<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk advent calendars, perfectionist musicians, interrupting mothers, and the Batman effect. The gang also takes a field trip to an acute mental health ward across the pond.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E353807&id=2" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to respond to the opening appeal. </li> <li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/11/peak-advent-calendar/684971/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read Ellen Cushing&#39;s &quot;Advent Calendars Are Totally Out of Control&quot; in The Atlantic.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/opinion/pianist-music-performance-perfection.html" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read &quot;The Quest for Perfection Is Stunting Our Society&quot; by Jonathan Biss in The NY Times.</li> <li><a href="https://www.ask-polly.com/p/can-you-stop" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read &quot;Can You Stop?&quot; by Heather Havrilesky on Ask Polly</li> <li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-025-00171-5" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> for the abstract of the study on The Batman Effect</li> <li><a href="https://mbird.com/holidays/advent/advent-has-a-purpose-candle-lighting-isnt-it/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> to read William Fagan&#39;s article on Mbird, &quot;Advent Has a Purpose (Candle Lighting Isn&#39;t It)&quot;</li> </ul>