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
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
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
Dressed for Success, Polite, Waiting for the Perfect Moment, Disney+ Problem, Don’t Fear, Cold Snap and Weight, Anxiety, Encouraging Others, The HR Stories;
Quotes:
“From the waste up I look like a total pro.”
“We tend to be less polite to the people closest to us.”
“I’m trying to watch Wreck It Ralph and it’s not working.”
“Maybe the seeming restrictions God puts on us are actually freeing.”
Nov 19 2019
16mins
Venting, Initials and Respect, Beard Lights, A Sense of God, A Challenge from Jake and the Cool Vipers , Welcome to the Show, Pianos and Robberies, Single Parents, Social Tip, Breaking Animal News;
Quotes:
“We went from street gangs to insight.”
“Every culture in the history of humans has had a sense of God.”
“This show has an agenda: to encourage you.”
“Did you exclaim?”
Nov 18 2019
19mins
People Can Change, New Cereal, Experts and Jesus, T-Rex Fossil for the Show, Breaking Animal News, Easter Pressure, When I Look In Your Eyes, BONUS CONTENT: Healing Services;
Quotes:
“Obedience helps people to change.”
“We can be known as the show with the T-Rex fossil.”
“What a sweet ending to an otherwise disturbing song.”
“It’s ok to ask God to help you grow up and mature.”
Apr 24 2019
24mins
Misfit Moment, Tacking Poll, Sci-Fi Question: Home Fixer Upper vs. I.Q. Points, Being Grateful, Listener Uniform Update, God's Handiwork, Breaking Animal News, Brant's 3 Things;
Quotes:
“There’s something beautiful about the heart that keeps trying.”
“Jesus acknowledges our problem and then does something about it. He pays it all himself.”
“Look around. There’s a creator who is a real artist.”
Jul 01 2019
16mins
Holiday Eating, Francis Chan, The IKEA Senior Bus, Miss Bev, Monday Song Brant’s 3 Things, Beyond a Book, Sesame Street Anniversary, Sabbath Day, Thanksgiving Meals;
Quotes:
“When you talk like this it makes people love you more around the Thanksgiving Day table.”
“Finally, the Ikea Senior Bus.”
“When did we commission a study on that?”
“Don’t bang on my can. Go away.”
Nov 15 2019
18mins
Disappointed By Us, Deal Breaker: 5 FT Away, Follow the Money, BONUS CONTENT: Confident But Not Good
Nov 01 2018
18mins
The Cardinals Hat, Make a Name for Yourself, Big Assignment,What Jesus Said Do, Welcome to the Show, The Pommel Horse and Honey, Blessings, Honesty Cafe, Imaging Future Hardship;
Quotes:
“You don’t get to misuse humans in the pursuit or under the guise of ‘ministry’”
“There are a lot of gangs that listen to this show.”
“Don’t give people things they can’t process.”
“We’ll keep you updated as sports events warrant.”
“A lot of people want a blessing from God."
Feb 27 2019
16mins
Bad TV Series Endings, Not Sabotaging a Diet, Brant’s 3 Things, National Days, Tank America, Useless-Useful Advice, Your Job Matters, Feeling Like a Failure;
Quotes:
“We’re all yearning for life to have a redemptive ending.”
“Do you want to be well?”
“Sometimes we become addicted to our weaknesses and problems and we don’t want God’s help.”
“Don’t ask what the point of the tank is, just understand.”
May 29 2019
16mins
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 17 2019
17mins
Sherri and Brant talk about the meaning behind the 10 commandments and answer listeners’ questions about attending a “black” church and the validity of the book of John.
May 06 2019
25mins
The Toyota Pizza Truck Robot, Politics and your Dad, Social Tip, All God’s are the Same, Believing in Science, Never Getting to Puppy Day, Caring What People Think, Jesus the Disciples and the Fish, Breaking Animal News, Dogs in Charge, The Thai Cave Movie Awards, BONUS CONTENT: Things Fall Apart;
Quotes:
“It’s a giant robot truck that makes pizza. What could go wrong?”
“Be patient with people. They’re trying to be smooth, too.”
“This show is just 2 friends goofing off.”
“We should at least consider we don’t everything we think we know.”
Nov 07 2018
23mins
Jesus and Rest, Not So Sure of Yourself, Exercise Snack (The Pommel Horse), The Blessing of Being on the Spectrum, A Scripted Testimonial, Newsboys and Eyeliner, When There Is No Apology;
Quotes:
“It’s a song of hope on how the world could be organized.”
“There are seasons to life. It’s all right.”
“My own capacity to be sure of myself should be under suspicion.”
“This may be more than what most people want but it’s going to happen.”
“The Brant Hansen Show and its related books and products have changed my life.”
Feb 04 2019
18mins
They’re Ripping Off Our Program, April Fool’s Day, Jesus in Culture, The Brant Hansen Prize Wheel, Living in Your Means, First Born/Last Born, Save the Alien Planet, Pain & Healing, Trusting God, Honesty Cafe;
Quotes:
“I don’t have the executive function to pull off a prank.”
“If this list was on paper I would crumple it up right now but it is my computer and I can’t throw it away.”
“Some pain is the beginning of healing.”
“Sometimes feeling like you’ve bit off more than you can chew is a good place to be. It helps you rely on and trust God.”
Apr 04 2019
23mins
Listener Uniform Update, Being Busy, Weddings Gifts, The Coffee Diet, Wedding Invites, Wedding Dresses, Brant’s 3 Things;
Quotes:
“No one wants the boring Brant Hansen diet.”
“Here’s your blender.”
“Your wife should feel loved and protected. Period.”
“Most arguments don’t need to happen.”
Jul 02 2019
16mins
Listener Uniforms, Words Not Used in Hip-Hop, Good Friday, God as Father, Forgiveness, Palm Sunday, Brant Hansen: Master Chef, Weak Faith, 10 Billion Strands of DNA, Golf, Our Inventor;
Quotes:
“I’m not versed on all the hippity hoppity music.”
“As soon as you humble yourself and turn towards God he comes running towards you.”
“84 different kinds of milk and I’m a chef. A Master Chef.”
“Being thankful helps battle depression and more. It’s very helpful.”
Apr 19 2019
18mins
Messy Desk People, Fight Against Fomo, Be of Good Cheer, Social Tip,Accepting God, Creating Your Own Reality, Listener Uniform Update, BONUS CONTENT: Brant’s “Best Selling” Book;
Quotes:
“I’m gonna go see if they have a parachute.”
“Education happened. Friendship happened. You can see that, guys.”
“It’s so much work living without Jesus.”
“Jesus is the way off the guilt train.”
Oct 25 2019
18mins
Men & Women Washing Hands, Politics and Unity, Spice Girls Reunion, A $3 Ticket to See Duran Duran, You’re On Your Phone Song, Elections and Anxiety, Breaking Animal News, Resentment vs. Gratitude, Being Childlike Election Day and a Cause, BONUS CONTENT: Riding Bikes and Dunkin' Donuts;
Quotes:
“Remember the Spice Girls? They were all different spices.”
“Duran Duran is out there. Do you want to see them?”
“Unity is remarkable.”
“You can see how anxiety increases the less we trust in who God really is.”
Nov 09 2018
17mins
A Spiritual Enemy, Unoffend-a-copter, The Cabbage Patch Kid Riot, Where Do You Get Your Meaning?, Having Autism, The Rolling Stones Tour, A No-Gift Christmas;
Quotes:
“In light of what Christ has done for me, I choose not to uncover someones shame.”
“It was my talk show and I didn’t want to talk about Furbies.”
“Put your faith in something that’s going to last.”
“There’s a lot of energy that goes into being more social.”
Nov 29 2018
16mins
Brant's continued interview of marriage counselors Paul and Virginia Friesen.
Dec 11 2019
20mins
Brant interviews marriage counselors Paul and Virginia Friesen.
Dec 10 2019
21mins
The Christmas Trees Are Falling from the Sky Challenge, Anxiety and No Lack, The Apostrophe Society, Needing Extra Kindness, Miss Universe Pageant, Praying for Your Enemies, Practice Unity (Celebrating Christmas), Joke Spa, Adoption Story, BONUS CONTENT: The Sucker Punch of Sin;
Quotes:
“I lack nothing because God is my shepherd.”
“Everybody is needing some extra kindness.”
“Congratulations to Earth.”
“Loving your enemies is the ticket to freedom.”
“The Apostrophe Society Has Folded Up Shop.”
Dec 09 2019
17mins
Push and Shove: The Black Friday Song, Work to Rest Ratio, VMAs and Our Duty, Lose Your Soul, Door Busters, No Lack, Dopamine Fast, Brant’s 3 Things;
Quotes:
“Celebrities are giving awards to each other and it’s our responsibility to watch.”
“If we live the way God wants us to live we can flourish in our souls and need much less.”
“Rest is good. Humans do better with it.”
Dec 05 2019
18mins
You Have to be Desperate, Breaking Animal News, Start Doing the Work, Frozen 2, Stuffing vs. Dressing, Self-Justification, Thanksgiving Day Joke, Unoffendable;
Quotes:
“Wives, you have a real opportunity to build up your man.”
“The dog didn’t hit anybody.”
“We are totally hip and cool on the Youtube.”
“I miss the first Frozen boat.”
Dec 04 2019
15mins
Thanksgiving Day Joke, Mr. Rogers Movie, Holiday Family Advice, Cyber Truck, Person of Peace, Building Up Your Man;
Quotes:
“Usually not an idea to hype up a joke.”
“You just bask in the embarrassment.”
“Don’t be shocked when the people that do that thing do that thing.”
“Our culture needs us to be a voice of peace.”
Dec 03 2019
15mins
Worst Jobs, Butterfly Counting, Being Thankful, National Day, Asperger’s, Holiday Hottake, Confession, Distraction, Holiday Travel, Hope, Thanksgiving Politics, BONUS CONTENT: Kids Nowadays;
Quotes:
“I need coffee to figure out how to make my own coffee.”
“One of the healthiest things you can do is confess your sins to someone.”
“Hope changes everything.”
Nov 26 2019
20mins
Mismatched with Good, Meant to Smile, Burn Calories Non-Traditionally, In a Hurry, Holiday Travel, BONUS CONTENT: Ask Brant and Sherri - How Christians Define Themselves;
Quotes:
“You’re supposed to throw yourself between me and the microphone.”
“A creator looks obvious because it is.”
“My dancing is Russian combined with Israeli Krav Maga.”
“How do we exhibit the fruit of the spirit when we’re always in a hurry.”
Nov 25 2019
18mins
Breaking Animal News, Jesus and Politics, Jesus and Busyness, Take it from the hotel, Radio Guy Fighting Crime, Social Tip, Jesus & Judas, History Segment, Favorite Thing, Needy Soul;
Quotes:
“Is your job description bigger than Jesus’?”
“Busyness is almost a point of pride.”
“A radio host could be fighting crime and not bragging about it.”
“I will get out my accordion and play ‘Nearer My God To Thee’ as we sink to the bottom of the deep blue ocean.”
Nov 22 2019
18mins
What is Love, Honesty Cafe, Friendship, Where to Put Your Value, Alien Planet, Download Fitness App, Brant & Clooney, Welcome’s to the Show, No Politics Zone, BONUS CONTENT: Giving Tuesday;
Quotes:
“If you think this is bad you should see what didn’t make the cut.”
“Love is rooting for someone to be the best version of themselves they can be.”
“Show up. Be present.”
“I’ve got to center my soul on him or I’m in serious trouble.”
Nov 21 2019
17mins
God As I Am, Stop Busyness, Joke Spa, Airplane Conversations, NEW FEATURE: Holiday Hot Take Zone, Breaking Animal News, Touching God, IKEA Labyrinth, Non-Anxious Voice;
Quotes:
“I’ve never really paid that much attention to Rod Stewart.”
“Parsley doesn’t have an aroma.”
“You actually think there are only 2 escalators in the state of Wyoming?”
“The new feature is based on hot and extreme positions that will generate buzz.”
Nov 20 2019
15mins
Dressed for Success, Polite, Waiting for the Perfect Moment, Disney+ Problem, Don’t Fear, Cold Snap and Weight, Anxiety, Encouraging Others, The HR Stories;
Quotes:
“From the waste up I look like a total pro.”
“We tend to be less polite to the people closest to us.”
“I’m trying to watch Wreck It Ralph and it’s not working.”
“Maybe the seeming restrictions God puts on us are actually freeing.”
Nov 19 2019
16mins
Venting, Initials and Respect, Beard Lights, A Sense of God, A Challenge from Jake and the Cool Vipers , Welcome to the Show, Pianos and Robberies, Single Parents, Social Tip, Breaking Animal News;
Quotes:
“We went from street gangs to insight.”
“Every culture in the history of humans has had a sense of God.”
“This show has an agenda: to encourage you.”
“Did you exclaim?”
Nov 18 2019
19mins
Holiday Eating, Francis Chan, The IKEA Senior Bus, Miss Bev, Monday Song Brant’s 3 Things, Beyond a Book, Sesame Street Anniversary, Sabbath Day, Thanksgiving Meals;
Quotes:
“When you talk like this it makes people love you more around the Thanksgiving Day table.”
“Finally, the Ikea Senior Bus.”
“When did we commission a study on that?”
“Don’t bang on my can. Go away.”
Nov 15 2019
18mins
Paying for the Gym, Where You Put Your Mind, Paying for Exercise, Really Believe, BONUS CONTENT: The Myth of Secret Sin;
Quotes:
“If we really believe we can slowly begin to let go of anxiety.”
“We’ve made exercise into a very expensive proposition.”
“I’m telling you it doesn’t work. It’s ok for you to take my word for it.”
Nov 14 2019
18mins
Brant’s 3 Things, Screen Time, Prize Wheel, BONUS MATERIAL: A Pick-up Line Gone Wrong;
Quotes
“I tried it first.”
“The fact that God told us to take a sabbath indicates there may be some benefit to it.”
“Gratitude keeps you from being needy.”
“Complaining is like a national sport.”
Nov 13 2019
19mins
Grandma’s Dinner Rolls, Worst Jobs, Toy Museum, God’s Worth Trusting, Judgmental, Honesty Cafe, Church Sneeze Ethics, Gratitude for What You Have;
Quotes:
“The God described in the Bible is worth trusting.”
“If your grandma is still making rolls for you, enjoy it!”
“You can’t have community and total freedom at the same time. It just doesn’t work that way.”
Nov 12 2019
18mins
Romance, Christmas Spending, Coffee Study, Introverts/Extroverts, Fruit of the Spirit, Welcome to the Show, Too Early for Christmas, Having Asperger’s, God Creating Things ;
Quotes:
“You don’t have to have a boyfriend or girlfriend.”
“You’re talking yourself out of your own point.”
“No one is coming to me looking for advice about holiday decor and Christmas spending.”
“Spiritual Fruit is about character.”
Nov 11 2019
18mins
Difficult Co-Workers, No Shave November, Breaking Animal News, BONUS CONTENT: Christian Leaders Who Fall;
Quotes:
“We lean to where our ego gets stroked.”
“Bless them far away from me.”
“Sometimes you just break in with stuff before you know what’s going on.”
Nov 08 2019
20mins
Breaking Animal News, Dad Brag, Jesus 1st Miracle, Social Tip, Burnt Out at Work, Poor Gift Wrapping, Mana/Trusting God, Introvert Escape Party;
Quotes:
“God is shockingly good.”
“Slick, suave, and smooth is where you are now?”
“Did they learn anything about any historical events of import?”
Nov 07 2019
17mins