What if the emotions from Pixar’s “Inside Out” got together in a Mormon-formed brain that experienced a faith crisis? Which emotion dominates in a pre, mid, or post-faith crisis mind? Those were the questions we playfully explored in our Sunstone panel on Aug 1 at the University of Utah. Listen in as Glenn narrates and the audience chooses exactly what will become of Joy (Jake), Sadness (Scott), Disgust (Matt), Fear (John), and Anger (Randy)....
Aug 09, 2015•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 202
Matt, Kristin, and Jake sing their praise to the world’s bestest magic seer stone. Thanks to Andrew Ainsworth for the lyrics. New LDS Hymn: Praise to the Stone VERSE 1 Praise to the stone that was found by the Prophet! For treasure seeking it first was employed Though to the buried loot it never did lead him The stone aided Joseph in a greater ploy CHORUS: Hail to the seer stone that glowed like a Lite Brite! Wizards and Hobbitses, now seek it in vain! Magically guiding the Prophet’s dictation R...
Aug 06, 2015•5 min•Ep. 201
Jake leads a discussion with Glenn, Tom, and Zach (aka “Cagelessbird” from reddit) about Zach’s interaction with several top Mesoamerican and Egyptian scholars, and their responses to his question about Book of Mormon and Book of Abraham historicity. https://pay.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/1k57o6/after_emailing_sixty_professors_receiving/
Aug 02, 2015•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 200
Scott (the Infant who brought you Any Opposed) explains the Mormon Genome Project. Did Joseph Smith Father any children with any of his polygamous wives? You can help answer that question. Take a listen. Check out The Mormon Genome Project for more information.
Jul 29, 2015•9 min•Ep. 199
In part 2 of this amazingly ridiculous story, amazingly ridiculous things happen. Seriously. Check it out. It will almost certainly leave you wanting Moore.
Jul 26, 2015•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 198
What will the Infants be talking about at Sunstone this year?
Jul 25, 2015•3 min•Ep. 197
As a parent who has essentially left religion behind, how do you talk about sex with your kids now that the pseudo-authority of God, Prophets, and Scriptures is no longer there to back you up? One listener sent in an “Abstinence Contract” that has made its way around some Utah high schools. Glenn talks about that Abstinence Contract with his two teenage daughters.
Jul 22, 2015•54 min•Ep. 196
Scott is joined by Matt, Micah, and Anissa to discuss Anissa’s excellent Listener Essay “Oprah Made Me Do It.” Trigger Warning: This episode contains frank and detailed discussions of topics that illustrate the problem of evil and the issues the panel members were forced to consider. These issues include the evils of child pornography, child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic abuse. It is an excellent discussion. But it also pulls no punches.
Jul 19, 2015•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 195
Glenn gazes into his peep stone for the translation of Chapter 2. Seriously. This is totally real, you guys.
Jul 15, 2015•19 min•Ep. 194
Tom and Bob are joined with Jamie and Chelsea from the Debrief Society Podcast to discuss Chelsea’s listener submitted essay titled, “Authority”. http://www.debriefsocietypodcast.com/
Jul 12, 2015•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 193
Thirteen years ago, Glenn wrote a super cheesy Mormon screenplay. Today, the Infants smack it down. With relish.
Jul 09, 2015•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 192
Another collection of excellent listener essays. From mix tapes, to silent consent of bigotry, to a real soldier’s view of Book of Mormon warfare, to homeschooling in Saudi Arabia, to Mark Hoffman and the spirit of discernment and much more, each essay had one theme in common: Independence. Happy 4th of July IOT listeners! (And RIP BKP)
Jul 04, 2015•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 191
Glenn, Jake, Jon, Randy, and Tom respond to a listener email: “Hey guys, what are the top 3 reasons you left the church?” So, OK, maybe it should be called 50 “reasons” to leave the church, but just go with us on this one…
Jun 28, 2015•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 190
If kids were confused before, imagine how confused they will be now that marriage is legal for EVERYONE!!! [insert infant cheer here] Matt, Glenn, Randy, Jake and John discuss a stupid and ignorant Meridian Magazine article and direct the stupidity and ignorance of the stupid, ignorant, (and now hopefully irrelevant) arguments against equal rights in marriage.
Jun 27, 2015•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 189
Randy shares a semi-fictional experience from his youth.
Jun 24, 2015•6 min•Ep. 188
On June 13th, Apostle Oaks and Historian Turley delivered an anti-apostasy “here’s how to tell if you are on God’s team or NOT” fireside that people have lovingly labelled “The Boise Rescue.” Someone recorded it, posted it on reddit, and almost immediately we started getting requests for a smackdown. This has been by far the most requested smackdown in Infants on Thrones history. And by that, I mean that we have probably had about 14 people ask us to do this. FOURTEEN WHOLE PEOPLE!!! So we did i...
Jun 21, 2015•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 187
Glenn, Matt, John, Bob and Tom respond to multiple listener requests for a follow-up discussion to our recent minisode “Lowry Nelson vs. George Albert Smith.” In other words, we talk about the institutionalized racist doctrine of the Mormon Church. http://infantsonthrones.com/lowry-nelson-vs-george-albert-smith/
Jun 14, 2015•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 186
Listener Mike Leavitt magnified his response to the Infant challenge and created this amazing Church House Rock parody. Listen in.
Jun 12, 2015•5 min•Ep. 185
John and Glenn discuss John’s new Church House Rock parody: Priesthood Power.
Jun 10, 2015•19 min•Ep. 184
Faith crisis, shmaith crisis. Come on, people — there is no valid reason to doubt the Mormon church. Ever. Cuz this one guy doesn’t. And he’s a sorta professor/researcher kind of guy who is also a reader and a writer and an Aggieland Mormon blogger guy, and none of the noise from professional skeptics has ever made him want to join them in their misery! Although today, miserable noisy Infants Jake, Tom, Glenn, Randy, and Matt decided to give him a little smackdown. And you’re invited to listen i...
Jun 07, 2015•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 183
Matt presents this dramatic recreation of the Lowry Letters, a little-known 1947 exchange between Sociology Professor Lowry Nelson and President George Albert Smith regarding the official LDS doctrine on the Negro. http://mormonstories.org/other/Lowry_Nelson_1st_Presidency_Exchange.pdf
Jun 04, 2015•32 min•Ep. 182
How similar are Scientology and Mormonism? What do L Ron Hubbard and Joseph Smith have in common? How about Brigham Young and David Miscavige? And when is a cult not actually a cult? Infants Bob, Glenn, John, Randy, and Scott discuss these questions as they review the recent HBO documentary Going Clear.
May 31, 2015•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 181
Glenn and Randy conduct John Hamer’s first PPI since 1991. The topics range from John’s gay childhood crushes to his gay teen-aged deconstruction of Mormonism and his current gay metaphysical explorations. Strap in for a raucous philosophical ride! It will be really really gay.
May 26, 2015•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 180
Today’s episode features three listener essays from listeners Jeff, Sara, and Chris. Cuz we have a bunch of these collecting cyber dust, and they have been sitting for a long time. So it’s time for the Infants to step aside, and let the listeners say what they gotta say.
May 18, 2015•54 min•Ep. 179
Do Mormons really believe that the Lord God created the universe? Or that God lives on a planet called Kolob? Or that in 1978 God changed his mind about black people? Get ready for the most hard-hitting, deep-penetrating, truth-cutting-to-the-chase-of Investigative Reporting you have ever ever ever heard! Cuz the Infants are going to satirically take you through the many erroneous Truth Claims of The Book of Mormon Musical’s “I Believe.” It’s not exactly Casey Kasem calling a Monster Truck rally...
May 13, 2015•19 min•Ep. 178
Tom, Jake and Matt discuss the aging church leadership. http://www.sltrib.com/home/2245029-155/with-average-age-of-80-mormon http://radiowest.kuer.org/post/age-and-leadership-lds-church http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/elder-l-tom-perry-elder-richard-g-scott-health http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865628288/Elder-Scott-unable-to-attend-meetings-of-the-Twelve-but-Elder-Perry-returns.html?pg=all http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-31/local/me-18763_1_ezra-taft-benson...
May 11, 2015•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 177
Randy leads a panel discussion about Mormon Funerals with Alison, Melissa, Glenn, and Craig.
May 03, 2015•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 176
Remember the blind kid with the dead parrot from Dumb & Dumber? He’s a Mormon. And he talks with Randy and Glenn about his experience as a child actor and his journey through faith transition. I just thought he was real quiet. Turns out, he’s not.
Apr 26, 2015•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 175
Randy, Matt, John and Glenn review Avi Steinberg’s “The Lost Book of Mormon: A Journey Through the Mythic Lands of Nephi, Zarahemla, and Kansas City, Missouri” – a playful look at Joseph Smith as a prolific American author. Sorry, no singing this time.
Apr 21, 2015•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 174
Join us for a special edition of the April 2015 General Conference. Because one weekend of General Conference just isn’t enough… without this. Special thanks to Jake, Glenn, Randy, and Bob for “assisting” the Brethren.
Apr 13, 2015•48 min•Ep. 173
