Episodes List (Chronological)
- 001: Kiddie Baptisms? My Mission Experience in Guatemala
- 002: Gregory Prince and David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism
- 003: Inside the Mind of an “Anti-Mormon”
- 004: Gregory Prince, David O. McKay and the Blacks/Priesthood Issue
- 005: Masonry and Mormonism, an Interview with Greg Kearney
- 006: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Mormon Cybergalaxy
- 007: Inside the Mind of a Mormon Apologist Pt. 1
- 008: Inside the Mind of a Mormon Apologist Pt. 2
- 009: Inside the Mind of a Mormon Apologist Pt. 3
- 010: Finding our Way Back Home Pt. 1
- 011: Finding our Way Back Home Pt. 2
- 012: An Introduction to Mormon Polygamy with Todd Compton Part 1
- 013-014: An Introduction to Mormon Polygamy with Todd Compton Parts 2 & 3
- 015-017: Mormon Stages of Faith with Tom Kimball and Dan Wotherspoon
- 018: New Order Mormons Pt. 1–Ann’s Story
- 019-021: Mormon, Married, Gay and Facing Discipline–An Interview with Buckley Jeppson
- 022-024: Black and Mormon — The Darron Smith Story
- 025: New Order Mormons Pt. 2–Ann’s Story
- 026: Blacks and the LDS Priesthood–An Interview with Darius Gray and Margaret Young
- 027-029: My ( John Dehlin’s ) Story
- 030-033: An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins — An Interview with Grant Palmer
- 034-036: Jim Parkinson and Soldier Slaves
- 037-038: Deseret Book’s Acquisition of Seagull and Covenant–A Conversation with Kent Larsen
- 039: Lowell Bennion–Mormon educator and humanitarian–through the eyes of Mary Lythgoe Bradford (An interview by Stirling Adams)
- 040-041: Deseret Book’s Acquisition of Seagull and Covenant–Adventures of a Mormon Book Author–Christopher Bigelow
- 042-043: Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Parts 1 & 2: Polygamy in the Early LDS Church and the Rise of Mormon Fundamentalism
- 044: Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 3: Anne’s Story
- 045: Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 4: Modern Polygamy Gone Wrong and Right
- 046: Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 5: Anne’s Beliefs and Testimony
- 047: Richard Bushman Part 1 — Experiences as a Mormon Historian
- 048: Richard Bushman Part 2 — The Art of History, Joseph Smith’s First Vision Stories, and Joseph’s Participation in Folk Magic and Treasure Digging
- 049: Richard Bushman Part 3 — Joseph Smith and the Translation of the Book of Mormon
- 050: Richard Bushman Part 4 — Book of Mormon Historicity and the 3 and 8 Witnesses
- 051: Richard Bushman Part 5 — Final Thoughts (For now)
- 052: J. Bonner Ritchie—On Organizations, Individuals, and Pillars of Thoughtful Faith
- 053: The Trolley Square Mall Murders — An Interview with Witness Matt Lund
- 054: Nate Oman — On Messiness, Harvard, the Bloggernacle, and Thoughtful Faith
- 055: Women and the LDS Church Part 1 — An Introduction
- 056: Women and the LDS Church Part 2 — The Three Waves of Feminism in the USA
- 057: Women and the LDS Church Part 3 — An Interview with Dr. Claudia L. Bushman
- 058: Women and the LDS Church Part 4 — 19th and Early 20th Century Mormon Women (with Dr. Claudia Bushman)
- 059: Women and the LDS Church Part 5 — 19th and Early 20th Century Mormon Women Part 2 (with Dr. Claudia Bushman)
- 060: A Review of the First 5 Episodes on Mormon Women by 2 Brilliant Mormon Women (Part 1)
- 061: A Review of the First 5 Episodes on Mormon Women by 2 Brilliant Mormon Women (Part 2)
- 062: Women in the LDS Church Part 6 – Margaret Merrill Toscano: The Early Years
- 063: Women in the LDS Church Part 7 – Margaret Toscano’s Journey into Mormon Studies and Feminism
- 064: Women in the LDS Church Part 8 – Margaret Toscano: Reactions to Dissent
- 065: Women in the LDS Church Part 9 – Margaret Toscano on the Church, Priesthood and Mother God
- 066: Women in the LDS Church Part 10 – The LDS Church’s Opposition to the Equal Rights Ammendment
- 067: Women and the LDS Church Part 11 – Linda King Newell, “A Gift Given, A Gift Taken: Washing, Anointing, and Blessing the Sick Among Mormon Women”
- 068: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 1 — “Flexibility”: An interview with John Kovalenko
- 069 & 070: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Part 2 — Ashley Sanders and “Transformation”
- 071: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Part 3 — Loyd Ericson on “Estrangement and Reconciliation”
- 072: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 4 — “Honesty”: An interview with BYU Professor Chris Foster
- 073: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 5 — “Re-evaluation”: An interview with BYU student David Lassetter
- 074: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 6 — “Grace”: An interview with BYU student Kimball Sanders
- 075: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 7 — “Conversion”: An interview with University of Utah student Caleb Proulx
- 076: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 8 — “Kingdom of God”: An interview with University of Utah student Ann Whittaker
- 077-083: “Understanding the September Six” — Paul Toscano Parts 1 – 7
- 084: Introducing “Project Deseret” Podcast, with Ashley Sanders. Inaugural Episode — “The Mormon Aesthetic”
- 085-087: God Loveth His Children — The New LDS Pamphlet on Homosexuality
- 088-094: Levi Peterson – Mormon Author
- 095-096: The Mormon Worker with William Vanwagenen
- 097: The Joseph Smith Papers Project with Morris Thurston
- 098-099: Joseph Smith’s Legal Battles During the Nauvoo Period
- 100: Breathe Life into Your Life Story with Dawn and Morris Thurston
- 101-103: Dr. Ted Lyon on LDS Church Change, Latin American Missions, LDS Membership Statistics, and Thoughtful Faith
- 104: Elbert Peck and Sunstone Magazine Pt. 1 – The Early Years
- 105: Elbert Peck and Sunstone Magazine Pt. 2 – The People of Sunstone
- 106: Elbert Peck and Sunstone Magazine Pt. 3 – “Alternative Voices”
- 107: Elbert Peck and Sunstone Magazine Pt. 4 – The September Six and the Decline of Sunstone
- 108: The Best Articulation of My Own Mormon Testimony That I’ve Ever Found — Elbert Peck and “Remnants of His Faith”
- 109: How to Stay in the LDS Church after Losing Your Faith
- 110: Lessons on the Costs and Benefits of Big Church Changes: From the RLDS Church to the LDS Church, With Love
- 111: Why People Leave the LDS Church and How We Can Help
- Bonus: The Story of D. Michael Quinn — In His Own Words
- 112 & 113: Joanna Brooks Parts 1 and 2
- 114: Mormon Expression Interviews John Dehlin
- 115: Mormonism and James Fowler’s Stage 5
- 116: John Hamer Pt. 1 — The LDS Succession Crisis of 1844 and the Beginnings of the RLDS Church
- 117: John Hamer Pt. 2 — From RLDS to the Community of Christ
- 118: Mormon Stories 2010: Past, Present and Future
- 119: Peter and Mary Danzig Pt. 1 – The Early Years
- 120: Peter and Mary Danzig Pt. 2 – Gaining Sympathy for Homosexuals, Losing His Testimony, and Writing a Letter to the Editor
- 121: Peter and Mary Danzig Pt. 3 – Removed from the Orchestra at Temple Square, Silenced, Threatened with Discipline, Resigning from the LDS Church
- 122: Peter and Mary Danzig Pt. 4 – Rebuilding a Life Without the LDS Church
- 123-125: What to do when your husband loses his LDS testimony — Jacque Parts 1-3
- 126-128: Born Again Mormon Shawn McCraney
- 129-131: Feminist Mormon Housewives Founder Lisa Butterworth
- 132-134: Karen Armstrong’s “The Case for God” and Mormonism Parts 1-3
- 135-136: Mormon Comedian Bengt Washburn Parts 1 and 2
- 137-138: Edward Kimball, Son of Spencer W. Kimball Parts 1 & 2
- 139-140: The LDS Conversion and De-Conversion of Heather
- 141-142: Staying in the LDS Church after a Crisis of Faith: StayLDS.com Co-Founder Brian Johnston
- 143-146: Raising Children in a Non-Traditional LDS Home
- 147: Mormon May Day with Co-Founder Kate Kelly
- 148: Five important announcements for Mormon Stories Podcast
- 149-152: LDS Anthropologist Daymon Smith on Post-Manifesto Polygamy, Correlation, the Corporate LDS Church, and Mammon
- 153: Dr. Janet Bennion – Living Among Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy as an Anthropologist
- 154-156: An LDS Family Discusses Their Divorce
- 157-159: How to Improve Your Marriage After One of You Loses Their Testimony
- 160-162: Dr. David Bailey on Science and the LDS Church, and How Science Has Strengthened his Faith in God and the Church
- 163: BYU Professor Dr. Michael MacKay and His Students Discuss Evolution and Religion with Dr. Michael Ruse
- 164-167: Richard Packham and How the LDS Church Creates Unnecessary Enemies
- 168-169: Mormon Therapist Natasha Parker on LDS Sexuality, Depression, Faith & Marriage
- 170-172: Philanthropist and WordPerfect Co-Founder Bruce Bastian
- 173-177: Carol Lynn Pearson – Mormon Author, Poet, Playwright, Feminist, and Philosopher
- 178-181: Navigating an LDS Faith Crisis In or Out of the Church
- 182-185: Navigating a Marriage When One Loses Their LDS Testimony
- 186-187: Mormon Stories Broadcasts Live with John Larsen and You!
- 188-190: The LDS Church, Proposition 8, Cary Crall, BYU, the Daily Universe and Censorship
- 191: BYU Professor Bill Bradshaw on a Biological Origin of Homosexuality
- 192-194: Down Syndrome and Mormonism with Kathryn Soper
- 195-199: Richard Dutcher: A Filmmaker’s Journey
- 200-202: One Gay Married Mormon Man’s Attempt at Reparative (Conversion) Therapy
- 203-204: The Mormon Forgery Bombings – The Complex Legacy of Mark Hofmann 25 Years Later
- 205-206: Mr. Deity’s Brian Dalton
- 207-208: Dealing With a Husband’s LDS Disaffection as a Believing Wife
- 209-213: Dr. William Bradshaw: A Life of Science, Service, and Compassion.
- 214-216: LDS Female Sexuality with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
- 217-221: On a Mormon Feminist Renaissance with Tresa Edmunds
- 222-227: Understanding Atheism after Mormonism
- 228: Agitating Faithfully for Gender Equality Within the LDS Church
- 229-230: Understanding Scrupulosity Within the LDS Church
- 231: Mormon Stories 2011 and Beyond
- 232-234: Postpartum Depression Within Mormonism
- 235-238: Dan Wotherspoon – Mormonism Broad and Deep
- 239-243: Jared Anderson – An Academic Introduction to the New Testament
- 244: Sex and Immigration (Mormon Matters Podcast Re-Launch)
- 245: Pornography, Masturbation, Sex and Marriage in Mormonism
- 246-249: A Mormon’s Spiritual Transformation through Meditation & the Hindu Yogic Tradition
- 250-251: Grant & Heather Hardy – Book of Mormon Scholarship
- 252: 2011 New York City Mormon Stories Retreat – Kickoff
- 253: The LDS Church and Mental Health with Dr. David Christian
- 254: Exploring the Future for Uncorrelated Mormons with John Dehlin
- 255: Greg Prince on 21st Century Lessons from Three 20th Century Men: David O. McKay, Leonard Arrington and Paul H. Dunn
- 256-258: Dustin Jones and the Lingering Legacy of the LDS Negro Doctrine
- 259: 2011 SLC Conference Pt. 1 – Welcome, Shared Values, and Carol Lynn Pearson on “No More US vs. THEM”
- 260: 2011 SLC Conference Pt. 2 – Joanna Brooks on Mormon Identity in the 21st Century: Claiming and Belonging
- 261: 2011 SLC Conference Pt. 3 – Panel: Navigating an Open Approach to Mormonism
- 262: 2011 SLC Conference Pt. 4 – “Testimony” Meeting (aka Mormon Storytelling)
- 263: 2011 SLC Conference Pt. 5 – Comedian Bengt Washburn on Mormonism
- 264-265: BYU Professor and LDS Church Employee Kendall Wilcox Comes out as Gay
- 266: “Coming Out” as Gay to Mormon Parents
- 267: Michael Quinn, History and the Mormon World View
- 268-270: Dr. Michael Coe – An Outsider’s View of Book of Mormon Archaeology
- 271-274: LDS Apologist – Dr. Daniel C. Peterson
- 275-279: One Mormon Family’s Battle with Mental Illness and Depression
- 280: How to Have Better Sex in Your Mormon Marriage
- 281-284: Eugene England’s Life and Legacy
- 285-287: D. Michael Quinn – 21st Century Mormon Enigma
- 288: Treating Depression in Mormon Culture
- 289-293: Terryl Givens — An Approach to Thoughtful, Honest and Faithful Mormonism
- 294: Childhood Sexual Abuse with Dr. Barbara Morrell
- 295: Greg Prince on “Big Tent Mormonism”
- 296: Why Mormon Stories, Why I Left, and Why I Stay
- 297: 2011 Washington D.C. Conference Testimony Meeting
- 298: We Really Need Your Support
- 299: LDS Bishop Kevin Kloosterman’s Talk on Homosexuals in the LDS Church
- 300-301: LDS Women and Sexual Desire with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
- 302-303: James McLachlan — Compelling Mormonism
- 304: Inside the Phoenix Mormon Stories Support Community
- 305-306: Flunking Sainthood with Jana Riess
- 307-311: Translating the Book of Mormon with Brant Gardner
- 312: Mormon Expression Interviews John Dehlin
- 313-316: John and Brooke McLay – From CES to Ex-Mormons
- 317-318: BYU Professor Charles Harrell and the Evolution of Mormon Doctrine
- 319: Changing Mormon Demographics in the U.S. with Dr. Ryan Cragun
- 320: Changing Demographics in the Worldwide LDS Church with Matt Martinich of the Cumorah Foundation
- 321-322: Denver Snuffer – A Progressive, Fundamentalist, Non-Polygamist Mormon Lawyer Who Claims to Have Seen Christ
- 323: Scrupulosity, OCD and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with John Dehlin
- Grant Palmer on Sexual Allegations Against Joseph Smith, William and Jane Law, and His Resignation
- 327: Having the Difficult Conversations about Mormonism with Family, Friends and Community Members
- 328: Three Powerful Stories about Having Difficult Mormon Conversations with Family
- 329: Houston Mormon Stories Conference Open-Mic “Story Sharing” Time
- 330: Raising Children in a Mixed-Faith Mormon Home
- 331: The Bill Prince Family Story – From Stake Presidency and Houston Mormon Royalty to Ex-Mormons
- 332: Navigating a Mormon Faith Transition
- 333-336: 2011 Circling the Wagons Conference
- 337: Utah Democratic Party Chair Jim Dabakis
- 338-342: The Psychology of Religion with Dr. James Nagel
- 343-344: Mormonism and the Internet with John Dehlin, Scott Gordon (FAIR) and Rosemary Avance
- 345: Dr. Tom Mould–Still the Small Voice: Narrative, Personal Revelation, and the Mormon Folk Tradition
- 346-347: Boston 2012 Conference with Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, John Dehlin, Joanna Brooks and Open-Mic Story Sharing
- 348-349: Simon Southerton, DNA, Lamanites and the Book of Mormon
- 350-352: Dance Champion Benji Schwimmer
- 353-354: Sons of Perdition — The Lost Boys of the FLDS Church
- 355: What Mormon Stories is Trying to Do, and How to Keep it Alive
- 356-360: 2012 Salt Lake City Conference with Jana Reiss, Claudia Bushman and Andrew Ainsworth
- 361: Introduction to Mormon Stories Sunday School
- 362: Overcoming Pornography Addiction
- 363-364: Bishop Bill Reel on Being a Mormon Bishop, a Critique of Mormon Stories, and Resolving Faith Struggles
- 365: Why I Stay — John Dehlin
- 366-367: Joanna Brooks – The Book of Mormon Girl
- 368: “A Thoughtful Faith” Episode 1 – Greg Prince’s “Manifesto for Change”
- Seattle Conference with Kristine Haglund and Brent Metcalfe – October 19th-21st
- 369: Exploring LDS Temple Wedding Exclusion and Inclusion
- 370-371: Philip Barlow and A Thoughtful Faith
- 372-373: Eldon Kartchner Pts. 1 & 2 – Living a Successful Mixed-Orientation Marriage, and Not Recommending It
- 374-375: Eldon Kartchner Pts. 3 & 4: Losing Heather to Cancer, Grief, and its Impact on Faith
- 376: Margaret Young – Race and Gender Dynamics in Modern Mormonism
- 377-378: Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet with John G. Turner
- Strategy Announcement for 2012
- 379: 2012 New York City Conference Featuring Richard Bushman, Andrew Kimball and the Sabre Rattlers
- 380: 2012 New York City Conference Pt. 2 with Elna Baker
- 381-382: 2012 New York City Conference Pts. 3 & 4 – Political Panel and Story Sharing
- 383: Mr. Deity’s Brian Dalton Discusses Book of Mormon Racism with Dan Wotherspoon and Charles Harrell
- 384: Falling in Love with Joseph Smith and Jane Barnes
- 385-386: Fiona and Terryl Givens and “The God Who Weeps”
- 387: McKay Coppins – A Mormon Reporter on the Romney Bus
- 388: Carol Lynn Pearson and “the Hero’s Journey of the Gay and Lesbian Mormon”
- 389-391: Top 10 Mormon Mental Health Issues
- 392-395: Ralph Hancock – Critic of Mormon Liberalism
- 396: Kristine Haglund and Brent Metcalfe (2012 Seattle Conference)
- A Clarification about the Mormon Stories Regional Communities and Conferences
- 397-399: John Dehlin and Faith Reconstruction
- 400: Top 5 Myths and Truths about Why Committed Mormons Leave the Church
- 401: A Short Stay in Hell with Steven L. Peck
- 402: Brian Hales Pt. 1 – A Refutation of Grant Palmer’s Treatment of Sexual Allegations Against Joseph Smith
- 403: Brian Hales Pt. 2 – 12 Myths Regarding Joseph Smith’s Polygamy
- Moving Forward
- 404: Brian Hales Pt. 3 – The Naturalistic vs. Faithful View of Joseph Smth’s Polygamy
- 405: Brian Hales Pt. 4 – Reconciling Belief with Polygamy
- 406-407: James McConkie: Family, Faith, Bruce R. McConkie, and the Historical Christ
- 408-411: Brett Bradshaw – Gay Marriage and Fatherhood
- 412-414: Josh and Lolly Weed on Their Love Story, Mixed-Orientation Marriages, and LDS/LGBT Issues
- 415: Kate Kelly on the Ordination of Mormon Women (ordainwomen.org)
- 416: The Street-Legal Version of Mormon’s Book with Michael Hicks
- 417: Dr. Ryan Cragun on his new book “What You Don’t Know About Religion (but should)”
- 418: Conversions: Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America with Craig Harline
- 419-421: Tom Kimball and Dan Wotherspoon, 7 Years After “Stages of Faith”
- 422-423: John Hamer on Returning to Mormonism Through the Community of Christ
- 424-425: Rachel Held Evans and A Year of Biblical Womanhood
- Mormon Stories #426-429: A Visual History of the Community of Christ (RLDS)
- A Note to Visitors
- 430-434: Hans Mattsson — Former LDS Area Authority Seventy (Sweden)
- 435: A Sense of Order with Jack Harrell
- 436-437: Elijah Abel – Early Black Mormon Priesthood Holder
- 438: Elders – A Mormon Missionary Novel by Ryan McIlvain
- 439: Greg Prince on “Faith and Doubt as Partners in Mormon History”
- 441: Pope Francis, the September Six – 20 Years On, and Elder Christofferson’s Joseph Smith
- 442: Ordain Women General Conference Priesthood Event Pt. 1 – The Participants
- How Does Revelation Happen Within the LDS Church?
- 443-444: Alternative Feminist Approaches to Ordain Women
- Meridian Magazine – Are You a Liberal Mormon? – By Joni Hilton
- 446: Pastor Don Mackenzie on Progressive Christianity
- 447: Rabbi Ted Falcon on Progressive Judaism
- 448: Imam Jamal Rahman on Progressive Islam
- 449: The Three Interfaith Amigos on the Past, Present, and Future of Religion
- A New(ish) Mormon Hero – Dr. Lowry Nelson
- 445a-445b: Ordain Women Concluding Dialogue (For Now)
- 451: A Discussion of the New Race and the Priesthood Web Page (RadioWest)
