Lindsey Johnson Snider was raised LDS and attended BYU-Idaho from 2012-2016. She experienced a shift towards progressive/liberal Mormonism in 2013, which coincided with a faith crisis. Later, Lindsey became the …
1048-1050: Leah, Cody, and Brinley Young – A Teen’s Perspective on Faith Transition
In a Mormon Stories first, Leah and Cody Young’s daughter, Brinley (15), joins us in the final segments of our epic interview with the Young family to discuss her family’s …
1040-1043: Ana Reading: My Swiss Mormon Journey
Ana Reading is one of the most intelligent, thoughtful, and inspiring Mormons I’ve ever met. Born to a semi-functional family in Switzerland, Ana clung to Mormonism as a source of …
1029-1032: Dr. Gina Colvin’s Pre-Excommunication Interview
Dr. Gina Colvin, host of A Thoughtful Faith Podcast, is set to be excommunicated by the Mormon Church for apostasy on 12/20/2018 in her New Zealand ward by her bishop. …
974-975: Jill and Katie Searle – Responding to Tragedy with Grace and Resilience
Join us now on Mormon Stories Podcast for an incredibly powerful story on dealing with tragedy with resilience and grace. Jill and Katie Searle are a mother/daughter pair. Jill Searle’s …
971-972: Collette Larsen – Rising Strong as a Middle-Aged Woman after the Mormon Dream Implodes
Collette’s incredible journey covers betrayal in her first marriage, genetic illness in two of her children, financial ruin leading to a multi-million dollar business, and advancement through and eventual …
953-954: Feminist Mormon Housewives 10-Year Retrospective
Join us as we interview editors Nancy Ross and Sara Hanks to discuss their book, “Where We Must Stand: Ten Years of Feminist Mormon Housewives,” an anthology of blog posts from …
950-951: Jenny Wilson – Democratic Candidate for US Senate
In this episode of Mormon Stories Podcast, we interview Jenny Wilson, Democratic nominee for US Senate, challenging Mitt Romney for Orrin Hatch‘s seat in Utah. We discuss: Jenny’s political heritage …
949: Immigrant Separation, Freedom Festival, and Youth Interview Policy
Mormon News Podcast Episode 5 – 6.21.2018 John Dehlin, Julienna Viegas, Sharon Price, and Stephanie Lobrot discuss: LDS response to immigrant children and family separation on our southern border Controversy …
940-941: Madeleine and Jaime Soulé – Celebrating a Queer Marriage
Described as one of our most raw and moving interviews by our Facebook live audience, this special Pride edition of Mormon Stories Podcast is an interview with Jaime Olivine Soulé …
903: Q&A with Tara Westover – Author of “Educated”
We were honored to host a live Q&A and book signing with New York Times bestselling-author Tara Westover on March 29, 2018 at the First Unitarian Church in Salt Lake …
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.
860-861: Carol Lynn Pearson – The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy
Mormon Stories Podcast is excited to team up with Sunstone to present a recording of our live podcast on 1/25/18 with Carol Lynn Pearson where we discuss her book, The Ghost …
826: The Weinstein #MeToo Movement, from a Mormon Context – Mehrsa Baradaran
In response to recent news stories involving Harvey Weinstein, Al Franken, Roy Moore, etc. – on the topics of sexual harassment, assault, rape, groping, etc., University of Georgia law professor …
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 …
791-792: Mehrsa Bararadan – Tribalism and Mormon Identity
In this two-part series on Mormon Stories Podcast we interview the incredibly successful Mehrsa Baradaran. Mehrsa and her family immigrated from Iran to the United States when she was 9. …
774: 30 Questions Nobody Asks My Husband at Church – Julie DeAzevedo Hanks
In this episode of Mormon Stories/Transitions, John and Margi interview the brilliant Dr. Julie DeAzevedo Hanks about her article titled “30 Questions Nobody Asks My Husband at Church.” John, Margi, and …
770-773: Laurie Lee Hall – Standing in my truth, Walking in my faith
In these episodes of Mormon Stories, we interview former LDS Stake President and LDS Chief Architect Laurie Lee Hall. Laurie Lee’s story is fascinating on many levels: Laurie Lee worked …
767-768: Navigating Progressive Mormonism with Carol Lynn Pearson, Jana Riess, and Jana Johnson Spangler
In this Mormon Stories podcast series, John and Margi interview Carol Lynn Pearson, Jana Riess, and Jana Johnson Spangler to explore their experiences navigating progressive Mormonism. In this series we …