# Episode 286: Miracle at the Body Shop

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Podcast: [The Mockingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135)
Published: 2025-11-25T09:15:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3990

## Resource

&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk picky eaters, shameless monsters, wartime tragedies, and the uselessness of God. Also, RJ wets the bed (and never looks back). &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/conferences/charlottesville-conference-recordings/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to the recordings from the recent Mbird Conference in Charlottesville, VA. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.seriouseats.com/the-kid-is-all-right-in-defense-of-picky-eating-11832437&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;In Defense of Picking Eating&quot; by Irina Dumistrescu on Serious Eats. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.seenandunseen.com/we-need-sense-shame-need-mercy-even-more&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Belle Tindall's piece on Seen and Unseen, &quot;We Needs a Sense of Shame -- But Need Mercy Even More.&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-nyc-conference-2026/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more details about the 2026 NYC Mbird Conference (4/23-25).&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/metro/end-ed-kochanowskis-wars/?s_campaign=8315:varf&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;The End of Ed Kochanowski's War&quot; in The Boston Globe.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/religion/testimony/a-reluctant-living-testimony/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;A (Reluctant) Living Testimony&quot; by Amanda Geisinger…

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