# Episode 275: Whereupon He Flipped Me the Bird

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Podcast: [The Mockingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135)
Published: 2025-03-24T10:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-275-whereupon-he-flipped-me-the-bird-1780590331/
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Duration seconds: 4104

## Resource

&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/relief/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to register for the upcoming Mbird Conference in New York City (5/1-3)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/style/gen-z-trend-cycle.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Callie Holtermann's &quot;Too Many Trends!&quot; in The New York Times&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/lebron-james-bronny-smith-journalists/682059/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read about LeBron James and the Limits of Nepotism in The Atlantic&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://ckarchive.com/b/wvu2hghkkz6xgb9r552rqtn0grxxxh8&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Oliver Burkeman's newsletter about &quot;Toxic Preconditions&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/daniel-kahneman-assisted-suicide-9fb16124&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;The Last Decision by the World’s Leading Thinker on Decisions&quot; by Jason Zweig in the Wall Street Journal&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/theology/a-mercy-hidden-in-judgment/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read David Clay's &quot;A Mercy Hidden in Judgment&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;

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