Ep 293 – The New Atheist’s Guide to Not Being a Total Asshole: Episode 2 (Hope)
Sage’s New Atheist’s Guide (N.A.G.) continues with episode 2–a conversation with Bob about hope.
Aug 06, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 262
Infants on Thrones
Welcome to Infants on Thrones, a podcast dedicated to exploring self-awareness, discovery, and the complexities of human existence. Our name, Infants on Thrones, reflects our belief that we are all in a continuous state of growth and learning, much like infants. As we navigate through life's challenges and questions, we aim to approach each topic with curiosity, humility, and a touch of humor.
Join us as we delve into a wide range of subjects, from personal development and mental health to philosophical and spiritual inquiries. Whether we're discussing the evolution of human consciousness, sharing insights from various fields of study, or reflecting on our own life experiences, our goal is to foster a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
We're not experts with all the answers, but we invite you to join us on this journey of exploration and growth. Together, we'll question, learn, and hopefully gain a bit more clarity along the way. Welcome to Infants on Thrones.
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Ep 292 – The New Atheist’s Guide to Not Being a Total Asshole: Episode 1 (Fear)
Let’s face it: atheists have a bad rap, and some of that is richly deserved–the smug self-righteousness with which many wield their God-free worldview is about as charming as a menthol enema. However, losing your faith doesn’t have to lead to the dark path of douchebaggery, which the honorable Sage Turk aims to illustrate in an exciting new series: The New Atheist’s Guide to Not Being a Total Asshole . Take a listen to the first installment–a conversation between Sage and Tom on the subject of f...
Aug 01, 2016•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 261
Ep 291 – Verbal JiuJitsu
Listener and fan of the show, Jake sits down with Tom and Kim Gustavsson to talk about his listener submitted essay titled, “Verbal JiuJitsu”. Kim’s company and website: http://accendeo.com/ “We must try to penetrate our most secret self, and examine our being from all sides. . . . And so, for the first time in my life perhaps (although I am supposed to meditate every day!), I took the lamp and, leaving the zone of everyday occupations and relationships where everything seems clear, I went down ...
Jul 17, 2016•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 260
Ep 290 – D&C 132 For Kids
How to discuss the scriptures with your kids. Or at least how Glenn did it. And recorded it. One time.
Jul 16, 2016•39 min•Ep. 259
Ep 289 – Of Mothers and T-Shirts
Glenn sits down for a brief discussion with his mother about her faith crisis and elicits her sage advice for listeners of Infants on Thrones. Which starts with how to get an IOT T-Shirt (or super awesome mug) of your very own. Check out the T-Shirt Tab on our website, infantsonthrones.com.
Jul 14, 2016•18 min•Ep. 258
Ep 287 – Independence Day 2016
A never-Mormon from England stumbled across Infants on Thrones and tells us who she is and what she thinks. A woman comes to terms with her reaction to her drag Queen husband. A physician who suffers from Crohns Disease explains the psychological and emotional impact of daily chronic pain, and a way that understanding changes the traditional narrative of Jesus bleeding from every pore in the Atonement. These are just a few of the many excellent listener essays in today’s Infant Compilation. They...
Jul 03, 2016•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 257
Ep 286 – Priesthood Power and the Magic Worldview
John Hamer teaches Glenn, Randy, and Jake a thing or two about the LDS priesthood. And its origins. And its authority. And its power. And the magical-ness of the Mormon Worldview. And it is funny. And informative. And will tickle your ears, warm your hearts, and engorge your brains. Do not seek the treasure (we thought you was a toad).
Jun 26, 2016•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 256
Ep 285 – Hey Jeremy…
Ever wonder why the Infants are such smug, dismissive, judgmental, black-and-white thinking ex-mormons who are no better than the smug, dismissive, judgmental, black-and-white thinking Believing Mormons who they smugly and dismissively mock, and bully, and disrespect again and again and again? Well one listener named Jeremy has and asked the question, “Why you gotta be so caustic, yo? Can’t you Infants just respect people, dog?” So listen in as Matt and Glenn say, “Hey Jeremy… here’s what we thi...
Jun 23, 2016•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 255
Ep 283 – Upcoming Infants Live Event
Infants on Thrones will be at Sunstone once again this year, July 28-30. Listen in to what we are planning. You will also find a filthy dirty outtake from our latest clean recording with John Dehlin, the Reluctant Atheist. This is a short one. But you’ll love it. Or you won’t. We swear.
Jun 16, 2016•25 min•Ep. 254
Ep 279 – The Book of Mormon Movie Review
An occasional knee-slapping, borderline insightful, completely infantile review the 2003 movie The Book of Mormon Vol 1: The Journey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijknQ5qJWkc
May 22, 2016•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 253
Ep 278 – Infant Retreat/Otterson Smackdown
Seven of the Nine Infants gathered for a weekend in Vail Colorado and recorded their response to some listener feedback and a smackdown-of-sorts to a newspaper article about (former) Mormon PR Boss Michael Otterson. So listen in as Glenn, Tom, Randy, Jake, Matt, John, and Scott sit around the same table and talk into a single microphone for once.
May 16, 2016•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 252
Ep 276 – The Perpetual Education Fund… Or Fraud?
Randy is joined by Bob and special guest Aaron Tunell to discuss LDS Inc.’s Perpetual Education Fund, a program started in 2001 to help students in developing countries. But all is not as it seems on the surface.
May 02, 2016•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 251
Ep 275 – General Conference Smack…up?
Join in as Jake and Randy find a rare pocket of effusive praise for Elder Patrick Kearon’s recent conference address ( Refuge from the Storm ). Warning–may cause cognitive dissonance.
Apr 25, 2016•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 250
Ep 274 – Hard to Find Mormon Videos: The Podcast
Today, Tom and Jake are joined by Tom Doggett, the man behind the Hard-to-Find Mormon Videos channel on YouTube , to discuss the origins of the project and the goldmine that is the LDS media archive. For those that grew up on such national treasures as Cipher in the Snow or Johnny Lingo , this is gonna be an eight-cow episode. (To take a look at That Which Was Lost, click here .)...
Apr 17, 2016•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 249
Ep 273 – General Conference Apr 2016 – Infant Style
It’s that time again! Tune in to hear Jake, Randy, Glenn, and Bob’s contribution to the latest installment in the General Conference – Infant Style series. Special thanks to our talented guest contributors Andrew (Elder Durrant), Allison (lady speaker), and Lincoln (opening hymn). (To read or listen to Elder Kearon’s original talk, click here .)
Apr 11, 2016•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 248
Ep 272 – The Abrahamic Covenant Revisited
Glenn walks us through another Fro-back Friday episode — a discussion recorded in December 2010 between pre-Infants Glenn, Tom, and Scott (aka “Jesse”) with special guests Mike Tannehill and Brandt Malone. It’s all about the importance of bloodlines. And posterity. And covenants. And dispensations. And how Abraham sort of trumps Jesus in the whole hierarchy of what it is that makes Mormons so damn special. Enjoy.
Apr 08, 2016•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 247
Ep 267 – Church Museum
Sage and Tom recently took a tour in the recently remodeled Church History Museum in downtown Salt Lake City and recorded and commented about their experience....
Mar 13, 2016•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 246
Ep 266 – Stealing Light from Kolob: Marijuana 101
Matt, John, and Randy talk with two marijuana experts. The first, a entrepreneur who grows and sells marijuana, legally. The other, Cheech and Chong’s best friend and friend to the podcast, Micah Nickolaisen. Learn a little bit about every hippy’s favorite pastime and find out if marijuana should be legal. Spoiler alert: yes, the answer is yes!
Mar 06, 2016•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 245
Ep 265 – Dear Elder Bednar
The Infants pay a brief but special tribute to the recent remarkable words and message of Elder David A(hole) Bednar, and to the huge Packer-sized stick shoved up his member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ass. Special thanks to Lily Allen for nailing it so completely. Matt asks, “Hey Glenn, where was this two days ago?” Well it’s here now. https://youtu.be/HqazNWjLEhw
Mar 06, 2016•4 min•Ep. 244
Ep 263 – Tribute to a Dear Friend
Glenn pays tribute to Kevin, his childhood friend. The guy who was in a private plane crash when he was 5 years old and lost all feeling in his legs; the guy who saw his wheelchair as a mark of his worthiness, or lack their of, and tragically took his own life at the young age of 31. Glenn was asked to speak at Kevin’s funeral back in November 2002, and recently found the audio of that speech, as well as some journal entries where he struggles with the doctrinal implications of Kevin’s death....
Feb 28, 2016•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 243
Ep 262 – A Tale of Two Poelmans
In 1984, Elder Ronald E Polman delivered a talk titled “The Gospel and the Church” in General Conference. It emphasized the importance of an eternally divine gospel being delivered through a man-made fallible church. The Brethren did not like this message, and made him re-write the talk to make the church as eternally divine and infallible as the gospel. They also made him re-deliver the talk in front of an empty tabernacle to record it and pass it off as the original. But thanks to home VCRs, t...
Feb 21, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 242
Ep 260 – Ezra Taft Benson: The Smackdown
Fun fact: this episode was almost titled “ Communist-lead Negro Guerrilla Units .” Why? Find out for yourself as Randy, Glenn, and Matt welcome Anissa and Kim back to the podcast to smack down a 1967 conference talk from Ezra Taft Benson called “Civil Rights: Tool of Communist Deception.” Fair warning: do not drink any dark liquids while listening to this episode, as you might unintentionally yet fervidly stain your habiliments. Civil Rights: Tool of Communist Deception...
Feb 14, 2016•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 241
Ep 258 – Child Abuse in the Church
Matt Long talks with John Dehlin about the recently re-released article on their website, titled, “Effectiveness of Church Approach to Preventing Child Abuse.” Spoiler alert: Matt was not impressed. http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/effectiveness-of-church-approach-to-preventing-child-abuse
Feb 03, 2016•3 hr 30 min•Ep. 240
Ep 254 – True Millennials
Matt, Randy, and Glenn smack down Elder Nelson’s recent address to BYU-H students. America’s favorite dancer Benji Schwimmer joins us for the second half. And Randy’s favorite celebrity Gwenyth Paltrow may or may not make a special appearance as well.
Jan 17, 2016•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 239
Ep 251 – The Vanilla Isis Yeehawd and Militant Mormonism
What the heck is going on with this Captian Moroni rancher guy up in Oregon who is defying the US Government? Isn’t there an article of faith somewhere about honoring governments, or something like that? Either way, listen in as Matt talks with Special Infant Guest Drew about the whole crazy story and its cultural ties to Mormonism.
Jan 08, 2016•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 238
Ep 250 – Mormonism, Diablo, and Life as a Game
Bob walks us through the parallels between Mormonism and the game Diablo 3. What if Mormonism ultimately is just a role-playing game?
Jan 06, 2016•19 min•Ep. 237
Ep 249 – Star Wars: The Nerdgasm Awakens
John, Glenn, Matt, and Tom review the new Star Wars movie, discuss the Mormon fascination with Star Wars in general, and then geek out about super hero movies and random pop culture.
Jan 03, 2016•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 236
Ep 248 – The mostly somewhat very Best of 2015 from Infants on Thrones
In a best-of clip-show for the ages, and at finally for at long last, Dennis pulls back the proverbial curtain and introduces you to Billy, Sandy, Jasper, and Jim of Brainfard Productions, the actual real sorta-genuis-types behind Infants on Thrones. No joke. Unless it is. Thanks for a fun 2015. And who knows…
Dec 30, 2015•33 min•Ep. 235
Ep 247 – Disproving Santa
Sage Turk returns to Infants on Thrones with his Listener Essay “Disproving Santa Claus.” Jake and Tom join in the conversation as “apologetics” turn towards the satirically ridiculous and the absurd – for once. No, that was not a chiasmus.
Dec 27, 2015•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 234
Ep 243 – First Presidency Christmas Message featuring Neil Diamond
Does anything say Christmas more than the Jazz Singer, Neil Diamond himself? In the tradition of phenomenally inspiring Primary Christmas Programs, President Infant-Monson narrates a sacred Christmas story as sung by the Mormon Tab-and-Apple Children’s Chorus and the legendary Neil Diamond. Listen in for the big reveal of the true identity of Santa Claus.
Dec 18, 2015•13 min•Ep. 233
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