Podcast Episodes

26.5: The Michigan Monarch

James Jesse Strang presents a parallel prophet’s career to that of Joseph Smith. In some ways, a copycat of the Mormon prophet who literally attempte…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

26.4: Utah

Season 26 Episode 4

After the death of Joseph Smith, the Mormons relocated to the basin beside the Great Salt Lake, led by Brigham Young. The journey of the pioneering M…

1 year ago

26.3: Last Days of the Prophet

Season 26 Episode 3

Fleeing persecution from the government of Missouri, Joseph Smith and the Mormons found themselves in Nauvoo, Illinois. There, Smith established a mi…

1 year ago

26.2: The Book of Mormon

Season 26 Episode 2

The Book of Mormon is full of intrigue and adventure. It also repeats the phrase "and it came to pass" over 1400 times. It tells the story of a lost …

1 year, 1 month ago

26,1: Moroni's Golden Plates

Season 26 Episode 1

Joseph Smith's discovery of a set of buried golden plates was the beginning of the Mormons or Church of Latter Day Saints. This was also moment deepl…

1 year, 1 month ago

25.10: Saving Krotona (Interview Special)

Season 25 Episode 10

Hollywood makeup artist, Pati Dubroff, became a preservationist after moving into the original dome of the Theosophists' Krotona Institute. In this i…

1 year, 2 months ago

25.9: Jim Morrison and the Occult (Interview Special

Season 25 Episode 9

Paul Wyld visits to talk about his book "Jim Morrison: Secret Teacher of the Occult." Wyld discusses Morrison's reading of esoteric texts and how the…

1 year, 2 months ago

25.8: Aldous Huxley on Drugs

Season 25 Episode 8

Aldous Huxley's Doors of Perception was a book ahead of its time and related the famous British novelist and intellectual's experimental engagement w…

1 year, 3 months ago

25.9: The Star Wars Holiday Special (Strange Ride Crossover)

Season 25 Episode 9

There is so much Star Wars content out in the wide world. Some of it is loved, some of it hated, but there is one piece of Star Wars media that is s…

1 year, 3 months ago

25.7: Esoterica (Interview Special)

Season 25 Episode 7

We sit down with Dr. Justin Sledge of the Esoterica Youtube channel to talk about his work with medieval and ancient esoteric texts and alchemical pr…

1 year, 3 months ago