Join Lindsay as she interviews authors and historians Craig L. Foster and Marianne T. Watson about their new book, American Polygamy: A History of Fundamentalist Mormon Faith.

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Join Lindsay as she interviews two Mormon fundamentalists from Christ’s Church, about the history of the temple as it relates to Mormon Fundamentalism.

Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Ben’s blog
  www.ChristsChurchTheBranch.org
  Ben’s Law Firm
• Ben’s prior podcast episode on Year of Polygamy
• Samy Galvez’s The Queer Christ

 

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Join Lindsay as she interviews temple historian Devery Anderson, Stanford scholar Cynthia Bailey Lee, and fundamentalist scholar Cristina Rosetti as they discuss the history of Mormon temple changes.

• Links mentioned in this podcast:
• Cynthia’s blogpost on BCC: Thank You, Sisters: an Honor Roll of those who made the temple changes possible
• Devery’s Books: Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History
• Sunstone article: The Reconstruction of Mormon Doctrine by Thomas G. Alexander
• Restoration and the Sacred Mushroom Did Joseph Smith use Psychedelic Substances to Facilitate Visionary Experiences? Presented at the Sunstone Symposium, August 2007 by Robert T. Beckstead  (TEXT)
• Restoration and the Sacred Mushroom (AUDIO)
• Revelation Through Hallucination A discourse on the Joseph Smith-entheogen theory Sunstone Symposium SLC 2017 By: Bryce Blankenagel, Cody Noconi

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Join Lindsay as she interviews conservative talk show host Bryan Hyde about how to model hard conversations. Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Bryan Hyde’s Radio Show and Network
• Bryan Hyde’s interview with Julie Rowe

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  Join Lindsay as she talks about the history of the Word of Wisdom, following the death of Joseph Smith to the modern observances of LDS people today.   Links mentioned and read in this episode:

• Marijuana , Mormon Racists , Mexican Bandidos, and Crazy Queen Carlotta
• BEFORE THE BEARD: TRIALS OF THE YOUNG JOSEPH F. SMITH
• Clair Barrus’ research draft on Word of Wisdom
• Clair Barrus’ website
• LDS Newsroom Statment on Marijuana
• https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/utah-brewing-timeline/Content?oid=2157612
• http://www.utahhumanities.org/stories/items/show/135
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Springs_Hotel_and_Brewery
• https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/buzzed-beehive-brief-history-drinking-utah/
• http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=50218443&itype=CMSID
• http://devourutah.com/index.php/2017/07/10/fresh-suds-salt-lake-valley/
•  https://www.slugmag.com/lifestyle/history-of-beer-in-utah/
• http://pre-prowhiskeymen.blogspot.com/2016/08/brigham-young-and-valley-tan-whiskey_18.html)
• https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/utah-brewing-timeline/Content?oid=2157612f)
• https://www.thedeadhistory.com/emos-grave-salt-lake-city/ Jacob Moritz opened and owned several very successful breweries.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19331516/jacob-moritz
• http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/utah/logan-ut-2-breweries/henry-worley-brewery-ut-9a/
• http://larkturnthehearts.blogspot.com/2009/05/corner-of-3rd-west-and-center-st-logan.html
• https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2017/11/16/this-utah-river-played-a-part-in-salt-lake-citys-beer-brewing-history-and-now-it-could-help-restore-a-victorian-mansion/
• https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/j/JORDAN_RIVER.shtml
• http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/utah/logan-ut-2-breweries/jacob-theurer-brewery-ut-8a/d
• https://books.google.com/books?id=dPI7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA222&lpg=PA222&dq=Jacob+Theurer+utah&source=bl&ots=r9NDMZtvnb&sig=7X7SZQoEV_wf9OYI7r4D6susP6I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidhqu0sencAhXKIjQIHcALDnY4ChDoATABegQIAxAB#v=onepage&q=Jacob%20Theurer%20utah&f=false
• http://utahstories.com/2013/03/fisher-brewing-company-part-i/
• http://www.ldsliving.com/A-Controversial-Bar-Famous-Guests-More-Things-You-Didn-t-Know-About-Hotel-Utah-Before-It-Became-the-Joseph-Smith-Memorial-Building/s/82527

 

• EXTRAS:
• Here’s a few fun quotes about drinking as well from various prophets: https://www.fairmormon.org/answers/Question:_Why_did_Brigham_Young_build_a_whiskey_distillery_in_Utah%3F
• Click here to see some really fun photos of old bars in Utah: http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=56987423&itype=CMSID#gallery-carousel-446996 and more(https://www.peachridgeglass.com/2012/09/historic-photos-of-saloons-and-breweries-around-utah-in-the-wild-west-days/
• Other breweries in Utah (can’t confirm if Mormon or not): http://www.oldbreweries.com/breweries-by-state/utah/salt-lake-city-ut-13-breweries/henry-wagener-brewery-ut-34a/)

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Join Lindsay as she interviews three prominent members from Community of Christ (formerly RLDS) about their history, church, and beliefs.   Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Robin Linkhart, Why I Stay
• Joseph Smith III biography
• Community of Christ Enduring Principles
• Info about Seth Bryant
• Info about Robin Linkhart
• Info about Lachlan Mackay

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Year of Polygamy Episodes in Order

PRELUDE:

• Emma Smith, Part One
• Emma Smith, Part Two

YEAR OF POLYGAMY:

  Join Lindsay as she interviews Calvin Wayman, who grew up in Centennial Park and has since gone on to lose his faith and gain a whole new world.   Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Calvin Wayman’s site
• Calvin’s book, Fish Out of Water
• Calvin’s Podcast

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Join Lindsay as she interviews historians John Dinger, Bryan Buchanan, and John Hatch about the “Joseph Fought Polygamy” arguments. This is part two of two. You can listen to the first part here.   Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Joseph Fought Polygamy doc
• Defending Joseph
• Pure Mormonism: Why I’m Abandoning Polygamy
• Corb Lund’s Brother Brigham, Brother Young song
• Nauvoo Expositor
• Nauvoo City Council meetings for June 8 & 10
• Joseph Smith’s letter to Newel K. Whitney, July 27, 1842
• Deed to Sarah Ann Whitney September 6, 1842
• Blessing to Sarah Ann Whitney March 23, 1843
• John C. Bennett’s 1842 expose History of the Saints
• Joseph Smith’s 1844 indictment for adultery and fornication
• The Lott family bible
• Testimony of John Scott in Nauvoo v. O.F. Bostwick

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Join Lindsay as she interviews Simmons professor, Paul Reeve about the origins of race doctrines in Mormonism and how they apply to polygamy. Links mentioned in this podcast:

• Purchase Paul’s book, Religion of a Different Color here
• Darius Gray’s Youtube Series: Blacks in the Scriptures
• Jared Hickman’s work

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