Join Lindsay as she tells how the LDS church transitioned into the modern age and attempted to tie up the messy, loose-ends of plural marriage. This episodes features Sara Hanks telling the story of Amy B. Lyman. Links mentioned in […]
Month: May 2015
Episode 96: Polygamy as Feminist? With Dr. Janet Bennion
Join Lindsay as she interviews and covers the work of Dr. Janet Bennion, leading anthropologist who studies poly-families. Links mentioned in this podcast: The meanings of marriage in the West: Media, Gender, and the Law in Contemporary Mormon Polygamy Women […]
Episode 95: Dueling Josephs: How two Smith cousins shaped modern polygamy
Join Lindsay as she interviews two historians, John Hamer and Don Bradley about the Smith cousins, Joseph F. Smith and Joseph Smith III and how their public feud shaped 20th century polygamy. Links mentioned in this podcast: The Persistence of […]
Episode 94: Polygamy Controversies: Sexual Abuse Scandals
THIS EPISODE WILL BE COMING SOON! This is part four in a four-part series of “Polygamy Controversies” that will air throughout the rest of the series.
Episode 94: Polygamy Controversies: Women Who Said No
Join Lindsay as she interviews Joe Geisner about women who rejected polygamy. This is part three in a four-part series of “Polygamy Controversies” that will air throughout the rest of the series. Links mentioned in this podcast: Daymon Smith’s […]
Episode 94: Polygamy Controversies: John C. Bennett
Join Lindsay as she interviews historian Brian Hales about John C. Bennett, his reliability, and other controversial tales. This is part two in a four-part series of “Polygamy Controversies” that will air throughout the rest of the series. Links […]