{"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 282: Do It Afraid","slug":"episode-282-do-it-afraid","published_at":"2025-09-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-282-do-it-afraid","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-282-do-it-afraid-1780590323/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sow3pgf80wkeucup/aWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9mMTUxZTg3My0xMTA2LTQ1ZjgtOTY1My0zMmI3N2YwYjMyZjUvZXBpc29kZXMvZDAwMTdiOGEtNTUxZS00YTM2LWEwOTYtMzMwMzkxYTFhY2U0LzkwZjRmMTBmLWEzOWEtNDBiZC1hMzdmLWQ4ODY5MWM3ZGFlZi5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk predatory advice-giving, suspicious mission statements, unloving algorithms, and atoning physicians. Also, Dave's son wins a big award.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/09/parents-dislike-kids-friends/684061/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Russell Shaw's article in the Atlantic, &quot;When Your Kid’s Best Friend Is a Great Big Problem.&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/magazine/brene-brown-interview.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the NY Times interview with Brene Brown.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://thecorners.substack.com/p/sufficiently-suspicious&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read NBW's &quot;Sufficiently Suspicious&quot; newsletter. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/everyday/excuses-excuses/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Excuses, Excuses&quot; by Sam Bush on Mbird. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/21/greg-gulbransen-profile-doctor-pediatrician&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;A Family Doctor's Search for Salvation&quot; in the New Yorker. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk predatory advice-giving, suspicious mission statements, unloving algorithms, and atoning physicians. Also, Dave…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3780,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-282-do-it-afraid/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-282-do-it-afraid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}