EP 529 – The Wives of Prophets
May 11, 2021
Wendy Nelson speaks at UVU commencement, leading us to discuss the roles of prophets’ wives. Also Manti murals survive!
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EP 526 – Church Discipline and “The Line”
April 20, 2021
Natasha Helfer’s work has the support of fellow therapists, so why is she facing disciplinary action and others don’t?
EP 525 – The Church of Nuclear Families Is No More
April 13, 2021
From singles forming the majority at church, to LGBTQ+ representation on BYUtv, to how we talk about less-active members – much has changed.
EP 524 – General Conference Recap – April 2021
April 6, 2021
We’ve assembled the best and the brightest to recap the greatest talks and news from April 2021 General Conference
EP 522 – The Great and Wondrous Missionary Vaccine
March 31, 2021
Missionaries don’t have to get the COVID vaccine, Sariah Wilson has a new book, Manti murals live another day… and Star Wars passion.
EP 521 – Anti-Vaxxers to the Rescue
March 23, 2021
Defying Church leaders, many Latter-day Saints are organizing against the COVID-19 vaccination effort.
EP 520 – But Why Not Preserve the Murals?
March 16, 2021
The Salt Lake and Manti temples end live endowments and remove their historic murals. E. Uchtdorf donates to Dems! Also, awful DezNat threads.
EP 519 – The Rainbow Connection
March 10, 2021
BYU’s Rainbow Day lights the Y, the Church reaffirms its opposition to the Equality Act, and have you watched “Murder Among the Mormons”?
EP 518 – The Impact of Parents’ Religious Rigidity on Young Adults Leaving the Church – An Interview w/ Liz Brown-Macdonald
March 2, 2021
A study of disaffiliated Latter-day Saints who claim to have religiously “rigid” parents asks us to rethink the way we relate to our loved ones.
EP 516 – Your Guide to the Temple w/ Rosie Card
February 17, 2021
Rosie Card discusses her new temple guidebook “House of Light,” plus we get into some how weekly news.
EP 515 – Shadow Ward Clerks
February 10, 2021
Inside DezNat, the leftward tilt of educated Latter-day Saints, and the erosion of traditional power of Church leaders over conservatives?
EP 511 – Moroni Lives!
January 12, 2021
Let’s talk about the Capitol riot and bad cosplay. Also, affinity fraud in Utah, gender pay gaps in religious countries, and COVID!
EP 509 – The Year In Review
December 29, 2020
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.
EP 508 – Stories of Christmas 2
December 22, 2020
The TWiM family—and some special guests—recount meaningful Christmas stories designed to amuse and uplift.
EP 506 – Nobody’s Out There Trying to Kill Grandma
December 8, 2020
Geoff and Kurt get into it on COVID, the First Presidency Christmas Devotional soothes our hearts, four temples move to Phase 3.
EP 505 – Stumping for Advent
December 1, 2020
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?
EP 504 – Smothering the World in Gratitude
November 24, 2020
#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.
EP 502 – Jack Latter-day Saints
November 10, 2020
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!
EP 501 – Evan McMullin on Saving the Republic
November 1, 2020
He ran for president as a conservative alternative to Trump in 2016, now Evan McMullin wants Latter-day Saints to vote for Joe Biden.
EP 500 – Quincentennial
October 28, 2020
It’s our 500th episode! The whole gang is here, including Al! We hang. We talk news. We congratulate ourselves.
EP 498 – Merrill Jenson, Legendary Film Composer
October 13, 2020
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.
EP 497 – October 2020 General Conference Recap
October 5, 2020
Join our all-star panel as we recap the best General Conference in recent memory.
EP 496 – White Horses Can’t Die
September 29, 2020
Misunderstanding the White Horse Prophecy – again, COVID in the land of Provo, media that use “Mormon” in articles are negative, per study!
EP 495 – Sariah Wilson, Author of “Roommaid”
September 21, 2020
Romance author Sariah Wilson discusses writing for a broad audience but with an LDS perspective and how her faith informs her journey.
EP 494 – Detours to Spanish Fork
September 15, 2020
Cobra Kai goes to Geoff’s head. Senator Mike Lee wants to cancel KSL. Zelophehad’s Daughters tackles LDS cinema on IMDB.
EP 492 – Four Options for LGBT Latter-day Saints: A Conversation with Tyler Lefevor
September 1, 2020
Professor Tyler Lefevor discusses his research showing four options for LGBT Latter-day Saints, which might include leaving the Church.
EP 491 – To Trump or Not to Trump
August 25, 2020
Latter-day Saints for Trump. Latter-day Saints for Joe. The Mormon vote suddenly matters much more than it did in elections past.
EP 490 – A Look at LDS Offshoot Leader James Strang w/ Author Miles Harvey
August 18, 2020
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.
EP 489 – We’ve Gone Full Christian Rock
August 12, 2020
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?
EP 488 – Pioneering the Vote: Neylan McBaine on Utah’s Role in Women’s Suffrage
August 4, 2020
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?
EP 487 – All Pioneer Days Matter
July 28, 2020
With Pioneer Day behind us, how can we celebrate the pioneers of the future?
EP 486 – We Are Not Speculating About Temple Changes AT ALL
July 21, 2020
FamilySearch reaches—badly—on religious freedom, BYU’s Black Student Union wants to rename the whole campus, major changes to temple work!
EP 484 – Lilburn Boggs for Apostle
July 7, 2020
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.
EP 483 – Racism in the Church: A Conversation with Historian Russell Stevenson
June 29, 2020
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.
EP 482 – Walk and Chew Gum
June 23, 2020
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!
EP 481 – Defund Wards
June 16, 2020
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.
EP 480 – Privilege
June 9, 2020
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?
EP 479 – Abhorrent
June 2, 2020
Widespread protests and violence in the wake of George Floyd’s murder causes Latter-day Saints to look inward and ask, “Is it I?”
EP 478 – Singing Is Very Plosive
May 27, 2020
Latter-day Saints weigh reopening their congregations. But do we need professional cleaners? Should we sing? Bishops lose oversight of missionary work.
EP 477 – Your Local Nasal Swabber
May 19, 2020
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.