Episode 269: A Crisis of Gratitude

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".