Episode 274: Donuts for Lent

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk gracious dermatology, religious resurgence, endemic narcissism, and alto harmonies. Also, Sarah sings some spirituals while RJ watches some cows. Click here (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/well/dr-pimple-popper-profile-sandra-lee.html) to read "Dr Pimple Popper Knows You Can't Look Away" by Eve Peyser Click here (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/christianity-us-religious-study-pew.html) to read Ruth Graham's report on how Christianity’s Decline in U.S. Appears to Have Halted in the NY Times Click here (https://mbird.com/everyday/getting-over-ourselves/) to read Tony Robinson's post "Getting Over Ourselves" on Mbird Click here (https://thecorners.substack.com/p/how-dare-you) to read NBW's substack "Nobody Is Doing This Right (Except Me)" Click here to read "Singing Myself Back to Life" by Susan Swetnam in Commonweal The closing song is "I See the Birds" by Jon Guerra. Used with permission. Click here (https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-see-the-birds-single/1798058794) to purchase on Apple or here to purchase on Bandcamp (https://jonguerra.bandcamp.com/track/i-see-the-birds), or here to listen on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/track/6iIZLd29ZRRnan0gqYrpsv?si=c365cd7b4d0840fb).