# Episode 284: The Telephone of Life

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Podcast: [The Mockingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135)
Published: 2025-10-14T10:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-284-the-telephone-of-life-1780590320/
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Duration seconds: 3872

## Resource

&lt;p&gt;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 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.voiceofjoy.no/om/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Voice of Joy&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-charlottesville-fall-conference/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more details about -- or to register for -- the Fall Mbird Conference in Charlottesville, VA (11/14&amp;amp;15). &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/09/sedation-tattoos-painless-anesthesia/684232/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read in the Atlantic about how &quot;People Are Getting Tattoos Under Anesthesia.&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/film/beneath-the-ink/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to watch the short film, Beneath the Ink.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/workaholic-love-practical-solutions/684353/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;If I Work Harder, Will You Love Me?&quot; by Arthur Brooks in the Atlantic. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.afterbabel.com/p/we-are-the-slop&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;We Are the Slop&quot; by Freya India in the After Babel newsletter. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/everyday/grace-in-a-t…

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