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Episode #362 - The Pied Piper and Heresy Rant
Episode #361 - The Ohio Episode (from Guardians to Photo Shoots)
Happy Rant LIVE, Part 3 - Listener Q&A
Happy Rant LIVE, Part 2 - Baptistries, Baptism, the Gentrification of Souls, and the Whitest Things
Happy Rant LIVE, Part 1 - Church Aesthetics, Buddies with Beth Moore, and Reformed "Us Weekly"
Episode #360 - Let's Talk Deconstruction
Episode #359 - Fathering, Feelings, and Field of Dreams
Episode #358 - Self-Promotion vs. Self-Awareness
Episode #357 - Funny Again, Shyamalan Takes, and Weird Kid Names
Episode #356 - Summer Camp, Coffee, Anxiety, and Ministry Ego
Episode #355 - Men of the Cloth
Episode #354 - Reformed on Reformed Violence and Woody Allen Films
Episode #353 - The Driscoll Episode
Episode #352 - Book Slogs, CRT, and What We're Enjoying
Episode #351 - Glossary of Terms
Episode #350 - Parenting Teens, Creativity, Southern Decor vs. Hipster Decor
Episode #349 - Constitutional Bibles and Security Details
Episode #348 - Small Church Pastors, Ghost Writing, and Offensive Celebrations
Episode #347 - The Dating Episode
Episode #346 - Ted the Pop Artist and Pastor Plagiarism
Episode #345 - Anoraks, Dominion Dating, and Luncheons
Episode #344 - Sarcasm, Cynicism, and Single Christian Men
Episode #343 - Fetishizing Deconstruction and Gossip vs. Christian Reporting
Episode #342 - Vegas, the Reformed Rat Pack, and Satan Nikes
Episode #341 - Writing Process and Writing Advice
Episode #340 - The Destin Sessions, Part 2: Any Given Sunday, Nerd Twitter, and the Blazer Ethos
Episode #339 - The Destin Sessions, Part 1: LaCroix, Beth Moore, and the End of a Steak Era
Episode #338 - Regrets, We've Had a Few
Episode #337 - Pastors and Trophy Wives
Episode #336 - DC Talk, Peaky Blinders, and Punching People into Salvation
Episode #335 - Crazy Biblical Teachings From Our Youth
Episode #334 - When Christian Leaders Fall
BONUS EPISODE: John Piper Joins the Podcast (To Do Some Reading)
Episode #333 - Book Covers and Christian Celebrity Product Pitches
Episode #332 - Little Debbie, Good Conferences, and Speciesism
Episode #331 - How It Started, How It's Going
Episode #330 - Shame and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Episode #329 - Tchotchke Book Marketing, Opportunism, and Awomen
Episode #328 - Old Man Stuff and Purpose Driven Malls
Episode #327 - Christmas Cards, Photo Shoots, and Inspiration
Episode #326 - Online Conferences, The Happy Rant Book Awards, and Drisky Business
Episode #325 - Book Lists, Reformed Tribalism, and Minimalist Nativities
Episode #324 - The Happy Rant Book
Episode #323 - 3 Burning Questions
Episode #322 - Ira Glass, Dougie Fresh, and a Robot Reading
Episode #321 - Echo Chambers, Echo Canyons, and Novel Writing
Episode #320 - The New Nooma, Thought Crimes, and Some Quarter November
Episode #319 - Disappointing Parents and Disappointed Gen X
Episode #318 - Craft Stores, Glue Guns, and All Things 80s Moms
Episode #317 - Aquatic Churches, Movie Genres, and Parenting Advice
Episode #316 - Reformed Masculinity, Snake Handlers, and Pastoring Skills
Episode #315 - Politics are Terrible and Everyone is Mad
BONUS EPISODE: Hoping For Happiness
Episode #314 - Book Promotion, Slapdash Podcasting, and Taking Ourselves Seriously
Episode #313 - Handsomeness, Show Ponies, and Christopher Nolan
Episode #312 - Gen Z, Fallwell, and False Yoda Work
Episode #311 - Childhood Books, Christian Schools, and an Enneagram Argument
Episode #310 - Barnabas Piper on the Hot Seat
Episode #309 - Listener Q&A (Part 2)
Episode #308 - Listener Q&A (Part 1)
Episode #307 - A Celebrity Wedding and the World's End
Episode #306 - House Churches, Interesting A-Listers, and COVID Makes Us Sad
Episode #305 - Ronnie Martin is on the Hot Seat
Episode #304 - An Important Photo Opp and Magically Solving Racism
Episode #303 - Ted Kluck is on the Hot Seat
THE WAY BACK MACHINE: Having a Famous Pastor Dad
THE WAY BACK MACHINE: Ronnie Martin's CCM Tales From the Road
THE WAY BACK MACHINE: The Ted Kluck Story
Episode #302 - Fecund Culture War Strategies and Complementarian Jerks
Episode #301 - Artsy Personalities and the Creative Process
Episode #300 - Aging, Wise, and Bespoke
Episode #299 - Solving America
Episode #298 - Foreign Films, Book Flexes, and Defending Karens
BONUS EPISODE: The English Game
Episode #297 - Judas, That Was Mediocre
Episode #296 - Joint Facebook Accounts, Pastors and Tech, and Book Deals
Episode #295 - THE MOST IMPORTANT PODCAST
Episode #294 - Zoom Personas, Yachtsmen, and Tom Cruise Roles
Episode #293 - Aggravating People, New Villains, and Built-In Bookshelves
Episode #292 - Quarantine Best Practices
Episode #291 - Fetishizing Farming, Homeschool Dadding, and American Idealism
Bonus Episode - Quarantine Favorites
Episode #290 - Difficult Personality Types, The Enya-gram, and Certifications
Episode #289 - Threats to the Yoda King, Who has Extra Time, and Church from A Distance
Episode #288 - Coronavirus, Bad Speaking Venues, a Humor Quarantine
Episode #287 - Christian Cynicism, The Irishman, and Pellets of Recognition
Episode #286 - The Manliest Man, Not Funny Enough, and Francis Chan's Career Arc
Episode #285 - The Oscars, Axe Throwing, and Crazy Speeches
Episode #284 - The Thrill is Gone: Dealing with Disappointment
Episode #283 - Remembering Kobe and Public Grief
Episode #282 - The Bravery Episode
Episode #281 - Writing and Significant Others, Reformed Guys and War Movies, and Shaking Trump's Hand
Episode #280 - Wedding Planning, Babylon Bee Controversy, and Shiplap for Days
Episode #279 - 2020 Anticipation, Christianity Today, and The Future of Magazines
Episode #278 - Ramsey Christmas Party, Weeping Men, and Toxic People
Episode #277 - The Non-Famous Dad Episode
Episode #276 - The Father Ronnie Kringle Christmas Unstravanganza
Episode 275 - Promoting Books and Church T-Shirts
Episode #274 - The Episode Ted RUINED
Episode #273 - Recovering the Christian Home