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!
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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 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 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 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 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 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 528 – Congressman Ben McAdams
May 3, 2021
Ben McAdams represented Utah’s 4th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He’s a Latter-day Saint and a Democrat. Hear his story.
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 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 514 – Noelle Pikus-Pace
February 1, 2021
Olympian Noelle Pikus-Pace has used goals to overcome trials, judgmental church culture, and physical injury, all with an eye toward faith.
EP 510 – Richard Ostler on Embracing LGBTQ Latter-day Saints
January 4, 2021
It’s too easy to preach to LGBTQ Latter-day Saints. Richard Ostler believes we do the most good by listening and understanding.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 439 – Ezra Taft Benson and the Mormon Right w/ Matt Harris
September 9, 2019
Dr. Matt Harris discusses the new book “Thunder from the Right: Ezra Taft Benson in Mormonism and Politics” and how Benson transformed Mormon conservatism.
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 424 – Motherhood Part 3: The Value of a Mother
May 19, 2019
Our church emphasizes motherhood as a woman’s ultimate goal, but what of women who want motherhood and a career? And how can we know Heavenly Mother?
EP 423 – Motherhood Part 2: Pressure and Longing
May 12, 2019
The importance of motherhood is deeply ingrained in Latter-day Saint culture, but what of those women in the Church who don’t want to have children or those who struggle for years with infertility, seemingly unable to fulfill their divine mandate?
EP 421 – Motherhood Part 1: What Is A Mother?
May 5, 2019
By traditional definitions, motherhood is easy to describe, but for numerous Latter-day Saint women being a mother is much more complex – and unpredictable.
EP 420 – Mormon Marriages
April 29, 2019
Josh and Angilyn Bagley, hosts of the Mormon Marriages podcast, join us to talk about what can be done to truly make a marriage celestial.
EP 414 – When a Spouse Leaves the Church: Navigating Mixed-Faith Marriage
March 5, 2019
How do you navigate a relationship when your spouse leaves the Church? Allan and Kattie Mount of the Marriage on a Tightrope podcast join us to discuss.
Episode #390 – Relative Race with Dan Debenham
March 21, 2018
Host and creator of the hit BYUtv series Relative Race, Dan Debenham, sits down to give us a behind-the-scenes glance at what it takes to make a show fusing the intensity of competition and the emotion of finding family. Also, news!
Episode #387 – Sometimes People Leave
February 1, 2018
Sometimes a loved one leaves the Church. Tiffany and Arianne’s sister did just that. Find out how they navigated a post-Church relationship with her.
Episode #383 – Peter Breinholt Can’t Stop (#LighttheWorld)
November 28, 2017
Legendary recording artist who happens to be Mormon (but not Mormon recording artist) Peter Breinholt sits down to talk about #LighttheWorld.
Episode #374 – Date-onomics with Jon Birger
August 14, 2017
Date-onomics author Jon Birger sits down with us to discuss how gender ratios fuel dating inequities. And his book has a whole chapter on Mormons!
Episode #358 – Trouser Roles with Angela Brower
December 13, 2016
Our guest this week is famed opera singer Angela Brower, who just performed in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s Christmas program with Rolando Villazon.
Episode #345 – The Last Descent
September 15, 2016
Redge Flake and Bryan Fugal of the new film The Last Descent join us to talk about how to make an uplifting movie about a tragedy. Also, news!
Episode #342 – Hans Shot Last
August 26, 2016
Political science professor Hans Hassell of Cornell College sits down with us to talk about the 2016 election, political theory, the Donald, and Mormons.
Episode #341 – Swipe Right for Evan McMullin
August 16, 2016
Newly announced Mormon presidential hopeful Evan McMullin sits down with us to talk about opposition to Donald Trump, being an LDS candidate, and more.
Episode #310 – Helping LGBT Latter-day Saints Find Their Way with North Star International
January 15, 2016
Greg Harris, president of North Star International, joins us to talk about LGBT issues in the Church and how to be a follower of Christ.