Episode 276: Love Has a Million Disguises (But Winning Is Simply Not One)

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk comic marriages, unruly kids, brainwashed Christians and Lenten props. Also, RJ recounts his favorite ever baptism while Sarah revises her opinion of frozen margaritas. Click here (https://mbird.com/events-list/) to register for the NYC Conference. Click here (https://amzn.to/3GlmWrd) to pre-register Dave's new book, The Big Relief. Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/03/jim-gaffigan-tom-papa-marriage/682170/) to read Olga Khazan's article about "What Comedians Know About Staying Married". Click here (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHpIjEhSwEp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D) to watch Conan O'Brien's acceptance speech for the Mark Twain Award. Click here (https://www.christiancentury.org/voices/praise-unruly-children-church) to read "In Praise of Unruly Children in Church" by Phil Christman in The Christian Century. Click here (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/07/its-always-the-other-side-thats-been-brainwashed) to read "It's Always the Other Side That's Brainwashed" by Nikhil Krishnan in The New Yorker. Click here (https://mbird.com/bible/the-dangers-of-prop-comedy/) to read Ben Maddison's article on "The Dangers of Prop Comedy" on Mbird. Episode title courtesy of Jon Guerra's song "Citizens" (https://open.spotify.com/track/216VrH1pVtArk8lilJJQih?si=f14e478abf3d4fc7), used with permission.