The Happy Rant

By Happy Rant

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).... more

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How many episodes does The Happy Rant have?

The podcast currently has 809 episodes available.

The Happy Rant episodes:

May 30, 2016 Episode #89 - Perpetual Potty Training, Doggy Daddies, and Hipster Homemade Tracts
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, and Barnabas Piper bring you a particularly delightful episode for this long weekend. They rant about the following. Why do we celebrate everything our kids do? First grade "graduation", finishing dinner - everything gets a "Good job, buddy!" Dogs are not children. There, it is said. And that means your dog is not your child. What's the deal with tract evangelism? Is it still around? Might it make a comeback with the retro-loving hipster crowd?
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40min
May 30, 2016Episode #89 - Perpetual Potty Training, Doggy Daddies, and Hipster Homemade Tracts
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, and Barnabas Piper bring you a particularly delightful episode for this long weekend. They rant about the following.

Why do we celebrate everything our kids do? First grade "graduation", finishing dinner - everything gets a "Good job, buddy!"

Dogs are not children. There, it is said. And that means your dog is not your child.

What's the deal with tract evangelism? Is it still around? Might it make a comeback with the retro-loving hipster crowd?
...more
40min
May 23, 2016 Episode #88 - Mr. Manners Answers Your Questions
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, and Barnabas Piper take on some of the toughest etiquette questions you listeners had to offer. These are just some of the topics they sort out on your behalf. Proper physical affection Texting and social media while with others Texting vs. calling Eye contact while conversing
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47min
May 23, 2016Episode #88 - Mr. Manners Answers Your Questions
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, and Barnabas Piper take on some of the toughest etiquette questions you listeners had to offer. These are just some of the topics they sort out on your behalf.

Proper physical affection

Texting and social media while with others

Texting vs. calling

Eye contact while conversing
...more
47min
May 16, 2016 Episode #87 - D.C. Talk Cruise, Trigger Warnings, and Email Sign Offs
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted Kluck and Barnabas Piper rant about the following while Ronnie grinds away on the C- conference tour. Don't know if you heard, but D.C. Talk, that legendary CCM group, has announced a comeback . . . cruise. So of *course* we ranted about it. What's the deal with trigger warnings that ridiculous amount of sensitivity and thin skin that demands them? How does Ted handle this as a professor? Are some email sign-offs more holy than others? Why do some people drop a Sola Fide in there while others only use "blessings"?
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44min
May 16, 2016Episode #87 - D.C. Talk Cruise, Trigger Warnings, and Email Sign Offs
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted Kluck and Barnabas Piper rant about the following while Ronnie grinds away on the C- conference tour.

Don't know if you heard, but D.C. Talk, that legendary CCM group, has announced a comeback . . . cruise. So of *course* we ranted about it.

What's the deal with trigger warnings that ridiculous amount of sensitivity and thin skin that demands them? How does Ted handle this as a professor?

Are some email sign-offs more holy than others? Why do some people drop a Sola Fide in there while others only use "blessings"?
...more
44min
May 09, 2016 Episode #86 - Calling Wives Hot, Accountability, and Sarcasm vs. Snark
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted Kluck and Barnabas Piper rant about the following while Ronnie posts beach photos from a well-earned vacation. Why don't men realize how awkward it is when they publicly declare their wives to be HOT? How is accountability supposed to work? Is it a weekly meeting? Is it mutual flagellation? Might there be a better way? What is the difference between sarcasm, snark, and satire and what is the place for each?
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...more
37min
May 09, 2016Episode #86 - Calling Wives Hot, Accountability, and Sarcasm vs. Snark
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted Kluck and Barnabas Piper rant about the following while Ronnie posts beach photos from a well-earned vacation.

Why don't men realize how awkward it is when they publicly declare their wives to be HOT?

How is accountability supposed to work? Is it a weekly meeting? Is it mutual flagellation? Might there be a better way?

What is the difference between sarcasm, snark, and satire and what is the place for each?
...more
37min
May 02, 2016 Episode #85 - Followers be Crazy, Celebrity Death Fervor, and Unpopular Opinions
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas Rant
about the following:

How did the death of celebrities become a game of "I'm sadder
than you"? The internet grieving is over the top.
Why is it that followers are ALWAYS craze than the leaders they
follow? They take a strong statement and turn into a bizarre mantra
or a nuanced view and turn it into a concrete law.
Unpopular opinions - Sincere people, In 'n Out Burger, and
more
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45min
May 02, 2016Episode #85 - Followers be Crazy, Celebrity Death Fervor, and Unpopular Opinions
In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas Rant
about the following:
How did the death of celebrities become a game of "I'm sadder
than you"? The internet grieving is over the top.
Why is it that followers are ALWAYS craze than the leaders they
follow? They take a strong statement and turn into a bizarre mantra
or a nuanced view and turn it into a concrete law.
Unpopular opinions - Sincere people, In 'n Out Burger, and
more
...more
45min

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How many episodes does The Happy Rant have?

The podcast currently has 809 episodes available.

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