{"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 278: Big Joe Breaks the Silence","slug":"episode-278-big-joe-breaks-the-silence","published_at":"2025-05-12T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-278-big-joe-breaks-the-silence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-278-big-joe-breaks-the-silence-1780590327/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sykhz2rg39ndenkw/aWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9mMTUxZTg3My0xMTA2LTQ1ZjgtOTY1My0zMmI3N2YwYjMyZjUvZXBpc29kZXMvMDY3NGU2NTMtMGM3NC00MjE2LWEwMzktMmEzZDViYjkyY2NkLzAzMzc5ZjQyLWI5MDktNGJkMC05ZWVhLThmNWIzOWM4OTEzYy5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk marketing trauma, cultural decline, and the pluses and minuses of the silent treatment. Also, Sarah goes on a date to WalMart, while RJ tries real hard to be the shepherd.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/05/mothers-day-email-opt-out/682715/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ellen Cushing's article &quot;The Brands Are Very Sorry About Your Trauma.&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/06/american-pop-culture-decline/682578/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture? by Spencer Kornhaber.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/everyday/law/deafening-silence/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Deafening Silence&quot; by Sam Bush on Mbird.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/magazine/ocean-vuong-interview.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read David Marchese's interview with Ocean Vuong in the NY Times. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk marketing trauma, cultural decline, and the pluses and minuses of the silent treatment. Also, Sarah goes on a d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3686,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-278-big-joe-breaks-the-silence/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-278-big-joe-breaks-the-silence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}