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Episode 282: Do It Afraid
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- The Mockingcast
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- Sep 15, 2025
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- 3780
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<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk predatory advice-giving, suspicious mission statements, unloving algorithms, and atoning physicians. Also, Dave's son wins a big award.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/09/parents-dislike-kids-friends/684061/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read Russell Shaw's article in the Atlantic, "When Your Kid’s Best Friend Is a Great Big Problem."</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/magazine/brene-brown-interview.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read the NY Times interview with Brene Brown.</li> <li><a href="https://thecorners.substack.com/p/sufficiently-suspicious" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read NBW's "Sufficiently Suspicious" newsletter. </li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/everyday/excuses-excuses/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "Excuses, Excuses" by Sam Bush on Mbird. </li> <li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/21/greg-gulbransen-profile-doctor-pediatrician" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "A Family Doctor's Search for Salvation" in the New Yorker. </li> </ul>