It’s February and that means it is Black History Month. And since we are in the middle of the 2026 Winter Olympics, we are going to talk about one of THE most famous African-American Olympic athletes of all time, Jesse Owens. We then discuss the movie 42, the story of Jackie Robinson’s first year in the white baseball league in 1947. After that, we’ll round out the episode with happy news about a peace march from Texas to DC. Happy Black History month!
Next Live Show: Monday February 23, 6:00 PM (MT) We will talk about the newest apostle. We look forward to seeing you!
Show Notes:
Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics, By Jeremy Schaap
American Legends: The Life of Jesse Owens, by Charles Rivers Editors
Jesse Owens: A Life in American History (Black History Lives), by F. Erik Brooks and Kevin M. Jones Sr.
Jesse Owens official website: https://jesseowens.com/
Biography on Olympics website; https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/jesse-owens
Black U.S. Olympians won in Nazi Germany only to be overlooked at home: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2016/08/13/489773389/black-u-s-olympians-won-in-nazi-germany-only-to-be-overlooked-at-home
Race and Sports_ Exposing the hypocrisy of the 1936 Olympics: https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/education/educator-resources/teaching-guides/exposing-the-hypocrisy-of-the-1936-berlin-olympics/
Obama Rights Historic Racial Wrong for Olympic Heroes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji-9PimDLRQ&t=142s
Documentary about the other 17 black athletes, Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5068938/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_olympic%2520pride%2520
Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/olympic-pride-american-prejudice
American Experience: Jesse Owens (2012 Documentary): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2122879/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_cdt_epp_sm_1
Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/jesse-owens
1968 Olympics Black Power Salute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute
MOGP:
42: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453562/?ref_=fn_t_1
Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/42-the-jackie-robinson-story
Happy News:
https://gleam.news/stories/monks-complete-2-300-mile-walk-for-peace-to-washington
Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on The Unpaid Army of God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de543-d9tME
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Ready for more Dallin Oaks stuff? First we talk about a letter Joseph Smith wrote to W.W. Phelps. Then we discuss the law review article “Ethics, Mortality, and Professional Responsibility”, by Dallin Oaks published October 1975 in the BYU Law Review. For the Sword of Laman, we take a look at the first two chapters of Oaks’ book Pure In Heart. We finish it off with some happy news about a judge overturning Trump’s block of an off-shore wind project that could power 600,000 homes. Enjoy!
Show Notes:
Letter to W. W. Phelps Jan 11, 1833
Modern D&C 52
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/revelation-6-june-1831-dc-52/2
Ethics, Morality, and Professional Responsibility by Dallin Oaks
http://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=lawreview
Wickersham Commission
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/wickersham-commission
Criminal Justice in U.S. History
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/criminal-justice-us-history
Sword of Laman: Pure In Heart, by Dallin H. Oaks
Woes of the Pharisees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woes_of_the_Pharisees
Cleansing the Inner Vessel by Ezra Taft Benson (April 1986 GenCon): https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1986/04/cleansing-the-inner-vessel?lang=eng
Inspiring Music, Worthy Thoughts by Boyd K Packer (GenCon 1973): https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1973/10/inspiring-music-worthy-thoughts?lang=eng
Worthy Music, Worthy Thoughts (1976 filmstrip): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ5Z6AoEKuY
Richard G Scott in April GenCon 1992: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1992/04/healing-the-tragic-scars-of-abuse?lang=eng
Happy News: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/trump-halted-offshore-wind-project-to-proceed
Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on The Unpaid Army of God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de543-d9tME
He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g
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