{"podcast":{"title":"The Mockingcast","slug":"the-mockingcast-1118135","podcast_index_feed_id":1118135,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/themockingcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22399920/cover.jpg","author":"Mockingbird","episode_count":296,"summary":"The Mockingcast is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by RJ Heijmen, Sarah Condon and David Zahl, and brought to you by Mockingbird Ministries, an organization which seeks to connect the Christian faith with the realities of everyday life in fresh and down-to-earth ways. You can find out more about Mockingbird at www.mbird.com. Audio production provided by TJ Hester. Video production by Chad Blevins.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T18:20:01.095531+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 272: Running Toward the Ick","slug":"episode-272-running-toward-the-ick","published_at":"2025-02-03T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-272-running-toward-the-ick","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-272-running-toward-the-ick-1780590335/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/foc13th0zj2glva6/aWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9mMTUxZTg3My0xMTA2LTQ1ZjgtOTY1My0zMmI3N2YwYjMyZjUvZXBpc29kZXMvNmE1MGFjNWEtZTQxYi00ODdmLTgxYWItOTQ1OGM0NTkyYTdjL2RmMjQ1ZDk2LTRlZDktNGU3NC1hZmQzLTJmNTY2MGE4OTM3OS5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk attention wars, inner critics, and middle school drama teachers. Also, RJ learns what HALT stands for, while Sarah gets her playdates mixed up. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/announcements/issue-26-of-the-mockingbird-is-available-to-pre-order/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about (or order!) the Holy Spirit Issue of The Mockingbird&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.netflix.com/title/81945091&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to watch_ The Turnaround_&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/attention-valuable-resource/681221/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;You're Being Aliented From Your Attention&quot; by Chris Hayes&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/31/got-the-ick-when-a-pang-of-disgust-ruins-your-romance&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Rhik Samadder's article about The Ick in The Guardian&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ask-polly.com/p/people-lash-out-when-theyre-sad&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for &quot;People Lash Out When They're Sad&quot; by Heather Havrilesky, via Ask Polly&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/the-false-gospel-of-our-inner-critic/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read The False Gospel of Our Inner Critic&quot; by Steve Cuss in Christianity Today&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.c…","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk attention wars, inner critics, and middle school drama teachers. Also, RJ learns what HALT stands for, while Sa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4131,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-272-running-toward-the-ick/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-272-running-toward-the-ick.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}