# Episode 287: All the Blessed Interruptions

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Podcast: [The Mockingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135)
Published: 2025-12-08T09:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-287-all-the-blessed-interruptions-1780590317/
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Duration seconds: 3730

## Resource

&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E353807&amp;amp;id=2&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to respond to the opening appeal. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/11/peak-advent-calendar/684971/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ellen Cushing's &quot;Advent Calendars Are Totally Out of Control&quot; in The Atlantic.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/opinion/pianist-music-performance-perfection.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;The Quest for Perfection Is Stunting Our Society&quot; by Jonathan Biss in The NY Times.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ask-polly.com/p/can-you-stop&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Can You Stop?&quot; by Heather Havrilesky on Ask Polly&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-025-00171-5&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for the abstract of the study on The Batman Effect&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/holidays/advent/advent-has-a-purpose-candle-lighting-isnt-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read William Fagan's article on Mbird, &quot;Advent Has a Purpose (Candle Lighting Isn't It)&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;

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