Episode
Episode 281: Fluffy Pens and Perfectionist Pain
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- The Mockingcast
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- Sep 1, 2025
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- 3916
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<p>In the season premiere, RJ, Sarah and Dave talk nightmare summers, tween retailers, ethical checklists, and the deadliest addiction of all. We also learn the whole point of Sarah.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/religion/testimony/lessons-learned-from-a-summer-on-crutches/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read Dave's post on "Lessons from a (Miserable) Summer on Crutches".</li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/08/claires-bankruptcy-sale-tween-girl-store/683938/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read Ellen Cushing's "What Claire's Once Gave Tween Girls" on The Atlantic.</li> <li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/08/11/the-pain-of-perfectionism" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "The Pain of Perfectionsism" by Leslie Jamison on The New Yorker.</li> <li><a href="https://slate.com/life/2025/07/drug-brain-addiction-revenge-public-health-death.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "Bad Brains" by James Kimmel Jr on Slate. </li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/bible/jesus-doesnt-care-when-you-wake-up/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "Jesus Doesn't Care When You Wake Up" by Todd Brewer on Mbird. </li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-charlottesville-fall-conference/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> for more details -- or to pre-register -- for the Fall M…