{"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 295: The Blessing of Being Forgotten","slug":"episode-295-the-blessing-of-being-forgotten","published_at":"2026-05-26T08:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135/episode-295-the-blessing-of-being-forgotten","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mockingcast-1118135","url":"https://themockingcast.podbean.com/e/episode-295-the-blessing-of-being-forgotten-1780590307/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m318eorjpvzmr4uq/N2YwYjMyZjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDI2ZWMwNzU1YWQ3YzFmZjEyMGEyZDgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmExNGNkMjdjNDk4ZTNhODNhMmYxMWQ0L2RhdmlkLXphaGxzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTUtMjZfXzAtMjgtNTUubXAzIn0_.mp3","summary":"&lt;p&gt;In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk forced cheeriness, prediction addiction, satisficing breakthroughs, and the grammar of grace. Also, Sarah visits the mothership while Dave maximizes hot dogs. &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://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/06/lifestyle/starbucks-baristas-cup-affirmations-union/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read about Starbucks notes in The Boston Globe. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/do-we-think-too-much-about-the-future&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Joshua Rothman's essay &quot;Do We Think Too Much About the Future?&quot; in The New Yorker.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://mbird.com/social-science/identity/the-blessing-of-being-forgotten/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read &quot;The Blessing of Being Forgotten&quot; by John Pennylegion on Mbird.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/opinion/decision-making-herbert-simon.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read about The Nobel-Prize Winning Psychologist Who Thought He Found the Secret to Happiness in The NY Times.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://substack.com/home/post/p-196427993&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to read Trygve Johnson's substack on The Grammar of Grace. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://podca…","meta_description":"<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk forced cheeriness, prediction addiction, satisficing breakthroughs, and the grammar of grace. Also, Sarah visit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3808,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mockingcast-1118135/episodes/episode-295-the-blessing-of-being-forgotten/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-295-the-blessing-of-being-forgotten.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}