Episode 221: The Fastest Way to End a Miracle

To respond to the opening appeal and support the work of Mockingbird, please click here (https://mbird.com/support/). All gifts are tax-deductible. Our last episode of the year in which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk mallstalgia, gift aversions, parent-child privilege gaps, and gambling addictions. Click here (https://tropicsofmeta.com/2021/11/29/mallstalgia/) to read Jason Tebbe's piece on mallstalgia for Tropics of Meta. Click here (https://mbird.com/everyday/law/i-hate-presents/) to read Sarah Hinlicky Wilson's confession, "I Hate Presents." Click here (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/opinion/poor-dad-rich-kids.html)to read Esau McCaulley's op-ed on how to raise middle-class kids if you grew up poor. Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/world-our-casino/620791/) to read Stephen Marche's article about how America's Gambling Addiction is Metastasizing in The Atlantic. Click here (https://mbird.com/news/america/risky-business-a-high-stakes-gambling-addiction/)to read Sam Bush's reflection on Risky Business.