Latest Mormonhistory Podcast Episodes
Ep 52 – Liberty Love Letters
Naked Mormonism Podcast - May 19, 2017 01:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we view the Mormon exodus from Missouri to Illinois through the eyes of those locked up in Liberty Jail. Jo and Hyrum try to run the church from their dungeon, while Rigdon is trying to reestablish the Mormon kingdom which was lost. Jo has letter correspondence with his wife and...
SpEdEp 42 – Cardio of the Stuff with Shawn McCraney
Naked Mormonism Podcast - May 12, 2017 02:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we have a conversation with one of my personal Mormon history idols, Shawn McCraney, host of the TV show “Heart of the Matter”. Shawn grew up in the church, but thanks to a roadside spiritual experience, he now hosts a TV show centered around a deconstruction of Mormonism and a ...
Ep 51 – Force and Inertia
Naked Mormonism Podcast - May 05, 2017 02:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we discuss just how terrible the winter of 1838-1839 was for the Mormons, especially for the incarcerated leadership. The Saints were forcefully removed from Missouri and landed in temporary refugee camps along the Mississippi, settling a little town called Quincy, IL. Jo, Hyrum...
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 041817
Naked Mormonism Podcast - April 18, 2017 18:15 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsMost of the past week and a half has been driving, but I've been in Northern Utah for 4 days now and had to post up another log recounting everything so far. Utah is full of such cool Mormon history and many museums related to the entire pioneer era. Another small addition, Christopher Nemelka i...
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 040817
Naked Mormonism Podcast - April 08, 2017 20:53 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsMost of today was driving, however the morning was spent in Palmyra and Fayette at the Smith farm, Sacred Grove, and Whitmer farm. The church has put out some really slick videos trying to explain the history, but somehow they still obfuscate the reality. Now on to a fun evening with friend of t...
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 040717
Naked Mormonism Podcast - April 08, 2017 20:45 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsMost of today was spent looking through microfilms of Luman Walter's probate file. He must have been somewhat wealthy because the surrogates who handled his possessions afterwards did a fantastic job of cataloging all of his personal inventory. The rest of the day was spent at the Hill Cumorah v...
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 04-03/04-17
Naked Mormonism Podcast - April 08, 2017 20:36 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsIsaac Hale didn't like Jo when him and Emma began courting. Luckily for Jo, Hale's heart softened and allowed Jo to move in to the farm once "persecution" in New York became too much to bear. We cover two days in this travel log because the majority of them were spent driving. The rest of the lo...
Naked Mormonism History Travel Log 040217
Naked Mormonism Podcast - April 03, 2017 02:37 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsKirtland Day 3 landed me at the Sidney Rigdon church in Mentor, Ohio; finishing the day with a conversation with Seth Bryant and Tom Kimball of the Church of Christ. Not quite as eventful as the last few days, but still very productive.
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 040117
Naked Mormonism Podcast - April 02, 2017 16:33 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsKirtland Day 2 involved touring the CoC owned Kirtland Temple as well as the Isaac Morley farm. The day ended with my recounting of a deep Mormon history discussion with Karl Anderson, known locally as Mr. Kirtland. He didn't like the entheogen theory, but the exchange was incredibly respectful ...
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 033117
Naked Mormonism Podcast - April 01, 2017 13:12 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsIt's a good thing this tour is spending 3 full days in Kirtland! I began with a tour of historic Kirtland at the Whitney store and home, ending at the sawmill and ashery. After that it was on to the temple to make an appointment for the basement to belfry tour. Then on to Hiram, OH wherein lies ...
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 032817
Naked Mormonism Podcast - March 30, 2017 16:12 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsMissouri is jam-packed full of really cool Mormon historic sites. It's also home to a number of break-off factions which differ in some small ways from the Brighamite sect in SLC. There are some profound differences between the visitor centers of the Community of Christ, the Temple Lot (Hedricki...
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 032717
Naked Mormonism Podcast - March 28, 2017 02:39 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsMostly a driving day, but I had to stop at Carthage Jail on the way to Missouri. Nothing in the world fires me up like revisionist history and Carthage Jail reeks of it. Luckily, if you know the right questions to ask, the missionaries there have to answer truthfully, despite the believing Morm...
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 032617
Naked Mormonism Podcast - March 28, 2017 02:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsNauvoo is jam-packed with really cool Mormon history. It was simply a mistake to think I could see everything pertinent in one day.
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 03-23-17
Naked Mormonism Podcast - March 26, 2017 02:39 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsNo Mormon history hotspots in South Dakota or Minnesota, but I did see the surprisingly underwhelming Mt. Rushmore and my inner Gearhead took complete control before passing a car museum.
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 03-22-17
Naked Mormonism Podcast - March 26, 2017 02:29 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsMartin's Cove was something that cropped up on my radar mere days before passing it by. The Martin handcart company was forced to camp for 5 days in a small horseshoe cove that offered a brief respite from the brutal southern Wyoming blizzards which would forced them to wait out the storm. The m...
Naked Mormon History Travel Log 03-21-17
Naked Mormonism Podcast - March 26, 2017 02:21 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsSt. George Utah is home to many Mormon history sites including the first temple completed and dedicated under Brigham Young's rule, BY's winter home, and the home of Jacob Hamblin.
Ep 50 – Mo Justice Mo Peace
Naked Mormonism Podcast - March 17, 2017 05:40 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we finally reach the November court of inquiry following the Mormon-Missouri war of 1838. Typically, court hearings are held to pass fair judgement, but the Mormons find no justice or peace. The episode begins with an exciting announcement about a cross-country Mormon history pi...
SpEdEp 41 – Leaking Off the Mormons with Ryan McKnight
Naked Mormonism Podcast - March 10, 2017 06:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we attempt to get to the bottom of all these Mormon document leaks as of late. We have a discussion with Ryan McKnight, /u/FearlessFixxer and founder of MormonLeaks, covering some of the recent leaks released by the leak project. We conclude our discussion with whether or not we...
Ep 49 – Profit of High Treason
Naked Mormonism Podcast - March 03, 2017 03:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, shock and awe is an effective strategy. In the wake of the Haun’s Mill massacre, the Jo and the Mormon leadership are given a final ultimatum, surrender or the twin cities (Far West & Adam-ondi-Ahman) fall and the Mormons fall with them. General Lucas of the Missouri militia dic...
SpEdEp 40 – Prop 8 Trans-lated with Callie and Andrew
Naked Mormonism Podcast - February 24, 2017 03:38 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we take a look at what political overreach by religious organizations looks like at the incremental level. All the research for this episode spawned from the featured Deseret News article about the LDS Church filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case concerning transgende...
Ep 48 – Haun’s Mill Massacre
Naked Mormonism Podcast - February 17, 2017 04:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we finally dive into something highly anticipated for years, the Haun’s Mill Massacre. The title says it all; we discuss very adult concepts with graphic detail (listener discretion advised). We read 5 first-hand accounts of the massacre and bring it all together with Stephen Le...
SpEdEp 39 – More-mon Conquest with Christopher Smith
Naked Mormonism Podcast - February 10, 2017 04:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we invite Christopher Smith on for a follow-up of our last conversation. In order to be historically accurate, it’s important to take every possible opportunity to learn from historians and scholars. We discuss the proper terminology to use when analyzing Mormon colonization of ...
Ep 47 – Executive Order: Atrocity with Andrew Torrez
Naked Mormonism Podcast - February 03, 2017 21:01 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we cover a lot of ground but only advance our timeline a total of 4 days. Mormon depredations throughout Daviess County are answered by vigilante militia depredations against Mormons. The anti-Mormons are routing the Mormons to concentrate their population in the twin sanctuary ...
SpEdEp 38 – Brigham Young's Conquest with Historian Christopher C. Smith
Naked Mormonism Podcast - January 27, 2017 04:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we take an opportunity to talk with budding Mormon historian, Christopher Smith, who just landed his professorship at U of U! We talk about the current timeline and some of the broader social tensions plaguing Jo and the church in 1838. After that we move on to talk about Dr. Sm...
Ep 46 – Mo Conquest and Mythicist Milwaukee pt2
Naked Mormonism Podcast - January 20, 2017 04:14 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we begin with a wrap up of the live God Awful Movies in Chicago and talking about everything the atheist/skeptical community has to offer. After that we jump into a discussion about the Mormon refugee crisis going on in mid-October 1838 in Missouri. Jo had to feed the flock and ...
SpEdEp 37 – Getting Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
Naked Mormonism Podcast - January 12, 2017 20:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we jump into a conversation with awesome Science Communicator, Cara Santa Maria. We talk about her path through Mormonism and how long it took her to call bullshit. After that we discuss just what it is that a science communicator does and I ask her the two questions. If you’re ...
Ep 45 – Militant Seekers of Truth
Naked Mormonism Podcast - January 06, 2017 04:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, the duration of our discussion lands us in September and early October of 1838. We start with brief introductions to Generals Alexander Doniphan and David Atchison; two non-Mormon allies the Mormons desperately needed when it seemed everybody in Missouri wanted them dead or gone...
SpEdEp 36 – Joseph’s Technicolor Dream-stone
Naked Mormonism Podcast - December 30, 2016 01:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we jump in to part 2 of the Cody Noconi discussion about entheogens. Part 1 established a brief world history of hallucinogen use throughout the 10,000 years we can speculate upon; part 2 focuses on just Joseph Smith and Mormon history, essentially compiling the theory that Jo u...
SpEdEp 35 – Trippin’ Through the Aeons
Naked Mormonism Podcast - December 23, 2016 02:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we invite on amateur Mycologist Cody Noconi to discuss the history of entheogen use in the human race. Much of the information has been well substantiated by multiple historians and Cody has merely compiled it and brought it to the listening audience. We cover human history from...
Ep 44 – The Battle Begins
Naked Mormonism Podcast - December 16, 2016 01:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 652 ratingsOn this episode, we finally jump into the Gallatin election day battle and the aftermath. Two diametrically opposed mobs matched each other’s ante as things continually escalate out of control. Jo and Rigdon take the Danites to Diahmen to impose their will upon elected officials. Lilburn Boggs o...
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