Episode
Episode 275: Whereupon He Flipped Me the Bird
- Podcast
- The Mockingcast
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- Mar 24, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 4104
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Summary
<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk trend fatigue, athletic nepotism, and toxic preconditions. Also, RJ ponders South Korean babies while Sarah balks at a decision-making expert's decision. </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/events/relief/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to register for the upcoming Mbird Conference in New York City (5/1-3)</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/style/gen-z-trend-cycle.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read Callie Holtermann's "Too Many Trends!" in The New York Times</li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/lebron-james-bronny-smith-journalists/682059/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read about LeBron James and the Limits of Nepotism in The Atlantic</li> <li><a href="https://ckarchive.com/b/wvu2hghkkz6xgb9r552rqtn0grxxxh8" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read Oliver Burkeman's newsletter about "Toxic Preconditions"</li> <li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/daniel-kahneman-assisted-suicide-9fb16124" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "The Last Decision by the World’s Leading Thinker on Decisions" by Jason Zweig in the Wall Street Journal</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/theology/a-mercy-hidden-in-judgment/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read David Clay's "A Mercy Hidden in Judgment"</li> </ul>