Episode 270: Planes, Trains, and Miracles

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk peak reviewing, Martha Stewart's redemption, and Vietnamese recovery. Also, Spotify brings Dave full circle while Sarah uncovers a lost monologue from an 80s classic. Click here (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/style/reviews-ratings-online.html) to read "Whatever You Do, Don't Review This" by Eric Taub in the NY Times. Click here (https://www.seenandunseen.com/what-spotify-wrapped-really-tells-us-about-ourselves) to read Belle Tindall's "What Spotify Wrapped Really Tells Us About Ourselves" on Seen & Unseen. Click here (https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/christmas-holiday-gifts-family-tips-7b9f2e57?st=9UwuRJ) to read Elizabeth Bernstein's column on "The Micropolitics of Family Gift Giving" in the WSJ. Click here (https://mbird.com/everyday/celebrity/martha-stewart-and-the-pursuit-of-perfection/) to read about "Martha Stewart and the Pursuit of Perfection" on Mbird, courtesy of Sam Bush. Click here (https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/vietnam-christian-drug-rehab-jesus-aquila/) to read "Finding Sobriety--and Jesus--in Vietnam's Christian Rehabs" by Angela Lu Fulton in CT. Click here (https://mbird.com/film/our-favorite-christmas-movies/) to read Mbird's list of Favorite Christmas Movies. Click here (https://themockingpulpit.fireside.fm/1648) to listen to Sarah C's recent sermon, "The Tragic Gap of Advent." Click here (https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/planes-trains-and-automobiles-1987.pdf) to read the original script for Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. The scene Sarah references is on pages 119-122. Finally, click here (https://mbird.com/support/) to give a yearend gift to Mockingbird. We'll be back in mid-January!