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Glass Box Podcast

Join Bryce Blankenagel and Shannon Grover as we walk through deep Mormon doctrine and history, headlines in and out of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), and explore the lighter side of current events. We hope to provide good feels and a burning in your bosom that'll leave you wanting to download the next episode.
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Sep 17, 2025

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released 3 new Gospel Topics Essays in July. We go through each of them, discuss the information that’s missing, chat about the propaganda woven into every line, and speculate as to the impetus behind the new essays. For ease of listening, the Book of Mormon Translation starts at 13:31, the Plural Marriage starts at 1:01:24, and Joseph Smith’s Character starts at 1:53:15. After that we chat Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, a post-apocalyptic wasteland movie about two warring cult leaders. Then we wrap with happy news about metalheads fighting bullying in schools!



Show Notes

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/book-of-mormon-translation?lang=eng

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/plural-marriage?lang=eng

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/joseph-smiths-character?lang=eng

https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Question:_Why_were_the_gold_plates_needed_at_all_if_they_weren%27t_used_directly_during_the_translation_process%3F

https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/changes-to-the-book-of-mormon/

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/introduction-to-state-of-illinois-v-js-for-assault-and-battery/1

https://www.thechurchnews.com/2012/5/26/23225539/kirtland-safety-society/

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/kirtland-safety-society-notes-4-january-9-march-1837/1

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/council-of-fifty-minutes-march-1844-january-1846-volume-1-10-march-1844-1-march-1845/99#full-transcript

 

MOGP: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/?ref_=hm_rvi_i_12 

Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/furiosa 

 

Happy News: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99mdjp97m0o

 

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. 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 

 

Most recent episode: The secret history of the Mormon church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SJkzxy6Qsg 

 

Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod 

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Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social 

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