Episode
Episode 278: Big Joe Breaks the Silence
- Podcast
- The Mockingcast
- Published
- May 12, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 3686
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-278-big-joe-breaks-the-silence/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-278-big-joe-breaks-the-silence.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk marketing trauma, cultural decline, and the pluses and minuses of the silent treatment. Also, Sarah goes on a date to WalMart, while RJ tries real hard to be the shepherd.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/05/mothers-day-email-opt-out/682715/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read Ellen Cushing's article "The Brands Are Very Sorry About Your Trauma."</li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/06/american-pop-culture-decline/682578/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture? by Spencer Kornhaber.</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/everyday/law/deafening-silence/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "Deafening Silence" by Sam Bush on Mbird.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/magazine/ocean-vuong-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read David Marchese's interview with Ocean Vuong in the NY Times. </li> </ul>