{"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 294: Who Do You Think You Are Miss Astorbutt?","slug":"episode-294-who-do-you-think-you-are-miss-astorbutt","published_at":"2026-05-04T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-294-who-do-you-think-you-are-miss-astorbutt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-294-who-do-you-think-you-are-miss-astorbutt-1780590309/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/1ne04tqoh25miiek/MmI3N2YwYjMyZjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDI2ZWMwNzU1YWQ3YzFmZjEyMGEyZDgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlmN2YxMzUxYmFlZDZmNTI3YmE5MWIyL2RhdmlkLXphaGxzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTUtNF9fMy03LTEubXAzIn0_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk casinofication, sketch comedy, main character energy, and self-transcendence. Also, RJ yearns to be too small to fail, while Sarah learns her son used to be a light bulb.&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/conferences/2026-mbird-nyc-conference-recordings/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to the recordings for our recent conference in New York City&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.com/events/nyc-conference-2027/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to register for the 20th Anniversary NYC Conference (4/15-17/2027)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.christianitytoday.com/newsletter/archive/moore-to-the-point-4-22-2026/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Russell Moore's newsletter &quot;Against the Casinofication of the Church&quot;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/magazine/bob-odenkirk-interview.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read the NY Times interview with Bob Odenkirk&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/screen-people-stage-fright-performance-anxiety/686803/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Megan Garber's piece in the Atlantic about The New Age of Performance Anxiety&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.com/social-science/identity/a-self-help-gu…","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk casinofication, sketch comedy, main character energy, and self-transcendence. Also, RJ yearns to be too small t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4531,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-294-who-do-you-think-you-are-miss-astorbutt/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-294-who-do-you-think-you-are-miss-astorbutt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}