# Episode 282: Do It Afraid

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Podcast: [The Mockingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135)
Published: 2025-09-15T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-282-do-it-afraid-1780590323/
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Duration seconds: 3780

## Resource

&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/09/parents-dislike-kids-friends/684061/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Russell Shaw's article in the Atlantic, &quot;When Your Kid’s Best Friend Is a Great Big Problem.&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/magazine/brene-brown-interview.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the NY Times interview with Brene Brown.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://thecorners.substack.com/p/sufficiently-suspicious&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read NBW's &quot;Sufficiently Suspicious&quot; newsletter. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/everyday/excuses-excuses/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Excuses, Excuses&quot; by Sam Bush on Mbird. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/21/greg-gulbransen-profile-doctor-pediatrician&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;A Family Doctor's Search for Salvation&quot; in the New Yorker. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;

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