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
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Oct 12, 2016 • 20min
October 11th Oddcast!
Church Name vs. 90's Band, Democracy Worst TV Show: Cavemen, Brant's Birthday, Love Your Enemy, FB Convictions, Breaking Animal News, The Hawkeyes House, You're Welcome Here, Tiny Houses, Jesus Makes Sense, Long Prayer People, Simplifying Life; Quotes: "I'm not cool. So who cares." "I would totally go to Roots Community Church. RCC." "Have empathy with people and understand a lot of them feel they have the weight of the world on their shoulders and everything is at stake." "In this current political climate it's a perfect chance to love your enemy. It's an opportunity to be just like God your father."
Oct 11, 2016 • 22min
October 10th Oddcast!
Depression & Gratitude, Personal Safety Day, Pumpkin Spice Hot Take, More Important Than Politics, Joke Spa, Addicted to Ourselves, Save the Alien Planet, Computer Simulation, Please and Thank You Mom Research, Breaking Animal News, Being in the Moment, $100,000 House Damage; Quotes: "Thanks for consuming all our related products." "When I'm depressed I have 2 things I need to do: Be grateful with God directly and be a blessing to somebody." "Humans operate better when serving others." "It's amazing that I made it out of Personal Safety Day alive." "I'm on fire at the Joke Spa."
Oct 7, 2016 • 25min
October 6th Oddcast!
Hurricane Matthew, Getting Used to Incredible Things, The "Seem Smart" List, Listener Evaluation, Qualifying For God's Forgiveness, Loud in the Quiet Car, The Prodigal Son Story, Men/Women Hurricane Prep-Marriage Lesson, Motorized Luggage, Road Rage, Social Tip-Saying Goodbye on the Phone, BONUS PODCAST MATERIAL: How Men Talk; Quotes: "We become accustomed to incredible blessings so quickly it almost becomes nothing." "The battle isn't to convince God to forgive me it's for me convince myself I need forgiveness." "In my mind I'm wildly animated." "I don't have time to not be rude. It's a strength."
Oct 6, 2016 • 22min
October 5th Oddcast!
Candy Corn Hot Take, Hurricane Matthew, Sense of Humor in Marriage, Sign up for Mars, Gravity, Breaking Animal News, Protect Your Goodness, Me Too!, Grapes and Wheat Thins, The Real Spiritual Battle, Cutting People Off in Traffic, Kim Kardashian News, Wastewater Open House, Flight Attendant Annoyances; Quotes: "I have a Hot Take on Candy Corn. That's what broadcasters do." "You can sign up to go to Mars. It's like going to VBS. "Sense of humor is essential to a good marriage. Everything is so high stakes. You have to be able to laugh at stuff." "Thanks for finally taking Breaking Animal News seriously." "Trusting God takes humility."
Oct 5, 2016 • 23min
October 4th Oddcast!
Overthinking God, Breaking Animals News, Pumpkin Spice Controversy, Kids and TV, Frowning/Smiling Muscles, Embracing Failure, FB Honesty, Made To Work, Listener Evaluation and Station Probation, Don't Make Your Bed Study, Kids Growing Up, You Don't Have to Say Anything; Quotes: "God wants you to relate to Him as a father not a computer." "We have a lot of exotic animals. We don't need a chicken." "It's really freeing to just trust God and be a kid." "Showing up everyday to do something faithfully is not torture. It's a blessing." "You don't have to weigh in on everything on social media."
Oct 4, 2016 • 22min
October 3rd Oddcast!
Ted Talk, Finished Holiday Shopping, The Beauty in Rules, Candy Corn, Forgiveness and Anger, F.O.R.Q., God Loves All of You, Breaking Animal News, Grace and the Pedal Stool, Seaweed As Bacon, I Love October; Quotes: "You can't ask people on Twitter what you should wear." "Step #1 is make friends. That's where I go wrong." "We hope our show is both thoughtful and silly." "God sees the mess that you are now and He loves all of you." "I can sense Breaking Animal News in the air."
Sep 30, 2016 • 22min
September 29th Oddcast!
National Coffee Day, Forgiveness, Luxury Bunkers, See You At The Pole, Developing The Midwest, What Do People Take Too Seriously?, Identity Theft, Wounds, Breaking Animal News;
Sep 29, 2016 • 27min
September 28th Oddcast!
Sitting Down, God Favors the Humble; Dealing with Neurotypicals, Is Facebook a Waste of Time?, Horn Options, Carrying Guilt, Candy Corns, Video Games, Chuck E Cheese on Colleges, PLUS BONUS CONTENT! Sherri's Book Play;
Sep 28, 2016 • 24min
September 27th Oddcast!
When Political Season is Over, Sherri's Play Recap, Self-Lacing Shoes, We're All Fragile, Breaking Animal News, Big Box of Toast, Spiritual Misfits, Fruit Ninja Movie, Intelligence from Mom, Mother of Son with Asperger's; Quotes: "I can feel Breaking Animal News in the air. There's a stir." "Why is velcro forbodden? "We're all fragile. It doesn't matter how cool we look on the outside." "We've suspected for a long time that horses wanted to communicate with us." "Jesus was drawn to the rough outsiders that didn't know the rules."
Sep 23, 2016 • 21min
Special Oddcast! Performing in Public
Brant and Sherri talk about public speaking mistakes, performing on stage and the compassion of shorter sermons.
