{"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 292: False Evidence Appearing Real","slug":"episode-292-false-evidence-appearing-real","published_at":"2026-04-07T06:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-292-false-evidence-appearing-real","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-292-false-evidence-appearing-real-1780590311/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8lt8o7hwadbz86vh/N2YwYjMyZjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDI2ZWMwNzU1YWQ3YzFmZjEyMGEyZDgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlkNDU1YmRlOTY1YWZmZTIwZjk1ZjA3L2RhdmlkLXphaGxzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtN19fMi01NC0yMS5tcDMifQ_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk starting a band, the tyranny of metrics, meaning fatigue, and the second most honest day of the (church) year. Also, Dave uncovers an animated conspiracy while Sarah bumps into an alternate timeline.&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; for more information about the upcoming Mbird Conference in NYC (4/23-25), including RJ's pre-conference church renewal seminar. For inquiries about scholarships, email &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;mailto:info@mbird.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;info@mbird.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/opinion/band-music-community.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VVA.TNlC.z14SOI3mQqAN&amp;amp;smid=url-share&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Start a Band, Even If You're Terrible&quot; by Hugo Lindgren.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.derekthompson.org/p/how-metrics-make-us-miserable&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read (or listen to) Derek Thompson's interview with C. Thi Nguyen about How Metrics Make Us Miserable. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/the-big-questions-dont-go-away&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Ryan Burge's substack about The Big Questions.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.c…","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk starting a band, the tyranny of metrics, meaning fatigue, and the second most honest day of the (church) year.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4368,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-292-false-evidence-appearing-real/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-292-false-evidence-appearing-real.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}