Today we feature Amber Scorah’s speech from THRIVEDAY 2019. This speech was delivered before a live audience in Salt Lake City, UT on November 17, 2019. Amber Scorah Download MP3
1218: An Interview with Amber Scorah – Author of “Leaving the Witness”
Join us now for today’s Mormon Stories Podcast episode as we interview ex-Jehovah’s Witness Amber Scorah and author of the book: “Leaving the Witness: Exiting Religion and Finding a Life.” …
1199-1202: Leaving Scientology and Becoming an Ex-Scientology Activist – Chris Shelton
Join us today as we continue our multi-part series on Scientology with Chris Shelton – Critical Thinker. Chris is a former Scientologist and Sea Org member and is now a …
1195-1198: My Life as a Scientologist – Chris Shelton
Join us today as we continue our multi-part series on Scientology with Chris Shelton – Critical Thinker. Chris is a former Scientologist and Sea Org member and is now a …
1192-1194: David Miscavige and the Rise of Modern Scientology – Chris Shelton
In today’s episode we will continue our series on the parallels between Scientology/Mormonism by interviewing Chris Shelton – Critical Thinker—a former Scientologist and Sea Org member, and current writer, consultant …
1189-1191: Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Parallels to the Beginnings of Mormonism – Chris Shelton
Today we sit down with ex-Scientologist and Youtuber Chris Shelton to discuss a brief history of Scientology – with a focus on parallels between Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and …
1129: Amber Scorah – Leaving the Witness: Exiting Religion and Finding a Life
Join us now for today’s Mormon Stories Podcast episode as we interview ex-Jehovah’s Witness Amber Scorah about her new book: “Leaving the Witness: Exiting Religion and Finding a Life.” Building …
1086-1087: Lloyd Evans – How I Became an Ex-Jehovah’s Witness Activist
Concluding our interview with Lloyd Evans, we focus on his journey from devout Witness youth to outspoken ex-Witness activist and atheist. Lloyd shares the circumstances leading to his “awakening” with startling …
1085: What It’s Like to be a Jehovah’s Witness – Lloyd Evans
Continuing our interview with Lloyd Evans, we focus this portion of the interview on Lloyd’s experience living as a Jehovah’s Witness—drawing occasional parallels between those living life as Mormons and …
1084: Lloyd Evans on The History of the Jehovah’s Witness Movement
Mormon Stories Podcast is excited to interview Lloyd Evans—founder and senior editor of JWsurvey.org—a website that promotes freeness of thought among Jehovah’s Witnesses. He is also author of “The Reluctant Apostate,” …
938-939: Steven Hassan – What the Mormon Church Can Learn From Cults to Do/Be Better
In this episode of Mormon Stories Podcast, we interview the world’s foremost cult expert, Steven Hassan, to discuss what the Mormon church can learn from destructive cults to do/be better. …
881-882: Tara Westover – Author of “Educated: A Memoir”
We are excited to release our interview with Tara Westover, author of the New York Times bestseller “Educated.” In addition, Mormon Stories Podcast is excited to announce that we will be …
865-866: Q&A with Tova Mirvis – Author of “The Book of Separation”
We are proud to release our live interview held on February 6, 2018 at the Salt Lake City Community of Christ with Tova Mirvis—a past guest on Mormon Stories. For this interview, we relied on the excellent questions from our live audience to drive the conversation. We explore so many of the parallels between the faith transition experiences in Orthodox Judaism and Mormonism, and talk some more about her writing The Book of Separation and how it has touched many of our listeners since tuning into her Mormon Stories episode. While in Salt Lake City, Tova provided more context to her book when she appeared on KUER’s RadioWest that same day—an interview that may be found here.
862-864: Christianity After Mormonism: South Mountain Community Church
The South Mountain Community Church has become home for many former Mormons—which make up nearly half of the congregation. As strange as it may sound to some, the church also …
818-820: Tova Mirvis – Losing Faith and Mixed Faith Marriage as an Orthodox Jew
In this very special edition of Mormon Stories Podcast, we interview Tova Mirvis, author of The Book of Separation: A Memoir—a powerfully relevant memoir about Tova’s loss of faith as …
675-677: Vance Allred – Son of Assassinated AUB Polygamist Prophet Rulon Allred
Rulon Clark Allred (March 29, 1906 – May 10, 1977) was a homeopath and chiropractor in Salt Lake City and the founder/leader of what is now the Apostolic United Brethren, a breakaway sect of polygamous Mormon fundamentalists in Utah, Colorado, Montana, and Arizona, United …
042-046: Anne B. Wilde – Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy
In part 1 of this 5 part interview, Anne B. Wilde (Independent Mormon Fundamentalist, polygamist, and founder of Principle Voices) discusses the early practice of polygamy within the LDS Church. …