{"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 291: Happiness Weighs an Extra Twenty Pounds","slug":"episode-291-happiness-weighs-an-extra-twenty-pounds","published_at":"2026-03-02T06:48:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-291-happiness-weighs-an-extra-twenty-pounds","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-291-happiness-weighs-an-extra-twenty-pounds-1780590312/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vx8drqnmq7o8zx7y/N2YwYjMyZjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDI2ZWMwNzU1YWQ3YzFmZjEyMGEyZDgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlhNTMzMjVmMzhkYWRiMTczMjliZjBkL2RhdmlkLXphaGxzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTMtMl9fNy01MC0xMy5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk affective forecasting, fantasy literature, workplace mattering, and collapsed demands. Also, a punk rocker gets a miracle bus ticket, and the ice monster comes for our kids. &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 Spring Mbird Conference in NYC (4/23-25)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://themockingpulpit.fireside.fm/1751&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to Sarah's sermon &quot;I Like Your Dancing&quot;, delivered at RJ's church. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7065732/2026/02/24/psychology-of-happiness-athletes-predicting/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Most of Us Are Bad at Predicting What Will Make Us Happy&quot; by Ruston Dodd on The Athletic.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/22/myth-monsters-and-making-sense-of-a-disenchanted-world-why-everyone-is-reading-fantasy&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Francis Spufford's defense of fantasy in The Guardian.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.theupandup.us/p/mattering-genz-youngadults-jennifer-wallace&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read The Up and Up's interview with Jennifer Breheny Wallace about Gen Z and Mattering. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener nor…","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk affective forecasting, fantasy literature, workplace mattering, and collapsed demands. Also, a punk rocker gets…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3754,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-291-happiness-weighs-an-extra-twenty-pounds/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-291-happiness-weighs-an-extra-twenty-pounds.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}