034 - Mormons in Pop Culture

Dan and Nick discuss how Mormons are portrayed in popular media by non-Mormons, and share their favorite references from movies and TV.



Mentioned in this episode:

1. PM@M episode 28 - "Same-Sex Attracted"

2. President Nelson and the name of the Church

3. "I Am a Mormon" by Shawn Hall

4. A Study in Scarlet, Danites, and Around the World in Eighty Days

5. Trapped by the Mormons

6. "Mormons in Classic Hollywood Films" by Shawn Hall

7. Breaking Bad (S01 E04), The Office (S05 E10), Gilmore Girls (S04 E10), Quantico (S01 E01), Big Love

8. "The Publicity Dilemma" (LDS Church response to media depictions)

9. The Book of Mormon musical

10. South Park (S07 E12 and S04 E10)

11. Stranger Things (season 3)

12. States of Grace, Ocean's Eleven, and Fargo (season 4)

13. The Colbert Report ("I'm A Mormon" campaign and posthumous baptisms)

14. Saturday Night Live (Tim Tebow, Olympic skier, Mitt Romney)

15. Community (S06 E04)

16. Mormons in Media (Instagram)

17. Under the Banner of Heaven