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Episode 285: John says Goodbye

Episode 284: What I learned being a Mormon and why it wasn’t all Bad

Episode 283: How we know beyond a shadow of a Doubt that the Church isn’t True

Episode 282: Why the Church Cannot Reform on the Gay Marriage Issues

Episode 281: Top 10 Things You Would Expect To See If The Church Were Actually True

Episode 280: Mormonism and the Red Scare

Episode 279: Top 10 Goofiest Things in the Doctrine and Covenants

Episode 277: The Top 10 Goofiest Things in the Book of Mormon

Episode 276: How to build a transoceanic vessel

Episode 275: How to Become an Ex-ex-Mormon

Episode 274: Mormonism Vs. Orwell

Episode 273: Burning Down The House: The End of the Mormon Expression VIP Lounge

Episode 272: The Top 10 Goofiest Ideas in the Pearl of Great Price

Episode 271: The Top Ten Lesser Known Mormon Scandals

Episode 270: Post Mormon Spirituality

Episode 269: John’s Dilemma

Episode 268: What To Do If You Decide To Leave The Church

Episode 266: The New Comers Guide to Utah Culture

Episode 265: John Delivers a Message to your Mormon Loved Ones

Episode 264: Mormonism and the Prosperity Gospel

Episode 263: Mormonism and PTSD

Episode 262: Mormonism vs. Voltaire

Episode 261: The Church’s PR and Kate Kelly

Episode 260: Mormon Privilege in Utah

Episode 259: The Tight Vs. Loose Translation Theories

Episode 258: The Great Weird Off – Mormonism Vs. Jehovah’s Witness

Episode 257: Mormonism and Plato

Episode 256: Dialogs with Myself – How John Larsen Disagrees with John Larsen

Episode 255: The Most Problematic Areas for Mormon Apologists

Episode 254: The Grand Demonic Conspiracy

Episode 252: What it means to be a Bishop

Episode 251: The Kübler-Ross model and Mormonism

Episode 250: HeartSell

Episode 249: The Time Commitment Required To Be A Good Mormon

Episode 248: Now What?

Episode 247: The Ex-Mormon Struggle for Identity

Episode 246: The Governing Philosophy and Structure of the Church

Episode 245: The First Four Verses in the Book of Mormon

Episode 244: The Doctrine of Mormon Heaven

Episode 243: The Doctrine of Mormon Hell

Episode 242: Mormonism and Violence

Episode 241: The Church and Technology

Episode 240: Leaving the Church and Finding Yourself

Episode 239: D&C 77 For Dummies

Episode 238: Top Ten Things ExMos Do That Suck

Episode 237: Nibley’s Book of Mormon Challenge

Episode 235: The Great Satanist Scare

Episode 234: Epistemology

Episode 233: Listener’s Q and A

Episode 232: The Euthyphro dilemma and Mormonism

Episode 231: Elder Uchtdorf’s Talk, “Come, Join with Us”

Episode 230: “The Not Even Once Club”

Episode 229: The Mormon View of Divinity

Episode 228: How the Church Takes Things From You and Sells Them Back

Episode 227: The Divorce

Episode 226: Is the Mormon God a Narcissistic Psychopath?

Episode 225: Top Ten Ways to Transition Out of the Church

Episode 224: Passive Aggression and Mormonism

Episode 223: Are Mormons Persecuted?

Episode 222: Tolerance

Episode 221: Top Ten Ways the Church is Like North Korea

Episode 220: Searching for the Smoking Gun and the Parallax Problem

Episode 219: Ex-Mormonism as a Hero’s Journey

Episode 218: The Ex-Mormons Come to Dinner

Episode 214: The Male Standard Within the LDS Church

Episode 213: Top Ten Reasons to Open Your Mouth and Take a Stand

Episode 210: Conversations with Mike Tannehill

Episode 206: Mormonism and Race

Episode 204: The Resignation of John and Zilpha

Episode 203: Secrets and Wives with Sanjiv Bhattacharya

Episode 200: The Top Ten Changes to the Temple

Episode 199: Pre Existence for Dummies (Live)

Episode 198: Children in LDS Families

Episode 197: Baptism for the Dead

Episode 196: Young Women and Priesthood Sessions Review

Episode 195: April 2012 General Conference Sunday Sessions

Episode 192: Myths Concerning the Community of Christ

Episode 191: Alcohol 101 for Mormons

Episode 190: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith

Episode 189: The Kinderhook Plates for Dummies

Episode 188: The Adam-God Doctrine for Dummies

Episode 187: Doctrine and Covenants 129 for Dummies

Episode 185: The White Horse Prophecy for Dummies

Episode 184: A Closer Look at “Anti-Mormon” Statements

Episode 182: Sex 101 for Mormons

Episode 181: State of The Union

Episode 180: John Dehlin

Episode 179: Women in LDS Families

Episode 177: The God of the Lost Keys

Episode 176: Top 10 Reasons to Leave the Church

Episode 175: Top 10 Reasons to Stay in the Church

Episode 174: Live Event: Mormon Fight Songs for Dummies

Episode 173: A Critique of the Critics

Episode 171: Divorce in the LDS Culture

Episode 170: William and the “I Am An Ex Mormon” Videos

Episode 167: Articles of Faith for Dummies Part 4

Episode 166: Articles of Faith for Dummies Part 3

Episode 165: Articles of Faith for Dummies Part 2

Episode 164: Articles of Faith for Dummies Part 1

Episode 163: Top 10 Mormon Sites to Visit in Salt Lake City

Episode 162: Chuck Borough the Atheist, Agnostic, Believer

Episode 161: October 2011 General Conference Relief Society and Priesthood Sessions

Episode 160: October 2011 General Conference Sunday Sessions

Episode 159: October 2011 General Conference Saturday Sessions

Episode 158: D&C 19 for Dummies

Episode 157: Top 10 Anachronisms of the Book of Mormon

Episode 156: Dale Morgan Lecture: Will Bagley

Episode 152: Mormonism and Masonry part 4: Joseph Smith and Beyond

Episode 151: John, Zilpha and God

Episode 150: The Temple Recommend Questions for Dummies

Episode 149: Mormonism and Masonry part 3: The Book of Abraham and Nauvoo

Episode 148: Top 10 Unique Mormon Doctrines

Episode 146: Tub Talk with John and Zilpha

Episode 145a: Mormonism and Masonry: Into the Restoration Part 1

Episode 145b: Mormonism and Masonry: Into the Restoration Part 2

Episode 144b: Mormonism and Masonry: The Background Part 2

Episode 144a: Mormonism and Masonry: The Background Part 1

Episode 142: The History of Online Mormonism: The Board Wars

Episode 141: The Top 10 Mormon Criminals

Episode 140: Top 10 News Stories in Mormonism: May 2011

Episode 139b: D&C 8 and 9 for Dummies Part 2

Episode 139a: D&C 8 and 9 for Dummies Part 1

Episode 138: Top 10 Apostates from the Quorum of the 12

Episode 135: Battlestar Galactica and Mormon Theology

Episode 133: Feedback

Episode 132: Mark E. Petersen’s Steps in Overcoming Masturbation

Episode 131: Bias, Balance and Objectivity

Episode 130: Grant Palmer

Episode 129: Duwayne R. Anderson

Episode 127: Bookclub: Added Upon

Episode 125c: Conference Review Part 3

Episode 125b: Conference Review Part 2

Episode 125a: Conference Review Part 1

Episode 123: The Development of LDS Temple Worship 1846-2000

Episode 122: Bookclub: Goodbye I Love You

Episode 121: Church Handbook of Instructions 2010

Episode 119: Levi Peterson

Episode 118b: Polygamy Manifesto for Dummies Part 2

Episode 118a: Polygamy Manifesto for Dummies Part 1

Episode 117: Mathew Gill, Prophet of The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ

Episode 116: Pure Mormonism

Episode 114: Book Club: Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith

Episode 111: Steven Fehr

Episode 110: A Discussion with a Current Bishop

Episode 106: Mormon Nudists

Episode 105: Richard Packham

Episode 102: Book Club: The Backslider

Episode 101: 2010 Mormon News in Review

Episode 100: The Live Anniversary Show

Episode 99: The God Makers Reviewed

Episode 97: The Utah Boy’s Ranch

Episode 95b: Doctrine and Covenants 132 for Dummies part 2

Episode 95a: Doctrine and Covenants 132 for Dummies Part 1

Episode 94: Mixed feelings for Mormonism

Episode 92: The Kirtland Temple

Episode 90: Ed Decker

Episode 89b: The 14 Fundamentals of Following a Prophet for Dummies Part 2

Episode 89a: The 14 Fundamentals of Following a Prophet for Dummies Part 1

Episode 88: Saturday’s Warrior for Dummies

Episode 87: The October 7th 2010 LDS Protest

Episode 86: Mormon Meeting House Architecture

Episode 85b: 180th Semi-annual General Conference Priesthood Session Review

Episode 84: The Church Handbook of Instructions for Dummies

Episode 82: Tom Kimball and Signature Books

Episode 80: Leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses

Episode 79b: Mormon Stories and Mormon Expression Part 2

Episode 79a: Mormon Stories and Mormon Expression Part 1

Episode 77: Mormon Expressions

Episode 76: Mistakes were made: How not to leave the Church

Episode 75: Live Recording

Episode 74: Panelist Essays

72b: Listener Essays, Part 2

Episode 71b: The King Follet Discourse for Dummies Part 2

Episode 71a: The King Follet Discourse for Dummies Part 1

Episode 69: Author Anthony Larson and the Last Days

Episode 67: Guns, Germs, Steel and the Book of Mormon

Episode 66: The First Anniversary Episode

Episode 65b: The First Vision for Dummies Part 2

Episode 65a: The First Vision for Dummies Part 1

Episode 61: Bonus: 10 Tribes–the After Discussion

Episode 60: Bullseyes in the Book of Mormon

Episode 59: Alexander Zaitchik on Glenn Beck

Episode 58: The Doctrinal Differences in the Community of Christ

Episode 57: A Requiem for Bruce R. McConkie’s Mormon Doctrine

Episode 56b: The Lost 10 Tribes Part 2

Episode 55: Mormon Apologists Kevin Barney and Seth Rogers

Episode 54: Struggles in Mormon Marriage and Sexuality

Episode 52: Unsolicited Advice

Episode 50a: 180th Annual General Conference Saturday Review

Episode 49: The Civil War Prophecy (D&C 87) for Dummies

Episode 48: Mormon Humor

Episode 47: Bob McCue

Episode 45: Faithful Spouses

Episode 44: An Interview with Zilpha

Episode 43: Outside Looking In

Episode 42: The Three Nephites

Episode 41: Feedback

Episode 40: Brian Dalton and Mr. Deity

Episode 39: Atheism and the Church

Episode 38: Stages of Faith Part 2: The Fifth Stage and What it Means

Episode 37b: The Nauvoo Expositor for Dummies Part 2

Episode 37a: The Nauvoo Expositor For Dummies Part 1

Episode 36: Mormon Schismatic Groups

Episode 35: An Interview with Mike

Episode 34: The Temple Wedding Petition

Episode 33: An Interview with Jeff Lindsay

Episode 31: An Interview with John Larsen

Episode 28: Richie T the Fresh Faced Mormon Producer

Episode 27: The Word of Wisdom for Dummies

Episode 26: Interview with Author, Actor, and Writer–Elna Baker

Episode 25: Fowler Stages of Faith

Episode 24: An Interview with Nyal

Episode 23: An Interview with George

Episode 21: Aaron Shafovaloff and Evangelizing Mormons

Episode 20: Listener Feedback

Episode 19: Mormons and the Cross

Episode 17b: 179th Semiannual General Conference Sunday Review

Episode 17a: 179th Semiannual General Conference Saturday Review

Episode 16: In the Shadow of the Temple

Episode 15: Jeff Ricks and Postmormon.org

Episode 14: Science and Disbelief

Episode 13: An Interview with Jim

Episode 12: Ex-Mormon Exit Narratives

Episode 11: An Interview with Tom

Episode 10: The Pew Forum Portrait of Mormons in the US

Episode 9: Women and the Church

Episode 8: John Dehlin and Mormon Stories

Episode 7: Marriage and Short Courtships in Mormon Culture

Episode 5: What does it Mean to be Mormon?

Episode 4: An Introduction to Issues Surrounding the Book of Abraham

Episode 3: Our 3 Favorite Things about the Church

Episode 2: Internet vs. Chapel Mormons

Episode 1: Leaving the Church but not Leaving it Alone