{"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 286: Miracle at the Body Shop","slug":"episode-286-miracle-at-the-body-shop","published_at":"2025-11-25T09:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-286-miracle-at-the-body-shop","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-286-miracle-at-the-body-shop-1780590318/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4kh5va8h3p0bvafx/aWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9mMTUxZTg3My0xMTA2LTQ1ZjgtOTY1My0zMmI3N2YwYjMyZjUvZXBpc29kZXMvMDUxNjViZTMtZTgyOC00ZDliLTk1ZDMtZTczZGY5YzJiODI1LzcxYjM5YjJjLTAzZGEtNDQzNy05NjJhLTRjZGEzMTcyNTkwNy5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk picky eaters, shameless monsters, wartime tragedies, and the uselessness of God. Also, RJ wets the bed (and never looks back). &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/conferences/charlottesville-conference-recordings/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to the recordings from the recent Mbird Conference in Charlottesville, VA. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.seriouseats.com/the-kid-is-all-right-in-defense-of-picky-eating-11832437&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;In Defense of Picking Eating&quot; by Irina Dumistrescu on Serious Eats. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.seenandunseen.com/we-need-sense-shame-need-mercy-even-more&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Belle Tindall's piece on Seen and Unseen, &quot;We Needs a Sense of Shame -- But Need Mercy Even More.&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-nyc-conference-2026/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more details about the 2026 NYC Mbird Conference (4/23-25).&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/metro/end-ed-kochanowskis-wars/?s_campaign=8315:varf&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;The End of Ed Kochanowski's War&quot; in The Boston Globe.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/religion/testimony/a-reluctant-living-testimony/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;A (Reluctant) Living Testimony&quot; by Amanda Geisinger…","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk picky eaters, shameless monsters, wartime tragedies, and the uselessness of God. Also, RJ wets the bed (and nev…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3990,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-286-miracle-at-the-body-shop/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-286-miracle-at-the-body-shop.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}