Gospel Tangents Podcast
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A 360-degree view of Mormonism. We interview the best Mormon scholars, scientists, and clergy from all restoration branches, including LDS, Community of Christ, Strangites, Bickertonites, Temple Lot, Remnant, etc.
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Why Mormon Fundamentalists Restrict Blacks (Jacob Vidrine 12 of 13)
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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From Adam-God to Adoption: Jacob Vidrine’s Discovery of Polygamy, Rebaptism, & LeBaronism (11 of 13)
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Notorious Polygamist: Tom Green’s TV Family, Child Polygamy, & Utah Prosecution (Jacob Vidrine 10 of 13)
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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How Fred Collier Defined the Ross LeBaronite Movement (Jacob Vidrine 9 of 13)
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Eccentric Prophet’s Controversial Radio Ministry & Authority Claim Jacob Vidrine (8 of 13)
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Evil Ervil LeBaron (Jacob Vidrine 7 of 8)
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Peculiar Mormon Fundamentalist Schisms 1950s (Jacob Vidrine 6 of 8)
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Only Polygamy in Heaven? (Jacob Vidrine 5 of 8)
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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LeBaron Succession (Jacob Vidrine 4 of 4)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Benjamin F Johnson (Jacob Vidrine 3 of 4)
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Council of 50 Connection: Secret Priesthood & LeBaron Legacy (Jacob Vidrine 2 of 4)
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Jacob Vidrine – Church of the Firstborn (1 of 4)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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JFS-Architect of Controversial LDS Orthodoxy (Bowman 4 of 4)
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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How Wes Walters’ Revival Research Forced Mormon Historians to Confront the 1820 Story (Sandra Tanner 5 of 5)
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Jerald & Sandra Tanner’s Apostolic Scolding (4 of 5)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Missing 1832 First Vision Account (Sandra Tanner 3 of 6)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Shocking Truth: Murderers in Celestial Kingdom? Challenging Sandra Tanner’s Faith (2/6)
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Pioneers of Criticism: Sandra Tanner, Pauline Hancock, & Quest for the Original Church of Christ (1 of 5)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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How Tanners Identified Hofmann Forgery (Sandra Tanner)
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Pregnant Possibilities: Joseph Smith’s Polygamy
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Don’t Ask Peggy Fletcher Stack’s Opinion! (4 of 4)
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Community of Christ, Book of Mormon, & Future (Stassi Cramm 4 of 4)
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Why Kirtland Temple Sale Only Buys 5 Years of Financial Stability (Stassi Cramm 3 of 4)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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1088: Why We Sold the Kirtland Temple: A Prophet’s Perspective (Stassi Cramm 2 of 4)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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1st Female Prophet (Stassi Cramm 1 of 4)
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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JWHA Recap 2025-Whirlwind Trip to John Whitmer Historical Association Conference!
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Mourning at Mountain Meadows (Going on a Tangent)
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Temples & Truman: Independence, Missouri’s Historic Legacy (Going on a Tangent)
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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JFS Book Give Away 2025!
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Apostle & 70 Bust LDS Myths (Hamer & MacKay)
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Historic Vote! Stassi Cramm 1st Female Prophet-Pres of CoC!
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Why RLDS Finances are STILL in Trouble (John Hamer 6 of 6)
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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How John Hamer Changed RLDS Succession History (5 of 6)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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RLDS-Temple Lot Competition (John Hamer 4 of 6)
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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How Sidney Rigdon Still Affects LDS Succession (John Hamer 3 of 6)
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Controversial RLDS Beliefs (John Hamer 2 of 6)
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Sunstone 50’s Restoration Churches (John Hamer 1 of 6)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Sonia Johnson Is Different Kind of Lesbian (Chris Talbot 4 of 4)
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Unraveling the 1838 Mormon Missouri War: Insights from Historian Steven LeSueur
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Mormons, Shootouts, & Outlaws: Wild West Murder of Frank LeSueur
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Exploring Beaver Island (3 of 3)
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Tour of Beaver Island (2 of 3)
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Going on a Tangent: Beaver Island (1 of 3)
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Should BYU Be Renamed Over Slavery? (Paul Reeve/Christopher Rich)
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Strangite Priesthood-Beaver Island Preview Gary Weber (5 of 6)
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Strangite Women Hold Priesthood, Saturday Worship (Gary Weber 4 of 6)
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Strangite Mormon Beliefs on Polygamy, Baptism for the Dead & More (Gary Weber 3 of 6)
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Meet a Strangite Mormon (Gary Weber 2 of 6)
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Remembering Lynne Whitesides
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Historic Tour in Voree, Wisconsin (Gary Weber 1 of 5)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Temples, Travels, & Timely Insights!
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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What was Left out of 2nd Class Saints? (Matt Harris 6 of 6)
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Turner Book Contest – Polygamy Recap
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Does Christ’s Church Ordain Blacks? (Dan & Ann Hatch 6 of 6)
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Joseph Smith’s Arrest Leads to Death
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Nauvoo Polygamy (John Turner 5 of 6)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Fanny Alger Affair/Old Major (John Turner 4 of 6)
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Were Golden Plates Real? (John Turner 3 of 6)
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Ranking JS Bios/First Vision Controversy (John Turner 2 of 6)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Newest Biography of Joseph Smith (John Turner 1 of 6)
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Land Deeds in Nauvoo & D&C 132? (Mary Ann Clements 4 of 4)
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Polygamy & S America Revelations (David Hocking 4 of 4)
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Changes in Revelations (David Hocking 3 of 4)
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Zelph Revelation (David Hocking 2 of 4)
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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New Doctrine & Covenants (sort of) David Hocking 1 of 4
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Temple Lot Worship Services (Part 7 of 7)
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Are William Clayton Journals Forged? (Clair Barrus 4 of 4)
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May 30, 2025 |
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Joseph Fielding Smith: History, Bias, & Shaping Mormon Thought (Bowman 3 of 4)
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May 27, 2025 |
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Joseph Fielding Smith Evolution
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May 25, 2025 |
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Newest Biography of Joseph Fielding Smith
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May 23, 2025 |
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Margaret Toscano Reflects on Faith, Pain, & Legacy of Sept 6 (4 of 4)
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May 21, 2025 |
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“We Don’t Apologize” (Peggy Fletcher Stack 3 of 4)
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May 18, 2025 |
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Peggy Fletcher Stack’s Biggest Interviews (2 of 4)
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May 15, 2025 |
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Sunstone and Mark Hofmann’s Explosive Deception in 1985 (Peggy Fletcher Stack 1 of 4)
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May 12, 2025 |
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*Kirtland Bank Notes (Brent Ashworth 5 of 5)
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May 10, 2025 |
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1st Edition Book of Mormon/LDS Docs (Brent Ashworth 4 of 5)
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May 07, 2025 |
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Elvis & Aviation Artifacts (Brent Ashworth 3 of 5)
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May 04, 2025 |
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1716 Vinegar Bible, Titanic, & More! (Brent Ashworth 2 of 5)
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May 01, 2025 |
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Mormon Memorabilia Museum (Brent Ashworth 1 of 5)
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Modern Mormon Fundamentalism (Cristina Rosetti Gagliano 5 of 5)
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Going on a Polygamy Tangent (Nielsen-Naylor)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Unusual Easter Services (Going on Easter Tangents!)
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Black Members in Fundamentalist Mormonism? (David Nielsen 4 of 5)
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Announcement! CGU Mormon Studies Conf Apr 19, 2025!
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Trying to Rescue FLDS? (David Nielsen 3 of 5)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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More than 1 True Church? (David Nielsen 2 of 5)
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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History of FLDS Splits (David Nielsen 1 of 5)
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Going on a Polygamy Tangent (Trip)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Journal of Mormon Polygamy Recap (GT Live!)
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Exodus Story a Myth? (George Potter 3 of 3)
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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*Early Morning Seminary/Enduring Dementia (Richard Hanks 5 of 5)
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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“Speak Your Mind!” Marion Hanks Did! (Richard Hanks 4 of 5)
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Hanks on 1978 Revelation (Rich Hanks 3 of 5)
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Breakdown British Baseball Baptisms (Rich Hanks 2 of 5)
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Youngest Modern-day GA! (Richard Hanks 1 of 5)
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Joseph Smith’s Polygamy (Brian Hales 2017 interview)
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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1st Visit with Kingston Group (Tangent Travels)
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Book of Mormon Census/Red-Letter Edition! (Robert Messick 3 of 3)
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Blue & Gold Book of Mormon (Robert Messick 2 of 3)
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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90 Years to Publish Book of Mormon??? (Robert Messick 1 of 3)
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Time to Dump KJV? (Joseph Spencer 3 of 3)
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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*Is 2 hr Church Hurting LDS Church? (Ryan Cragun 4 of 4)
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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What Pushes/Pulls People from Churches? (Ryan Cragun 3 of 4)
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Why People Stay/Leave Religion (Ryan Cragun 2 of 4)
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Triggered vs Calm ex-Mormons (Ryan Cragun 1 of 4)
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Hot Seat 2: Kurt Francom (4 of 4)
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Non-LDS BYU Black Athletes (Dr Darron Smith)
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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*Questions for Conspiracy Theorists (Jesse James 5 of 5)
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Joseph’s Public Polygamy Denials
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Religious/Theological Motivations for Conspiracy Theories (Jesse James 3 of 5)
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Appeal of Conspiracy Theories (Jesse James 2 of 5)
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Valid Conspiracy vs Conspiracy Theory (Dr Jesse James 1 of 5)
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Role of Grace in Atonement (Green/Huntsman 5 of 5)
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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*Heavenly Mothers (Tom Bennett 5 of 5)
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Blacks & Fundamentalist Mormons (Tom Bennett 4 of 5)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Reasons Women Choose Polygamy (Tom Bennett 3 of 5)
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Fundamentalist Beliefs about “One True Church” (Tom Bennett 2 of 5)
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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From Protestant to Polygamy (Tom Bennett 1 of 5)
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Tying Tunisia to America Via Heartland & Phoenicia (Eryj Ben Sassi 3 of 3)
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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FLDS Most Wanted Field Trip
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Polygamy Road Trip (Rick B)
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Has Community of Christ Moved from Book of Mormon? (Brittany Mangelson 5 of 5)
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Sonia Johnson’s Presidential Campaign 1984 (Chris Talbot 3 of 4)
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Sonia Johnson Vs LDS Church (Chris Talbot 2 of 4)
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Sonia Johnson Fights for Equal Rights Amendment(Chris Talbot 1 of 4)
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Best of 1000 episodes: Top Interviews of 2024 and All-Time Favorites! (GT Live)
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Infant Baptism in BoM Historical? (Brant Gardner 4 of 4)
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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How Can 19th Century Book of Mormon Anachronisms Be Explained? (Brant Gardner 3 of 4)
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Is White & Delightsome Racist Scripture? (Brant Gardner 2 of 4)
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Brant Gardner Translation of Book of Mormon (1 of 4)
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Heretic Movie Review (Josh Thompson 4 of 4)
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Authority & Courtship for Polygamists (Josh Thompson 3 of 4)
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Are LDS Temples Valid? (Josh Thompson 2 of 4)
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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How Mormon Fundamentalist Views LDS Church (Josh Thompson 1 of 4)
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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LDS, CoC, & Bickertonite General Conference (Josh Gehly 6 of 6)
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Debunking Polygamy Skeptics Claims (Re-broadcast Mark Tensmeyer)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Joseph Smith’s Plural Marriage Proposals
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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989: New Interpretation for Fanny Alger “Affair/Scrape” (Chris Smith 1 of 2)
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Looking at MHA, Dialogue, JWHA, Sunstone & Mormon Studies (Michael Austin 3 of 3)
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Was Brigham Young Wrong? (Paul Reeve/Christopher Rich 2 of 3)
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Busting Utah’s Slavery Myths (Paul Reeve/Christopher Rich 1 of 3)
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Rick Gets Feisty in Mailbag (GT Live!)
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Lost Diaries of Juanita Brooks & Michael Quinn (Geisner 3 of 3)
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Parley Pratt Murder & MMM (Joe Geisner 2 of 3)
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Lost Book of Mormon Documents (Joe Geisner 1 of 3)
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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How Kirtland Temple Sale Affects Visitors (Rick B)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Movie Review – Six Days in August (GT Live!)
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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New Temple in Missouri for Fundamentalist Mormons!
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Reform Mormon Ordinances with No Leaders? (Rob Lauer)
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Love & Leave Mormons Twice! (Rob Lauer 2 of 3)
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Reform Mormon Converted LDS by Sandra Tanner & Fawn Brodie? (Rob Lauer 1 of 3)
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Ties Between Freemasonry & LDS Temple (Cheryl Bruno 4 of 4)
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Should we Take Polygamy Skeptics More Seriously? (Cheryl Bruno)
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Why Emma Denied Polygamy (Cheryl Bruno)
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Did Joseph Renounce Polygamy? (Cheryl Bruno & John Dinger 3 of 3)
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Showdown with Brigham Young & Sidney Rigdon (John Dinger, Cheryl Bruno 2 of 3)
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Almost Prophet is Nearly Forgotten? (John Dinger & Cheryl Bruno 1 of 3)
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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GT Live! Contest Winner + Chat with Amanda
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Joseph’s Magic Show with David Whitmer (Jim Lucas/Jonathan Neville)
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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How 1800s Law Affects Utah & Idaho Abortion Laws (Amanda Hendrix-Komoto 5 of 5)
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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19th Century Birth Control & Abortion (Amanda Hendrix-Komoto 4 of 5)
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Mormons Good & Bad Interactions with Native Americans
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Faith Crisis & Polynesian Racism (Amanda Hendrix-Komoto 2 of 5)
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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History of RLDS & LDS in Tahiti (Amanda Hendrix-Komoto 1 of 5)
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Award Winning Black Mormon Film (Mauli Bonner 3 of 3)
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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GT Live! Top 20 Topics We Missed with Matt Harris
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Fired from First Presidency (Matt Harris 5 of 6)
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Inside the Room for 1978 Revelation (Matt Harris 4 of 6)
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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What Lester Bush Missed (Matt Harris 3 of 6)
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Is “White and Delightsome” Racist? (Matt Harris 2 of 6)
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Race Ban Best Seller: 2nd Class Saints (Matt Harris 1 of 6)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Tangent Trips #5 – Historic Kirtland!
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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GT Live! Contest Winners, Ireland, & More!
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Does Skeptic See Temple? (Dave Butler 7/7)
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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Pretend Husband Joseph Kingsbury (Clair Barrus 3 of 4)
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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John C Bennett & Nauvoo-Era Polygamy (Clair Barrus 2 of 4)
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Earliest Polygamy Revelations (1829??? – Clair Barrus 1 of 4)
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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3rd Sister (Mary Clift) Becomes Wife of Turley (Mary Ann Clements 3 of 4)
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Sham Marriage to Theodore Turley? (Mary Ann Clements 2 of 4)
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Affair or Surrogate Mother? (Mary Ann Clements 1 of 4)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Secret Covenants?! (Cheryl Bruno)
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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Theosis in Book of Mormon (Val Larsen 5/5)
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Does Excommunication Work? (Margaret Toscano 3 of 4)
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Events Leading up to Sept 6 (Margaret Toscano 2 of 4)
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Reaction to “Sept 6 & Struggle for Soul of Mormonism” (Margaret Toscano 1 of 4)
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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GT Live! MHA Recap 2024
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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GT Live! NT Conference with NT Wright!
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Long Endowment in Christ’s Church (Dan & Ann Hatch 5 of 6)
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Why Does Christ’s Church Repeat Baptisms? (Ann & Dan Hatch 4 of 6)
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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Is Wilford Woodruff a Traitor? (Ann & Dan Hatch 3 of 6)
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Who Founded Christ’s Church? (Ann & Dan Hatch 2 of 6)
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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1st Interview Inside Polygamist Temple! (Ann & Dan Hatch 1 of 6)
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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GT Trips #2: Look Inside Temple!
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May 26, 2024 |
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How Have Intellectuals Moved the Church? (Sara Patterson 4 of 4)
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May 22, 2024 |
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GT Trips #1: Gilgal Sculpture Garden
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May 20, 2024 |
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Fundamentalist Mormon Theology (Dr Cristina Rosetti 4 of 5)
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May 15, 2024 |
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1944 & 1953 Police Raids on Polygamists (Cristina Rosetti 3 of 5)
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May 13, 2024 |
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Joseph Musser & Post-Manifesto Polygamy (Cristina Rosetti 2 of 5)
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May 10, 2024 |
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Intro to Mormon Fundamentalism (Cristina Rosetti 1 of 5)
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May 08, 2024 |
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Tim Ballard Controversy (Scott Vance 5 of 5)
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May 06, 2024 |