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Brant & Sherri Oddcast

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

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
2,577
Releases
Daily
Typical length
15 min
On air since
2014
Latest episode
1 day ago

Episodes

2,577 episodes, newest first

  1. 2414 No Offense, Deidre Hall

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    Topics:

    Love, Big Ideas, Tough Situation, God/Conversation, Daylight Saving, Pet Costumes BONUS CONTENT: Daylight Saving Follow-up. True Crime Podcasts

    Quotes:

    "Real love is wanting God's best for someone."

    "God still wants to walk and talk with you."

    "There's no good information coming." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    15 min
  2. 2413 The Non-Consent of Chungus

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    Topics:

    Skeletons, Spiritual Dryness, AI DJs, Rest, Breaking Animal News, Faithfulness, Halloween Candy, Graveyards

    BONUS MATERIAL: Skeleton Follow Up, Focus on the Family,

    Quotes:

    "If you're somebody who trusts the Lord, there's no reason to fear death."

    I think God's looking for faithfulness from us and the emotions come and go."

    "I would ask Jesus, am I a fraud? "I just want to hear him say I'm not."

    "Teenagers don't need another teenager."

    13 min
  3. 2412 Larry Steele Steals

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    Topics:

    Biggest Fear, Detoured, Shock Jock, Dog Costumes, Gandalf the White Bonus Content: Halloween at the Gym, Declaring

    Quotes:

    You just have to outsource your worries to God."

    Sometimes you get detoured and it turns out to be a good thing."

    "Yeah, so we have a plan. God's got a plan. We have to be content with wherever he's taking us."

    There's a real thing about speaking the truth." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    12 min
  4. 2411 A House On The Rock

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    Topics:

    Brant and Sherri wrestle with the disconnect between religious culture and actually following Christ. From missing the authenticity of Rich Mullins to building a life on the rock, they explore why practicing Jesus' teachings matters more than ever.

    Quotes:

    "Everybody's being formed one way or the other, but you're going to be formed by what you're paying attention to."

    "I'm at home with Jesus. I'm at home with him and who he is and what he has said and his personhood and his love."

    "You don't build when the storm hits, you build it now because that means practicing the things he told us to do."

    "Well, you have your unlegalistic sand house."

    "Grace is not opposed to effort. It's opposed to earning."

    13 min
  5. 2410 Stone Cold Bob

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    Topics:

    Toughest People, A Challenge, Humility, Shock Jock, Breaking Animal News, Forgiveness, Spoilers BONUS CONTENT: Forgiveness Follow-up, Gen X

    Quotes:

    "The toughest people in the world are people who can bless their enemies and forgive the toughest."

    "It's a huge advantage in life when we're humble. Just for starters, you don't have to pretend competence that you don't have."

    "If you're somebody who's a Jesus follower, forgiveness is not an option." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    14 min
  6. 2409 Twelve Pro

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    Topics:

    Defender/God, Kindle/Alexa, Forgiveness, Senior Olympics, National Days, We Need Jesus, Breaking Animal News, Free From the Algorithm BONUS CONTENT: Forgiveness Follow-Up, Kindle/Alexa Follow-Up

    Quotes:

    "The Lord's concerned with what's going on inside."

    "Remember there were people who lived alongside Jesus, watched him do miracles, heard him speaking, saw his compassion for people, and then plotted to kill him."

    "You can't just keep saying Pro and we have to buy it." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    15 min
  7. 2408 Bob Evans: It's Explicable

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    Topics:

    Brant and Sherri talk about patience, spiritual maturity, and what happens when we allow irritation and anger to shape how we see others. Plus, a birthday gift straight from Middle-earth.

    Quotes:

    "If I am patient and I can slow myself down and be calm inside, I can see people and still add value to people.

    "That woman's life story is more important than my not wanting to be insulted."

    "If I get into this downward vector of just anger at circumstances and frustration, I start to think more selfishly. I don't see other people."

    "I think the least compassionate thing I can do would be to not tell someone what Jesus said about anger."

    "If I'm only affirmed, I can't be renewed.

    "You can be for truth, but you don't do it out of contempt." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    28 min
  8. 2407 Drop Your Weapons

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    Topics:

    Attributes of God, Take A Nap, Shock Jock, Worry, Be Still, We Have It Good, Breaking Animal News, As God, Big Yawns, Words/Power, Anxiety, Being Just

    Quotes:

    "The Lord knows you're tired and weary."

    "I'm out there in the zeitgeist."

    "To know God you've gotta spend time with him."

    "People are literally dashing to our doors with food."

    "We have so much to be thankful for." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    15 min
  9. 2406 Life Without Jesus Is Trash

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    Topics:

    Overcome Evil, Breaking Animal News, Broken Believers, God's Not Surprised, Gentleness, Jesus Way of Living, Regret BONUS CONTENT: Sermon Illustrations Again

    Quotes:

    "Don't let people recruit you to evil with their evil."

    "Sometimes our lives have been shaped by pain we've been through. Be merciful."

    "The Lord is good and He will use our weakness."

    "Replace regret with hope." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    16 min
  10. 2405 Night, Night Theo

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    Topics:

    Forgiveness, Breaking Animal News, Pause for Joy, Dating Apps, Rockefeller BONUS: Brant's Birthday Gift, Forgiveness Follow-up

    Quotes:

    "Forgiveness is not an option for believers in Jesus."

    "Forgiveness is good for us." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    16 min
  11. 2404 Bob Barker Urgent Care

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    Topics:

    History Segment, Effort, Going Viral, Jesus/Healing/Sabbath BONUS CONTENT: Dilemma Street…Gossip

    Quotes:

    "You do not want to go viral."

    "We don't play t-ball."

    "I can't get any respect out here in these streets." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    15 min
  12. 2403 The Barrels Of Temptation

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    Topics:

    See & Watch, Online Gambling, Sermon Object Lessons, Shock Jock BONUS CONTENT: Sermon Object Lessons Follow-up, Revelation Follow-up, CURE-Brant Birthday Update

    Quotes:

    "There's nothing irrelevant about Jesus."

    "We are the kingdom. Together." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    15 min
  13. Oddcast Rewind ep 56 Matthew West & The Men We Need

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    In this week's episode of the Oddcast Rewind, we go back to 2022 where Matthew West interviewed Brant about "The Men We Need".

    Find out more about Matthew West's podcast: https://www.matthewwest.com/podcast

    Quotes:

    "We are on the precipice of looking stupid at any moment, and we have to be okay with that."

    "You don't have to be the same person your whole life."

    "Don't be afraid of making commitments. Be afraid of not making commitments."

    "Just keep showing up with Him."

    "Your neighborhood should be safer because you're there." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    55 min
  14. 2402 Ordering TNT

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    Topics:

    Hot Take, Corrie Ten Boom, Masterclass, Hospitality, Shock Jock, Grumpy Men, Parent Influencers BONUS CONTENT: Brant's Birthday/CURE, Corrie Ten Boom Followup

    Quotes:

    "I'm coming into the Octagon of Takes."

    "You guys know what to do."

    "It's clear I've never thought of this before."

    "Hospitality is about creating space for people."

    It's not a matter of perfection it's a matter of faithfulness." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    13 min
  15. 2401 SPECIAL PODCAST John Mark Comer Interview

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    John Mark Comer joins Brant Hansen for a conversation about quiet, solitude, and what happens when we step away from the constant noise of modern life. Comer shares what he learned during a 21-day silent retreat and explores how distraction can keep us from facing pain beneath the surface.

    Quotes:

    "It's the things that we refuse to face in our inner life that actually come to have the most power and wreak the most havoc in our lives." "We live in the first time in human history where it is possible to go through your entire life and never actually be alone." "What we're really searching for is not just an escape from the noise, but is an encounter with God." "If your mind wanders a thousand times during prayer, that's a thousand chances to come back to God." "The desert teaches through subtraction." "You go into the quietest place on earth, and what you expect to hear is the sound of silence, but it's not silent. What you actually hear is the sound of your own self." "We just offer who we are to God in love and we receive whatever does or does not come from God, and we're not in control of that."

    46 min
  16. 2400 Keeping Up With UFO Troves

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    Topics:

    Plastic Pizza Thing, Jesus/Come To Me, Nugget Purse, Job/Loyalty, Opinions, Shock Jock, CURE BONUS CONTENT: Yacht Rock

    Quotes:

    • "When Jesus says come to me, it's so personal and it's so simple."
    • "It's a real burden if you feel like you have to have a take on everything."
    • "Will you still be loyal to the Lord and trust Him with all the distractions, with all the stuff that's going on?"

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    13 min
  17. 2399 SPECIAL PODCAST: A Question About Our Young Men

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    Topic:

    Sherri ask Brant, through the lens of "The Men We Need" how do we raise young men who actively protect others, especially women.

    Quotes:

    "The bar is too low if all we're asking of young men is, 'Don't participate.'"

    "You have to look at women differently than the culture does."

    "Not just don't participate in bad behavior, but if you see someone that is being taken advantage of, you step in."

    "The lesson is simple. You can tell them the truth about your role, but then they need to watch you do it."

    "I'm not going to let the culture get its claws into these forming minds." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    19 min
  18. 2398 Voting on Heavy Set Bears

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    Topics:

    Fat Bear Week, Trust God, Hot Take, Breaking Animal News BONUS CONTENT: Matthew Loftus: Resisting Therapy Culture

    Quotes:

    "If you walk trusting God, if that becomes your default way through the world, that is a much better place to be no matter what's going on."

    "Trusting God is not just religious language it's a way of life."

    "Who voted for AI?"

    12 min
  19. 2397 75 Minutes Of Civics, Ethics, Philosophy, & Latin

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    Topics:

    Wisdom, NFL Trouble, Contempt, Cast Your Cares, Keep Your Lashes, Social Tip, Peace/Resolution, The Voice BONUS CONTENT: Luke 6:46, The Followership Conference, AI Prediction

    Quotes:

    "We have got to get rid of contempt in our minds. That's where it starts."

    "We're told what to do with our worries. We're not told they don't matter."

    "Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?"

    "What are you waiting to be resolved before you allow yourself to be at peace?"

    "His peace is in the midst of it. It's in the process of it." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    13 min
  20. 2396 A Bottle Of Melted Iceberg

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    Topics:

    Community, Daily Faithfulness, History Segment, Watch This Show, Ambition, Contentment, Speed of Eating, Kirk Cameron Show BONUS CONTENT: New Water

    Quotes:

    "Contentment is something you can and should learn."

    "Ask God for what you need today, today."

    "If I don't learn contentment, I am going to be in the same race as everyone else.

    "The drive to be elite, to be special, it never ends." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!

    13 min