Episode 269: A Crisis of Gratitude

09/12/2024 1h 5min

Listen "Episode 269: A Crisis of Gratitude"

Episode Synopsis

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk prepositional gratitude, backfiring fatalism, overgrown cemeteries, and lighthearted Advents. Also, RJ expounds on the benefits of bumblefat.
Click here (https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E353807&id=2) to respond to the opening appeal and support Mockingbird this year-end!
Click here (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/why-is-gratitude-so-difficult) to read Joshua Rothman's essay in The New Yorker, "Why Is Gratitude So Difficult?"
Click here (https://mbird.com/holidays/gold-metal-gratitude/) to read Bryan Jarrell's piece for Mbird on "Gold Medal Gratitude".
Click here (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/opinion/public-health-crisis-america.html) to read Jeneen Interlandi's NY Times op-ed, "We Tire Very Quickly of Being Told Everything's on Fire."
Click here (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/climate/us-cemeteries-wild-flowers.html) to read Cara Buckley's piece about the Rewilding of America's Cemeteries.
Click here (https://www.instagram.com/itstherosenthals/?hl=en) to watch the Instagram videos of Robin Rosenthal and her family that Sarah mentions.
Click here (https://garrisonkeillor.substack.com/p/walking-to-church-on-a-cold-day) to Garrison Keillor's substack about "Walking to Church On a Cold Day".