In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted takes his turn sharing stories. Barnabas interviews him about his life and becoming a writer and teacher. Some of the highlights and topics they hit on include:

• Sports biographies and George Plimpton
• Accidentally finding his way to writing
• Poetry performances by a woman in a red dress
• Being a junk mail copy writer
• Sports writing for ESPN
• Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield stories
• Emergent church and Kevin DeYoung
• Self confidence vs. ego
• That guy in your MFA