# Episode 290: Sanctuary of the Pitiful Heart

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Podcast: [The Mockingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135)
Published: 2026-02-10T08:15:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4117

## Resource

&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk face functions, last breaths, cringe churches, and Monkey Jesus. Also, Sarah runs into a teenage witch while RJ survives an iguanapocalypse. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Derek Sweatman. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-nyc-conference-2026/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to register for the upcoming NYC Mockingbird conference (4/23-25).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.allure.com/story/backlash-to-facial-conformity-jessie-buckley-hamnet&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Is the Backlash to Facial Conformity Finally Upon Us?&quot; by Valerie Monroe in Allure.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/lupfer-jacob-last-word-ash-wednesday&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Ash Wednesday Asks Nothing&quot; by Jacob Lupfer in Commonweal.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.com/religion/church/a-church-of-cringe/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;A Church of Cringe&quot; by Todd Brewer on Mbird.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/01/22/cecilia-gimenez-only-meant-to-be-helpful&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here &lt;/a&gt;to read the obituary for Cecilia Giménez in The Economist.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

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