Episode 278: Big Joe Breaks the Silence

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk marketing trauma, cultural decline, and the pluses and minuses of the silent treatment. Also, Sarah goes on a date to WalMart, while RJ tries real hard to be the shepherd. Click here to read Ellen Cushing's article "The Brands Are Very Sorry About Your Trauma." Click here to read Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture? by Spencer Kornhaber. Click here to read "Deafening Silence" by Sam Bush on Mbird. Click here to read David Marchese's interview with Ocean Vuong in the NY Times.