Richard Ostler is a recently released bishop of a Young Single Adult Ward in Magna, Utah. He reflects on his three years ministering to and seeking to be inclusive of the hundreds of young people …
In the United States LDS Church finances are not transparent because of its legal status as a corporation sole. This is not the case in certain Commonwealth nations where the church is generally registered as …
When 17-year-old Isabella Parker was a Mia Maid she submitted a profile to Ordain Women because she noticed gender inequality in the church. She had also joined her school’s Gay Straight Alliance Club and was …
In this two part episode we hear the powerful stories of three anonymous guests who reflect on their experiences in enmeshed family systems. Enmeshed families characteristically lack boundaries with each other and experience the faith …
Dan Wotherspoon, host of Mormon Matters and Kristy Money, host of Mormon Transitions join me to discuss, in a non-partisan way, the importance of intellectual clarity, healthy emotional inwardness and consciousness, and embodied action in …
Mehrsa Baradaran, Joshua Madson and Brad Kramer discuss the history of the recent US Presidential Election. They talk about the uncoupling of the Democratic party from the working class, the rise of neo-liberalism, and the …
The campaign run by Donald Trump during the 2016 United States Presidential election season leveraged the racism that to this day still divides America. The outcome has been frightening for people of colour who …
One of the core teachings of the LDS church is that everyone is born with an essential gender identity based on one’s biological sex. Either you are male or female. Intersex upsets the notion that …
Dr Elise Boxer (Oceti Sakowin) joins me to discuss the Dakota Access Pipeline. She provides the context for the issue and explains what is at the centre of the protest at Standing Rock including the …
J. Kirk Richards’ work is considered contemporary spiritual. According to his website “his love of the textural, the poetic, and the mysterious has translated into a unique take on traditional Judeo-Christian themes.” In this conversation Kirk and …
