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The Mockingcast

The Mockingcast

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 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.© 2026 Mockingbird Ministries Christianity Ministry & Evangelism Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • Episode 289: Throw Parties, Give Gifts, Tell Stories

    Episode 289: Throw Parties, Give Gifts, Tell Stories
    Jan 26 2026

    In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk Lieutenant Dan season, holy inconvenience, millennial oversocialization, and playful faith. Also, Sarah buys a rebellious sweatshirt while RJ comes to terms with his inner delivery boy.

    • Click here to watch the toddler yacht rock Dave and Sarah mention
    • Click here to order a copy of the Beauty Issue of The Mockingbird Magazine
    • Click here to register for the NYC Mbird Conference (4/23-25)
    • Click here to read "Lieutenant Dan Season" by Matt Lindeman on Mbird
    • Click here to read "The Ugly Side of the Truth" by Gretchen Ronnevik
    • Click here to read "In 2026, We are Friction-Maxxing" by Kathryn Jezer-Morton in The Cut
    • Click here to read "Oversocialization, the Shackles of the Millennial Generation" by Freddie deBoer
    • Click here to read "Whatever Ails You, the Answer Is Dance" by Boris Fishman in The NY Times
    • Click here to read "Blessed Are the Pickleball Players" by Dave in Christianity Today
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 288: A Dog Named Lucifer

    Episode 288: A Dog Named Lucifer
    Dec 22 2025
    Last episode of the year, in which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk Knives Out, self-checkout lines, optional futures, and how not to hate Christmas. Also, Sarah gets a Zippo while heaven and earth meet at an unlikely funeral. Click here (https://mbird.com/film/knives-out-and-the-cinema-of-perpetual-grace/) to read Dave's review of Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man on Mbird Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/12/self-checkout-grocery-line-long/685125/) to read Valerie Trapp's piece in The Atlantic on "The One Line Americans (Weirdly) Choose to Wait In" Click here (https://lindynewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/from-option-to-obligation) to "From Option to Obligation" by Paul Skallas in the Lindy Newsletter Click here (https://mbird.com/holidays/christmas/no-more-flaccid-christmas-stockings/) to read Sarah's "No More Flaccid Christmas Stockings" on Mbird Click here (https://mbird.com/holidays/christmas/how-to-not-hate-christmas/) to read David Clay's "How to Not Hate Christmas" on Mbird Click here (https://mbird.com/suffering/faiths-long-december/) to read "Faith's Long December" by Kyle Wells on Mbird Click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s8lvnSmISc) to watch the performance of "Fairytale of New York" at Shane MacGowan's funeral
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 287: All the Blessed Interruptions

    Episode 287: All the Blessed Interruptions
    Dec 8 2025
    In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk advent calendars, perfectionist musicians, interrupting mothers, and the Batman effect. The gang also takes a field trip to an acute mental health ward across the pond. Click here (https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E353807&id=2) to respond to the opening appeal. Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/11/peak-advent-calendar/684971/) to read Ellen Cushing's "Advent Calendars Are Totally Out of Control" in The Atlantic. Click here (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/opinion/pianist-music-performance-perfection.html) to read "The Quest for Perfection Is Stunting Our Society" by Jonathan Biss in The NY Times. Click here (https://www.ask-polly.com/p/can-you-stop) to read "Can You Stop?" by Heather Havrilesky on Ask Polly Click here (https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-025-00171-5) for the abstract of the study on The Batman Effect Click here (https://mbird.com/holidays/advent/advent-has-a-purpose-candle-lighting-isnt-it/) to read William Fagan's article on Mbird, "Advent Has a Purpose (Candle Lighting Isn't It)"
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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