<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk picky eaters, shameless monsters, wartime tragedies, and the uselessness of God. Also, RJ wets the bed (and never looks back). </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/conferences/charlottesville-conference-recordings/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to listen to the recordings from the recent Mbird Conference in Charlottesville, VA. </li> <li><a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/the-kid-is-all-right-in-defense-of-picky-eating-11832437" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read &quot;In Defense of Picking Eating&quot; by Irina Dumistrescu on Serious Eats. </li> <li><a href="https://www.seenandunseen.com/we-need-sense-shame-need-mercy-even-more" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read Belle Tindall&#39;s piece on Seen and Unseen, &quot;We Needs a Sense of Shame -- But Need Mercy Even More.&quot;</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-nyc-conference-2026/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> for more details about the 2026 NYC Mbird Conference (4/23-25).</li> <li><a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/metro/end-ed-kochanowskis-wars/?s_campaign=8315:varf" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read &quot;The End of Ed Kochanowski&#39;s War&quot; in The Boston Globe.</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/religion/testimony/a-reluctant-living-testimony/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read &quot;A (Reluctant) Living Testimony&quot; by Amanda Geisinger on Mbird.</li> </ul>