Glenn reads two more entries from his 1991 Mormon Missionary dream log, and also responds to an excellent listener comment providing Jungian analysis to a dream from part 2 of this series. When is a phallic symbol more than just a phallic symbol? Tune in to find out.
Glenn is joined by Bob and Doug to review the HBO Documentary Believer.
What happens when two mormon missionaries unknowingly knock on Matt Long’s door? This episode. That’s what.
Glenn reads more entires from the missionary dream log that he kept as a Mormon Missionary from 1991-1993.
Glenn, John, Bob, Randy and Mike discuss finish up this 5-part series on McConkie’s 7 Deadly Heresies. We may not have covered everything perfectly. But good news. We don’t have to be perfect. Pass it on.
Glenn, John, Bob, Randy and Mike discuss #5 and #6 of McConkie’s deadly heresies. Namely, that people can progress from kingdom to kingdom in the eternities (#5) and that Adam is our God, the father of our spiritual and physical bodies, who traveled to earth from another planet (#6.) It’s a fun discussion that also explores the historical influenced on the “Monarch in the Sky” concept of God, as explained by Alan Watts. It’s a great episode. Enjoy.
Glenn reads two entires from the missionary dream log that he kept as a Mormon Missionary from 1991-1993.
Glenn, Tom, Bob, and Jake finish (for now…) their discussion of the infamous January 2017 “Truth” debate between Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris.
What is truth? Is there a difference between truth and fact? And where can real truth be found after rejecting the one-time source of One-True-Truth that is the Mormon Church? Glenn, Tom, Bob, and Jake discuss the infamous January 2017 “Truth” debate between Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris.
Glenn, Tom and Randy sit down with Christian Braithwaite, author of “Open Letter to Mormonism” and 2nd place winner in the most recent Listener Essay contest to discuss his essay, how to deal with tragedies like death after rejecting a belief in an afterlife, and how to define things like “truth.” We also talk with Christian’s wife Cassandra, a licensed social worker, about her experience with Christian’s faith crisis, some of the problems she sees in the Mormon church, and the reasons why she c...
Glenn is joined by two never-mo’s, Tim Bohen and Stephen Johnson of The Steady Trade Podcast, to begin smacking down the missionary discussions that Glenn used as a missionary back in the early 1990’s.
Tom sits down with Jordan and Katie to talk about losing their teenage daughter Sabrina to suicide. Links: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org Trevor Project (LGBTQ) 1-866-488-7386 Text “Trevor” to 1-202-304-1200 Utah County Crisis Line: 1-801-691-5433 (LIFE) University Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI) 1-801-583-2500 Unequally yoked podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jordan-needles/unequally-yoked...
Glenn continues the next few chapters in his “Shadow the Lamanite” book project. Please take a few minutes to fill out the following survey to provide feedback and to sign up if you would like to be part of a working group on this project. https://proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=wwjmb
Glenn announces the winners of the May 2018 Listener Essay contest and then breathes new life into six fantastic Infant minisodes of the past.
Glenn and Randy finish their conversation with Chris Matheson about his new book, The Trouble with God, where the God of the Old Testament takes a satitical stroll through The Book of Mormon.
Glenn and Randy sit down with Chris Matheson, author of “The Story of God: A Biblical Story of Love (and Hate)” and its follow-up “The Trouble with God: A Divine Comedy about Judgment (and Misjudgment). In this episode, we discuss his general interest in religion, his career in film starting as co-creator of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and the comedy gold he first found in the Bible for “The Story with God” and The Book of Mormon for his newest book, “The Trouble with God.” Chris’s new...
Yesterday, on May 17 2018, Jonathan Streeter leveraged news of a real meeting between leaders of the Mormon church and the NAACP to create a fake apology from the Mormon Church regarding its history of institutional racism. Zandra Vranes, from Sistas in Zion, responded to this hoax on a live stream FB video that was one of the most amazing things I have ever heard and seen. It’s all very complicated. Today, Glenn shares his reaction to both Jonathan’s Hoax and Zandra’s response. The Hoax: https:...
Today’s listener essay comes from Christian. He titled it “An Open Letter to Mormonism.” We desire all to receive it. This is the final entry (#10) in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
Today’s listener essay comes from Bryan. He titled it “A Believing Jack-Mormon.” We desire all to receive it. This is #9 in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
Today’s listener essay comes from Lisa. She titled it “A Log on the Fire.” We desire all to receive it. This is #8 in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
Today’s listener essay comes from Jim. He titled it “Priesthood Power.” We desire all to receive it. This is #7 in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
Today’s listener essay comes from Alice. She titled it “For Then We Saw through a Hat Darkly.” We desire all to receive it. This is #6 in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
Today’s listener essay comes from Melissa. She titled it “Letter to my Dead Grandmother.” We desire all to receive it. This is #5 in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
Today’s listener essay comes from Brock. He titled it “Russia Made Me Do It” (and trust me — it’s not what you think). We desire all to receive it. This is #4 in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
Today’s listener essay comes from Tim. He titled it “Religion Nevermo(re).” We desire all to receive it. This is #3 in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
Today’s listener essay comes from Tyler. He titled it “A Newel Hope.” We desire all to receive it. This is #2 in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
Today’s listener essay comes from Emily. She titled it “Of Mormons and Democrats.” We desire all to receive it. This is #1 in the May 2018 Listener Essay Contest on Infants on Thrones.
What does it mean to be remarkable? Randy and Glenn sit down with Liz, reigning champion of our February 2018 Listener Essay contest, to talk about what it is like to search for meaning in life after leaving the Mormon church.
Randy and Glenn sit down with Pete Nixon, 3rd place winner of the last essay contest, to talk about Pete’s experience with families and homeschooling and leaving the Mormon church.
Delany has an angel on one shoulder and a devil on another. You’ll never guess who they actually are. Glenn and Tom sit down to talk with former Listener Essay Contest winner Delany Darco to talk about life, love, fiction, mixed faith marriages, Brigham Young, cats, Blood Atonement, Dystopian futures, atheism, humanism, Sam Harris, and a bunch of other stuff. And it is all incredibly delightful. Here is where you will find Delaney’s blog: https://delaneydarco.wordpress.com...
