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Episode 284: The Telephone of Life
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- The Mockingcast
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- Oct 14, 2025
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- 3872
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Summary
<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk painless tattoos, workaholic scripts, sloppy social media, and Japanese lifesavers. Also, Sarah gets down with a theater full of fifth graders before singing with church full of Norwegians. Closing music courtesy of <a href="https://www.voiceofjoy.no/om/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Voice of Joy</a>. </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-charlottesville-fall-conference/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> for more details about -- or to register for -- the Fall Mbird Conference in Charlottesville, VA (11/14&amp;15). </li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/09/sedation-tattoos-painless-anesthesia/684232/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read in the Atlantic about how "People Are Getting Tattoos Under Anesthesia."</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/film/beneath-the-ink/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to watch the short film, Beneath the Ink.</li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/workaholic-love-practical-solutions/684353/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "If I Work Harder, Will You Love Me?" by Arthur Brooks in the Atlantic. </li> <li><a href="https://www.afterbabel.com/p/we-are-the-slop" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "We Are the Slop" by Freya India in the After Babel newsletter. </li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/everyday/grace-in-a-t…