Episode 245: God Never Shows Up Early

Back from their summer hiatus, RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk tourism, punctuality, Swiftie conferences, and the new old age. Also, RJ remembers the elephant butte while Sarah plays the food game. Click here (https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-case-against-travel) to read Agnes Callard's "The Case Against Travel" in The New Yorker Click here (https://mbird.com/everyday/timing-is-everything-the-ethics-of-being-late/) to read Sam Bush's post on the Ethics of Being Late Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/08/career-retirement-transition-academic-programs/675085/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email) to read David Brooks' essay on "The New Old Age" in The Atlantic Click here (https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/151959-the-supper-of-the-lamb-a-culinary-reflectio) to read the Robert Capon quote that Sarah references (from The Supper of the Lamb) Click here (https://mbird.com/the-magazine/impossible-forgiveness/) to read Dianne Collard's testimony, "When the Words Become True", taken from the Mercy Issue of The Mockingbird Magazine Click here (https://mbird.com/store/) to subscribe to The Mockingbird Magazine