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Ep 122 – Death
Nick shares a listener essay about his love for Halloween and it’s connection to the most tragic moments in his life. Glenn and Chelsea join him for a panel discussion.
Ep 121 – (Non-magical) Temple Garments
Glenn, Matt, Chelsea, and Nick review the LDS Church’s recent video on temple garments. Spoiler alert: they are TOTALLY ancient and COMPLETELY legit and just EXACTLY l...
Ep 120 – Feminism and Activism
Chelsea Shields Strayer walks the boys through what it means to be a feminist and an activist. We hope this isn’t offensive in any way. Think of it more as the first ...
Ep 119 – Nauvoo Polygamy Smackdown
John Hamer joins Glenn, Jake, Matt, and Randy to discuss the Mormon Church’s recent LDS.org essay “Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo.” https://www.lds.org/topics/...
Ep 118 – The Problem of Evil – Part 2
Part 2 of the conversation between team Atheist (Randy, Jimmy, and Scott) and team Jesus (Mike and David), to discuss the Problem of Evil.
Ep 117 – The Problem of Evil – Part 1
Randy is joined by his older brother Jimmy and fellow infant Scott to get to know Mike and David, two post-Mormon Christians who explain how they deal with the problem...
Ep 116 – CREEPY SPOOKY DEVIL TALK – PART 2
Bob, Jake, Glenn, and Matt talk to Mike Tannehill about the devil — and evil – and his whole role in the Plan of Salvation — and a whole bunch of other stuff.
Ep 115 – Creepy Spooky Devil Talk – Part 1
Glenn, Matt and Randy talk about spooky Hell Houses, creepy mormon fear tactics, and a bunch of other devil kind of stuff.
Ep 114 – Seb’s General Conference Holland Rap
Listen in as Seb — our good friend from across the pond — knocks it out of the park again…. or whatever the equivalent is in Cricket. Take a listen, or watch it here o...
Ep 113 – The Placebo Effect – Part 3
In this follow-up discussion, Chelsea responds to Matthew’s listener essay “Cultural Relativism Can Bite Me.” Bob, Glenn, and Scott fill out the panel.
Ep 112 – Nostalgia and stuff
Tom, Jake, Chelsea, Bob, and Glenn talk to Doug about his listener essay: “Nostalgia for Bloomington” and go on all kinds of interesting (just for the sake of self-con...
Ep 111 – Our Mormon Expression – Part 2
Part 2 of our stroll down Mormon Expression memory lane.
Ep 110 – Our Mormon Expression – Part 1
In this two-part episode, the full quorum — Tom, Glenn, Randy, Bob, Matt, Scott, and Jake — take a very long stroll down memory lane and discuss their collective exper...
Ep 109 – PPI – All about Matt
Ever wanted to know more about Matt? Bob, Glenn, and Randy give Matt his very own PPI: Personal Priesthood Interview, Infant Style. (Not to be confused with our upc...
Ep 108 – Cultural Relativism Can Bite Me
Matthew Vernon provides a listener response to Chelsea Shields Strayer’s recent Placebo Effect episodes and sets the stage — excuse me, constructs a “springboard” — fo...
Ep 107 – Sister Smith Goes to Priesthood
Tom and Jake talk to Laura about her listener essay — her life-changing experience attending Priesthood Session of conference.
Ep 106 – Dear God Part 2 – Practical Jokes
What does a prayer from Alison have to do with an Infant discussion with Matt, Glenn, Randy and Bob on infantile practical jokes? This.
Ep 105 – The Placebo Effect – Part 2
Part two of the conversation with Chelsea Shields Strayer about The Placebo Effect. Click here for the full lecture from Dr. Irving Kirsch. http://app2.capitalreac...
Ep 104 – The Placebo Effect – Part 1
Chelsea Shields Strayer joins Glenn, Matt, and Scott for a discusion on The Placebo Effect. Part 1 covers Chelsea’s time as a cultural anthropologist in Ghana, why s...
Ep 103 – Shakespeare in the Bush
Glenn shares his favorite essay and teases an upcoming 2-part episode. “Shakespeare in the Bush” was written by Anthropologist Laura Bohannan in 1966 about the time ...
Ep 102 – Confessions of a so-called Sex Addict
Randy joins human sexuality experts Kim and Jeremy to discuss Thayne’s listener essay, and his experience with the Mormon Church’s 12-step sex addiction recovery program.
Ep 101 – Of Temples and Ice Buckets: Our Symbols of Service
What does the ALS Ice Bucket challenge and the LDS temple ceremony have in common? Ask Matt. He’ll tell ya.
Ep 100 – BoA Smackdown Pt. 2
Bob, Glenn, Jake, Randy, and Scott continue their review of THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM essay from LDS.org. This is part 2. (That’s what Pt. 2 means).
Ep 99 – BoA Smackdown Pt. 1
Bob, Glenn, Jake, Randy, and Scott discuss another review of another essay from LDS.org. This time on THE BOOK OF ABRAHAM, released in two parts, cuz we pick apart eve...
Ep 98 – Brother Jake’s BYU Commencement Speech
The title says it all.
Ep 97 – Ideology… and whatnot
Jake, Bob, and Glenn take the scenic route from Ideology towards Personal Responsibility (aka Setting-Your-Own-Standard-of-Truth-and-Living-By-Your-Own-Moral-Compass) ...
Ep 96 – Dear President Simmons
Glenn reads an open letter to his Stake President on account of his Stake President calling two of Glenn’s friends in to ask questions about Glenn and his testimony. ...
Ep 95 – Sacred Experiences
What happens to your sacred experiences once you stop believing in Mormonism? Matt and Kristin share a few of their most sacred experiences and discuss.
Ep 94 – Reexamining the Apostate Lens
Randy is joined by his older brother Jimmy to discuss in more detail just how much our personalities change or don’t change as we transition out of Mormonism.
Ep 93 – Little Factories
In 1976, our favorite LDS Apostle, Boyd K. Packer gave a talk in priesthood session “To Young Men Only” that was not subsequently published in the Ensign the following...