Episode 853 As Far As The Curse Is Found

Episode 853 As Far As The Curse Is Found is an episode of the Brant & Sherri Oddcast that aired on December 25, 2018. Despite it being episode number 853, the web address for the episode says it is episode 852.

Synopsis
00:00 Introduction segment

00:16 Hansen's Holiday Headquarters Helpline Hotline, an anonymous guest says she doesn't enjoy putting up the Christmas tree, specifically fluffing it up. Brant and Sherri share their sympathy.

02:01 Jesus is the dividing line of history. Religious skepticism only goes one way

03:20 (interrupting) Breaking Animal News. Police found 1500 parakeets stored away in a man's apartment in Germany.

04:54 Hansen's Holiday Helpful Whatever. Lady got her husband a map of middle earth. Brant declares her the greatest wife in world history.

06:15 Brant is blaming the listeners for not telling him about Etsy.

07:36 Sacrificial lambs were swaddled in cloth and put into a manger. And angels come to the shepherds to tell them it is a sign to them, that a baby will be swaddled in cloth and put in a manger. They knew sacrificial lambs would take away your sins.

08:58 NBA suggestion: championship square. During the game there is a square in the far corners of the court, and if someone shoots a ball into the net across the whole court, that team will win the whole championship.

10:58 Brant doesn't understand the news: a story ran when someone won the jackpot on their first scratch-off ticket.

11:47 Follow up on the manger talk at 07:36: The shepherds knew what was to come when they saw the baby in the manger.

12:43 People are faking Instagram sponsorship.

13:38 Shock Jock, Shocking Christmas facts: Christmas trees took off in England in 1848, when queen Victoria had one.

15:06 "Far as the curse is found" is a lyric in Joy to the World. In so many other cultures having a disability is considered as having a curse, but when Jesus came he ran to the broken and he ran to heal people.

17:00 Ending segment

Quotes
(As listed on the webpage)

“Tests of patience makes good memories.”

“It’s a kaleidoscope of a lot of things.”

“God came to the shepherds for a reason.”

Synopsis on the page
Holiday Safe Place. Questioning, Jesus: The Dividing Line of History, Breaking Animal News, Hansen’s Holiday Headquarters Helpline Hotline, The Christmas Story and the Shepherds, NBA Suggestion, Scratch Off Success, Fake Social Media Sponsors, Shocking Christmas Facts;