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.

Episode Date
Last Chopper Out of Vietnam
May 01, 2024
Episode 258: The Greatest Bible Study of All Time
Apr 20, 2024
Episode 257: Screwing Up Is a Good Start
Mar 25, 2024
Episode 256: God Is Not a Puzzle to Be Solved
Mar 11, 2024
Episode 255: Mortal Movie Stars and Awesome Astronauts
Feb 26, 2024
Episode 254: Fellowship of the Cringe
Feb 05, 2024
Episode 253: The Ministry of Fun
Jan 12, 2024
Episode 252: A Merry Little Rizzmas
Dec 18, 2023
Episode 251: The Horror and the Majesty
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 250: The Gang Goes Goth
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 249: Justin Timberlake Is Dead to Me
Nov 04, 2023
Episode 248: God's Great Merciful Lie
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 247: Boys, Men, and Second Chances
Oct 02, 2023
Episode 246: Sanitation Salvation
Sep 18, 2023
Episode 245: God Never Shows Up Early
Sep 01, 2023
Episode 244: Don't Forget to Tip Your Server
Jun 01, 2023
Episode 243: The Worst Pep Talk Ever
May 10, 2023
Episode 242: If I Wasn't Worried About Money
Apr 18, 2023
Episode 241: How Old Are You (in Your Head)?
Apr 04, 2023
Episode 240: Pain Avoidant Weirdos
Mar 16, 2023
Episode 239: So Ruined, So Loved
Feb 14, 2023
Episode 238: Heaven Is a Sleepover
Jan 31, 2023
Episode 237: Missing the Miracles
Jan 17, 2023
Episode 236: Dimming the Gaslights
Dec 20, 2022
Episode 235: Disco Advent
Dec 06, 2022
Episode 234: Boundaries Schmoundaries
Nov 08, 2022
Episode 233: The Main Difference Between a Wedding and a Funeral
Oct 24, 2022
Episode 232: Church of the Holy Dysfunction
Sep 27, 2022
Episode 231: Low Anthropology Is My Love Language
Sep 12, 2022
Episode 230: The Gospel of Ineffective Altruism
Aug 29, 2022
Episode 229: The Opposite of Adulting
May 17, 2022
Episode 228: Failed Saviors Anonymous
Apr 27, 2022
Episode 227: Goblin Forgiveness
Apr 01, 2022
Episode 226: No Fanny Packs in Heaven
Mar 16, 2022
Episode 225: Stop Nagging Me (and Start Nagging God)
Mar 02, 2022
Episode 224: The Least Pleasurable Sin
Feb 15, 2022
Episode 223: Love Is Downwardly Mobile
Feb 01, 2022
Episode 222: The Best Place to Cry in Public
Jan 18, 2022
Episode 221: The Fastest Way to End a Miracle
Dec 07, 2021
Episode 220: Beauty, Betrayal, and Burnout
Nov 15, 2021
Episode 219: Hell Is Getting Everything You Want
Nov 02, 2021
Episode 218: Too Good to Be True
Oct 18, 2021
Episode 217: Not Captain Material
Sep 28, 2021
Episode 216: No One Is Enjoying Their Life
Sep 17, 2021
Episode 215: Blessed Are the Brokenhearted
Aug 30, 2021
Episode 214: God Is On The Bathroom Floor
Jun 21, 2021
Episode 213: Don't Count Another Man's Money
May 24, 2021
Episode 212: The Secret to Complete Mastery
May 11, 2021
Special Episode: The Surprise Issue
May 03, 2021
Episode 210: Don't Stop Beliebing
Apr 26, 2021
Episode 209: What If You Weren't Afraid Anymore?
Apr 11, 2021
Episode 208: God Is Insane
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 207: Tangled Redemption
Mar 15, 2021
Episode 206: The Goalposts Are Moving
Mar 01, 2021
A New Podcast from Mockingbird! Trailer for The Brothers Zahl
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 204: Sexy Lexie Has a Nervous Breakdown
Feb 13, 2021
Episode 203: What If I'm Wrong About Everything?
Jan 22, 2021
Episode 202: Batteries Not Included
Dec 11, 2020
Special Episode: The Sports Issue
Dec 02, 2020
Episode 200: A Mockingcast Birthday Extravaganza!
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 199: Night of the Living Swingset
Nov 06, 2020
Episode 198: I Feel Guilty About Liking This
Oct 23, 2020
Episode 197: Play Now
Oct 09, 2020
Episode 196: The Land of Bland
Sep 25, 2020
Episode 195: All Shall Be Swell
Sep 11, 2020
Episode 194: Defunding the Inner Police
Sep 02, 2020
Episode 193: Those Upgrades Can Wait
Aug 14, 2020
Episode 192: Smokin' Soulmates
Aug 02, 2020
Episode 191: Exploding Heads and Inedible Sandwiches
Jul 10, 2020
Episode 190: My Name Is Soapbox
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 189: From Minneapolis to Constantinople
Jun 01, 2020
Episode 188: Homicidal Psycho Jungle Mockingcast
May 26, 2020
Episode 187: Watch Out Whitney
May 18, 2020
Episode 186: Garbage Pail Groundhogs
May 10, 2020
Episode 185: Be Like Mike?
Apr 30, 2020
Episode 184: Karen vs the Emotion Police
Apr 23, 2020
Episode 183: The Ballad of Weird Al
Apr 15, 2020
Episode 182: Deployed!
Apr 06, 2020
Episode 181: The Great Thing About Hell
Mar 30, 2020
Episode 180: Lowering the Bar
Mar 22, 2020
Episode 179: Coronacation Survival Kit
Mar 16, 2020
Episode 178: What Would Gaga Do?
Mar 09, 2020
Episode 177: The Type Who Never Listens
Feb 24, 2020
Special Episode: The Future Issue
Feb 15, 2020
Episode 175: Spirals of Forgiveness
Feb 07, 2020
Episode 174: The Unchurchables
Jan 25, 2020
Episode 173: Time's Quaint Stream(ing Service)
Jan 11, 2020
Episode 172: Mary, Did You Have Amazon Prime?
Dec 10, 2019
Episode 171: Everybody Loves Dolly
Nov 25, 2019
Episode 170: Eat Your Heart Out, Marisa Tomei
Nov 11, 2019
Episode 169: Optimizing the Broken
Oct 27, 2019
Episode 168: Surprise Party
Oct 14, 2019
Episode 167: Tuesday Freedom
Sep 30, 2019
Episode 166: A Very Brady Mockingcast
Sep 16, 2019
Episode 165: Be Nice, Lee Ann!
Aug 31, 2019
Episode 164: Get in the Pool!
Aug 21, 2019
(Mini-)Episode 163: Hope
Aug 02, 2019
Special Episode: The Family Issue
Jul 26, 2019
(Mini-)Episode 161: The Holy Spirit
Jul 19, 2019
(Mini-)Episode 160: The Bondage of the Will
Jul 12, 2019
Episode 159: The One About the Devil
Jun 26, 2019
Episode 158: Pelagian Privilege
Jun 12, 2019
Episode 157: Glorious Inefficiency
May 26, 2019
Episode 156: The House of Brontosaurus
May 13, 2019
Episode 155: Putting the Fun Back in Funeral
Apr 27, 2019
Episode 154: God's Cup of Tea
Apr 07, 2019
Episode 153: Jesus Is Aunt Becky
Mar 23, 2019
Special Episode: The Faith and Doubt Issue
Mar 19, 2019
Episode 151: Don't Wash Your Face
Mar 09, 2019
Episode 150: Rumors of Grace
Feb 23, 2019
Episode 149: Called Out!
Feb 09, 2019
Episode 148: Hanging With Mr Cooper
Jan 26, 2019
Episode 147: Sick Day Christianity
Jan 12, 2019
Special Episode: Top Theology Books of 2018
Jan 09, 2019
Episode 145: Gum, Gatorade, and Grace
Dec 14, 2018
Episode 144: Teenage Recession
Dec 02, 2018
Episode 143: A More Brunch-Like Experience
Nov 17, 2018
Episode 142: The Untrustworthy List
Nov 04, 2018
Episode 141: Electrocuting Barbie Dolls
Oct 20, 2018
Episode 140: Hobbies, Pets, and Judges
Oct 06, 2018
Episode 139: The Opposite of Sex
Sep 21, 2018
Special Episode: The Deja Vu Issue
Sep 15, 2018
Episode 137: Safety Dance
Sep 07, 2018
Episode 136: Republic of Cancer
Aug 25, 2018
Episode 135: Oh the Humanity!
Aug 11, 2018
Episode 134: Effortless Church Planting
Jul 28, 2018
Episode 133: The Gang Gets Washed
Jul 07, 2018
Episode 132: Is There Still a Spaceman?
Jun 22, 2018
Episode 131: Our Favorite Hallucinogen
Jun 09, 2018
Episode 130: Royal Weddings, Vegan YouTubers, and Original Sin
May 26, 2018
Episode 129: Kanye and Kim (Not That Kim)
May 12, 2018
Episode 128: Infiltrating New York City
Apr 28, 2018
Special Episode: The Humor Issue
Apr 20, 2018
Episode 126: Some Kind of Sinners Anonymous
Apr 14, 2018
Episode 125: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Mar 24, 2018
Episode 124: Academy of Imputation
Mar 10, 2018
Episode 123: Opiates of the People
Feb 27, 2018
Episode 122: Free Juice
Feb 10, 2018
Episode 121: Cradles, Quarterbacks, and the Angel of Death
Feb 02, 2018
Episode 120: Humblebragging about Aziz and Atonement
Jan 19, 2018
Episode 119: A New Year, Some Good Books, and an Old Church
Jan 05, 2018
Episode 118: Tis Better To Receive Than to Give?
Dec 15, 2017
Episode 117: The Mockingcast Rides Again!
Dec 01, 2017
Episode 116: Prayer and Affliction: Martin Luther on the Spiritual Roots of Theological Insight - Simeon Zahl
Nov 28, 2017
Episode 115: Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (in the Work of John Bunyan) - Dan Horn
Nov 26, 2017
Episode 114: Grace in Luther - Matthew Milliner
Nov 26, 2017
Episode 113: Closing Q&A with Nick Lannon, Sarah Condon, Jacob Smith and David Zahl
Nov 10, 2017
Episode 112: Can't Stop the Signal: Enduring Hope for Divided Times - David Zahl
Nov 10, 2017
Episode 111: Grace, Race, and the KKK - Daryl Davis
Nov 10, 2017
Episode 110: When Katie Met Luther: A New Kind of Love - Sarah Condon
Nov 10, 2017
Episode 109: Robert Barnes and 500 Years of Justification by Grace Alone - Jacob Smith
Nov 10, 2017
Episode 108: Devotion on Ezekiel 47:1-10 - Adam Morton
Nov 09, 2017
Episode 107: No, Actually I Don't Work Out - Nick Lannon
Nov 06, 2017
Episode 106: Freedom in Christ, or, How We Can Do What You Do on the Dance Floor
Aug 01, 2017
Episode 105: Liars and Madmen and You: The Art of Narrative - CJ Green
Jul 26, 2017
Episode 104: Exploring the Oddball World of Leftfield Christian Music 1973-87, Pt. 2 - John Zahl
Jul 17, 2017
Episode 103: The Word of the Cross - Jim McNeely
Jul 10, 2017
Episode 102: How to Have (Just) One God - Adam Morton
Jul 03, 2017
Episode 101: Saving Paul From the Academy - Todd Brewer
Jun 30, 2017
Episode 100: Greetings From the Upside Down - Stephanie Phillips
Jun 20, 2017
Episode 99: The Reformation Today - Jacob Smith
Jun 20, 2017
Episode 98: Science is From Mars, Theology is From Venus: Perspectives from Psychology and Faith - Bonnie Poon Zahl and Bethany Sollereder
Jun 13, 2017
Episode 97: Multiple Marriages to the Same Spouse - Debbie and Ellis Brazeal
Jun 13, 2017
Episode 96: The Gospel as the Dynamite of Salvation and Vocation as the Scaffolding of the Christian Life - Scott Keith
May 30, 2017
Episode 95: Beneath the Pelagian Surface of Moana - Charlotte Getz
May 23, 2017
Episode 94: Hearing Law, Seeing Gospel: A Mockingbird History of Art - Matthew Milliner
May 23, 2017
Episode 93: Jesus and Therapy - Ethan Richardson
May 12, 2017
Episode 92: Another Decade Ends - David Zahl
May 09, 2017
Episode 91: Did It Have to Be Jesus? - Nicole Cliffe
May 09, 2017
Episode 90: ARCHITECT: Fellow & Failing - Duo Dickinson
May 09, 2017
Episode 89: The Raising of the Crucified One - Fleming Rutledge
May 09, 2017
Episode 88: Sisyphus's Inbox - Oliver Burkeman
May 09, 2017
Episode 87: Hiding in Plain Sight - Simeon Zahl
May 09, 2017
Episode 86: Jackwagon Junction - Sarah Condon
May 09, 2017
Episode 85: Rock n Roll All Day, Party Every Night - Aaron Zimmerman
May 06, 2017
Episode 84: Fear and Trembling
Mar 24, 2017
Episode 83: What's Zacchaeus Got To Do With It?
Mar 17, 2017
Episode 82: The Power Of Meaning
Mar 10, 2017
Episode 81: Outrage, Escape and Immortality
Mar 03, 2017
Episode 80: Abandon Me...In Texas
Feb 24, 2017
Episode 79: Love, Religion & Death
Feb 17, 2017
Episode 78: Third Time's A Charm!
Feb 10, 2017
Episode 77: The Food & Drink Magazine Edition
Feb 09, 2017
Episode 76: Pastrix
Feb 03, 2017
Episode 75: A Path Revealed
Jan 27, 2017
Episode 74: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Jan 20, 2017
Episode 73: Shameless
Jan 13, 2017
Episode 72: Good Riddance
Jan 06, 2017
Episode 71: Star of Wonder, Star of Night
Dec 23, 2016
Episode 70: Oh What A Feeling
Dec 16, 2016
Episode 69: Special Episode: The Holiday Survival Guide
Dec 15, 2016
Episode 68: By Faith And Not By Sight
Dec 09, 2016
Episode 67: Silence
Dec 02, 2016
Episode 66: Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 25, 2016
Episode 65: Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart!
Nov 18, 2016
Episode 64: Come Healing
Nov 12, 2016
Episode 63: Special Election Hangover Edition, With Jim Knable
Nov 10, 2016
Episode 62: He’s Back…
Nov 04, 2016
Episode 61: Happy Birthday To Us, Let’s Do The Monster Mash!
Oct 31, 2016
Episode 60: Worship, Anxiety & The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Oct 28, 2016
Episode 59: ScreenWise
Oct 22, 2016
Episode 58: Finding God In The Waves (With Science Mike)
Oct 14, 2016
Episode 57: Transcendent
Oct 07, 2016
Episode 56: Theology After You’ve Been Left Behind
Sep 30, 2016
Episode 55: Special Edition: A First Look At The Mental Health Issue Of The Magazine
Sep 26, 2016
Episode 54: Help
Sep 23, 2016
Episode 53: Getting Religion
Sep 16, 2016
Episode 52: The Church’s One Foundation
Sep 09, 2016
Episode 51: Christians Need Missionaries Too
Sep 02, 2016
Episode 50: Grace After God?
Aug 26, 2016
Episode 49: The Devil’s In The Details & The Nostalgia
Aug 19, 2016
Episode 48: Speaking Of Faith, Fashion and Friendship
Aug 12, 2016
Episode 47: Rest Assured
Aug 05, 2016
Episode 46: Everything Moves
Jul 30, 2016
Episode 45: Peter Leithart, Don Knotts & The Orthodoxy Of Romance
Jul 23, 2016
Episode 44: PZ Returns
Jul 15, 2016
Episode 43: Life Is An Authentic Mess
Jul 08, 2016
Episode 42: Religion’s Place In A Chronically Anxious World
Jul 01, 2016
Episode 41: Bonus Cast: Game Of Thrones Recap And Review
Jun 28, 2016
Episode 40: The Ecumenical Apocalypse
Jun 24, 2016
Episode 39: Did Jesus Have A Wife? Do You Have Septimania?!?
Jun 17, 2016
Episode 38: Should You Ever Be Authentic Or Do What You Love?
Jun 10, 2016
Episode 37: Bonus Mini-Cast: Lindy and Scott Review “Love And Friendship”
Jun 07, 2016
Episode 36: How’s A Gorilla Mom Like Me Gonna Make It Through The Zombie Apocalypse?
Jun 03, 2016
Episode 35: Nurture The Wow
May 28, 2016
Episode 34: The Gospel Is For Sinners
May 20, 2016
Episode 33: Special Episode: The Church Magazine Edition
May 18, 2016
Episode 32: Preaching Can Be Powerful, But Should It Be Funny?
May 13, 2016
Episode 31: Falling Into Grace
May 06, 2016
Episode 30: What Is True Freedom? And What’s The Deal With Choose Your Own Adventure Books?
Apr 29, 2016
Episode 29: Our Conversation With Derek Webb, Thoughts On Prince, And The Joys Of Crashing Weddings
Apr 22, 2016
Episode 28: The Mockingbird NYC 2016 Podcast
Apr 15, 2016
Episode 27: Vulnerability, Loss & The Anti-Law
Apr 08, 2016
Episode 26: Tay The Twitbot Has Spoken, We’re All American Psychos Now
Apr 01, 2016
Episode 25: Special Episode: The Superman V Batman First Look
Mar 26, 2016
Episode 24: The Passion of Christ and Our Passion for Performance
Mar 25, 2016
Episode 23: Preaching and Hearing The Word In Holy Week And A Live Recording From #MbirdTyler2016
Mar 19, 2016
Episode 22: Life’s Too Short To Pretend You’re Not Religious, Let The Healing Begin
Mar 11, 2016
Episode 21: The Power of Empathy, The Excesses of Leadership and The Episcopalian Skeletor
Mar 04, 2016
Episode 20: Meet Our New Co-Host…
Feb 26, 2016
Episode 19: A Lenten Theology Of The Cross
Feb 19, 2016
Episode 18: The Protest Vote and The Magic of Protestantism
Feb 12, 2016
Episode 17: Everyone’s A Critic
Feb 06, 2016
Episode 16: Regret, Resolve and the Possibility of Relief
Jan 30, 2016
Episode 15: A Conversation With Mark Oppenheimer
Jan 25, 2016
Episode 14: Talking Science, Shame, and Satire in the wake of the Snowpocalypse
Jan 22, 2016
Episode 13: David Bowie, David Brooks and the God Who Hates When We Hate Our Mess
Jan 15, 2016
Episode 12: Mockingcast Special Edition: The State of Theology and Church in 2015
Jan 12, 2016
Episode 11: The Power of Confession, The Fear of Failure, and Paul Zahl on Donald Trump
Jan 08, 2016
Episode 10: Have Yourself A Mockingbird Christmas Time
Dec 24, 2015
Episode 9: Stuff Your Face In Front Of The Elf On The Shelf, Right After You Go See Star Wars
Dec 19, 2015
Episode 8: Find Your Safe Space
Dec 11, 2015
Episode 7: There’s No Shame In Being Bill Murray
Dec 04, 2015
Episode 6: Thanksgiving Edition…Grace and Gratitude
Nov 25, 2015
Episode 5: Asking Polly What To Do When You’ve Been Pulverized In Palo Alto
Nov 20, 2015
Episode 4: Wonder As A Wellspring Of Life
Nov 13, 2015
Episode 3: Mockingcast Special Edition: The Technology Issue Preview
Nov 13, 2015
Episode 2: The Surprising Jesus And The Story of Self-Justification
Nov 06, 2015
Episode 1: The Mockingcast Premiere Episode
Oct 30, 2015