Episode
Episode 289: Throw Parties, Give Gifts, Tell Stories
- Podcast
- The Mockingcast
- Published
- Jan 26, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 4040
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Summary
<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk Lieutenant Dan season, holy inconvenience, millennial oversocialization, and playful faith. Also, Sarah buys a rebellious sweatshirt while RJ comes to terms with his inner delivery boy. </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/_stephenspencer/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to watch the toddler yacht rock Dave and Sarah mention</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/shop/magazine/issue-28-beauty/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to order a copy of the Beauty Issue of The Mockingbird Magazine</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-nyc-conference-2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to register for the NYC Mbird Conference (4/23-25)</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/film/lieutenant-dan-season/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "Lieutenant Dan Season" by Matt Lindeman on Mbird</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/the-magazine/the-ugly-side-of-the-truth/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "The Ugly Side of the Truth" by Gretchen Ronnevik</li> <li><a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/brooding-friction-maxxing-new-years-2026-resolution.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click here</a> to read "In 2026, We are Friction-Maxxing" by Kathryn Jezer-Morton in The Cut</li> <li><a href="https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/oversocialization-the-shackles-of" rel="noopener noreferrer…