

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 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."

Sep 29, 2014 • 25min
When Should a Guy Start Acting Like a Man?; Plus, Lisa Anderson on Singlehood, God, and 'Soulmates'
Producer Sherri's fave quotes from this podcast: “The idea of a ‘soulmate’ is completely bogus.” (Lisa) “Women has done a disservice by trying to take over in areas within the church and guys just step back and let it happen” (Lisa) “My mode to getting a boyfriend was to offend everyone I could and then see who thought it was cute and funny.” (Lisa) “Guys aren’t really attracted by church culture. Especially in their 20’s. Seems like their being asked to passive engagement with God where you get to attend this ‘thing’ or plug in to somebody’s flow chart.” (Brant) “In a culture that has a ‘god’ called sex, they think you’re invalid as a human without it." (Brant) "At what age can you reasonably be expected to not act like a complete idiot in public? 3 years old?" (Brant) “Singleness is hard, but we’re all called to trust God with something.” (Lisa)

Sep 25, 2014 • 17min
Are NFL Players More Criminal than Us?; Lloyd Sent to Africa; Elitism and Free U2 Music; Motel Problems
NFL Criminals? Dispatching Lloyd to Africa U2 and snobs Downton Abbey is NOT a Soap Opera Brant's Motel Problem

Sep 22, 2014 • 19min
Controversy: Is Spanking Kids Ever Okay? Plus, Sherri Rates Brant's Rant; Refusing to Talk Like a PIrate, and Missing Your Little Kids
Recording the podcast in the woods Hot Topic: Spanking Review of the Hot Topic presentation Comedy Show Nervousness Be glad you had it Blog Talk like a pirate day

Sep 18, 2014 • 18min
"Playing church"; Single people, Truck Guy, and "Will You Open Us in Prayer?"
Prayer "no" (wanting to say no when someone asks you to open in prayer) Being a blessing to people while single The Moral of the truck guy The New, Improved Airplane Nap The Hell Bucket List Blog Church as a family (are we just 'playing' church?)

Sep 15, 2014 • 16min
Was Jesus really a carpenter? Plus, tall mena and divorce. And MORE LotR!
The trouble with NOT loving The memorable empathy quote Jesus: Stone Worker? God's Will + Human interaction Short men/Tall Men and divorce More LotR

Sep 11, 2014 • 32min
Brant wants to be a koala. Plus: Serious stuff.
We find out that Brant 1) wants to live the "koala lifestyle", and 2) is renewing his pledge to be more offensive, at the behest of a commenter. Also: We interview Trey, a friend who lives in the middle east, about ISIS and loving our enemies.

Sep 9, 2014 • 21min
Ray Rice and our "teams", Plumb's transparency, Brant is trying not to be hated
We talk about the power of "my team", what a transparent moment at a radio convention can teach us, and the awesomeness of the "fast pass", among other things...

Sep 5, 2014 • 23min
The One Question, Your Job, Celebrity Tips, and More
Sorry for confusing. Re-posting.

Sep 4, 2014 • 23min
The Marriage Debate: The 1 Question No One is Asking New Radio Show Details Why Your Job is Awesome TIP for Celebs: How to Keep Your Embarrassing Photos Private
The Marriage Debate: The 1 Question No One is Asking New Radio Show Details Why Your Job is Awesome TIP for Celebs: How to Keep Your Embarrassing Photos Private


