{"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 293: The Secret Vault of Thomas Kinkade","slug":"episode-293-the-secret-vault-of-thomas-kinkade","published_at":"2026-04-20T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-293-the-secret-vault-of-thomas-kinkade","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-293-the-secret-vault-of-thomas-kinkade-1780590310/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/arnihheagqz7myv0/N2YwYjMyZjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDI2ZWMwNzU1YWQ3YzFmZjEyMGEyZDgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjllNTNlMGU1NjVlYjVmMmMwNWM0YWMyL2RhdmlkLXphaGxzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtMTlfXzIyLTQxLTUwLm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk underachieving parents, hype aversion, and the impassability of God. Also, Dave reconsiders Iron Maiden while Sarah has a run-in at the farmer's market. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&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 this week's Mockingbird Conference in New York City (4/23-25). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/minnesota-fall-conference-2026/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information about our Fall Conference in Minneapolis (10/2-3). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/opinion/parenting-kids-burn-out.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;Parents, Consider Underachieving&quot; by Rachel Feintzeig in The NY Times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/pop-culture-hype-aversion/686312/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read about The People Who Shun Super Popular Pop Culture by Anna Holmes in The Atlantic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XbKPPMLE4&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to watch Nick Cave's interview with Unherd.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.com/the-magazine/lessons-from-the-hidden-vault-of-thomas-kinkade/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click her…","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk underachieving parents, hype aversion, and the impassability of God. Also, Dave reconsiders Iron Maiden while S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4324,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-293-the-secret-vault-of-thomas-kinkade/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-293-the-secret-vault-of-thomas-kinkade.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}