EP 583 – Cardboard Cutouts on the Apricot Tree
May 17, 2022
We tour the Washington DC Temple. Are missionaries seeing success making viral videos? Dirty soda galore. LDS literary news!
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EP 582 – More Than a Mission Mom
May 10, 2022
What happened to the mural in the Washington, DC temple? Do wealthier stakes have a better time with Trek? The “mission mom” is more.
EP 581 – Do Not Trifle with Sariah Wilson
May 3, 2022
What’s up with McMansions around temples? Lazy writing in “Under the Banner of Heaven.” Pride at BYU graduation. Sariah forgets her own book!
EP 579 – Holy Fetch, the Washington D.C. Temple Open House Is Actually Happening
April 19, 2022
Washington, DC’s temple is finally open to the public, President Nelson is super old, and can LDS kids do “Fiddler on the Roof” justice?
EP 578 – Adam Jortner, “No Place for Saints”
April 12, 2022
How can democracy fail religious freedom? Professor Adam Jortner joins us to discuss how 1830s America denied Latter-day Saints their rights.
EP 577 – General Conference Recap, April 2022
April 4, 2022
Our all-star squad gets into all things General Conference – favorite talks, key insights, questions, and news.
EP 576 – We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Reflecting Pool
March 29, 2022
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EP 574 – The Last Moroni
March 22, 2022
Is God’s love “unconditional”? Counting down the remaining temples with a Moroni statue. Liahona articles need authors!
EP 573 – But What About Heavenly Mother?
March 15, 2022
Rumors abound about a crackdown on extra-doctrinal discussions surrounding Heavenly Mother.
EP 572 – Membership Has Its Privileges
March 8, 2022
Latter-day Saints step up their aid to Ukrainians, LDS Living overlooks the best thing about Church membership, temple updates, and more!
EP 570 – So I Guess COVID Is Over?
February 22, 2022
Hailey Smith is here to talk COVID guidelines, Brad Wilcox, BYU news, new Tabernacle Choir initiatives, and affordable housing.
EP 569 – Brad Wilcox and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
February 16, 2022
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EP 568 – How Should Local Leaders Counsel LGBTQ+ Members? | An Interview with Tyler Lefevor and Sam Skidmore
February 8, 2022
New research shows us how local LDS leaders can improve the way they counsel with LGBTQ+ members and help them find their path.
EP 566 – Willard, in the Observatory, with the Candlestick
January 25, 2022
An amateur documentary alleges Joseph Smith’s death was an inside job, missionaries pulled from Ukraine, BYU investigated over IX violations
EP 565 – So I Married a Mormon Axe Murderer
January 18, 2022
BYU updates its protest policy, 4 years of President Nelson, David Archuleta gets real about his struggles, COVID rears its ugly head
EP 564 – Can LGBTQ+ Latter-day Saints Date?
January 11, 2022
Where does one cross “the line” as a queer Latter-day Saint? Also, how do you know if you have inappropriate romantic feelings for your bishop?
EP 562 – Are Latter-day Saints Losing Their Religious Identity?
December 28, 2021
As we dial back on Church programming, is political tribalism filling the void?
EP 561 – He Used the F Word
December 20, 2021
Play your trombone at Church! Don’t be a jerk on social media! Scandal at USU. Charges brought against Idaho sheriff.
EP 560 – I Need to Brush Up on My Mesa Architecture
December 14, 2021
Should Santa be at the ward Christmas party? What the new Mesa temple means for gentrification; Jeff Flake swears in on a quad.
EP 558 – In Memoriam: The Provo Utah Temple
November 30, 2021
Provo’s landmark temple gets more than a facelift; how to manage a congregation in a COVID world; David Archuleta on being LGBTQ; capitalism!
EP 556 – How Open Should You Be with Past Sins?
November 16, 2021
Can being more public about private struggles help others?
EP 554 – Ask a Pharisee
November 2, 2021
The Giving Machines return, first new temples in the pandemic, are Latter-day Saint women better off now than 6 years ago?
EP 553 – Garrett the Plant Daddy
October 27, 2021
Jared visits the Pocatello Idaho Temple, how to respond to disappointing mission calls, loving and understanding Muslims, and masks for Halloween!
EP 552 – The Word “Mormon”
October 19, 2021
What does “Mormon” really mean? The Latter-day Saint Matchmaker is super expensive! The Bachelor goes to the temple!
EP 550 – General Conference Recap | October 2021
October 4, 2021
We loved General Conference and we hope you did, too. Let’s talk about the weekend!
EP 548 – LuLaRohRoh
September 22, 2021
A new LuLaRoe documentary shows there’s something rotten in the state of Latter-day Saint MLMs.
EP 547 – Constitution Day & Religion in Public Life | Eleesha Tucker of the Utah 3Rs Project
September 14, 2021
Latter-day Saints can do more to recognize Constitution Day and embrace religion in the public sphere. The Utah 3Rs project makes it happen.
EP 546 – The Church in China
September 7, 2021
How does the Church function in China? Barbara Openshaw, who spent years living in China, has the story.
EP 544 – The Battle Over Masks
August 24, 2021
How is your ward responding to the First Presidency’s letter on vaccines and masks? Elder Holland stirs up those who get stirred at BYU.
EP 543 – “A Vaccine! A Vaccine!”
August 16, 2021
The First Presidency issues its strongest language yet on the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Will the saints listen?
EP 542 – I Don’t Need You, Old Seventy
August 10, 2021
Area Seventies get released before conference, a deep dive on Albanian, and grading the Church’s pandemic response.
EP 540 – Hell Freezes Over (w/ Richie Steadman of The Cultural Hall)
July 26, 2021
It’s finally happened. Two galactic forces sit down together. How many egos can fit in one room?!
EP 539 – Once I Was Engaged – Lisa Valentine Clark, Hailey Smith, and Tanner Gillman
July 19, 2021
The stars and creative forces behind “Once I Was Engaged” join us for a riveting discussion on LDS cinema.
EP 538 – The REAL Illuminati
July 13, 2021
Yes, your bishop can ask if you are vaccinated.
EP 537 – Keith Erekson, Director of the Church History Library
July 5, 2021
Church History Library Director Keith Erekson discusses his new book, “Real vs. Rumor: How to Dispel Latter-day Myths.”
EP 536 – The Temple Chef
June 29, 2021
Author Sariah Wilson is back! The MTC resumes in-person training. 20% of young Mormons are LGBTQ, and we beat Bill Gates!
EP 533 – Project Elect: Involving LDS Women in Public Service
June 7, 2021
How do we get more Latter-day Saint women involved in public service? That’s the mission of Project Elect. We interview two of their founders.
EP 532 – Just Call It an Op-Ed
June 1, 2021
Emeritus General Authority Tad R. Callister ruffles some feathers by going after government programs, we review “Witnesses,” and QAnon among the Mormons!
EP 531 – I Feel Like a Hungover Party Girl
May 25, 2021
Time-only marriages end in the temple, the Church joined the GameStop shorting party, MTC reopen!
EP 530 – Utah Is Better Than You
May 18, 2021
Prefabricated temples are the future, President Nelson keeps part of the Salt Lake Temple, the danger of faith-promoting stories.