, 2023
Episode #448 - Travel Complaints and a HISTORIC Announcement
Jul 13, 2023
Episode #447 - Appreciating Tim Keller
Jul 06, 2023
Episode #446 - Books, Vigilantes, and Romance
Jun 29, 2023
Episode #445 - Denominations are Fun
Jun 22, 2023
Episode #444 - Books That Shaped Us and Slippery Slopes
Jun 15, 2023
Episode #443 - Spending by Age, Fashion Arcs, and the Fame Effect
Jun 08, 2023
Episode #442 - Adult Boredom and Middle-Aged Motivation
May 31, 2023
Episode #441 - The Danger of Affirmation, Almost Repentance, and Difficult Apologies
May 25, 2023
Episode #440 - Food and Movie Mount Rushmore
May 18, 2023
Episode #439 - Replacement Communities, Cruises, and Air BnB Aesthetics
May 12, 2023
Episode #438 - Great Business Stories, Office Aesthetics, and Alan Greenspan
May 04, 2023
Episode #437 - Vacation is Hard Work
Apr 27, 2023
Episode #436 - Damon, Affleck, "Air", and Death Scenes
Apr 20, 2023
Episode #435 - Church Imitating Culture, Goblin Mode, and the Nuance of Anxiety
Apr 18, 2023
Episode #434 - Twenty Year Perspectives Looking Backward and Forward
Apr 06, 2023
Episode #433 - Remembering Ourselves: The Gen X Show
Mar 30, 2023
Episode #432 - Middle Aged Birthdays the Most Millennial Movie
Mar 23, 2023
Episode #431 - Millennial Movies, Casual Profanity, and Self-Conscious Consumption
Mar 16, 2023
Episode #430 - Gen Z and Digital Communication
Mar 09, 2023
#429 - Questions Questions Everywhere
Mar 02, 2023
Episode #428 - Pastor Websites, the Asbury Revival, and Social Media Ministers
Feb 23, 2023
Introducing: March or Die
Feb 20, 2023
Episode #427 - Satanic Performances, Clearly Reformed, and Birthday Requests
Feb 16, 2023
Episode #426 - Counseling Tom Brady and ChatGPT for Preachers
Feb 09, 2023
Episode #425 - Porn, Confession, and Outlooks on Life by Decade
Feb 02, 2023
Episode #424 - Keeping Up With New Things, Awkward Conversations, and Bad Names for Theologians
Jan 26, 2023
Episode #423 - Apple Watches, Pastor Fashion, and Doing Dad Things
Jan 19, 2023
Episode #422 - New Years Resolutions and Movie Plot Devices
Jan 12, 2023
Episode #421 - Litigating Christmas
Dec 22, 2022
Episode #420: Year-End Book List Lineup
Dec 15, 2022
Episode #419: Churches and Christmas: The Great Debate
Dec 08, 2022
Episode #418: Pastor Voices and Wanting to be Liked
Dec 01, 2022
Episode #417: We Are Professional Readers (3 Free Chapters of Our Audiobook)
Nov 25, 2022
Episode #416 - Advent Books and What Men Actually Need in the Church
Nov 17, 2022
Episode #415: Mad About Christmas (and Everything Else)
Nov 10, 2022
Episode #414 - Growing Up in Church and Growing Out of Cage Stage Calvinism
Nov 03, 2022
Episode #413: Halloween Shenanigans and the Enneagram
Oct 27, 2022
Episode #412: Jesus’s PR Campaign, Viral Kindness, and Therapy Filling in for Church
Oct 20, 2022
Episode #411: How Teens View Parents, Boring Adults, and Online Genuineness
Oct 13, 2022
Episode #410: Elvis, Journey, and the Energy of Rock Music Movies
Oct 06, 2022
Episode #409: Academic Drudgery & Breaking Writing Slumps
Sep 29, 2022
Episode #408: Celebrity Deaths, Public Grief, and Hero Worship
Sep 22, 2022
Episode #407: Book Sales Numbers, The Marketing Game, and Leo Marvin
Sep 15, 2022
Episode #406: The Sound of Silence and The Name of Your Waiter
Sep 08, 2022
Episode #405: Parenting, Sports, Church, and “Theology of” Books
Sep 01, 2022
Episode #404: Talking about Talking about Politics
Aug 25, 2022
Episode #403 - Outsourcing, Frugality, Sermon Prep, and Sports Gambling
Aug 18, 2022
Episode #402 - Book Launch Vibes, Back to School, and Preaching vs. Teaching
Aug 11, 2022
Episode #401 - A Book Baby is Born
Aug 02, 2022
Episode #400 - Retiree Lawncare Psychosis and How Our Generation Is Failing as Parents
Jul 28, 2022
Episode #399 - Fictional Friends and Convincing Action Heroes
Jul 21, 2022
Episode #398 - Parenting Questions and Answers
Jul 14, 2022
Episode #397: Pastoral Martial Arts, Karate Kid, and Podcast Magazine
Jul 07, 2022
Episode #396 - A New Metric for Reformedom, Big Families, and Ministry Families on Social Media
Jun 30, 2022
Episode #395 - No Enthusiasm and Nothing to Talk About
Jun 23, 2022
Episode #394 - Vegas, Top Gun, Movie Stars, and More
Jun 16, 2022
Episode #393 - Pastoring Through Crises
Jun 09, 2022
Episode #392 - Parenting Older Kids and When Religious Institutions Should Just Go Away
Jun 02, 2022
Episode #391 - Leaving Twitter, Missing Old Fashioned Discourse, and Back to School
May 26, 2022
Episode #390 - The New Radio, Why We Write, and Lifting Up Younger Generations
May 19, 2022
Episode #389 - The Last Laugh: Regrettable Choices, Ministry Mistakes, and Holy Kisses
May 12, 2022
Episode #388 - The Last Laugh: Writing Advice, Marriage Advice, and The D.Min Life
May 05, 2022
Episode #387 - The Last Laugh: T4G Retrospective and the Future of Reformedom
Apr 28, 2022
Episode #386 - Disappearing Youth Pastors, Pastoral Communication, and the Gaming Life
Apr 21, 2022
Episode #385 - The Hillsong Implosion, Lavish Lifestyles, and Pastoral Bullying
Apr 14, 2022
Episode #384 - The Slap, The Oscars, and a Reformed Royal Rumble
Apr 07, 2022
Episode #383 - Please Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves
Mar 31, 2022
Episode #382 - Goodbye, Independence
Mar 24, 2022
Episode #381 - Tiny Houses, The Suburbs, and Small Town Church Planting
Mar 17, 2022
Episode #380 - Metaverse Church, Generational Names, and Outgrowing Funny
Mar 11, 2022
Episode #379 - The Art of Pastoring Post-Covid
Mar 03, 2022
Episode #378 - #AmWriting, Writing Personas, and Pastoral Personality Types
Feb 25, 2022
Episode #377 - Saving Evangelicalism, Hero Worship, and Young People's Passion
Feb 18, 2022
Episode #376 - Aldi Enthusiasts, Anti-Sports Personas, and Social Media Misery
Feb 11, 2022
Episode #375 - Old Theological Debates, Twitter Warriors, Theobros, and Pinko Commies
Feb 03, 2022
Episode #374 - Aging Out,Teaching Teens, and Getting Back to Normal
Jan 27, 2022
Episode #373 - Weather Muscles, Sonesta Select, and Pastors at Restaurants
Jan 21, 2022
Episode #372 - Keeping up with the Gainses and Matt Damon's Fashion
Jan 13, 2022
Episode #371 - Christmas Movies, Carols, and 2022 Predictions
Dec 23, 2021
Episode #370 - Hallmark Thinkpieces and Cruise Ship Vibes
Dec 14, 2021
Episode #369 - Taylor Swift, Sound Guys, and Everyone is Anglican
Dec 03, 2021
Episode #368 - New Website, Khaki Pants, and Downton Abbey
Nov 24, 2021
Episode #367 - Drisky Business, Cracker Barrel Christians, and Reformed Mingle
Nov 18, 2021
Episode #366 - Writing Voice, If We Could Not Fail, and Spousal Appreciation
Nov 15, 2021
Episode #365 - Writing Fame, MLMs for Men, and Side Hustles
Nov 04, 2021
Episode #364 - The Last T4G, Listener Questions, and Resurrecting Vince Vaughn
Oct 28, 2021
Episode #363 - Leadership, Brand and Finding Margin
Oct 14, 2021
Episode #362 - The Pied Piper and Heresy Rant
Oct 08, 2021
Episode #361 - The Ohio Episode (from Guardians to Photo Shoots)
Sep 30, 2021
Happy Rant LIVE, Part 3 - Listener Q&A
Sep 17, 2021
Happy Rant LIVE, Part 2 - Baptistries, Baptism, the Gentrification of Souls, and the Whitest Things
Sep 13, 2021
Happy Rant LIVE, Part 1 - Church Aesthetics, Buddies with Beth Moore, and Reformed "Us Weekly"
Sep 10, 2021
Episode #360 - Let's Talk Deconstruction
Aug 27, 2021
Episode #359 - Fathering, Feelings, and Field of Dreams
Aug 19, 2021
Episode #358 - Self-Promotion vs. Self-Awareness
Aug 12, 2021
Episode #357 - Funny Again, Shyamalan Takes, and Weird Kid Names
Aug 05, 2021
Episode #356 - Summer Camp, Coffee, Anxiety, and Ministry Ego
Jul 29, 2021
Episode #355 - Men of the Cloth
Jul 22, 2021
Episode #354 - Reformed on Reformed Violence and Woody Allen Films
Jul 15, 2021
Episode #353 - The Driscoll Episode
Jul 09, 2021
Episode #352 - Book Slogs, CRT, and What We're Enjoying
Jul 01, 2021
Episode #351 - Glossary of Terms
Jun 24, 2021
Episode #350 - Parenting Teens, Creativity, Southern Decor vs. Hipster Decor
Jun 17, 2021
Episode #349 - Constitutional Bibles and Security Details
Jun 10, 2021
Episode #348 - Small Church Pastors, Ghost Writing, and Offensive Celebrations
Jun 01, 2021
Episode #347 - The Dating Episode
May 20, 2021
Episode #346 - Ted the Pop Artist and Pastor Plagiarism
May 13, 2021
Episode #345 - Anoraks, Dominion Dating, and Luncheons
May 07, 2021
Episode #344 - Sarcasm, Cynicism, and Single Christian Men
Apr 29, 2021
Episode #343 - Fetishizing Deconstruction and Gossip vs. Christian Reporting
Apr 22, 2021
Episode #342 - Vegas, the Reformed Rat Pack, and Satan Nikes
Apr 15, 2021
Episode #341 - Writing Process and Writing Advice
Apr 12, 2021
Episode #340 - The Destin Sessions, Part 2: Any Given Sunday, Nerd Twitter, and the Blazer Ethos
Apr 01, 2021
Episode #339 - The Destin Sessions, Part 1: LaCroix, Beth Moore, and the End of a Steak Era
Mar 25, 2021
Episode #338 - Regrets, We've Had a Few
Mar 18, 2021
Episode #337 - Pastors and Trophy Wives
Mar 12, 2021
Episode #336 - DC Talk, Peaky Blinders, and Punching People into Salvation
Mar 04, 2021
Episode #335 - Crazy Biblical Teachings From Our Youth
Feb 25, 2021
Episode #334 - When Christian Leaders Fall
Feb 18, 2021
BONUS EPISODE: John Piper Joins the Podcast (To Do Some Reading)
Feb 15, 2021
Episode #333 - Book Covers and Christian Celebrity Product Pitches
Feb 11, 2021
Episode #332 - Little Debbie, Good Conferences, and Speciesism
Feb 05, 2021
Episode #331 - How It Started, How It's Going
Jan 28, 2021
Episode #330 - Shame and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Jan 22, 2021
Episode #329 - Tchotchke Book Marketing, Opportunism, and Awomen
Jan 14, 2021
Episode #328 - Old Man Stuff and Purpose Driven Malls
Jan 07, 2021
Episode #327 - Christmas Cards, Photo Shoots, and Inspiration
Dec 31, 2020
Episode #326 - Online Conferences, The Happy Rant Book Awards, and Drisky Business
Dec 23, 2020
Episode #325 - Book Lists, Reformed Tribalism, and Minimalist Nativities
Dec 17, 2020
Episode #324 - The Happy Rant Book
Dec 10, 2020
Episode #323 - 3 Burning Questions
Dec 04, 2020
Episode #322 - Ira Glass, Dougie Fresh, and a Robot Reading
Nov 25, 2020
Episode #321 - Echo Chambers, Echo Canyons, and Novel Writing
Nov 19, 2020
Episode #320 - The New Nooma, Thought Crimes, and Some Quarter November
Nov 12, 2020
Episode #319 - Disappointing Parents and Disappointed Gen X
Nov 05, 2020
Episode #318 - Craft Stores, Glue Guns, and All Things 80s Moms
Oct 29, 2020
Episode #317 - Aquatic Churches, Movie Genres, and Parenting Advice
Oct 20, 2020
Episode #316 - Reformed Masculinity, Snake Handlers, and Pastoring Skills
Oct 13, 2020
Episode #315 - Politics are Terrible and Everyone is Mad
Oct 06, 2020
BONUS EPISODE: Hoping For Happiness
Oct 01, 2020
Episode #314 - Book Promotion, Slapdash Podcasting, and Taking Ourselves Seriously
Sep 30, 2020
Episode #313 - Handsomeness, Show Ponies, and Christopher Nolan
Sep 24, 2020
Episode #312 - Gen Z, Fallwell, and False Yoda Work
Sep 17, 2020
Episode #311 - Childhood Books, Christian Schools, and an Enneagram Argument
Sep 09, 2020
Episode #310 - Barnabas Piper on the Hot Seat
Sep 02, 2020
Episode #309 - Listener Q&A (Part 2)
Aug 28, 2020
Episode #308 - Listener Q&A (Part 1)
Aug 21, 2020
Episode #307 - A Celebrity Wedding and the World's End
Aug 17, 2020
Episode #306 - House Churches, Interesting A-Listers, and COVID Makes Us Sad
Aug 10, 2020
Episode #305 - Ronnie Martin is on the Hot Seat
Jul 28, 2020
Episode #304 - An Important Photo Opp and Magically Solving Racism
Jul 22, 2020
Episode #303 - Ted Kluck is on the Hot Seat
Jul 15, 2020
THE WAY BACK MACHINE: Having a Famous Pastor Dad
Jul 13, 2020
THE WAY BACK MACHINE: Ronnie Martin's CCM Tales From the Road
Jul 10, 2020
THE WAY BACK MACHINE: The Ted Kluck Story
Jul 10, 2020
Episode #302 - Fecund Culture War Strategies and Complementarian Jerks
Jul 02, 2020
Episode #301 - Artsy Personalities and the Creative Process
Jun 24, 2020
Episode #300 - Aging, Wise, and Bespoke
Jun 17, 2020
Episode #299 - Solving America
Jun 09, 2020
Episode #298 - Foreign Films, Book Flexes, and Defending Karens
Jun 04, 2020
BONUS EPISODE: The English Game
Jun 03, 2020
Episode #297 - Judas, That Was Mediocre
May 27, 2020
Episode #296 - Joint Facebook Accounts, Pastors and Tech, and Book Deals
May 19, 2020
Episode #295 - THE MOST IMPORTANT PODCAST
May 07, 2020
Episode #294 - Zoom Personas, Yachtsmen, and Tom Cruise Roles
Apr 28, 2020
Episode #293 - Aggravating People, New Villains, and Built-In Bookshelves
Apr 21, 2020
Episode #292 - Quarantine Best Practices
Apr 16, 2020
Episode #291 - Fetishizing Farming, Homeschool Dadding, and American Idealism
Apr 07, 2020
Bonus Episode - Quarantine Favorites
Apr 03, 2020
Episode #290 - Difficult Personality Types, The Enya-gram, and Certifications
Mar 30, 2020
Episode #289 - Threats to the Yoda King, Who has Extra Time, and Church from A Distance
Mar 24, 2020
Episode #288 - Coronavirus, Bad Speaking Venues, a Humor Quarantine
Mar 12, 2020
Episode #287 - Christian Cynicism, The Irishman, and Pellets of Recognition
Mar 06, 2020
Episode #286 - The Manliest Man, Not Funny Enough, and Francis Chan's Career Arc
Feb 26, 2020
Episode #285 - The Oscars, Axe Throwing, and Crazy Speeches
Feb 18, 2020
Episode #284 - The Thrill is Gone: Dealing with Disappointment
Feb 12, 2020
Episode #283 - Remembering Kobe and Public Grief
Jan 31, 2020
Episode #282 - The Bravery Episode
Jan 28, 2020
Episode #281 - Writing and Significant Others, Reformed Guys and War Movies, and Shaking Trump's Hand
Jan 21, 2020
Episode #280 - Wedding Planning, Babylon Bee Controversy, and Shiplap for Days
Jan 15, 2020
Episode #279 - 2020 Anticipation, Christianity Today, and The Future of Magazines
Jan 09, 2020
Episode #278 - Ramsey Christmas Party, Weeping Men, and Toxic People
Dec 26, 2019
Episode #277 - The Non-Famous Dad Episode
Dec 17, 2019
Episode #276 - The Father Ronnie Kringle Christmas Unstravanganza
Dec 10, 2019
Episode 275 - Promoting Books and Church T-Shirts
Dec 04, 2019
Episode #274 - The Episode Ted RUINED
Nov 27, 2019
Episode #273 - Recovering the Christian Home
Nov 20, 2019
Episode #272 - Personas, Platforms, and Vulnerability Voice
Nov 13, 2019
Episode #271 - The Mac, Moore, and Kanye Extravaganza
Nov 05, 2019
Episode #270 - The future of the Enneagram, Counseling, and Wokeness
Oct 30, 2019
Episode #269 - Conference Attending Tips and Guilt-Free Relaxation
Oct 24, 2019
Episode #268 - Happy Abbey, Church Leader Lists, and Reformed Kanye
Oct 16, 2019
Episode #267 - Breaking Down Downton
Oct 08, 2019
Episode #266 - Cancel Culture, Public Confessions, and Celebrity Conversions
Oct 02, 2019
Episode #265 - The Foliage Confessional and Pastor Kanye
Sep 24, 2019
Episode #264 - Cake, Kimonos, and Sensei Driscoll
Sep 17, 2019
Episode #263 - THE MANHOOD EPISODE
Sep 12, 2019
Episode #262 - The Matty Chan Cruise, Being Fully Human, and Therapy vs. Friendship
Sep 04, 2019
Episode #261 - Evil Amazon, Calvinist Cadets, and Lunch Table Decisions
Aug 29, 2019
Episode #260 - Skillet's got Sermons, Laughing at Piper, and Pastor Yoda Tweets
Aug 20, 2019
Episode #259 - Normal Pastors Everywhere
Aug 13, 2019
Episode #258 - Furtick in Film, Deconversion, and the YRR Body Count
Aug 05, 2019
Episode #257 - Public Figures and Divorce
Jul 29, 2019
Episode #256 - Driscoll, Daddy Issues, and Dead Mentors
Jul 23, 2019
Episode #255 - Signed Sermon Manuscripts, Stranger Things, and Reformed Conversions
Jul 15, 2019
Episode #254 - Job Transitions, Pastor Greetings, and Enneagram Podcasts
Jul 09, 2019
Episode #253 - Nostalgic about Nostalgia
Jul 01, 2019
Episode #252 - Parents Behaving Badly
Jun 26, 2019
Episode #251 - Writers on Writing, Art vs. Creativity, and John Wick
Jun 17, 2019
Episode #250 - Platt Prays, Twitter Rages, and Trogges Moves In
Jun 11, 2019
Episode #249 - BP Trolls Twitter, Summer Reading Lists, and Prestige Books
Jun 04, 2019
Episode #248 - Gary Vee, Hiring Hit Men, and Tarantino
May 27, 2019
Episode #247 - Furtick, Osteen, and Pastor Side Hustles
May 22, 2019
Episode #246 - Remembering Rachel, R.E.S.T., and the Met Gala
May 13, 2019
Episode #245 - Connectivity, Resourcing, Fluidity, and Heck Ton
May 07, 2019
Episode #244 - Busy Pastors, Worship Albums, and GoT
Apr 29, 2019
Episode #243 - New Cars, Preachers' Sneakers, and Notre Dame
Apr 23, 2019
Episode #242 - INDY LIVE, Part 3: Audience Q&A
Apr 17, 2019
Episode #241 - INDY LIVE, Part 2: Publishing Mistakes, Rachel Hollis, and Anglicans
Apr 15, 2019
Episode #240 - INDY LIVE, Part 1: Why We Do This, High School Dances, and More
Apr 11, 2019
Episode #239- Mailing It In
Apr 01, 2019
Episode #238 - Signing Bibles, Sad Book Signings, and Pastor Walk-Up Music
Mar 26, 2019
Episode #237 - Rich People Things and Dangerous Captain Marvel
Mar 19, 2019
Episode #236 - Ronnie's Protest, Dead Guy Social Media Personas, and Happy Rant Intramural Basketball
Mar 06, 2019
Episode #235 - Spurgeon College Uniforms, Designing a Worship Service, and Good WIll Hunting
Feb 26, 2019
Episode #234 - Subversive Jeans, Illfit Khakis, and Axe Throwing
Feb 19, 2019
Episode #233 - Mega Churches, Wendell Berry Churches, and Church Trends
Feb 12, 2019
Episode #232 - Steaks, Tourism, Shofars, and Pastors Starting Businesses
Feb 06, 2019
Episode #231 - Abortion Rulings, March for Life, and Leif Enger
Jan 31, 2019
Episode #230 - Marie Kondo, Gillette Ad, Chris Pratt, and More
Jan 23, 2019
Episode #229 - College Student Q&A about Desert Islands, Plane Crashes, Rocky, and More
Jan 16, 2019
Episode #228 - J.D. Greear Broke Church, 2019 Predictions, and More
Jan 09, 2019
Episode #227 - Amazing Christmas Cards, New Years Goal Setting, and More
Dec 31, 2018
Episode #226 - Theologian Name Game, Memorable Christmas Eves, and Bad Movies We Love
Dec 18, 2018
Episode #225 - Ambition, The TGC Board, and Current Creative Projects
Dec 13, 2018
Episode #224 - Christmas Decorating, Book Lists, and Year-End Accomplishments
Dec 06, 2018
Episode #223 - Santa Ron, Hipster Santa, and Christmas Creep
Nov 28, 2018
Episode #222 - A Star is Born, The Pursuit of Fame, and Church Lawsuits
Nov 19, 2018
Episode #221 - Elections, Sexiest Man in Reformedom, and Church Home Global
Nov 13, 2018
Episode #220 - Christian Wrestling, Reformation Day, and Reading Recommendations
Nov 06, 2018
Episode #219 - Failed Pastors, Leadership Coaches, and a Love of Nostalgia
Oct 29, 2018
Episode #218 - Bjorn to Podcast
Oct 22, 2018
Episode #217 - Friendship, Cats, and Middle Age
Oct 15, 2018
Episode #216 - Book Proposals, Vocation, Ambition, and Excitement
Oct 10, 2018
Episode #215 - Changing Worship Song Lyrics, Destiny Pants, and Christian Witchcraft
Oct 01, 2018
Episode #214 - British Bake Off, Michael W. Smith, and Another Great Awakening
Sep 25, 2018
Episode #213 - Concerts, Nike, and Copying Pastors
Sep 17, 2018
Episode #212 - Shorter Sermons, Signing Statements, and All Jobs Are Equal
Sep 11, 2018
Episode #211 - Society is Going to Pot
Sep 05, 2018
Episode #210 - Fallen Leaders, Goodbye Great Books, Tim Keller, and Pop Music
Aug 27, 2018
Episode #209 - Diets, Aging, and Identity Condiments
Aug 20, 2018
Episode #208 - The Frank McKinney Episode
Aug 13, 2018
Episode #207 - Gendered Food, Actors Aging Ungracefully, and Church Diversity
Aug 06, 2018
Episode #206 - Making up for Mistakes, Shortening Non-Fiction Books, and Foodless Celebrations
Jul 31, 2018
Episode #205 - Ordination, Mr. Rogers, and Outrage upon Outrage
Jul 24, 2018
Episode #204 - Pro-Abortion Tweets, Guest Preachers, and Summer Blockbusters
Jul 16, 2018
Episode #203 - Pastoring Hurting People, Summer Jobs, and Actors Who Make Us Skip Movies
Jul 09, 2018
Episode #202 - Patriotic Church Services, Refusing Service, and Songs Ruining Scripture
Jul 02, 2018
Episode #201 - Chris Pratt's Speech, TGC Controversy, and Pastor Swapping
Jun 28, 2018
Episode #200 - Bourdain, Suicides, and Success
Jun 18, 2018
Episode #199 - Fit Pastors, Suave Authors, and Controversial Movie Opinions
Jun 11, 2018
Episode #198 - The Perfect Worship Service, Best Summers, and Ridiculous Work Requests
Jun 04, 2018
Episode #197 - All Social Media All the Time
May 28, 2018
Episode #196 - Safe Spaces for Men, The Next Big Thing, and Things We'd Like to Rant About
May 14, 2018
Episode #195 - YES OR NO
May 10, 2018
Episode #194 - Self Promotion, Writing Inspiration, and Writing Ego
Apr 30, 2018
Episode #193 - T4R Part 3: Listener Q&A
Apr 27, 2018
Episode #192 - T4R Part 2: Stronger Men, Hunger Games Style
Apr 23, 2018
Episode #191 - T4R Part 1: C-Listers List, Happy Rant 101, and Decadence
Apr 17, 2018
Episode #190 - Courage, One-Upmanship, Movies that Used to be Good, and What We're Reading
Apr 09, 2018
Episode #189 - Everything is an Adventure, Open Mics, and Bible Reading
Apr 02, 2018
Episode #188 - TGC on Tackle Football, Are We Really On The Same Team, and Rock Star Behavior
Mar 26, 2018
Episode #187 - What To Call Men, Dealing with Bullies, and Writers Block
Mar 19, 2018
Episode #186 - White Reformed Dude College Life, Bad Movies We Love, and More
Mar 12, 2018
Episode #185 - Good Film/Bad Movie, Support Dogs, and Gospel Issues
Mar 05, 2018
Episode #184 - Black Panther and Declining "Connections" You Just Don't Want
Feb 26, 2018
Episode #183 - Winter Olympics, Enneagram Numbers, and Worst Worship Songs
Feb 19, 2018
Episode #182 - Enneagram Fights, Crashing Women's Bible Study, and More
Feb 12, 2018
Episode #181 - Furtick's Futon, Female Seminary Profs, and Pet Peeves
Feb 05, 2018
Episode #180 - Ronnie at Leisure, Motivational Motivation, and Morgan Freeman Protests
Jan 29, 2018
Episode #179 - We Are Frankie
Jan 22, 2018
Episode #178 - Top 100 Evangelicals and Carman the Life Coach
Jan 15, 2018
Episode #177 - Marketing Sermon Series, Creative Conflict, and More
Jan 08, 2018
BONUS EPISODE: Was Star Wars Any Good?
Jan 05, 2018
Episode #176 - New Year's Revelations, Book Reading, and Reformed Resolutions
Jan 04, 2018
Episode #175 - Christmas Extravaganza
Dec 18, 2017
Episode #174 - Online Dating, Good Movies, and Acting Careers
Dec 11, 2017
Episode #173 - Royal Family Obsession, Pastor Plagiarism, and More
Dec 04, 2017
Episode #172 - Thanksgiving with Famous People, Black Friday, and Abuse in The Church
Nov 27, 2017
Episode #171 - Men Talking About Women, Which is worse, and Thankfulness
Nov 20, 2017
Episode #170 - Battling Carl Lentz, What is Satire, and Recapping LiL
Nov 13, 2017
Episode #169 - LIVE IN LOUISVILLE, Part 3
Nov 06, 2017
Episode #168 - LIVE IN LOUISVILLE, Part 2
Nov 03, 2017
Episode #167 - LIVE IN LOUISVILLE, Part 1
Oct 30, 2017
Episode #166 - Fixing the Holidays, Why Even Podcast, and Childhood Memories
Oct 23, 2017
Episode #165 - Pulpits, Preachers, Magazine Writing, and What We're Reading
Oct 16, 2017
Episode #164 - Hef, Hell, Greetings, and Judging
Oct 09, 2017
Episode #163 - Public Protesting, Kneeling, but NO FOOTBALL TALK
Oct 02, 2017
Episode#162 - The Story Trend, Seminary Advertising, and the Right Time to Talk Controversy
Sep 26, 2017
Episode #161 - Whole 30, Why Do I Try, and Jim Carrey
Sep 18, 2017
Episode #160 - It's ok to Fail, Working in '85, and Fun Reformed Podcasts
Sep 11, 2017
Episode #159 - Game of Thrones, Osteen, and T-Swift
Sep 04, 2017
Episode #158 - NFL Season Preview
Aug 30, 2017
Episode #157 - Blue Checks, Greeting Times, and Leading Yourself
Aug 28, 2017
Episode #156 - Charlottesville, God Things, and Self Care
Aug 21, 2017
Episode #155 - New Tattoos, Smartphones Ruining Kids, and Overrated Actors
Aug 14, 2017
Episode #154 - Pastors as Candy Bars, Hip Hop Beef, and Personality Tests
Aug 07, 2017
Episode #153 - Bieber the Church Planter, Worst Sermons, and Altar Calls
Jul 27, 2017
Episode #152 - Acts 29 Goes Gala, Bucket List Items, and More
Jul 24, 2017
Episode #151 - Eugene Peterson and What Are People Even Doing?
Jul 20, 2017
Episode #150 - Patriotic Church, Paul Giamatti, Celebrity Encounters, and Camping
Jul 13, 2017
Episode #149 - Therapy, Ben Sasse, and Adult Gamers
Jul 03, 2017
Episode #148 - The Ted Kluck Story
Jun 26, 2017
Episode #147 - Being John Piper's Son and What PKs Face
Jun 19, 2017
Episode #146 - CCM Tales from the Road with Ronnie Martin
Jun 12, 2017
Episode#145 - Keller's Sermon Notes, Adult Best Friends, and Summertime Pressure
Jun 05, 2017
Episode #144 - Commencement Walkouts, Dissatisfaction, and F Everything
May 29, 2017
Episode #143 - Hater Reviews, Commencement Speeches, and Book/Movie Recs
May 19, 2017
Episode #142 - Talking Circumcision with Kids, Vacation Stories, & What Are People Even Doing?
May 15, 2017
Episode #141 - Reformed Mean Girls, What does calling mean, and Tebow the Author
May 08, 2017
Episode #140 - Leaving a Church, Unfollowing People, and a Really Bad Photo
May 01, 2017
Episode #139 - NFL Draft and NBA Playoffs
Apr 26, 2017
Episode #138 - Platform Building, Bill O'Reilly, and What Are People Even Doing
Apr 24, 2017
Episode #137 - Travel Woes, Talking Hitler, and Easter Eggstravaganzas
Apr 17, 2017
Episode #136 - Gospel Coalition Conference Recap
Apr 10, 2017
Episode #135 - Visiting Israel, The Billy Graham Rule, and NBA MVP
Apr 03, 2017
Episode #134 - Awkward Pastors in Restaurants
Mar 27, 2017
Episode #133 - Bracketology with Ronnie
Mar 20, 2017
Episode #132 - The Shack, Gay Beauty and the Beast, and Another Christian Conference Update
Mar 13, 2017
Episode #131 - Gungor, The Oscars, and Surviving without Tim Keller
Mar 06, 2017
Happy Rant Bonus Episode - The Curious Christian
Mar 02, 2017
Episode #130 - Only The Better Stuff and Some Days are Bad Days
Feb 27, 2017
Episode #129 - The Grammys, Chance the Rapper, and Why Christians Love Hip Hop
Feb 20, 2017
Episode #128 - What is "redemptive" and Beardless Spurgeon
Feb 13, 2017
Happy Rant #127 - Super Bowl, Home Boy - Talking Commercials, Gaga, and Football
Feb 09, 2017
Happy Rant #126 - Books Signings and Celebrity Man Crushes
Feb 06, 2017
Happy Rant #125 - Special Sports Episode - Talking Super Bowl
Feb 01, 2017
Happy Rant #124 - Southern Politeness, ESV Only, and Women Protesting
Jan 30, 2017
Happy Rant #123 - Babylon Bee, Satire, and Playoff Football
Jan 23, 2017
Happy Rant #122 - Life in College - Dating, Mix Tapes, Chasing Dreams, and More
Jan 16, 2017
Happy Rant #121 - TGC, Rousey, Proposed Cage Matches, and Books We Didn't Finish
Jan 09, 2017
Happy Rant #120 - Pastor's Kids & Christmas and "Seriously, 2016?"
Jan 02, 2017
Happy Rant #119 - The Top 10 Things of 2016
Dec 27, 2016
Happy Rant #118 - Kanye & Trump, RHE and Tim Keller, and the Worst Christmas Carols ever
Dec 20, 2016
Happy Rant #117 - Christmas Parades, E.D. Medications, and Online Personas
Dec 12, 2016
Happy Rant #116 - Furtick's Mic, Friday Night Lights, and The Happy Rant Cartel
Dec 05, 2016
Happy Rant #115 - Hipster Craft Fairs, Booing Pence, and Leaving Evangelicalism
Nov 28, 2016
Happy Rant #114 - WE'VE GOT SWAG and Various Sartorial Tips
Nov 21, 2016
Happy Rant #113 - TGC vs. T4G Royal Rumble (Double Feature Part 2)
Nov 14, 2016
Happy Rant #112 - Election Results (Double Feature Part 1)
Nov 14, 2016
Happy Rant #111 - Jesus Juking Game 7, Jen Hatmaker, and a Jack Chick Chick Flick
Nov 07, 2016
Happy Rant #110 - Beards & Bibles, Casting Ronnie, and Fit Pastors
Oct 31, 2016
Happy Rant #109 - The Brett Favre of Politics, Our First Jobs, and Denominations vs. Networks
Oct 24, 2016
Happy Rant #108 - A Political Extravaganza: How Can Christians Defend Donald Trump?
Oct 17, 2016
Happy Rant #107 - Buddy Parents, Halloween, and Clowns
Oct 10, 2016
Happy Rant #106 - Responding to Internet Critics, Tebow Talk, and Marvel Comics
Oct 03, 2016
Happy Rant #105 - Worship in Weird Places, Gut Check with Ted, and Guilty Displeasures
Sep 25, 2016
Happy Rant #104 - Are We Jerks, Kaepernick and the Flag, and The Worst Worship Songs
Sep 19, 2016
Happy Rant #103 - Pour Overs, Christian Athletes, and Thought Leaders
Sep 12, 2016
Happy Rant #102 - Scary Mascots, No Safe Places, and Things Worship Pastors Should Quit Saying
Sep 05, 2016
Happy Rant #101 - Back to School, Nic Cage, and Old Fashioned Insults
Aug 29, 2016
Happy Rant #100 - A Look Back, a Look Forward, and a Special Guest
Aug 22, 2016
Happy Rant #99 - Plagiarism, Christians Ruin Fun, and What if We hosted Reality TV?
Aug 15, 2016
Happy Rant #98 - 80's Life, Drisky Business, and Political Pastors
Aug 08, 2016
Episode #97 - Hair Products, Short Term Missions, and a Legit Third Party Candidate
Aug 01, 2016
Episode #96 - Bachelor Fascination, How to Write a Book, and Fictional Calvinist Characters
Jul 18, 2016
Episode #95 - Christian James Bond, Electronic giving, and are the Olympics lame?
Jul 11, 2016
Episode #94 - A Calvinist Documentary, Altar Calls for Kids, and Rachel The Held Evans
Jul 04, 2016
Episode #93 - Trump's Religious Advisors, Cavs Victory, & iPod Preachers
Jun 27, 2016
Episode #92 - Men Singing in Church, Awful Kids, and Favorite Cartoons
Jun 20, 2016
Episode #91 - Rape Culture, Daddy Blogs, and Christian Summer Camps
Jun 13, 2016
Episode #90 - Gorillas vs. Humans, Piper the Satanist, and Protesting Target
Jun 06, 2016
Episode #89 - Perpetual Potty Training, Doggy Daddies, and Hipster Homemade Tracts
May 30, 2016
Episode #88 - Mr. Manners Answers Your Questions
May 23, 2016
Episode #87 - D.C. Talk Cruise, Trigger Warnings, and Email Sign Offs
May 16, 2016
Episode #86 - Calling Wives Hot, Accountability, and Sarcasm vs. Snark
May 09, 2016
Episode #85 - Followers be Crazy, Celebrity Death Fervor, and Unpopular Opinions
May 02, 2016
Episode #84 - Politically Correct Stupidity, The Danger of Platform, and a LIVE Rant
Apr 25, 2016
Episode #83 - T4G Recap, Singles Ministries, and What We're Working on Next
Apr 18, 2016
Episode #82 - Bro Code, Gender Reveal Parties, and Silly Sermon Titles
Apr 11, 2016
Episode #81 - Egg Hunts and Helicopter Drops and Did Driscoll lead to Trump?
Apr 04, 2016
Episode #80 - Unlikeable Sports Teams, True Experts, and Solidarity
Mar 28, 2016
Episode #79 - Multi-level marketing in the Church, Hate-Watching Shows, & Books that Influenced Our Writing
Mar 21, 2016
Episode #78 - Andy Stanley on Small Churches, Settlers of Catan Evangelists, and Binge-Worthy TV Shows
Mar 14, 2016
Episode #77 - The absurdity of the Oscars, The morality of the NFL, and is it ok not to vote?
Mar 07, 2016
Episode #76 - Unpopular Opinions on Books, Choosing Music Wisely, and TRUMP & HILLARY!
Feb 29, 2016
Episode #75 - Listener Criticism, Unreformed reformed guys, and Crazy Kanye
Feb 22, 2016
Episode #74 - Cam Newton, Super Bowl Spectacle, and Think Pieces
Feb 06, 2016
Episode #73 - Why Comedies Don't Win Oscars, Advice for our Younger Selves, and Churches Using Business Principles
Feb 01, 2016
Episode #72 - Books that Need to Be Movies, Helicopter Parents, and Charity Businesses
Jan 25, 2016
Episode #71 - An Epic Game of "Would You Rather"
Jan 18, 2016
Episode #70 - An Emergent Update: Rob Bell, Mark Driscoll, Brian McLaren, and More
Jan 11, 2016
Episode #69 - Ugly People Can Sing Too, Pastor Self Promo, and Year-End Book Lists
Jan 06, 2016
Episode #68 - Post Christmas Depression (PCD), When Stars should Retire, and New Year's Resolutions
Dec 28, 2015
Episode #67 - Star Wars, Gluttons, and Crazy Christian Leaders
Dec 21, 2015
Episode #66 - Ronnie's Secret Sports Addiction, Advent vs. Lent, and Guilty Pleasures
Dec 13, 2015
Episode #65 - Happy Rant Holiday Extravaganza
Dec 07, 2015
Episode #64 - A and B List Reformed Guys and Game Day Tweeting
Nov 29, 2015
Episode #63 - Girls in MMA, Shyamalan's Downfall, and Drisky Business
Nov 24, 2015
Episode #62 - Ranting about Ranters (and red Starbucks cups), Homeschooling Saves Lives, and College Students Rising Up
Nov 16, 2015
Episode # 61 - Gospel-Centered Laws, Whiney White Guy Music, & Why Coaches Won't Take Risks
Nov 09, 2015
Episode #60 - STEPHEN'S RETIREMENT, Adult Halloween Parties, Adopt-A-Team
Nov 02, 2015
Episode #59 - Chaz Marriot Cameo, Draft Kings Craziness, We Need Losers
Oct 25, 2015
Episode #58 - Christians swearing, Unwritten sports rules, the Ryan Adams effect
Oct 08, 2015
Episode #57 - The Celebrity Pope and Pastors As Football Coaches
Oct 01, 2015
Episode #56 - THE HAPPY RANT CCM TOUR!!!
Sep 17, 2015
Episode #55 - Bad Statements Of Faith. Do Xians Love Donald Trump? NFL Predictions
Sep 06, 2015
Episode #54 - Driscoll Comeback, Worst Radio Interview Ever, Gender Neutral Toys
Aug 28, 2015