# Episode 296: The Curb That the Builders Rejected

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Podcast: [The Mockingcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135)
Published: 2026-06-08T08:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In their season finale, RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk Costco skaters, commodified religion, and the God who isn't supposed-to-be. Also, Dave doubles down on hotdogmaxxing while Sarah's remembers jncos. Click here to respond to the opening appeal Click here to read "What I Learned about Loss While Skateboarding at Costco" by Conor Dougherty in The NY Times Click here to read Freya India's substack about "The Commodification of Christianity" To download The Mockingapp click here for Apple and here for Android Click here to read NBW's sermon "Creatures from the God Lagoon"

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