Why the new garments are a hit and reminder of a changing church | Episode 386
When news broke last fall that redesigned temple garments — including a sleeveless version — were already on sale in some foreign countries, it became a hot topic among members of The Church of Jesus ...
9 Apr 202533min
The evolution of Exponent II and LDS feminism | Episode 385
In the mid-1970s, a tiny group of Latter-day Saint women in Boston launched a modest effort to discuss women’s issues — past and present — in a magazine they called Exponent II (named after the newspa...
2 Apr 202535min
'Latter Day Struggles' podcasters discuss their resignation from the church | Episode 384
As practicing Latter-day Saints with nuanced faith, Valerie and Nathan Hamaker wanted to help fellow believers grappling with a “faith crisis” or how they have been “wounded” by The Church of Jesus Ch...
26 Mar 202544min
How politics and polarization are shaping Latter-day Saints in the U.S. | Episode 383
A new report by the Pew Research Center, the Religious Landscape Study, has given members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plenty to pat themselves on the back about. According to th...
19 Mar 202537min
What many Latter-day Saints and church leaders get wrong about pornography | Episode 382
Pornography — broadly defined as sexually explicit images — has become a sort-of wallpaper of modern lives. It is everywhere: in our books, movies, computers, video games, social media posts, music an...
12 Mar 202529min
The conservative LDS prophet who led fights over evolution, the age of the Earth and orthodoxy | Episode 381
Joseph Fielding Smith’s family tree alone makes him a significant player in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His father, Joseph F. Smith, was the faith’s sixth president...
5 Mar 202546min
Are LDS men falling prey to extremist masculinity? | Episode 380
Certainly not for the first time, the United States has become a hotbed of hot takes and even hotter debates over men’s roles in the home and society. Fueling this fiery crisis of masculinity is, of c...
26 Feb 202539min
Why those anti-LDS chants at BYU games? | Episode 379
When Brigham Young University teams play on the road, they, like any visiting opponent, expect to encounter their share of jeers from the home crowd. But what happens when the razzing turns raunchy an...
19 Feb 202535min
