EP 476 – The Only Peer Review You Need Is Social Media
May 12, 2020
It’s Jesus only in Church meetinghouse foyers, revisiting Mark Hofmann, phased temple reopenings, and the latest from Kate Kelly!
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EP 474 – “Kingdom of Nauvoo” – Benjamin E. Park
April 27, 2020
Benjamin E. Park discusses his new book, Kingdom of Nauvoo, about the rise and fall of Nauvoo as a theocracy that stressed the limits of American democracy.
EP 473 – The Beginning
April 21, 2020
Most of you have not suffered through our very first show, so with 2020 commemorating 10 years of This Week in Mormons, the time is now!
EP 472 – More Mournfulness Give Me
April 15, 2020
Recapping the global fast for COVID-19. Why is Moroni not on some newer temples? Global COVID relief efforts. Courts cannot decide validity of religion.
EP 471 – General Conference Recap: Social Distancing Edition
April 5, 2020
It was certainly a General Conference like no other, full of incredible counsel, the Hosanna Shout, a new Proclamation, youth speakers, and more!
EP 470 – A Nexus of Truth and Disease
April 1, 2020
We predict the most unpredictable General Conference ever; missionaries to be released and reutrn later to the field; competing accounts of the First Vision
EP 469 – Temple Predictions: The Podcast Too!
March 30, 2020
This special edition of This Week in Mormons delves exclusively into our temple predictions for the April 2020 General Conference.
EP 467 – Empty Pews
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus brings nearly all Church activity to a halt. How was your first Sunday conducting church at home? What does the future hold?
EP 466 – Get It Together, BYU
March 10, 2020
Brigham Young University needs to figure out how to include the LGBT community.
EP 465 – Devin Thorpe for Congress
March 3, 2020
Surprising us all, our own host Devin Thorpe is running for Congress! Coronavirus cancels part of General Conference. How to make the sacrament cleaner.
EP 462 – No More Mr. Nice Mittens
February 11, 2020
Mitt Romney, saver of Constitution? Reporting on the ground on coronavirus. Racism at BYU. Elizabeth Smart assaulted again. International News!
EP 461 – One Handbook to Rule Them All
February 4, 2020
One general handbook replaces two, Mitt Romney chugs chocolate milk, nursing mothers denied entry to BYU event, Utahns want church finances to be public!
EP 460 – You’re Very Generous with Your Thunder
January 28, 2020
Come, Follow Me isn’t perfect, but is it a “dumpster fire”? Maybe.
EP 459 – Are You a Rachel?
January 21, 2020
How is the new Young Women’s structure working out for you? How are your classes organized? We’ve surveyed you to find out more.
EP 458 – Alright, Wendy Nelson, I’m Gonna Need to See Some Credentials
January 14, 2020
Josie Gleave is here to talk about a surfeit of women’s issues that have come up over the past week. Also, we might know where General Conference is!
EP 457 – It’s the New Year, and We Can’t Think of a Title for This Episode
January 8, 2020
The Church has a new augmented reality app. Should Mormons be on Meidcaid? New First Vision podcast. Troubling growth numbers in Utah.
EP 456 – Money
December 30, 2019
We finally get around to talking about the elphant in the room: the Church’s wealth and alleged tax violations. Also, be nice to the DC Gay Men’s Chorus!
EP 455 – Stories of Christmas
December 23, 2019
TWiM’s co-hosts gather ’round to share meaningful stories of Christmas.
EP 453 – No Doughnut Shackles Can Chain These Hands
December 10, 2019
The Church affirms its opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment, but why? Also, can you believe Latter-day Saints are sugar addicts?!
EP 452 – ‘Show Offs’ with Lisa Valentine Clark and Hailey Smith
December 3, 2019
Two Latter-day Saint queens of comedy are back to talk improv, uplifting comedy, being a working Latter-day Saint woman, and more.
EP 451 – Samuel the Lamanite Was Balthazar. Change My Mind.
November 26, 2019
BYU-Idaho stops accepting Medicaid and the backlash is real. A new Nativity video is AMAZING. New conference sessions. And were the Three Wise Men Nephites?
EP 450 – All Is Not Well in Rock Canyon
November 21, 2019
We still have some questions about the Children and Youth program, the BYU Men’s Chorus makes the Nazi salute, and motherhood is hard.
EP 449 – We’re All Mormons
November 13, 2019
The killings of Latter-day Saints in Mexico have also caused many to ask, who gets to be called a Mormon?
EP 448 – An LDS-Aligned Podcast
November 5, 2019
Should LDS-aligned schools even be a thing? Should the Church continue operating its own schools? Also, garment reviews!
EP 445 – How to Pronounce ‘Kiribati’
October 15, 2019
Why on earth are we not using “Come, Follow Me” in Elders quorum and Relief Society?
EP 444 – General Conference… In Space!
October 7, 2019
Join our all-star panel as we break down the October 2019 General Conference, including big news about temple recommends, youth, and the future!
EP 442 – Is Two-Hour Church Working?
October 1, 2019
Home-centered church is good, but how is the health of your ward with two-hour church? Are we falling apart as a community?
EP 441 – Linking the Generations: An Interview with Dan Debenham of Relative Race
September 23, 2019
Dan Debenham, host of BYUtv’s Relative Race, joins us to discuss family history, the evolution of the hit show, and a little bit of behind-the-scenes fun.
EP 438 – Algorithms Are the Worst
September 3, 2019
President Nelson guarantees new temples at General Conference; how to make assignments the right way; Utah fails to fine the Church for health violations
EP 437 – Those Who Bringeth Guns to Church Shall Inherit the Terrestrial Kingdom
August 27, 2019
Latter-day Saints lose their minds over the Church banning firearms within its walls. Also, great international news roundups!
EP 436 – Alright, I’m Going to Denny’s
August 20, 2019
Al is back! So let’s talk about clarification on the Word of Wisdom, abuse prevention training, Ed Smart coming out, bad music, online dating, and more!
EP 434 – Tapirs! Tapirs, I Say!
August 7, 2019
The new youth theme has a dangerous undercurrent, horses really did exist in the Americans before Columbus, and bad satire on 73 steps to become Mormon!
EP 433 – Inclusion
July 30, 2019
Josie Gleave joins the fray and brings with her a great roundup of international news, including the best story ever out of New Zealand.
EP 432 – Bye Bye, EFY
July 24, 2019
Especially for Youth becomes For the Strength of Youth, President Nelson addresses racism at NAACP convention, and Kurt has a bonkers idea for temple work!
‘Muddy‘ Review: Polygamist Fiction Forces Us to Look Inside Ourselves
July 23, 2019
Dean Hughes latest novel, ‘Muddy,’ doesn’t shy away from the difficult questions surrounding polygamy that Mormon pioneers—and we—must face.
EP 430 – So Much Varnish That It Glows
July 11, 2019
Is celebrating the prophet’s birthday a bit too much for a humble calling? Missionaries to pay more per month. The Church toys with younger kid interviews.
EP 429 – Let’s Talk About Sex
July 1, 2019
The author of “And It Was Very Good” sits in the hot seat to discuss Latter-day Saint sexuality, including its many pitfalls.
EP 428 – If Only Joseph Had Grammarly
June 26, 2019
Six months in, how is two-hour church and “Come, Follow Me” working out for you?
EP 426 – YSA Stakes Are Stupid. Change My Mind.
May 29, 2019
YSA stakes do not meet the needs of young Latter-day Saints, and they exclude them from participation with the rest of the Church. Also, other news.
EP 422 – Purse Slamming Fever
May 8, 2019
Relief Society General President Jean B. Bingham takes flack for remarks about women. Civilly married couples can now go to the temple immediately!