The Mockingcast

In this special landmark episode, RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk celebrity forgiveness, unskilled prayer, and ordinary overcorrections. They also read a bunch of heartening listener messages, in the process uncovering a secret Mcast shrine in a Canadian bookstore. Fast-forward to the 34 minute mark to bypass the (self-)celebratory content.

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk hidden greens, panic-inducing protocols, blame games, and funeral trends. Email [email protected] with any favorite stories or episodes, and we'll read it aloud on episode 300.

Heads-up for those with kids in the car: there is a brief mention of the Cornell case at the beginning of the cast. Fast forward to the 4:10 mark if you'd like to skip.

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk relational losses, medieval mental health, and robot apocalypses. Also, Sarah holds onto a worthless heirloom, while RJ comes clean about the desert fathers.

In the season premiere, RJ, Sarah and Dave talk departed Dolly, fossilized trilobites, and the Uni-Context. Also, Sarah says goodbye to some champagne flutes, while Bob Dylan makes a cameo.

In their season finale, RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk Costco skaters, commodified religion, and the God who isn't supposed-to-be. Also, Dave doubles down on hotdogmaxxing while Sarah's remembers jncos. 

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk forced cheeriness, prediction addiction, satisficing breakthroughs, and the grammar of grace. Also, Sarah visits the mothership while Dave maximizes hot dogs.

• Click here to read about Starbucks notes in The Boston Globe.

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk casinofication, sketch comedy, main character energy, and self-transcendence. Also, RJ yearns to be too small to fail, while Sarah learns her son used to be a light bulb.

• Click here to listen to the recordings for our recent conference in New York City

Click here to read McKay Coppins essay in the Atlantic about online gambling, "Sucker"

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk underachieving parents, hype aversion, and the impassability of God. Also, Dave reconsiders Iron Maiden while Sarah has a run-in at the farmer's market.

Click here for more information about this week's Mockingbird Conference in New York City (4/23-25).

Click here for more information about our Fall Conference in Minneapolis (10/2-3).

Click here to read "Parents, Consider Underachieving" by Rachel Feintzeig in The NY Times.

Click here to read about The People Who Shun Super Popular Pop Culture by Anna Holmes in The Atlantic.

Click here to watch Nick Cave's interview with Unherd.

Click here to read "Lessons from the Hidden Vault of Thomas Kinkade" by Michael Wright on Mbird.

Click here to read Richard Beck's substack on The Good News of God's Impassability.

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk starting a band, the tyranny of metrics, meaning fatigue, and the second most honest day of the (church) year. Also, Dave uncovers an animated conspiracy while Sarah bumps into an alternate timeline.

• Click here for more information about the upcoming Mbird Conference in NYC (4/23-25), including RJ's pre-conference church renewal seminar. For inquiries about scholarships, email [email protected].

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk affective forecasting, fantasy literature, workplace mattering, and collapsed demands. Also, a punk rocker gets a miracle bus ticket, and the ice monster comes for our kids.

• Click here to register for the Spring Mbird Conference in NYC (4/23-25)