{"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 287: All the Blessed Interruptions","slug":"episode-287-all-the-blessed-interruptions","published_at":"2025-12-08T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-287-all-the-blessed-interruptions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-287-all-the-blessed-interruptions-1780590317/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m80rrd0fmq6sa9bc/aWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9mMTUxZTg3My0xMTA2LTQ1ZjgtOTY1My0zMmI3N2YwYjMyZjUvZXBpc29kZXMvOWIzMTM4MTQtNzEzNi00ZjUwLWI0NjMtY2VkYjRlNzM3ODI4L2IyYzU0MzFlLTFiNzAtNGVkYi04MzA4LWVmZjA2MGRkNTM3Ni5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk advent calendars, perfectionist musicians, interrupting mothers, and the Batman effect. The gang also takes a field trip to an acute mental health ward across the pond.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E353807&amp;amp;id=2&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to respond to the opening appeal. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/11/peak-advent-calendar/684971/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ellen Cushing's &quot;Advent Calendars Are Totally Out of Control&quot; in The Atlantic.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/opinion/pianist-music-performance-perfection.html&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;The Quest for Perfection Is Stunting Our Society&quot; by Jonathan Biss in The NY Times.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ask-polly.com/p/can-you-stop&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Can You Stop?&quot; by Heather Havrilesky on Ask Polly&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-025-00171-5&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for the abstract of the study on The Batman Effect&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://mbird.com/holidays/advent/advent-has-a-purpose-candle-lighting-isnt-it/&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read William Fagan's article on Mbird, &quot;Advent Has a Purpose (Candle Lighting Isn't It)&quot;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk advent calendars, perfectionist musicians, interrupting mothers, and the Batman effect. The gang also takes a f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3730,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-287-all-the-blessed-interruptions/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-287-all-the-blessed-interruptions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}