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The Valley View Podcast

Matt Brant and Tyler Magnuson of Prairie Hill Church discuss theology and...other stuff. Best podcast either of us have ever created!

  1. 262

    VVP 262: The Biggest of Skies

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about the 3rd ranked state and the mercies involved in travelling there.Guest: Nate

  2. 261

    VVP 261: Hedging

    This week, Matt and Tyler start their series on Christianese terms and discuss an absolutely INCREDIBLE state, ranked 4th by the listeners.

  3. 260

    VVP 260: 5 Years of Podcasting

    This week, Matt and Tyler celebrate their 5 year anniversary by ranking all the series we've done over the past 5 years.

  4. 259

    VVP 259: Tropical Claustrophobia

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about atheism and the 5th ranked state.Guest: Emily

  5. 258

    VVP 258: An Episode Deeply Influenced By Sports Culture

    This week, Matt and Tyler discuss 75 Hard and the 6th Ranked State.Guest: Alex

  6. 257

    VVP 257: Walking in Memphis

    This week, Matt and Tyler discuss witchcraft and the #7 ranked state.

  7. 256

    VVP 256: Twin Anti-Telepathy

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about Buddhists and the 8th ranked state.Guest: Soren

  8. 255

    VVP 255: The Stream of the Universe

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about Hinduism and the 9th ranked state.Guest: Schawonne (and sorta Hannah in spirit)

  9. 254

    VVP 254: Matt's #1 Ranked State

    This week, Matt and Tyler discuss Muslims and the first state in the Top 10.

  10. 253

    VVP 253: Heavy Hitters

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about both Judaism and Texas.

  11. 252

    VVP 252: Can I Use AI To Write My Sermon?

    This week, Matt and Tyler have Ethan on the pod to discuss the history and pastoral implications for Artificial Intelligence.Guest: Ethan

  12. 251

    VVP 251: In Which Tyler Says Something Incorrect Every 4 Minutes

    On review of this episode, I think I (Tyler) had to correct myself more in this 30 minutes than at any other point in my life. Apparently I need to study up on Quakers, Mennonites, the Amish, and the 12th ranked state.

  13. 250

    VVP 250: Thank Y'all

    This week, Matt and Tyler celebrate 250 episodes by sharing feedback from our most dedicated listeners over the past 5 years.

  14. 249

    VVP 249: UTAH MORMONS

    This week, Matt and Tyler discuss Utah and Mormons.

  15. 248

    VVP 248: License Plate Chaos

    This week, Matt and Tyler are a lil spontaneous about license plates, and then talk about Word of Faith and the 14th ranked state.

  16. 247

    VVP 247: Pay-To-Play Religion

    This week, Matt and Tyler discuss Scientology and the first state in the top 15 of the rankings!

  17. 246

    VVP 246: What You Might Find In The New England Woods

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about Unitarian Universalists and the 16th ranked state.Guest: Devin

  18. 245

    VVP 245: Border Battle

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about Jehovah's Witnesses and a SHOCKINGLY highly ranked state...it's Wisconsin. It was ranked 17th. Insane.

  19. 244

    VVP 244: One More Week On The Fringe

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about Seventh Day Adventists and the 18th ranked state.

  20. 243

    VVP 243: Prosperity Gospel = Christianity or nah?

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about the prosperity gospel and the 19th ranked state, which is the first in Tyler's personal top 10.

  21. 242

    VVP 242: Two Protestants Trying Desperately To Speak Intelligently About Eastern Orthodoxy

    This week, Matt and Tyler attempt to discuss Eastern Orthodoxy, and we enter the TOP 20 in the state rankings.Stick around to the end for a MASSIVE announcement from Tyler...

  22. 241

    VVP 241: The Big Dogs

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about the largest Christian denomination and the northwesternmost contiguous US state.

  23. 240

    VVP 240: The Maze of Episcopalians

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about Episcopalianism and the 22nd ranked state.

  24. 239

    VVP 239: The Second Quarter-Century

    Welcome to 2026! This week, Matt and Tyler review 2025 and accidentally discuss the 23rd ranked state.

  25. 238

    VVP 238: Christmas without a Denomination

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about non-denominationalism and the 24th ranked state.Merry Christmas from the Valley View Podcast!

  26. 237

    VVP 237: So Average That It Hurts

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about 2 contrasting denominations and the most average state in the rankings, as voted by you listeners.Guest: Ruthie

  27. 236

    VVP 236: Mountain Parent

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about the 26th ranked state and what it was like for Tyler's kid to be born.

  28. 235

    VVP 235: Baby Incoming

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about babies, Pentecostals, and Kentucky

  29. 234

    VVP 234: Probably Underrated

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about an underrated denomination and an underrated state, ranked 28th.Guest: Nick Flad

  30. 233

    VVP 233: Another Armpit

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about the 29th ranked East Coast bleh state, and also the UMC.

  31. 232

    VVP 232: The Benefits of Being Forgotten

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about some other Presbyterians and the 30th ranked state that NOBODY LIKES.

  32. 231

    VVP 231: The State of Extremes

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about James Wiersum's #1 ranked state and the PCUSA.

  33. 230

    VVP 230: Tiger Muskies

    This week, Matt and Tyler start the East Coast swing of state rankings and discuss WELS (listen to figure out what that acronym stands for).Guest: Emily (and Bertha)

  34. 229

    VVP 229: Paige and Patrick's Episode

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about a state and a denomination that are both near and dear to Matt's sister (I don't know if they're actually dear, but they are near).

  35. 228

    VVP 228: In Misery

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about the first of three branches of Lutherans and the first half of the only tie in our state rankings.

  36. 227

    VVP 227: How many Baptists are in Vegas?

    On this episode, Matt and Tyler do NOT discuss the question in the title...but we do talk about Baptists and the 35th ranked state.Guest: Schawonne

  37. 226

    VVP 226: Matt's Homecoming

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about the EFCA and Iowa, so Matt's in heaven.

  38. 225

    VVP 225: New York and New Denominations

    This week, Matt and Tyler discuss the 37th ranked state and introduce our upcoming series on denominations and world religions.

  39. 224

    VVP 224: Panhandle

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk primarily about the Okies, and a little about being bored.

  40. 223

    VVP 223: Matt's Back!

    This week, Matt and Tyler debrief Matt's sabbatical and discuss the 39th ranked state.

  41. 222

    VVP 222: Down in the Bayou

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about Jesus descending into hell and the 40th ranked state.

  42. 221

    VVP 221: Bloody Kansas

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about Revelation 21:1 and Kansas, the last of the bottom 10 states.

  43. 220

    VVP 220: The Iowa of the South

    This week, Matt and Tyler continue yapping about Jude and discuss the 42nd ranked state.

  44. 219

    VVP 219: The Chicago Debate

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about Moses's body and the 43rd ranked state.

  45. 218

    VVP 218: The Natural State

    What state are we talking about? The Natural State! Guess which state that is...

  46. 217

    VVP 217: A Disproportionate Level of Time Zone Discussion

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about the sin the doesn't lead to death and Indiana, the 45th state.

  47. 216

    VVP 216: The Bridge Between Everything

    This week, Matt and Tyler talk about the 46th ranked state...it's a very polarizing guy

  48. 215

    VVP 215: Shoulda Been 50th

    This week, Matt and Tyler discuss the WORST state (actually 47th) and textual criticism.

  49. 214

    VVP 214: Go Rebs

    This week, Matt and Tyler and Nate talk about spirits in prison and Mississippi.Guest: Nate

  50. 213

    VVP 213: Nebraska and Women in Ministry

    This week, Matt and Tyler celebrate the Fourth of July by discussing the 49th ranked state and 1 Timothy 2:11-15.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Matt Brant and Tyler Magnuson of Prairie Hill Church discuss theology and...other stuff. Best podcast either of us have ever created!

HOSTED BY

Tyler Magnuson

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What is The Valley View Podcast about?

Matt Brant and Tyler Magnuson of Prairie Hill Church discuss theology and...other stuff. Best podcast either of us have ever created!

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The Valley View Podcast is created and hosted by Tyler Magnuson.
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