Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

Butch Cassidy’s Mormon Past (Steve Lesueur 3 of 3)
February 26, 2024

We'll find out more about the backgrounds of murder victims Gus Gibbons & Steve LeSueur. Were they Nauvoo pioneers? We'll also find out that Butch Cassidy grew up in a small Utah town (Circleville), a

Utah’s Decade of Slavery (Mauli Bonner 2 of 3)
February 22, 2024

We're going to dive into Utah's decade of black and Indian slavery, and I'll ask Mauli Bonner some hard questions. Should Mormons think about renaming buildings at BYU who have ties to slavery? Check

Grammy & Award-Winning Mauli Bonner (1 of 3)
February 21, 2024

As we close #BlackHistoryMonth here in February, I wanted to introduce you to an amazing Grammy Award-Winning artist and flimmaker Mauli Bonner. We'll discuss his award-winning film, "His Name is Gree

Spirituality & Family Reactions (Lynne Whitesides 3 of 3)
February 20, 2024

As we conclude our conversation with the first member of the Sept Six, Lynne Whitesides, I asked her about her spirutality now. It's a long way from Mormonism. We also discusses her family's reaction

Is Alma Unreliable Narrator?
February 16, 2024

Some scholars have claimed that people like Nephi are unreliable narrators. That is Nephi makes himself look better than he probably was. Dr Michael Austin believes Alma was an unreliable narrator as

Different Ways to Look at Book of Mormon (Michael Austin 1 of 3)
February 15, 2024

There are many different ways to approach the Book of Mormon. Dr Michael Austin is Mormon Studies scholar and Provost at Snow College. In his new book, "Testimony of 2 Nations," he discusses 4 ways sc

DNA & Book of Mormon in Yucatan (Bob Roylance 4 of 4)
February 14, 2024

In our final discussion with Bob Roylance, he'll discuss the kings of Tikal as another evidence of the Book of Mormon on the Yucatan. We'll also discuss a tough problem: DNA. How will Bob handle that?

Approaching the Veil in Matthew 7 (Dave Butler)
February 12, 2024

We're going to dive into Matthew 7 to discuss more LDS Temple theology. Dave talks about approaching the veil in Matthew 7. Does it match with the Book of Mormon? Check out our conversation... - https

Lord’s Prayer is a Temple Text? (Dave Butler 5 of 7)
February 09, 2024

Dave Butler continues to look at the Bible for temple texts, and says the Lord's Prayer is another example. Why does he think so? Check out our conversation.... - https://youtu.be/_h9eT3Wy1ng - Dont

Jesus said, “Don’t Make Oaths.” What about the Temple Oaths? (Dave Butler 4 of 7)
February 08, 2024

Are temple oaths consistent with Matthew where Jesus said we shouldn't swear oaths? Dave Butler answers that question and discusses veiling at the temple for women, and the significance of temple clot