Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchE135: How Artificial Intelligence Changes How We Think About the Plan of Salvation.
In the Book of Abraham, the gods create intelligences and put them into human bodies. Humans are now creating intelligences. But the intelligences we…
3 years, 9 months ago
E134: AIDS in 1980s Utah.
Utah’s first AIDS cases were confirmed in 1983. How did gay and lesbian people in Utah respond to this new disease? How did the LDS Church respond? J…
3 years, 9 months ago
E85: The Quincy Convention
After the death of Joseph Smith, things got even wilder in Nauvoo. Bryan and Lindsay talk about the crazy chaos and sit down with historian Dr. Benja…
3 years, 9 months ago
E84: BONUS EPISODE: Shadow Succession Crisis
Remember when Brigham Young disbanded the Relief Society shortly after Joseph Smith’s death? We do. Or do we…? In this long-awaited and teased BONUS …
3 years, 10 months ago
E83: BONUS EPISODE: Death of a Founder
In this special bonus episode, historian Christopher C. Smith interviews Joseph West about a paper he coauthored with Eric W. Schoon, titled, “From P…
3 years, 10 months ago
E133: More Than One Way to Polyg.
What if we could free polygamy from patriarchy and inequality? In this episode, Brady Williams and Blaire Ostler talk about how we could greatly expa…
3 years, 10 months ago
E82: Succession Crisis Showdown
It’s finally here; the story of how Brigham Young took over the church after Joseph Smith’s death. We’ve shown you the candidates, and now it’s time …
3 years, 10 months ago
E132: Don’t Forgive the Way God Forgives
Stephen Carter found a copy of “The Miracle of Forgiveness” at DI . . . and read it. How does the book that launched a million bishop confessions sou…
3 years, 10 months ago
E131: Why Most Ex-Mormons Leave Religion Completely.
When people leave the LDS Church, they rarely go join another church. Why do ex-Mormons go from “all in” to “all out”? Ryan Wimmer presents his ideas…
3 years, 10 months ago
E81: The True Mission of Captain Cutler
Alpheus Cutler broke with Brigham Young but his timing couldn’t have been worse. Join Bryan and Lindsay as they discuss Cutler’s role in the successi…
3 years, 10 months ago