Episode 250: The Gang Goes Goth

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk eldest daughters, crypto parents, and a pair of awe-inspiring conversions. Also, Dave binges some Curb while Sarah discloses the worst thing someone said to her in the early days of grief. Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/11/first-born-children-eldest-daughter-family-dynamics/675986/) to read Sarah Sloat's piece on The Plight of the Eldest Daughter in The Atlantic. Click here (https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-sam-bankman-frieds-parents-14eef581) to read Katie Roiphe's WSJ essay on "Why Are We So Obsessed with Sam Bankman-Fried's Parents?" Click here (https://talkingbird.fireside.fm/372) to listen to Simeon Zahl's talk from Minneapolis, "The World Is a Hospital". Click here (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/05/awe-by-dacher-keltner-review-the-transformative-power-of-wonder) to read the review of Dachner Keltner's book, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform You Life (https://amzn.to/47ISfVB) in The Guardian. Click here (https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/kat-von-d-on-church-im-seeking-more-traditionalism-i-dont-want-to-go-to-a-concert/) to read about Kat von D's conversion. And click here (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx8NGK2sp8E/) to watch the video of her baptism. Click here (https://unherd.com/2023/11/why-i-am-now-a-christian/) to read Ayaan Hirsi Ali's column, "Why I Am Now a Christian" on UnHerd.