Episode 294: Who Do You Think You Are Miss Astorbutt?

Episode 294 · May 4th, 2026 · 1 hr 15 mins

About this Episode

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk casinofication, sketch comedy, main character energy, and self-transcendence. Also, RJ yearns to be too small to fail, while Sarah learns her son used to be a light bulb.

  • Click here to listen to the recordings for our recent conference in New York City
  • Click here to register for the 20th Anniversary NYC Conference (4/15-17/2027)
  • Click here to read Russell Moore's newsletter "Against the Casinofication of the Church"
  • Click here to read the NY Times interview with Bob Odenkirk
  • Click here to read Megan Garber's piece in the Atlantic about The New Age of Performance Anxiety
  • Click here to read Tony Robinson's post on Mbird, "A Self Help Guru Has Second Thoughts"

Click here to read McKay Coppins essay in the Atlantic about online gambling, "Sucker"