Part 1 of Episode 150! Yay!! And now for something completely different. This episode is a bit of a departure from our regular show. We invite Alex Criddle and Cody Noconi, researchers into the psychedelic origins of Mormonism, to respond to the recent debate on the Mormon Book Reviews channel between ourselves and Mormon apologist, Brian Hales. Brian attempts to provide the apologetic response to the theory that Joseph Smith utilized psychedelics (entheogens) in the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in order to facilitate visionary experiences for the early Saints. Disinformation requires much greater effort than simply stating information so we do our best to debunk his debunking (rebunk the theory?). This one is a long haul so we split it into 2 episodes to make it a little more digestible.
Show notes:
Video version: https://youtu.be/3l0L1EHtQOo
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Original here: Psychedelics & Early Mormonism Theory Brian Hales Responds on Mormon Book Reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE7J0y_cPpg
Further information:
“The Higher Powers of Man” - Frederick M. Smith was a prophet of the RLDS Mormons and paternal grandson of the founder Joseph Smith. In 1918 Frederick published this Ph.D. dissertation breaking down altered states of consciousness from an early psychologist’s perspective, specifically, religious states of ‘ecstacy’ as he called it. A lengthy chapter devoted to peyote is particularly worth reading.
“The Higher Powers: Fred M - Smith and the Peyote Ceremonies” - Shelby Barnes’ 1995 paper highlighting the curious psychedelic interests of Frederick M. Smith. While Barnes does not make any direct connections to Joseph Smith and psychedelics, Barnes does note that Frederick’s interests were an attempt to find the reliable keys to visionary revelation that his grandfather Joseph had demonstrated.
“Restoration and the Sacred Mushroom” - Dr. Robert Beckstead’s seminal research paper presented at the August 2007 Sunstone Symposium. Beckstead’s paper was the first to propose the possibility that Joseph Smith used psychedelics to facilitate visionary experiences.
“A 1920’s Harvard Psychedelic Circle with a Mormon Connection: Peyote Use amongst the Harvard Aesthetes” Alan Piper’s 2016 paper highlighting Frederick M. Smith’s interest in psychedelics, and how as a standing Mormon prophet Fred was funding a 1920s group of Harvard students with peyote.
“Revelation Through Hallucination: A discourse on the Joseph Smith-entheogen theory” - Bryce Blankenagel and Cody Noconi’s 2017 follow-up paper further explores the hypothesis originally put forward by Dr. Robert Beckstead a decade earlier.
“The Entheogenic Origins of Mormonism: A Working Hypothesis” - Dr. Robert Beckstead, Bryce Blankenagel, Cody Noconi, and Michael Winkelman’s paper published in the Journal of Psychedelic Studies in June 2019. This was the first paper on the subject published in an academic journal.
“Visions, Mushrooms, Fungi, Cacti, and Toads: Joseph Smith’s Reported Use of Entheogens” Brian Hales’ 2020 response paper to the one published in the Journal of Psychedelic Studies. As a believing Mormon engaged in academic apologetics, Hales details what he perceives to be holes in the proposed hypothesis.
“The Psychedelic History of Mormonism, Magic, and Drugs” - Cody Noconi’s book published in 2021.
“Psychedelics as a Means of Revelation in Early and Contemporary Mormonism (Part 1)” Alex Criddle's 2023 paper that was originally presented at the Forms of Psychedelic Life conference at UC Berkeley (April 14-15, 2023).
“Psychedelics as a Means of Revelation in Early and Contemporary Mormonism (Part 2)” A continuation of Alex Criddle’s 2023 paper.
“A Real Spiritual High: In Defense of Psychedelic Mysticism” An enlightening philosophical essay from Alex Criddle.
Bibliography and further reading:
The Varieties of Religious Experience, by William James
The Higher Powers of Man, by Frederick M. Smith
The Magus, by Francis Barrett
A Key to Physic, and the Occult Sciences, by Ebenezer Sibly
Hearts Made Glad: The Charges of Intemperance Against Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet, by Lamar Peterson
The Seven Sisters of Sleep, by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The Encylopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications, by Christian Rátsch
Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers, by Richard Evans Shultes, Albert Hoffman, and Christian Rátsch
The Dictionary of Sacred and Magical Plants, by Christian Rátsch
Witchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices, and Forbidden Plants, by Claudia Muller-Ebeling, Christian Rátsch, and Wolf-Dieter Storl
Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible, by Chris Bennett and Neil McQueen
Liber 420: Cannabis, Magickal Herbs and the Occult, by Chris Bennett
Cannabis: Lost Sacrament of the Ancient World, by Chris Bennett
Plants of the Devil, by Corinne Boyer
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, by Brian C. Muraresku
Veneficium: Magic Witchcraft, and the Poison Path, by Daniel A. Schulke
Thirteen Pathways of Occult Herbalism, by Daniel A. Schulke
The Botany and Chemistry of Hallucinogens, by Richard Evans Shultes and Albert Hoffman
Where the Gods Reign: Plants and Peoples of the Colombian Amazon, by Richard Evans Shultes
Vine of the Soul: Medicine Men, Their Plants and Rituals in the Colombian Amazonia, by Richard Evans Shultes and Robert F. Raffauf
Ethnobotany: Evolution of a Discipline, Richard Evans Shultes and Siri von Reis
Persephone's Quest: Entheogens and the Origins of Religion, by Jonathan Ott, R. Gordon Wasson, Stella Kramrisch, and Carl A. P. Ruck
Pharmacotheon: Entheogenic Drugs, Their Plant Sources and History, by Jonathan Ott
Plant Intoxicants: a Classic Text on the Use of Mind-Altering Plants, by Ernst Bibra and Jonathan Ott
Age of Entheogens & the Angels' Dictionary, by Jonathan Ott
Drugs of the Dreaming: Oneirogens: Salvia Divinorum and Other Dream-Enhancing Plants, by Jonathan Ott, Gianluca Toro, and Benjamin Thomas
The Road to Eleusis, by R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck, Huston Smith
Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences, by William A. Richards
Entheogens, Myth, and Human Consciousness, by Carl A.P. Ruck and Mark Alwin Hoffman
Mushrooms, Myth and Mithras: The Drug Cult that Civilized Europe, by Carl A.P. Ruck, Mark Alwin Hoffman and Jose Alfredo Gonzalez Celdran
Sacred Mushrooms of the Goddess: Secrets of Eleusis, by Carl A.P. Ruck
The Apples of Apollo: Pagan and Christian Mysteries of the Eucharist, by Carl A.P. Ruck, Clark Heinrich, and Blaise Daniel Staples
Psychedelic Mystery Traditions: Sacred Plants, Magical Practices, Ecstatic States, by Thomas Hatsis
The Witches’ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic, by Thomas Hatsis
Alchemically Stoned: The Psychedelic Secret of Freemasonry, by PD Newman
Angels in Vermillion: The Philosophers’ Stone: From Dee to DMT, by PD Newman
Theurgy: Theory and Practice: The Mysteries of the Ascent to the Divine, by PD Newman
The Psychedelic History of Mormonism, Magic, and Drugs, by Cody Noconi
Magic Mushrooms in Religion and Alchemy, by Clark Heinrich
Psychedelic Medicine, by Richard Miller
Mushroom Medicine: The Healing Power of Psilocybin & Sacred Entheogen History, by Brian Jackson
The Religious Experience: It’s Production and Interpretation., by Timothy Leary
Cleansing the Doors of Perception: The Religious Significance of Entheogenic Plants and Chemicals, by Huston Smith
The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide, by James Fadiman
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide, by Paul Stamets
Soma: divine mushroom of immortality, by Robert Gordon Wasson
The Philosophy of Natural Magic, by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
Dwellers on the Threshold; Or Magic and Magicians, with Some Illustrations of Human Error and Imposture, by John Maxwell
The History of Magic, by Eliphas Levi
Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences, by Albert Mackey
The German Sectarians of Pennsylvania, by Julius F. Sachse
God on Psychedelics: Tripping Across the Rubble of Old-Time Religion, by Don Lattin
The Peyote Effect: From the Inquisition to the War on Drugs, byAlexander Dawson
The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on The Tibetan Book of the Dead, by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzne, and Richard Alpert
Entheogens and the Future of Religion, by Robert Forte
How To Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan
The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America by Don Lattin
Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered, by James B. Bakalar and Lester Grinspoon
The Peyote Cult, by Weston LaBarre
DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences, by Rick Stassman
A Hallucinogenic Tea Laced With Controversy, by Marlene Dobkin de Rios and Roger Rumrrill
Occurrence and Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Containing Psilocybin Alkaloids, by Jakob Kristinsson and Jørn Gry
Psychedelics Encyclopedia, by Peter G Stafford
Neuropsychedelia: The Revival of Hallucinogen Research Since the Decade of the Brain, by Nicolas Langlitz
Stairways To Heaven: Drugs In American Religious History, by Robert W. Fuller
Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic, by Mike Jay
DMT and the Soul of Prophecy: A New Science of Spiritual Revelation in the Hebrew Bible, by Rick Strassman
Liquid Light: Ayahuasca Spirituality and the Santo Daime Tradition, by G. William Barnar
Distilled Spirits: Getting High, Then Sober, with a Famous Writer, a Forgotten Philosopher, and a Hopeless Drunk, by Don Lattin
The Mystery of Manna: The Psychedelic Sacrament of the Bible, by Dan Merkur
Psychedelic Sacrament: Manna, Meditation and Mystical Experience, by Dan Merkur
LSD and the Divine Scientist: The Final Thoughts and Reflections of Albert Hofmann, by Albert Hoffman
The Doors of Perception, by Aldous Huxley
Changing Our Minds: Psychedelic Sacraments and the New Psychotherapy, by Don Lattin
LSD: Doorway to the Numinous: The Groundbreaking Psychedelic Research into Realms of the Human Unconscious, by Stanislav Grof
LSD and the Mind of the Universe by Christopher Bache
Plant Teachers: Ayahuasca, Tobacco, and the Pursuit of Knowledge by Jeremy Narby and Rafael Chanchari Pizuri
Visionary Vine: Psychedelic Healing in the Peruvian Amazon by Marlene Dobkin de Rios
The Antipodes of the Mind by Benny Shannon
Ancient Psychedelic Substances by Scott Fitzpatrick
Psychoactive Sacramentals: Essays on Entheogens and Religion by Stan Grof, Huston Smith, and Albert Hofmann
The Shaman and Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms by Don Jose Campos
The Religion of Ayahuasca: The Teachings of the Church of Santo Daime by Alex Polari de Alverga
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Every General Conference the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces new temples. We walk through the history surrounding a few of the worldwide temples, along with some of the subtle international political maneuvers necessary to open the door to a new temple project. Wherever the church wants a temple, leaders must curry the favor of local and national politicians and regulators, doing so with no legal oversight. This two-way-street of backscratching opens the way for national security risks. After that we jump into Hugh Nibley’s Approaching Zion where he talks about gifts and laments how much people have to work for money when God provides everything we need. We round out with an update to the USDA guidelines for school food nutritional requirements being improved.
Show notes:
https://journals.openedition.org/chinaperspectives/6383
Happy News:
Other Appearances:
Psychedelics & Early Mormonism Theory Brian Hales Responds on Mormon Book Reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE7J0y_cPpg
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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It’s that time of year again. We go through all the talks from #GeneralConference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from top to bottom.
Show Notes:
EntheoMagus Documentary Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uHmmToTec
Documentary screenings: April 27-28, 2024 in Salt Lake City, UT At the Natural Law Apothecary.
April 29, 2024 At Brewvies
May 11, 2024 Portland, OR at the Fifth Ave Cinema,
https://seerstonedproductions.com/ to get a ticket
Find Brandon Crockett here: https://seerstonedproductions.com/ through the contact form.
Find Alex Criddle here: https://alexcriddle.com/
Find Cody Noconi here: mormonsanddrugs@gmail.com
Naked Mormonism links to 2019 “Entheogenic Origins” paper:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MXig8juxUKfMkJAIoYDxB
https://open.spotify.com/episode/75DZPdYHHhXCXjpwwuNVkX
https://open.spotify.com/episode/79EGBuWTJTBdJrMcHzoBxJ
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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We’re very excited to invite a panel onto the show to discuss the forthcoming documentary about psychedelics in early Mormonism, EntheoMagus! We’re joined by the creators, Brandon Crockett, Cody Noconi, and Alex Criddle, to discuss the documentary, its genesis, and the overall future of the Smith-entheogen theory. Two sets of screenings are coming in late April and early May so if you’re in the SL, UT or Portland, OR areas, mark your calendar and grab your tickets before they’re all gone. Admission is free and we’re looking for any and all feedback!
Show Notes:
EntheoMagus Documentary Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uHmmToTec
Naked Mormonism links to 2019 “Entheogenic Origins” paper:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MXig8juxUKfMkJAIoYDxB
https://open.spotify.com/episode/75DZPdYHHhXCXjpwwuNVkX
https://open.spotify.com/episode/79EGBuWTJTBdJrMcHzoBxJ
Contact Cody for a PDF or ebook of his book: mormonsanddrugs@gmail.com
Documentary screenings: April 27-28, 2024 in Salt Lake City, UT At the Natural Law Apothecary.
April 29, 2024 At Brewvies
May 11, 2024 Portland, OR at the Fifth Ave Cinema,
https://seerstonedproductions.com/ to get a ticket
Find Brandon Crockett here: https://seerstonedproductions.com/ through the contact form.
Find Alex Criddle here: https://alexcriddle.com/
Find Cody Noconi here: mormonsanddrugs@gmail.com
Go get your Glass Box Candle! https://exmocandles.com/creator-candles/ Look for the Destroying Angel.
Mormon News Roundup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_XVScOBGKY
Latter-Daily Digest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Lu00FuBVU
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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Scripture study!!! Well, sort of. We’re talking about the codenames contained in the Doctrine & Covenants sections 78, 82, 92, 96, 103, 104, and 105. Names like Gazelam, Ahashdah, Pelagoram, Mahalaleel, Mahemson, Shederlaomach, and (most importantly) Talents, all appear concerning the Secret Combination of the United Firm, or United Order. We discuss the history of the names, who’s involved, and why they appear in the first place. Huge thanks to Gene Judson of Latter-daily Digest for inviting us onto the show and suggesting the topic! After that we chat about a movie concerning a secret combination, Hot Fuzz! We wrap with some happy news about biodegradable micro-polymers hoping to replace plastics!
Show Notes:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2203&context=byusq
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5015/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_code_names_in_the_Doctrine_and_Covenants
Happy News: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/biodegradable-microplastics
Media of Great Price: Hot Fuzz: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hot-fuzz
Go get your Glass Box Candle! https://exmocandles.com/creator-candles/ Look for the Destroying Angel.
Next Live Show!
EntheoMagus Documentary Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uHmmToTec
Mormon News Roundup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_XVScOBGKY
Latter-Daily Digest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Lu00FuBVU
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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It’s time for our next installment of Huge Niblet’s Approaching Zion! He spends basically the entire section lamenting higher education and any information from sources other than the “p”rophet’s counsel. Does he want us to be zealous, or learned? Nobody knows! But before that we have a quick debrief and error correction from the last episode of Mormonism Live with Dan Vogel and Bryce discussing the Spalding theory of Book of Mormon authorship. Don’t miss the discussion linked below. Then we round out the episode with some happy news about Christians getting supermad about being held to the same legal standard as non-Christians.
Show Notes:
Mormonism Live Spalding discussion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwLZ68Z6LAI&t=6201s
ChurchisTrue authorship analysis:
Happy News:
Sword of Laman:
https://archive.org/details/mindofman0000nige/mode/2up?view=theater
Go get your Glass Box Candle! https://exmocandles.com/creator-candles/ Look for the Destroying Angel.
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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We did it! We FINALLY did it! After years and years and years of requests from many listeners we have finally taken a look at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s very first Sherlock Holmes book — A Study In Scarlet. We look at the time period Doyle was writing it and why he would take on Mormonism in his first book. We also take a look at the impact the story had on how Mormons were treated in film. And since that book is an outsider looking into Mormonism, we decided that for the Media of Great Price segment, we’d look at a film of an insider looking out of Mormonism. Yes, after many listener requests, we watched the shitshow that is the Mormon film 17 Miracles. Following that discussion we cleanse all palate’s with some good news out of the UK about leaving a treaty that allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments. Enjoy your listener request episode!
Show Notes:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27089071?read-now=1&seq=39#page_scan_tab_contents
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27089071?read-now=1&seq=39#page_scan_tab_contents
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-was-arthur-conan-doyle-fascinated-mormons-180965353/
https://archive.org/details/StudyInScarlet/page/n167/mode/2up?q=danites
https://archive.org/details/cityofsaintsacro00burtuoft/page/xii/mode/2up?view=theater
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=mormonhistory
https://archive.org/details/conferencereport1912a/page/54/mode/2up?q=portray&view=theater
https://theeverydaycinephile.com/series/utah-in-film/mormon-portrayals-in-classic-hollywood/
https://theeverydaycinephile.com/series/utah-in-film/celebrating-125-years-of-utah-and-the-movies/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_censorship_in_the_United_States
Media: 17 Miracles
Kang, Lydia; Pedersen, Nate. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
Go get your Glass Box Candle! https://exmocandles.com/creator-candles/ Look for the Destroying Angel.
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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It’s time to take a look at the early Utah economy as created by Brigham Young, a ruthless capitalist in his own right. We take a brief look at the beginnings of the California Gold Rush and how much the Mormons were involved, as well as the battle for control between Bloody Brigham and Samuel Brannan. Which also leads us into Part 1 of our deep dive into Approaching Zion by Hugh Nibley. We discuss the first two essays and show the contortions Hugh Nibley has to make in order to present Bloody Brigham Young as a utopian. And to wash that image from your eyes, we will close out with some fantastic news about, of all things, the most recent Super Bowl and renewable energy. Enjoy!
Show Notes:
https://utahstories.com/2016/07/the-legend-of-brighams-gold/
https://rsc.byu.edu/california-saints/apostles-amid-gold-seekers-1849
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldrush-samuel-brannan/
https://www.historynet.com/latter-day-scoundrel-sam-brannan/
https://historytogo.utah.gov/mining/
Sword of Laman:
chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/https://coast.noaa.gov/data/Documents/OceanLawSearch/Senate%20Hearings_Committee%20on%20Commerce%20Oct.%20&%20Nov.%201971.pdf
Happy News: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/energy/2024/02/10/super-bowl-58-100-percent-solar-powered/72538610007/
Go get your Glass Box Candle! https://exmocandles.com/creator-candles/ Look for the Destroying Angel.
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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The Community of Christ, formerly the RLDS church, has named its new president! We bring on guest Evan Sharley to help us navigate the history of the RLDS/CoC, the climate into which Stassi Cramm is ascending to the office of prophet/president, and the current issues within the Community of Christ which converge to give a bleak impression of its future. Then we review the movie Whale Rider, a heartfelt legend-exploration story about progress overcoming conservatism. Then we wrap with some happy news about OpenAI and ChatGPT.
Show Notes:
Gileriodekel.com - Evan's personal website
facebook.com/people/Heart-of-Discernment/100087683864565 - Heart of Discernment (progressive advocacy group)
Gileriodekel.com/Maxims - Maxims of the Mother (Evan's book gathering her thoughts and beliefs)
heartofdiscernment.com/polyamory-panel - Sunstone 2023 panel
heartofdiscernment.com/polyamory-primer - About polyamorous families
https://gileriodekel.com/books/
Media: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298228/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt_i_2
Go get your Glass Box Candle! https://exmocandles.com/creator-candles/ Look for the Destroying Angel.
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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Today we take a look at the man who is inarguably THE best apologist of the mormon church. Yes, we are talking about Hugh Nibley.
Show Notes:
Hugh Nibley: A Consecrated Life by Boyd Peterson
Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith by Martha Beck
Hugh Nibley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Nibley
Hugh Nibley Biography: https://interpreterfoundation.org/bibliographies/hugh-w-nibley/biography/
Charles Nibley (Grandfather): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W._Nibley
Lives of the Saints: Mormonism’s Troubled Legacy: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/01/21/lives-of-the-saints
Faith of An Observer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xw_0_zZDVE
Hugh Nibley, 94; Mormon Scholar, Professor and Author: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-02-me-nibley2-story.html
Hugh Nibley WIll Never Happen Again: http://archive.timesandseasons.org/2021/10/hugh-nibley-will-never-happen-again/
No Ma’am That’s Not History
http://www.sainesburyproject.com/mormonstuff/No%20Ma'am%20That's%20Not%20History.pdf
Sunstone article about Fawn Brodie
https://sunstone.org/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/034-32-37.pdf
Happy News:
https://www.ketv.com/article/highway-administration-banning-funny-electronic-messages-signs/46383174
Next Live Show Q&A! Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 9:00 AM (MST)
Go get your Glass Box Candle! https://exmocandles.com/creator-candles/ Look for the Destroying Angel.
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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Newest Apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder Patrick Kearon, joins replaces M. Russel Ballard in the highest leadership body of the Mormon hierarchy. Who is he, from where does he come (professionally and otherwise), and what does his calling mean for the future of the wealthiest religion in the world? We do an apostolic profile with what publicly-available information can be found about Patrick Kearon, and his wife Jennifer Hulme-Kearon. After that we’re joined by Jen from ExMo Candle Co. to discuss the winner in the Glass Box War for the official Destroying Angel candle. Then we chat about Thank You For Smoking, a movie about propaganda and the power of argumentation through the lens of Big Tobacco (™) and finally we wrap with good news about an across-the-board cost of living increase for minimum wage workers.
Show Notes:
Jennifer and Patrick Kearon’s talks/speeches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCcX_BrGqRI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs1zqc9-HzE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lImAFNL_Wi4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2onAy0uKVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn3YJ2F8xMc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNdB7jrBMxs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF-z2kAgW8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDH1KeSf5B8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5ktVGHMyLU
Richard G. Scott infamous victims clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXR4XiA5eoc
Other Links
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-35
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/02/13/jana-riess-more-jesus-less/
https://religionnews.com/2023/12/11/new-mormon-apostle-is-a-bridge-builder-and-a-brit/
https://www.ensign.edu/elder-patrick-kearon
https://www.consultantscout.org/company-kearon-hulme-communications-in-clevedon-60343
https://clarity-project.co.uk/company/06078311
https://leedaily.com/2023/12/09/who-is-patrick-kearon-wife/
https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-sexual-abuse-investigation-e0e39cf9aa4fbe0d8c1442033b894660
https://apnews.com/article/jodi-hildebrandt-ruby-franke-child-abuse-0604b1f95978abdd11a341cb19088fba
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-therapist-scott-owen-arrested-alleged-sexual-abuse-patients
Media: Thank You for Smoking: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427944/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt_i_1
Happy News: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/26/1221521157/minimum-wage-states-raises-jan-1
Next Live Show Q&A! Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 9:00 AM (MST)
Go get your Glass Box Candle! https://exmocandles.com/creator-candles/ Look for the Destroying Angel.
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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WAHOO! It’s that time of year again. Time for our last episode of the year because we’ve finished off everything for the year and we want to have some fun. And that fun is BOOKS, of course! Well, this time books, movies, TV shows, and video games. We each brought three for you. Shannon brought three books to movie adaptations and Bryce brought three games to movie/TV series adaptations. We had some fun and hope you do too! And Happy Holidays to all of you!
Show Notes:
First Blood: Book by David Morrell.
Doom
Arcane A League of Legends Story
Coldest City graphic novel by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart/Atomic Blonde:
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves:
How to Train Your Dragon: Book by Cressida Cowell
‘Destroying Angel’ Candle Scent War!!!
It’s down to the final countdown to go pitch in your vote for your favorite scent! Are you #TeamShannon or #TeamBryce? You have until December 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM (EST) to decide. Make sure to leave a review once you’ve received the candle and tried out the scent for yourself!
https://exmocandles.com/glass-box-wars/
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glassboxpodcast
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That’s right! We’re done!! But we have to get through the final 3 chapters before rounding it out and providing our conclusions. The new authoritative history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is mostly what we expected; New Mormon History is dead and Saints: The Standard of Truth telegraphs an era of academic retrenchment. These chapters cover the assassination of Hyrum and Joseph Smith in Carthage and the immediate aftermath and succession crisis to get the church into the hands of Bloody Brigham Young. This has been a big project so if you’re a patron of the show who supported the project, check your feed for a special post for my entire 200+ pages of show notes generated for these episodes. Apologies in advance for all the typos. #TeamBryce, signing off.
‘Destroying Angel’ Candle Scent War!!!
Come pitch in your vote for your favorite scent! Are you #TeamShannon or #TeamBryce? Make sure to leave a review once you’ve received the candle and tried out the scent for yourself!
https://exmocandles.com/glass-box-wars/
Show Notes:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/guide-declarations-martial-law-united-states
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorr_Rebellion
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Last_Public_Address_of_Lieutenant_General_Joseph_Smith.jpg
https://archive.org/details/ahistoryillinoi00shiegoog/page/n358/mode/2up?view=theater
http://boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/HStout.html
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/samuel-harrison-smith
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/hosea-stout
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3162&context=byusq
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_(Bickertonite)
https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V12N02_39.pdf
https://scblog.lib.byu.edu/2014/09/14/battle-of-nauvoo/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43201320
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16noj_RBgUPc1pgFuGzp7sL8Gn3TvXNKr
Our Live Show Q & A was November 27, 2023. You can see it on Bryce Blankenagel’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bryceblankenagel7707
Other Appearances:
She Became Visible:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2andBqOPcM
Almost Awakened:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ziJKR_D6s
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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We’re in tunnel-vision mode until we finish this propagandistic pile of rubbish. Today is the penultimate episode of our long-form review of Saints. It begins in the spring of 1842 with John C. Bennett’s violent departure from Nauvoo and ends with the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor. Lots of things happen in this 2-year period and the book ignores most of them so let’s dive in. We do finish the episode with a tiny bit of happy news to keep us all positive as well as an update about the ongoing ExMo Candle Co Destroying Angel battle for the best scent. Patreon listeners get a tease for our next book review so be sure to tune in to the exclusive feed!
‘Destroying Angel’ Candle Scent War!!!
Come pitch in your vote for your favorite scent! Are you #TeamShannon or #TeamBryce? Make sure to leave a review once you’ve received the candle and tried out the scent for yourself!
https://exmocandles.com/glass-box-wars/
Show Notes:
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/nauvoo-expositor-7-june-1844/4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Law_(Latter_Day_Saints)
http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/il/sign1844.htm#0522
https://www.toddmcompton.com/WWfamilies.htm
https://byustudies.byu.edu/online-chapters/volume-5-chapter-24/
https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/plural-wives-overview/maria-lawrence/
https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/plural-wives-overview/emily-dow-partridge/
https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/plural-wives-overview/sarah-ann-whitney/
https://archive.org/details/historysaints00benngoog/page/n95/mode/2up?view=theater&q=rockwell
https://www.ldsdiscussions.com/happiness
https://files.lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/articles/rockymountainsa00sten.pdf
https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/john-c-bennett-and-spiritual-wifery/#back_ajs-fn-id_16-8646
Happy News: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/17/waste-plastic-eu-ban-exports-non-oecd-countries
Next Live Show Q & A!! November 27, 2023, 6:00 PM (MDT) on Bryce Blankenagel’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bryceblankenagel7707
Other Appearances:
She Became Visible:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2andBqOPcM
Almost Awakened:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ziJKR_D6s
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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AT LONG LAST! We’re joined by Jen from ExMo Candle Co. to talk all about her experience and what led her to processing and healing from the Mormon cult through blasphemous candles! She tells of her story with the church, attending a Mormon university, depression and self-destruction caused by shame through bishop’s interviews and “repentance”, and how she navigated her way out of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Of course, she also announces the debut of a new candle… well TWO candles to be more accurate. After that we talk Death to Smoochy, a Robin Williams and Edward Norton flick directed by Danny DeVito. We wrap with happy news about rebuilding underwater reefs and a bit of listener mail.
‘Destroying Angel’ Candle Scent War!!!
Come pitch in your vote for your favorite scent! Are you #TeamShannon or #TeamBryce? Make sure to leave a review once you’ve received the candle and tried out the scent for yourself!
https://exmocandles.com/glass-box-wars/
Don’t miss our next live hangout on Nov 27th, 2023 at 6 p.m. MST on the NM YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@bryceblankenagel7707
Show Notes:
https://www.yearofpolygamy.com/
MOGP:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266452/
Happy News:
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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It’s that time of year! SpooOOOoooOOOookey stories! First we talk about a hotbed of paranormal interdimensional activity in the heart of Mormon country; Skinwalker Ranch! After that we deep dive into the sci-fi classic Frankenstein. We wrap with a quick reminder to get out and vote along with catching up on listener mail!
Show Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Burns
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_S._Taylor
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecbard
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/Soil%20Electrical%20Conductivity.pdf
https://www.reddit.com/r/sdr/comments/v4577h/16ghz_signals_a_simple_question_skinwalker/
https://www.utah.com/articles/post/what-is-skinwalker-ranch-and-whats-really-going-on-there
https://www.iflscience.com/skinwalker-ranch-bastion-for-the-paranormal-or-hoax-69969
https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/claims-about-pentagon-ufo-program-how-much-is-true/
https://www.hullingermortuary.com/obituaries/junior-hicks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinwalker_Ranch
https://www.deseret.com/1996/6/30/19251541/frequent-fliers
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2316/ML23165A245.pdf
MOGP:
Mary Shelley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein
Frankenstein Castle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_Castle
Luigi Galvani: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Galvani
Giovanni Aldini: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Aldini
Lord Byron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron
Happy News:
Just get out and vote, y’all!
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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Our review of General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for October 2023 Sunday sessions.
Yes, our review of GenCon was longer than the actual GenCon. Thank you to all the wonderful folks who made this project happen! The last nearly 2 hours is patreon extras for you all you fantastic financial supporters of the show.
Show Notes:
Links:
Brad: https://twitter.com/ComfytheGhost
V (Friend from Serbia): @NoChillAuntie
Aurora: aurorarosea.com
Alexis: https://www.youtube.com/@UtahSustainGardening
Julie’s Twitter - @juliebr83
Tanner’s blog - https://diligenceovertime.blogspot.com/
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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Our review of General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for October 2023 Saturday sessions.
Yes, our review of GenCon was longer than the actual GenCon.
Show Notes:
Links:
Brad: https://twitter.com/ComfytheGhost
V (Friend from Serbia): @NoChillAuntie
Aurora: aurorarosea.com
Alexis: https://www.youtube.com/@UtahSustainGardening
Julie’s Twitter - @juliebr83
Tanner’s blog - https://diligenceovertime.blogspot.com/
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/glassboxpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlassBoxPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/
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It’s the listener show! Today we bring on a group of cohosts to attempt the impossible task of filling Shannon’s shoes while she continues to recover. Tanner presents a segment on the Kinderhook plates, drawing larger implications for how it disproves other Mormon scripture “translation” claims. Then Will takes us on a journey through reconciling his relationship with his mom through LARPing (Live Action Role Playing) and making his own “translation” of the Kinderhook plates. Then Julie gives us a rundown on the new Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. After that we’re joined by Friend from Serbia (V) to discuss the ongoing situation involving Connexions and its leaders, Jodi Hildebrant and Ruby Franke. We round out the show with some happy climate news based in the U.S.
Show Notes:
Will’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheSeerStoners / Tail end of Heavenly Mother LARP - https://twitter.com/TheSeerStoners/status/1576569834384809984
Ryan Gosling Talent Show at a Mormon church 1991 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQvXCoNDzM
Julie’s Twitter - @juliebr83
Tanner’s blog - https://diligenceovertime.blogspot.com/
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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Runnin solo today! While Shannon continues to recover we’re going to take the opportunity to do a segment that sent Shan to hospital in the first place! That’s right, we’re back in Saints: The Standard of Truth, the new, authorized history of Joseph Smith and his early religious movement. That’s it. That’s all we’re doing this episode! We talk missionaries in Europe, political machinations, President Martin Van Buren, polygamy, the endowment ceremony, Freemasonry, The Book of Abraham, so many other gems! This period of April 1839-April 1842 is one of the most complicated and adaptive periods of Joseph’s ministry and we hold on with the edge of our finger tips as the book rips us through it, hoping we aren’t stopping to smell the shitpiles the book conspicuously ignores along the journey.
If you want to cohost the next episode, shoot me an email! glassboxpodcast@gmail.com Or get in touch on the Patreon feed or through social media!
Show Notes:
Warsaw Signal Archive (ThomASS Sharp) http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/il/sign1842.htm
Nauvoo City Council Minute Book
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/nauvoo-city-council-minute-book-1841-1845/19
Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner
https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/plural-wives-overview/mary-elizabeth-rollins/
Translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham
Discussions over Joseph “turning the key” to the Relief Society
https://wheatandtares.org/2021/08/02/do-women-have-priesthood-keys/
https://bycommonconsent.com/2015/03/17/establishment-of-the-relief-society/
RS Minute Book by Eliza R. Snow
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/nauvoo-relief-society-minute-book/10#full-transcript
Mormon News Roundup Ep 76
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BtfLgWkJB4
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
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We have a bit of an unconventional episode this time around. We invite Aron Ra onto the show to discuss a recent debate between Bryce and Kyle Adams, an apologist for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We play a few clips, have a few laughs, and chat about the sport of debate in general. This episode is a rare exception because we know it isn’t everybody’s favorite thing; we’ll be getting back to regular programming soon! :-)
Show Notes:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@AronRa
See Aron Ra debate live in Houston, TX Sept 16th 2023 https://www.eventcreate.com/e/mddliveandinperson
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Continuing our media episodes, this time we’re taking aim at Mormon movies! Specific Mormon movies though! Movies made by Mormons for the purpose of gaining converts. These are just a small handful of the movies that missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints show in the homes of investigators in order to teach certain aspects of doctrine or articles of Mormon faith. After that we wrap with some good news that's HUGE in the realm of climate and green energy!
Show Notes:
Hard to FInd Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@HardtoFindMormonVideos/videos
Vincenzo Di Francesca: https://archive.org/details/improvementera7105unse/page/n8/mode/1up
Happy News: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-a-first-wind-and-solar-generated-more-power-than-coal-in-u-s/
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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Just as the title states! After two motherlode history episodes, we’re doing an all media episode! Shannon walks us through the history of feminist literature from the earliest surviving scraps of parchment to a recent 2022 best-seller about women turning into dragons! Join us to learn about everything in between! After that we discuss a dam removal project that’s showing great promise as an environmental remediation project.
Show notes:
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-shattering-myth-men-hunters-women.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protofeminism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_movement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_literature
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_feminist_literature
Sappho:
https://www.charlottemuseum.co.nz/post/who-was-sappho
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho
Giovanni Boccaccio:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Mulieribus_Claris
Christine de Pisan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_de_Pizan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_City_of_Ladies
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Cornelius_Agrippa
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41298737
Jane Anger:
https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/anger/protection/protection.html
Aphra Behn:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphra_Behn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rover_(play)
Mary Astell:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Astell
https://iep.utm.edu/mary-astell/
https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2018/06/03/mary-astells-a-serious-proposal-to-the-ladies-1694/
Blue Stockings Society:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Stockings_Society
Judith Sargent Murray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Sargent_Murray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Equality_of_the_Sexes
Mary Wollstonecraft:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Vindication_of_the_Rights_of_Men
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Vindication_of_the_Rights_of_Woman
https://www.britannica.com/topic/A-Vindication-of-the-Rights-of-Woman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Godwin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoirs_of_the_Author_of_A_Vindication_of_the_Rights_of_Woman
Virginia Woolf:
https://www.bl.uk/people/virginia-woolf
Beatrice Webb:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wages_of_Men_and_Women:_Should_They_be_Equal%3F
Maya Angelou:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maya-angelou
Recommended book list
Nonfiction and poetry:
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens by Alice Walker
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by Bell Hooks
Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity by Judith Butler
Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism by Kristen Ghodsee
Dislocating Cultures: Identities, Traditions and Third Word Feminism by Uma Narayan
The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy
I know My Name by Chanel Miller
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Women, Culture & Politics by Angela Y. Davis
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
My Secret Garden by Nancy Friday
The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler
The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer
The Bridge Called My Back by Multiple Writers
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
Gender Outlaw by Kate Bornstein
Fiction, for the most part:
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Diving into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich
Women who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Happy News: https://apnews.com/article/klamath-dams-removal-tribes-restoration-seeds-1bffbd1c351992f0f164d81d92a81b47
Listener mail link:
Duncan’s Ritual https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Duncans%20ritual
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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The conclusion of the Missouri-Mormon war of 1838! Two events which are incredibly infamous in Mormon history, the Haun’s Mill Massacre, and the Liberty Jail stint, feature throughout this episode. But we discuss the context that led to the circumstances and the criminal proceedings that resulted from the war once Joseph Smith and the Mormons had surrendered. While certain figures are vilified for turning against the prophet, we spend a bit more time with those individuals to see what they had to say for themselves. The section ends with the Mormon resettlement in Quincy, Illinois and Joseph escaping prison to live the rest of his days a fugitive of murder, arson, robbery, larceny, and treason. Then we wrap with some good news about consumption, or TB!
Show notes:
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-from-thomas-b-marsh-15-february-1838/2
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/doctrine-and-covenants-1835/95
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/revelation-12-january-1838-a/1
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/minute-book-2/99
Pick up Stephen LeSueur’s book here! https://www.benchmarkbooks.com/
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Danite_Manifesto
http://boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/BFJohnson.html
http://www.withoutend.org/missouri-sow-cannon-folis-folly
https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~livcomo/letters/mormon.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Extermination_Order
https://user.xmission.com/~research/mormonpdf/article4.pdf
http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/rigd1838.htm
https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/findingaids/rg005-01
http://www.olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1840s/1841Misr.htm
https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b02_f25_f01.pdf
https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b02_f24_f01.pdf
https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b02_f24_f15-16.pdf
https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b02_f25_f03-06.pdf
https://www.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/archives/resources/findingaids/fulltext/b47_f7_f03-04.pdf
NaMo Links:
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-40-second-mass-exodus-plus-marie-bom/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-41-gloria-ecclesia-fili-raptus-nominee-deorum/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-42-schism-grenade-john-hamer/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-43-red-sermon/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-44-battle-begins/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-45-militant-seekers-truth/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-46-mo-conquest-mythicist-milwaukee-pt2/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-47-executive-order-atrocity-andrew-torrez/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-48-hauns-mill-massacre-listen-ep-48/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-49-profit-high-treason/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-50-mo-justice-mo-peace/
Happy News: Johnson & Johnson Letting Nonprofit Distribute Life-Saving Generic Tuberculosis Drug—Greatly Expanding Access In Poorer Countries: https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/07/13/johnson--johnson-letting-nonprofit-distribute-life-saving-generic-tuberculosis-drug-greatly-expanding-access-in-poorer-countries/?sh=58a324e03dcd
John Green videos:
Barely Contained Rage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW0h4
The Good News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywz5xYuNPo
Stop TB Partnership non-profit: https://www.stoptb.org/
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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This episode is basically a standalone Saints episode! Why? You may ask. Because the book covers a massive and controversial time of early Mormonism, when Joseph Smith incited a civil war and lost. We compare the Saints book to the documents of the time and see how it shakes out with the following issues: excommunications of Oliver Cowdery, David and John Whitmer, and William W. Phelps, land disputes, The Salt Sermon, the Danites, the Army of Israel, the July 4th Oration, the Gallatin election day brawl, the siege of De Witt, the Mormon depredations and raiding of militia supply depots and stealing a cannon, the Battle of Crooked River, David W. Patten (Captian Fearnought) and his glorious blaze, Thomas B. Marsh and milk strippings, and the Mormon Extermination Order, along with some of the militia movements along the way. There’s more to the story but that’s a little teaser for this reading of Saints: The Standard of Truth, the official history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Then we wrap with some happy news about an activist sinking some marble statues!
Show notes:
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-from-thomas-b-marsh-15-february-1838/2
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/doctrine-and-covenants-1835/95
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/revelation-12-january-1838-a/1
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/minute-book-2/99
Pick up Stephen LeSueur’s book here! https://www.benchmarkbooks.com/
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Danite_Manifesto
http://boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/BFJohnson.html
http://www.withoutend.org/missouri-sow-cannon-folis-folly
https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~livcomo/letters/mormon.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Extermination_Order
https://user.xmission.com/~research/mormonpdf/article4.pdf
http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/rigd1838.htm
https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/findingaids/rg005-01
NaMo links:
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-40-second-mass-exodus-plus-marie-bom/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-41-gloria-ecclesia-fili-raptus-nominee-deorum/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-42-schism-grenade-john-hamer/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-43-red-sermon/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-44-battle-begins/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-45-militant-seekers-truth/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-46-mo-conquest-mythicist-milwaukee-pt2/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-47-executive-order-atrocity-andrew-torrez/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-48-hauns-mill-massacre-listen-ep-48/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-49-profit-high-treason/
https://nakedmormonismpodcast.com/episode-50-mo-justice-mo-peace/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faKQYPeVOl0
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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