256 episodes

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.

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    • 4.9 • 357 Ratings

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.

    Episode 256: God Is Not a Puzzle to Be Solved

    Episode 256: God Is Not a Puzzle to Be Solved

    In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk interpersonal dislikes, luxury beliefs, and Roman revenge. Also, polyamory.



    Click here to read the Ask Polly newsletter, "It's Not a Moral Failure to Dislike Someone" by Heather Havrilesky
    Click here to read Rob Henderson's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal "Luxury Beliefs That Only the Privileged Can Afford."
    Click here to Ash French's review of The Book of Clarence in Salon.
    Click here to read Meaghan Ritchey's interview with James K.A. Smith on Mockingbird.


    Click here to order your copy of the Mystery Issue of our magazine (where you can read the sermon Dave references)!

    • 56 min
    Episode 255: Mortal Movie Stars and Awesome Astronauts

    Episode 255: Mortal Movie Stars and Awesome Astronauts

    In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk rainy days, mean girls, and the strange blessing of Parkinson's. Also, the boys learn an important lesson about temperature.


    Click here to order a copy of The Mystery Issue of The Mockingbird Magazine. And here for more details about our upcoming NYC Conference (4/25-27).



    Click here to read about Rod Rosenbladt and the Gospel for Those Broken by the Church
    Click here to read Gilad Edelman's piece on The Best Small-Talk Topic in the Atlantic
    Click here to read Jessica Bennett's piece on Mean Girls in the NY Times
    Click here to read This Enchanted Universe by Ben Self
    Click here to read Jordan Griesbeck's review of the Michael J Fox documentary, Still

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Episode 254: Fellowship of the Cringe

    Episode 254: Fellowship of the Cringe

    In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk core memories, superegos, uncool churchgoers, and revenge vampires. Also, Dave sights a celebrity while Sarah dials up some French-Canadian cartoons. Oh, and the gang flips out over Fargo!



    Click here for more information, or to pre-register for our NYC Conference (4/25-27).
    Click here to read Kathryn Jezer-Morton's newsletter on "Why Are Parents So Fixated on Core Memories?"
    Click here to read Michael Roth's review of Mark Edmundson's book in The Washington Post, "What Would Freud Say About Our Online Lives?"
    Click here to read Russell Moore's piece on "Grace in the Age of Guilt" in Christianity Today.
    Click here to read Mary Harrington's newsletter, "You Need to Be Cringemaxxing."
    Click here to read Sarah's Mbird post on Revenge Vampires.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Episode 253: The Ministry of Fun

    Episode 253: The Ministry of Fun

    In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk Tetris, youth groups, paganism, and magi interlopers. Also, Dave plays some bingo while RJ questions the wisdom of the buddymoon.



    Click here to read Angela Watercutter's piece on Why Everyone Is Obsessed With the Kid Who Beat Tetris in Wired.
    Click here to read Karen Heller's essay, "Fun Is Dead" in the Washington Post.
    Click here to read "The Return of the Pagans" by David Wolpe in The Atlantic.
    Click here to read Derek Sweatman's reflection on "Why the Magi Matter" on Mbird.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Episode 252: A Merry Little Rizzmas

    Episode 252: A Merry Little Rizzmas

    In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk top words, millennial motherhoods, cancerous insights, and sad Christmases. Everyone also gives a few recs from the year gone by.



    Click here to read about Mirieam-Webster's word of the year. Click here to read about Oxford's.
    Click here to read Jordan Griesbeck's post on Mbird, "Thou Shalt Have a Thing."
    Click here to read Rachel Cohen's essay for Vox, “How Millennials Learned to Dread Motherhood.”
    Click here to read Josh Jeter's interview with Christian Wiman on Christianity Today.
    Click here to read Sarah's article, "Put the Sad Back in Christmas."


    The closing song is "Medium Christmas" by Caroline Fowler and is included with permission.

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Episode 251: The Horror and the Majesty

    Episode 251: The Horror and the Majesty

    In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk passive aggression, teenage misery, jazz flute comebacks, and wartime prayers. Also, Sarah celebrates Wally Moon day while Dave declares the worst of the meats.


    [Click here](www.mbird.com/support) to respond to the opening appeal. We need your support!



    Click here to read Josh Cohen's essay on Passive Aggression in 1843 Magazine.
    Click here to read Zadie Smith's piece, The Fall of My Teen-Age Self in The New Yorker.
    Click here to read Blake Nail's Mbird article on "André 3000’s Flute in the Midst of Loudness".
    Click here to read the interview with Phil Klay in the NY Times Magazine, "Finding a Moral Center in this Era of War."

    • 1 hr 14 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
357 Ratings

357 Ratings

Carrie, from the 'Ham ,

Please never stop

The interchange between the three hosts is priceless. Thank you for blessing us with your conversations! I appreciate being reminded “it is finished” during every episode. God bless you all.

ciclu ,

Progressive Leftists comment

I’ve been a longtime listener of the show and appreciate your thoughts on current events, culture and grace. I did want to comment on your latest episode. I got the impression that you viewed that progressive leftists can not be followers of Christ, even Episcopalians. I’d like to say that there are many of us out here who identify as Christians and progressives. They are not mutually exclusive.

mccallgirl ,

Relatable and comforting!

Such a great podcast! Deep conversations with three very smart, yet very human speakers. I gain more knowledge each time I listen!♥️

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