
EP 512 – Representation
The new congress is the least Latter-day Saint in years; a history of Mormons and vaccines; crazy Facebook comments V. 2.0
The new congress is the least Latter-day Saint in years; a history of Mormons and vaccines; crazy Facebook comments V. 2.0
Let’s talk about the Capitol riot and bad cosplay. Also, affinity fraud in Utah, gender pay gaps in religious countries, and COVID!
It’s too easy to preach to LGBTQ Latter-day Saints. Richard Ostler believes we do the most good by listening and understanding.
2020 will soon be behind us. We reflect on the top stories of the year as well as some exciting weekly news. Also, Wonder Woman.
The TWiM family—and some special guests—recount meaningful Christmas stories designed to amuse and uplift.
The Church congratulates Joe Biden on his Electoral College victory and the Latter-day Saint internet LOSES ITS MIND.
Geoff and Kurt get into it on COVID, the First Presidency Christmas Devotional soothes our hearts, four temples move to Phase 3.
Christmas is upon us! What is Advent? What does 2020’s Light the World campaign entail? Why hasn’t the Church recognized Joe Biden’s victory?
#GiveThanks is awesome, and we have plenty to talk about, including some folks who don’t love to, uh, give thanks? Devin Thorpe is here.
Light the World kicks off in the time of COVID, Hallmark films move to Utah, Pres. Nelson teases a message of hope and healing.
How did Latter-day Saints perform in the U.S. election? BYU Pathways grows. Real Housewives of Salt Lake City aren’t so Mormon, it seems!
He ran for president as a conservative alternative to Trump in 2016, now Evan McMullin wants Latter-day Saints to vote for Joe Biden.
It’s our 500th episode! The whole gang is here, including Al! We hang. We talk news. We congratulate ourselves.
Students at BYU-Idaho deliberately contract COVID-19 in order to sell their valuable, antibody-infused blood. Oy. Vey.
If you’ve watched classic Church films, you’ve heard Merrill Jenson’s music, and now you can hear from the man himself about his career.
Join our all-star panel as we recap the best General Conference in recent memory.
Misunderstanding the White Horse Prophecy – again, COVID in the land of Provo, media that use “Mormon” in articles are negative, per study!
Romance author Sariah Wilson discusses writing for a broad audience but with an LDS perspective and how her faith informs her journey.
Cobra Kai goes to Geoff’s head. Senator Mike Lee wants to cancel KSL. Zelophehad’s Daughters tackles LDS cinema on IMDB.
One new temple breaks ground and another loses its president to COVID, children of divorced parents can bein two wards, and new youth theme!
Professor Tyler Lefevor discusses his research showing four options for LGBT Latter-day Saints, which might include leaving the Church.
Latter-day Saints for Trump. Latter-day Saints for Joe. The Mormon vote suddenly matters much more than it did in elections past.
James Strang is barely known to most Latter-day Saints, a new book, “The King of Confidence” goes into the rise and fall of this self-proclaimed monarch.
What is the history of the angel Moroni statue on temples? Are we teaching the law of chastity correctly? What is up with the new Hymns at Home app?
Utah was the first territory in the U.S. where women voted. What is the story behind suffrage in the west, and how is it relevant to Latter-day Saints?
With Pioneer Day behind us, how can we celebrate the pioneers of the future?
FamilySearch reaches—badly—on religious freedom, BYU’s Black Student Union wants to rename the whole campus, major changes to temple work!
How did face masks become about religious freedom when they are supposed to be about public health? How is your sabbath in the time of COVID?
Some satire on Lilburn Boggs makes a good point about monuments, Tad Callister doesn’t read the room, Josie has a new podcast. And Wear. The. Mask.
Noted Latter-day Saint historian Russell Stevenson sits down to talk Brigham Young and racism, modern-day LDS racism, and what we can do to be better.
We can acknowledge that vandalism is wrong and still be open to a discussion on the Church’s racist past. Elder Bednar goes after the government! And more!
BYU-Idaho steps in it when trying to address race relations, male missionary fashion may now not involve ties, active Latter-day Saints support Trump less.
White privilege is real among Latter-day Saints. You may not think so, but it’s true. How can we identify and combat racism in our own ranks?
Widespread protests and violence in the wake of George Floyd’s murder causes Latter-day Saints to look inward and ask, “Is it I?”
Latter-day Saints weigh reopening their congregations. But do we need professional cleaners? Should we sing? Bishops lose oversight of missionary work.
Will we see a drop off in church attendance once we all come back? Are women truly equal in priesthood authority during a lockdown? Polygamy in 2020.
It’s Jesus only in Church meetinghouse foyers, revisiting Mark Hofmann, phased temple reopenings, and the latest from Kate Kelly!
The Tabernacle Choir gets a new logo, BYU Magazine goes all in on listening to women, Shanghai Temple might face a rocky road, a bevy of COVID news
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.
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!