{"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 290: Sanctuary of the Pitiful Heart","slug":"episode-290-sanctuary-of-the-pitiful-heart","published_at":"2026-02-10T08:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-290-sanctuary-of-the-pitiful-heart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-290-sanctuary-of-the-pitiful-heart-1780590313/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zijsde70gygzbvyz/N2YwYjMyZjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDI2ZWMwNzU1YWQ3YzFmZjEyMGEyZDgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk4YWExMGEyODM0NDY5ODNhNWNkY2I2L2RhdmlkLXphaGxzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTItMTBfXzQtNy01NC5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk face functions, last breaths, cringe churches, and Monkey Jesus. Also, Sarah runs into a teenage witch while RJ survives an iguanapocalypse. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Derek Sweatman. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-nyc-conference-2026/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to register for the upcoming NYC Mockingbird conference (4/23-25).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.allure.com/story/backlash-to-facial-conformity-jessie-buckley-hamnet&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Is the Backlash to Facial Conformity Finally Upon Us?&quot; by Valerie Monroe in Allure.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/lupfer-jacob-last-word-ash-wednesday&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Ash Wednesday Asks Nothing&quot; by Jacob Lupfer in Commonweal.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.com/religion/church/a-church-of-cringe/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;A Church of Cringe&quot; by Todd Brewer on Mbird.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/01/22/cecilia-gimenez-only-meant-to-be-helpful&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here &lt;/a&gt;to read the obituary for Cecilia Giménez in The Economist.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk face functions, last breaths, cringe churches, and Monkey Jesus. Also, Sarah runs into a teenage witch while RJ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-290-sanctuary-of-the-pitiful-heart/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-290-sanctuary-of-the-pitiful-heart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}