What would happen to the plan of salvation if the Devil just decided to up and quit? Jake doesn’t think that anyone in the super VIP Heavenly family would be all too happy about that. Don’t ask us how we got a hold of this audio, just pray about it and know — it’s the real freaking deal.
Dec 18, 2014•14 min•Ep. 142
Glenn shares one of the last talks he gave in Sacrament meeting. And then rips it to shreds, self-smackdown-styles. For those of you who like a transcript, you can find at least a copy of the talk here, where it was posted on the Mormon Matters blog in June, 2010: http://mormonmatters.org/2010/06/19/faith-doubt/
Dec 17, 2014•30 min•Ep. 141
Part two of John Dehlin’s interogation of the Infants panelists (at least until the tables are turned and we start interrogating him).
Dec 15, 2014•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 140
In this two-part series John Dehlin joins us for a discussion about… us. He also says a really bad word, or three.
Dec 14, 2014•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 139
Glenn shares a satirical essay from his past, and maybe, possibly, kinda sorta teases an upcoming episode (for those who truly endure to the end).
Dec 11, 2014•26 min•Ep. 138
Randy, Alison, Glenn, and John Hamer join Mike Bohn to discuss his Listener Essay – The Problem Makers.
Dec 07, 2014•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 137
Glenn, Bob, Matt, and Scott speculate on the speculating speculators. Yesterday (Dec 2, 2014) John Dehlin publicly speculated why Kate Kelly was excommunicated and why he has not been… yet. A little later, Kate responded with some speculation of her own. It made us think. We found it interesting. We decided to talk about it. Smackdown-style. John Dehlin’s Speculation: http://mormonstories.org/why-was-kate-kelly-excommunicated-but-you-have-not-yet-been/ Kate Kelly’s response: http://www.kateandne...
Dec 03, 2014•2 hr•Ep. 136
Part 2 of the discussion is here.
Nov 30, 2014•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 135
Chelsea joins Matt, Tom, Bob, and Glenn to discuss Feminism. Or, more accurately, to discuss how to discuss Feminism with Feminists. Or, even more accurately, to discuss how NOT to discuss Feminism with Feminists. Buckle up.
Nov 29, 2014•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 134
Jake, Tom, and Glenn discuss the newest Brother Jake video: Mormonism is Not a Cult. If you have suggestions for future Brother Jake videos, or just want to drop Jake a note, email him at askbrotherjake@gmail.com And if you just want to play Words with Friends with Glenn, search for Gadianton Rob.
Nov 26, 2014•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 133
Scott, Randy, Matt, Bob and Alison review the smash hit “Meet the Mormons,” the Box Office Phenomenon that sent gentile-America scrambling to the baptismal fonts. In frenzied. Ecstatic. Droves. Cuz you know… at an impressive run-time of 78 min, it was just that good. And this IoT review is clearly TWICE as good. Cuz, you know, at an even more impressive run-time of 134 min… well, ok… so we like to talk.
Nov 23, 2014•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 132
Alison asks a very simple question in a very creative way: “What is the difference between the advice given in LDS General Conference vs. the fortune-cookie wisdom found in Chicken Soup for the Soul?” (and possibly the follow-up question: “What exactly does nonsense sound like?”) Glenn, Bob, and Randy chip in a bit with the nonsense.
Nov 21, 2014•16 min•Ep. 131
Move over Brother Jake — there’s a new Sheriff in town! (with a slightly lower register) You can watch the Eyring video Brother Jack talks about here: http://youtu.be/ekMZuK10S20
Nov 20, 2014•4 min•Ep. 130
Glenn is joined by John Hamer, Chelsea Shields Strayer, and Brother Jake Frost to discussion The King Follett Discourse.
Nov 18, 2014•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 129
Brian Dalton (aka “Mr. Deity”) joins Randy, Jake, Scott, and Bob to discuss his newest The Way of the Mister video: The Mormon Testimon y (spoiler alert: they are kinda sorta unreliable) and a bunch of other fascinating stuff, too. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYizpmXMptg
Nov 16, 2014•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 128
No really. This is the actual King Follett Discourse. We actually, truly, beyond-a-shadow-of-a-doubt travelled back in time to record it. (Yeah, deified Infants can travel through time. Duh! Where do you think we got our cool hover boards?)
Nov 12, 2014•48 min•Ep. 127
Randy, Jake, and Glenn talk about truth-seeking brains, empiricism, naturalism, and the true origin of Arizona’s saguaro cactus. Sort of.
Nov 09, 2014•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 126
The TBM Whisperer tackles the top three stories from today on his Facebook “Trending News” feed. Listen in to understand the news around Lena Dunham, Brittany Maynard, and the upcoming Grumpy Cat Christmas Movie from the TBM point of view.
Nov 04, 2014•11 min•Ep. 125
What was that you said? Trick or what? Oh, a TREAT… alight, OK. You want a standalone version of this song, huh? Well, here you go. Have fun! (Love the costume, by the way.)
Oct 31, 2014•3 min•Ep. 124
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.
Oct 29, 2014•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 123
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 like religious vestments all over the world and NOT magic AT ALL — not even a teeny tiny bit. Even if most Mormons believe they sorta are. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765661469/LDS-Church-releases-video-topic-page-discussing-temple-garments.html?pg=all...
Oct 28, 2014•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 122
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 awkward step in a journey to a better place. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Oct 26, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 121
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/plural-marriage-in-kirtland-and-nauvoo?lang=eng
Oct 23, 2014•3 hr 20 min•Ep. 120
Part 2 of the conversation between team Atheist (Randy, Jimmy, and Scott) and team Jesus (Mike and David), to discuss the Problem of Evil.
Oct 20, 2014•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 119
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 of evil as believing Christians.
Oct 19, 2014•58 min•Ep. 118
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.
Oct 13, 2014•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 117
Glenn, Matt and Randy talk about spooky Hell Houses, creepy mormon fear tactics, and a bunch of other devil kind of stuff.
Oct 12, 2014•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 116
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 on youtube: http://youtu.be/MXG-aeeBfPo
Oct 08, 2014•4 min•Ep. 115
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.
Oct 05, 2014•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 114
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-congratulations let’s just go with “interesting”) tangents. Like: how to tell the difference between culture and doctrine, how to tell the difference between culture and “DEEP” doctrine (if there really is such a thing), how to predict who in your family will go inactive first simply by their age and/or birth order, how to compare you...
Sep 28, 2014•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 113
