{"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 276: Love Has a Million Disguises (But Winning Is Simply Not One)","slug":"episode-276-love-has-a-million-disguises-but-winning-is-simply-not-one","published_at":"2025-04-14T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-276-love-has-a-million-disguises-but-winning-is-simply-not-one","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-276-love-has-a-million-disguises-but-winning-is-simply-not-one-1780590330/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rsrqimotlx0c3bzo/aWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9mMTUxZTg3My0xMTA2LTQ1ZjgtOTY1My0zMmI3N2YwYjMyZjUvZXBpc29kZXMvMGY0NjE2ZjYtY2UwZC00YzFhLTg2ZWYtN2RhYjc5ZjdkNjlkLzYwOWYyMmZhLTIyYTEtNGM4YS1hMjAxLWJmMTU1N2NkNTMyNS5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk comic marriages, unruly kids, brainwashed Christians and Lenten props. Also, RJ recounts his favorite ever baptism while Sarah revises her opinion of frozen margaritas. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events-list/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to register for the NYC Conference.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/3GlmWrd&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to pre-register Dave's new book, The Big Relief. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/03/jim-gaffigan-tom-papa-marriage/682170/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Olga Khazan's article about &quot;What Comedians Know About Staying Married&quot;.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHpIjEhSwEp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to watch Conan O'Brien's acceptance speech for the Mark Twain Award.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.christiancentury.org/voices/praise-unruly-children-church&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;In Praise of Unruly Children in Church&quot; by Phil Christman in The Christian Century.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/07/its-always-the-other-side-thats-been-brainwashed&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;It's Always the Other Side That's Brainwashed&quot; by Nikhil Krishnan in The New Yorker.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a hr…","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk comic marriages, unruly kids, brainwashed Christians and Lenten props. Also, RJ recounts his favorite ever bapt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4407,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-276-love-has-a-million-disguises-but-winning-is-simply-not-one/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-276-love-has-a-million-disguises-but-winning-is-simply-not-one.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}