Episode 278: Big Joe Breaks the Silence

12/05/2025 1h 1min

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Episode Synopsis

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk marketing trauma, cultural decline, and the pluses and minuses of the silent treatment. Also, Sarah goes on a date to WalMart, while RJ tries real hard to be the shepherd.
Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/05/mothers-day-email-opt-out/682715/) to read Ellen Cushing's article "The Brands Are Very Sorry About Your Trauma."
Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/06/american-pop-culture-decline/682578/) to read Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture? by Spencer Kornhaber.
Click here (https://mbird.com/everyday/law/deafening-silence/) to read "Deafening Silence" by Sam Bush on Mbird.
Click here (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/magazine/ocean-vuong-interview.html) to read David Marchese's interview with Ocean Vuong in the NY Times.