# Episode 285: A Beautiful Day to Yell at God

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Podcast: [The Mockingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135)
Published: 2025-11-03T11:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-285-a-beautiful-day-to-yell-at-god-1780590319/
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Duration seconds: 3719

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&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah and Dave talk intentional everything, morbid curiosity, Methodist exorcists, and Hollywood epiphanies. Also, Sarah praises her favorite horror film, while the boys gush about Task. &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; to register for our Fall Conference in Charlottesville, VA (11/14&amp;amp;15)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/style/when-did-everything-become-so-intentional.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read When Did Everything Become So ‘Intentional’? by Marie Solis in the NY Times&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/morbidity-horror-films-psychology/684554/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read The Perks of Morbid Curiosity by Coltan Scrivener in The Atlantic&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/everyday/exponents-of-falsehood/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Exponents of Falsehood&quot; by Jason Micheli on Mbird&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://themockingcast.fireside.fm/261&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to the Mcast episode Sarah mentions, &quot;What Am I Gonna Do About the Demons?&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/magazine/anthony-hopkins-interview.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the interview with Anthony Hopkins in the NY Times&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a…

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