

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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Nov 5, 2014 • 19min
Brant Wants to Be Clueless. Plus, election signs! And more!
Beautiful, Election Signs, Problems Praying, Introverts for Office, Brant WANTS to be Clueless, Prayers for Saeed Abedini, Babies May Cry, Raining Pennies, What to do When You Don't Agree With Someone Politically, Taking a Stand vs. Love, Expensive Men's Shoes Producer Sherri's Fave Quote: "I don't think God is gonna stomp on us because we fell asleep praying. I think He's glad we at least started. He wants to be with us." "When you get into a cycle of feeling like a failure, remind yourself that's not how God views you and then find ways to serve other people." "I made 52 cents yesterday without doing anything. It's raining pennies." "I'm sad this is election day. I'm gonna miss the yard signs."

Nov 4, 2014 • 23min
11/3 Show
It's Time to Love, Brant=Loon, Christmas Music, Marriage Misunderstandings, Parmesan Cheese Dinner, Grace, Nik Wallenda, Forgetting the Candy, The People Jesus Repelled, Our Show Agenda, No Pets Scrutiny, Awkward Jog of Gratitude, What's in a Person's Heart Sherri's Fave Quotes: "I'm ok with looking dumb if I can just love people for once. I've gotten that frustrated with it. It's time to grow up and love people." "People get judgmental about me having a bowl of Parmesan cheese for dinner. That hurts." "You'll hear us talk about grace a lot because it's the only thing that changes any of us." "Grown man hiding behind a couch to avoid some kid in a Superman outfit. That's how I roll."

Nov 1, 2014 • 19min
Today's Radio Show! 10/31 Edition
Halloween Is Not the Devil's Day, Fantasy Football Injuries, Kamikaze Karaoke, Righteous Anger, Candy Corn, The Candy Apology Song, Lord of the Rings Centerpiece, Married Early, God Redeems, Anti-Toast Propaganda Producer Sherri's Fave Quotes: "When God has His way beautiful things happen. He takes what was intended for evil and He makes it good." "Every Sunday that rolls around is a fresh opportunity for the guys on my fantasy football team to injure themselves in new and exciting ways." "I have a gift and I will not hide it under a bushel." "Celebrating today because it's the last day we have candy corn foisted upon us" "We don't need anti-toast propaganda on this show"

Oct 30, 2014 • 21min
One Day's Radio Show
We took the easiest, laziest possible approach to today's podcast. We're just uploading our radio show. To listen daily, check out branthansen.com/stations to find one near you! Maybe!

Oct 28, 2014 • 25min
Brant on Big-Time Pastors, Plus Clips from the Show
Disclaimer: You may not want to listen to this, if you don't want to hear contemporary American evangelical church culture lovingly challenged.Both Sherri and Brant are a product of this culture, but think the gift of pastoring has been reduced... to CEO.

Oct 24, 2014 • 18min
Ebola, Fabio, Joy and Rejoice, and More
Producer Sherri's Fave Quotes: “Is Christian Bale really gonna draw out that many women to see the Exodus movie. Are they really coming to see him flex in front of the Red Sea?” “A lot of the things we call ‘church’ are not rooted in the New Testament. We’ve made up a lot of stuff and I don’t always get the connection” “I didn’t set out to do it. But I’m kinda starting to look like Fabio. I didn’t mean to. My long term goal is to look like Gandalf. Do you think Fabio has to happen to get to Gandalf?” “We’re raising the level of excellence on our podcast with sound effects.”

Oct 18, 2014 • 17min
The Isolation of Sin; Sherri's Awesome Comebacks, and General Foolishness
Sherri's Fave Quotes from the Show (TM) "The great punishment for sin is getting our own way." “There are a lot of different metaphors for hell in the Bible and there are different conceptions about what it will be, but one thing is consistent: isolation.” “Our own sinfulness causes breakdowns in the culture. It doesn’t unite us together.” “God is great to many people until He approaches their bedroom or bank account.” “Wait a minute, Sherri gets to be a Viking? No fair.” “I don’t know anything about Dungeons and Dragons. In the ghetto we were playing Candyland.” (Sherri)

Oct 9, 2014 • 17min
Left Behind?, Why I Don't Hate Lebron, Building Up Young Men
Left Behind Thoughts Podcast Listener in China Why do people hate Lebron? Building up a young man (13 year old dinner) Sherri's Fave Quotes: “I’m not discounting anyone’s opinion, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out why I’m not supposed to like Lebron James.” “Unity that matters is when you genuinely disagree and you still love each other.” “If you’re a young believer you should know, the idea of the rapture is not commonly shared by all Evangelical Christians.” “It has to be hard to be in China with no friends. I’ve been in America with no friends. It’s felt like I’ve had a language barrier.” “When you come along side a man, at any age, and point things out to him out of respect, he’ll totally absorb it.”

Oct 6, 2014 • 17min
Ebola, Christian Doctors Rant, Baseball Smack Talk, Brant's Traveling Underwear, etc.
Ebola/Christian Doctors Rant Rant Rating Baseball Smack Talk National Smile Day What was your first job? Brant's traveling underwear Producer Sherri's Fave Quotes (TM) “I have a bee in my bonnet.” “You notice none of the Presidents are smiling on dollar bills. That would have made our day. We would have been like ‘this is my last $5, but look at Abe smiling. That guy is just a big cut up.’” “There’s gonna be a knock on the door and it’s gonna be my underwear.” “How many Christian Theocracies are there? Zero” “For all the posing and all the ripping down of the church that happens, we see these Christians who are heroes staying in the Ebola zone to serve.”

Oct 2, 2014 • 19min
Christians and Halloween; Brant's Genius New Business Ideas...
Sir Toppings Tipping Story Halloween Dentist Encrustos Loud Eaters Quotes: "Sir Toppings is my idea for a drive thru where you can get toppings for anything you buy. Pepperoni, Sprinkles, Just toppings." "I think it’s wonderful to tip more than a person deserves. I think it’s GRACE!" "There’s something about the tendency of some religious folks to make things off limits to folks, based on their own conscience." "I like GK Chesterson’s conception that nature is like our little sister. It’s something we should protect and love and it makes us laugh and enjoy and there’s a lightheartedness to it and it’s beautiful." "Encrustos is my restaurant concept where everything on the menu you can get encrusted with something else on the menu. It can be in my restaurant portfolio with Sir Toppings." "The more pet peeves a person has, the less interesting that person is to me."


