Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMormon War Hero Who Lied: The Douglas Stringfellow Scandal
What happens when a celebrated war hero, beloved by both Congress and the LDS Church, turns out to be living a lie? In this episode of Mormonism Live, we investigate the incredible true story of Doug…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
John Taylor and the Truth About the Dark Ages: Rethinking the Great Apostasy
In this eye-opening episode of Mormonism Live, hosts Bill Reel and Radio Free Mormon are joined by author and theologian Charley Harrell to explore his powerful Dialogue Journal article, “John Taylor…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
The Dream Mine Story: Mormonism’s Most Expensive Revelation [Mormonism Live 231]
What do you get when you mix Mormon folklore, an angelic visitation, and a supposed Nephite treasure buried in a Utah hillside? You get one of the strangest, most persistent sagas in LDS history: the…
Published on 5 months ago
Utah’s Bloodiest Secret: Mormonism and the Black Hawk War [Mormonism Live 230]
This episode of Mormonism Live, we dive into a forgotten battlefield of Utah history — the Black Hawk War — a brutal and devastating conflict between Mormon settlers and Native American tribes that h…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Digital Deception: Unmasking The Fake Bill Reel Account [Mormonism Live 229]
A fake email account bearing Bill Reel’s name was used to manipulate and deceive—an incident that has raised serious questions about digital ethics, privacy violations, and personal targeting within …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Prophets, Polygamists & Pretenders: Inside Mormonism’s Schisms and Sects
When Joseph Smith died in 1844, the Restoration shattered like a glass dropped from heaven. What followed was a century-spanning explosion of rival prophets, breakaway churches, polygamist kingdoms, …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Wacky World of Polygamy Deniers
[Mormonism Live: 227] Welcome to the alternate reality where Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy, the angels with swords were just metaphors, and dozens of wives—including teenagers and already-mar…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Mormonism & The Charles Anthon Affair
🔍 Mormonism & The Charles Anthon Affair The Strange Meeting That Shaped a Scripture In this episode, we unravel one of the most curious and consequential moments in early Mormon history: the mysterio…
Published on 6 months ago
Cracking The Code: Tracing Book of Mormon Origins
[Mormonism Live 225] What if one of the most foundational parts of the Book of Mormon wasn’t ancient at all—but lifted from a 19th-century Methodist Bible commentary? In this episode, Mormonism Live …
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Inside the Closet: How Mormon Conversion Therapy Tried to ‘Fix’ Me
What happens when your faith tells you that your identity is a flaw to be corrected? In this episode, we sit down with Sam Nieves, a conversion therapy survivor, board member of the Conversion Therap…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago