Talkingbird
About the show
Your destination for talks given at events hosted by Mockingbird (www.mbird.com), both present and past. Subjects run the gamut from religion and theology to psychology and literature to pop culture and relationships and everything in between. Humor and grace abound.
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Episodes
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I’m Not Dead Yet, But I Could Use a Hug: Naming the Deadness and Waking Up to God With Us — Marc Choi
April 29th, 2026 | 9 mins 44 secs
A breakout talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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The Personality of Jesus: Meeting the Man the Church Forgets — Todd Brewer
April 29th, 2026 | 39 mins 46 secs
A breakout talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Carpe Parvum: Embracing Little Ambitions in Light of the Resurrection — Ryan Tinetti
April 29th, 2026 | 37 mins 2 secs
A breakout talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Grotesque Grace in the works of Guillermo Del Toro, Flannery O’Connor, and David Foster Wallace — Kylee Pastore Asirvatham
April 29th, 2026 | 37 mins 52 secs
A breakout talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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A Positive Charge: On Recovering Boyhood in the Lives of Lonely Men — Ethan Richardson
April 29th, 2026 | 38 mins 29 secs
A breakout talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Devotion 1 — Ben DeHart
April 29th, 2026 | 10 mins
A talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 23, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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The Wonder of Grace (When Grief Is Everywhere) — David Zahl
April 29th, 2026 | 40 mins 27 secs
The Opening Talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 23, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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A Word for the Weary: The Consolation of Homiletics — Tim Blackmon
April 29th, 2026 | 30 mins 47 secs
The Closing Talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 25, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Poetry 1 — Sara Kay Mooney
April 29th, 2026 | 7 mins 10 secs
A talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 23, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Poetry 2 — Sara Kay Mooney
April 29th, 2026 | 5 mins 6 secs
A talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Devotion 2 — Ben DeHart
April 29th, 2026 | 6 mins 9 secs
A talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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The Science of Revenge and Forgiveness — James Kimmel Jr.
April 29th, 2026 | 57 mins 29 secs
A talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Modern Love (Or Lack Thereof?) — Christine Emba
April 29th, 2026 | 40 mins 50 secs
A talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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An Age of Unknowing: A Generation’s Yearning for Mystery — Belle Tindall-Riley
April 29th, 2026 | 25 mins 45 secs
A talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Getting Through What You're Going Through — Tanner Olson
April 29th, 2026 | 34 mins 48 secs
A talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).
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Drinks with Paul Zahl
April 29th, 2026 | 21 mins 45 secs
A talk from the 2026 Mockingbird Conference in NYC, Wow to the Deadness: Wonder for the Weary. April 24, 2026. Property of Mockingbird Ministries, all rights reserved (www.mbird.com).