{"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 283: The Ol’ Telling the Truth Trick","slug":"episode-283-the-ol-telling-the-truth-trick","published_at":"2025-09-29T10:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-283-the-ol-telling-the-truth-trick","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-283-the-ol-telling-the-truth-trick-1780590322/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9w3g7bfuegfhn23f/aWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9mMTUxZTg3My0xMTA2LTQ1ZjgtOTY1My0zMmI3N2YwYjMyZjUvZXBpc29kZXMvY2I5NzcwZDItYTBjOC00ZDVjLWJkYzQtNDNiY2RmOGU2ODg5L2E5MTZjYzI3LTAyMWYtNGRlYy05ZTc0LWYyMDYzNzY2N2YyZS5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk silent retreats, repentant writing, alien mercy, and Hallmark movies. Also, RJ goes Confucian while Dave spitballs a new kind of Dry January. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2025/09/20/silent-retreat-meditation-religion/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ben Brasch's article &quot;Silent Retreats Are Surging in Popularity&quot; in the Washington Post.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/briefing/the-psychological-value-of-repentance.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Lauren Jackson's newsletter on &quot;The Pscyhological Value of Repentance&quot; in the NY Times. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/grace-in-practice/grace-in-an-age-of-vengance/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Sarah's &quot;Grace in an Age of Vengeance&quot; on Mbird. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/alien-mercy/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ashley Hales's interview with Elizabeth Bruenig in Christianity Today, &quot;Alien Mercy.&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/07/death-row-executions-witness/682891/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Elizabeth Bruenig's lengthy essay &quot;Witness&quot; in The Atlantic.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/religion/church/the-gospel-is-not-your-happy-ending/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to re…","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk silent retreats, repentant writing, alien mercy, and Hallmark movies. Also, RJ goes Confucian while Dave spitba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3895,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-283-the-ol-telling-the-truth-trick/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-283-the-ol-telling-the-truth-trick.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}