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Episode 287: All the Blessed Interruptions
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- The Mockingcast
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- Dec 8, 2025
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- 3730
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<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk advent calendars, perfectionist musicians, interrupting mothers, and the Batman effect. The gang also takes a field trip to an acute mental health ward across the pond.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E353807&amp;id=2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to respond to the opening appeal. </li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/11/peak-advent-calendar/684971/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read Ellen Cushing's "Advent Calendars Are Totally Out of Control" in The Atlantic.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/opinion/pianist-music-performance-perfection.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "The Quest for Perfection Is Stunting Our Society" by Jonathan Biss in The NY Times.</li> <li><a href="https://www.ask-polly.com/p/can-you-stop" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "Can You Stop?" by Heather Havrilesky on Ask Polly</li> <li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-025-00171-5" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> for the abstract of the study on The Batman Effect</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/holidays/advent/advent-has-a-purpose-candle-lighting-isnt-it/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read William Fagan's article on Mbird, "Advent Has a Purpose (Candle Lighting Isn't It)"</li> </ul>