The format of Inside Out is simple - Jim Bennett is still on the inside of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Ian Wilks is on the outside of the Church. Yet both care about the Church and its future, and both want to see constructive dialogue between those who stay and those who leave. Hopefully, all of us can come to a better understanding of the Church and of each other.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim explore the bold steps taken by the Community of Christ—formerly the RLDS Church—in appointing its first female prophet-president, Stassi Cram, and reflect on how such actions contrast with the cautious approach of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim welcome renowned scholar and author Terryl Givens for a candid conversation about evolving faith, historical transparency, and the role of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a changing world.
Send us Fan Mail In this special anniversary episode, Ian and Jim reflect on two years of Inside Out —the guests, the gratitude, and the gut-punch moments that have defined their journey
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss the election of Pope Leo the 14th and what it means for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss the history and the future of women in the Church.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim review a new Church survey asking about different ways people worship.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim are joined by Lance Jackson, a champion hammer thrower, an accomplished opera singer, and a former bishop who discusses his experiences both in and out of the Church.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss the Church's evolving position on organic evolution.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim recap General Conference and what parts stood out and which parts could have been an email.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim are joined by Valerie Hamaker, host of the Latter Day Struggles podcast. She discusses her faith journey, her podcast, and the events that led to her resignation from the Church.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim swap stories about how the Church has been a profound blessing in their lives.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss Spencer W. Kimball's book "The Miracle of Forgiveness" and the impact it has had on the Church.
Send us Fan Mail Beth Magnetic, host of the YouTube channel "Death by Patriarchy," joins Ian and Jim for a fascinating discussion about the dark side of patriarchy, the Church's approach to mental health, and true crime stories in and out of the Church.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim have a conversation with Ian's old friend Daryl Watson, who, along with his wife, recently served as a mission leader of the Belgium/Netherlands Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss America's abandonment of Ukraine and what the Church's role ought to be as the world devolves into chaos.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss Elder Boyd K. Packer's infamous "To Young Men Only" pamphlet.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim explore the challenge of toxic perfectionism in the Church.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim finish answering all of the Church's survey questions.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim continue to review the Church's recent survey questions and come up with some surprising answers.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss the ascendancy of the wickedest person ever to assume the Presidency of the United States.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim take a Church survey that was mistakenly sent to a larger audience than the Church intended. Part one of a series...
Send us Fan Mail Sue Bergin, a former BYU adjunct faculty member, was one of the few people willing to go on the record for the Salt Lake Tribune's groundbreaking article about BYU's current hiring and firing practices. She joins Ian and Jim to tell her story and discuss what's happening at BYU.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim greet the New Year with a discussion about plural marriage being included in this year's Primary manual.
Send us Fan Mail With Jim on vacation, Ian welcomes James Burnham back to Inside Out, as he shares some more of his unique perspectives and two new songs!
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss the blessings and opportunities of Christmas, in and out of the Church.
Send us Fan Mail Last week's episode was a reminder that some in the Church continue to believe things the Church no longer teaches, which prompted Ian and Jim to discuss how to deal with change in a Church that paradoxically teaches both continuing revelation and unchanging doctrine at the same time.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim are joined by Marcus Hutber, who, as a missionary, brought Ian Wilks into the Church back in the day. The robust discussion largely focuses on why Black people were denied the priesthood and temple blessings prior to 1978.
Send us Fan Mail Andrew and Carline Patterson served alongside Ian when he was the bishop in the Dalkeith Ward in Scotland. They share their story as to what led them to join the Church and then what led them to walk away from the Church.
Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim review the horror film Heretic , which features Latter-day Saint sister missionaries in the starring roles. Warning: Spoilers aplenty!
Send us Fan Mail Michelle Brady Stone joins Ian and Jim in an engaging and lively discussion to make the case that Joseph Smith was not, in fact, a polygamist.
