Brant & Sherri Oddcast
Brant Hansen
Brant Hansen is from small-town Illinois, and is a self-professed nerd, diagnosed with Asperger's as an adult. He's a fan of C.S. Lewis and toast. "Producer Sherri", also a radio veteran, is from Pittsburgh, has one of the world's great laughs, and demonstrates incredible patience with Brant. Both are believers in Jesus, but have difficulty fitting in with modern American church culture. Together they have a daily radio show that is syndicated across the country, with segments ranging from the latest animal news, to interactions with listeners, to discussions about how messy life can be, and how good God is. You can find articles written by Brant at branthansen.com, and you can follow him on Twitter: @branthansen
Episodes
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Jan 25, 2019 • 22min
Episode 866 Too Much To Ask: The Turn Signal Song
Wisdom, The Good Samaritan, C.S. Lewis on Context, Puppy Warnings, Shock Jock, Masculinity, BONUS CONTENT: Conveying Hope; Quotes: "When I behave foolishly the ripple go out. It causes a lot of pain." "Life is a little more peaceful when we make wiser decisions." "What a swelling, hostile song." "Getting a puppy is like going into Mordor." "I don't know that we want to be an alarming show."
Jan 24, 2019 • 21min
Episode 865 It's Especially Important To Have Jokes On A Day Such As This
MLK Jr. Day, NFL Fans and Time, National Days, The Brant Hansen Prize Wheel, Autism and Being Misunderstood, BONUS CONTENT: The Forgiven Servant; Quotes: "My muscles were cramping after Do Nothing Day." "If you constantly feel misunderstood you should feel drawn to Jesus."
Jan 23, 2019 • 19min
Special Oddcast! Toxic Masculinity
Brant and Sherri talk about how unfair the passive aggressive silent treatment is. Also they discuss the Gillette "Toxic Masculinity" commercial.
Jan 22, 2019 • 17min
Special Oddcast! Planning a Singles Mixer
Brant and Sherri consider another Singles' Mixer. Also, Brant discusses the struggles of finishing his new book.
Jan 17, 2019 • 17min
Episode 862 Forgiveness and Another Comedy Workshop
Brant and Sherri discuss a question they received on social media about forgiveness and John Branyan joins them again for a comedy workshop; Quotes: "Overwhelm your loved one with quantity." "I don't care about you. Here's table top billiards." "Look into the soul-less eyes of Needy the Owl and know that you're loved."
Jan 15, 2019 • 15min
Special Oddcast! The Big Book of Questions
Brant and Sherri go back to The Big Book of Questions to talk about stealing, relative truth, changing as a person and the big orange head joke
Jan 14, 2019 • 20min
Episode 860 We Think We're Good Hosts, Too
New Today Show Hosts, Galaxies Colliding, Listener Uniforms, The Bread Bot, Needing Approval, Embrace the Boredom, You're Welcome Here, 159 Thousand Texts, We Win in the End, The Brant Hansen Prize Wheel, 2019 CE, BONUS CONTENT: Persecution in China; Quotes: "Our galaxy is fixin' to collide with another galaxy." "Ultimately you're gonna look pretty big in the listener uniforms." "Not having everyone's approval doesn't mean you're wrong." "If I know how this story ends the tension and stress disappears."
Jan 11, 2019 • 15min
Episode 859 Small Talk Is An Open Ended Exchange Of Personal Trivia
The World We Yearn For, Self-Righteousness, Heaven, Identifying with the Poor, Breaking Animal News, Deal Breaker: A Picture of Your Face on Social Media, Valuing the Wrong Thing, Listener Uniform, Social Puppy, The Story and the Struggle; Quotes: "We're worse off air. Be thankful this is all you get." "I don't want you walking off from this breaking animal news cast thinking disease." "It's good to have just a little bit of spiritual maturity on this program." "Our culture values all the wrong stuff." "Small talk is classified as anything that makes me uncomfortable." "There's no great story without struggle."
Jan 10, 2019 • 17min
Episode 858 This Is America's Only Game Where The Audience Is In Peril
Brant at the Miami International Boat Show, Save the Alien Planet, James and Christmas Trees Are Falling from the Sky, Baby Boomers and Scooters, I've Got It Worse, Germs on the Menu, Disrespectful Jesus?, A Magical Price Hike, God Wants to Engage, Talking Politics, BONUS CONTENT: New Game - Animal Stampede; Quotes: "The Jesus of the Bible can seem disrespectful to some people." "At Disney you can throw money in the air and it magically evaporates into the sky." "God wants to interact with you." "Politics is important but there's something greater."
Jan 9, 2019 • 16min
Episode 857 The Sunk Cost Fallacy
Loving Difficult People, Jesus and People Cutting in Line, Shock Jock, Christians in the Culture, Captain _____, The Brant Hansen Prize Wheel, Breaking Animal News, Walk Out of a Movie, Apologizing, 3-Million Dollar Blue Fin Tuna, The Meter Maid; Quotes: "Jesus honors desperation." "You can announce shock and then demand a buzz." "There's always a trade off for a good laugh." "You can have the popcorn without the terrible movie."
