<p>In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk face functions, last breaths, cringe churches, and Monkey Jesus. Also, Sarah runs into a teenage witch while RJ survives an iguanapocalypse. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Derek Sweatman. </p><p></p><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mbird.com/events/mockingbird-nyc-conference-2026/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to register for the upcoming NYC Mockingbird conference (4/23-25).</li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.allure.com/story/backlash-to-facial-conformity-jessie-buckley-hamnet" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read "Is the Backlash to Facial Conformity Finally Upon Us?" by Valerie Monroe in Allure.</li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/lupfer-jacob-last-word-ash-wednesday" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read "Ash Wednesday Asks Nothing" by Jacob Lupfer in Commonweal.</li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mbird.com/religion/church/a-church-of-cringe/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read "A Church of Cringe" by Todd Brewer on Mbird.</li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/01/22/cecilia-gimenez-only-meant-to-be-helpful" target="_blank">Click here </a>to read the obituary for Cecilia Giménez in The Economist.</li></ul>