Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

Simon Southerton, Ugo Perego, and Thomas Murphy Talked DNA at FIRM Foundation? (RB 4 of 6)
November 07, 2023

Can you imagine if Simon Southerton, Ugo Perego, & Thomas Murphy talked DNA at FIRM Foundation? In a way, they did! Here is my presentation from last April. I let these 3 experts talk DNA at FIRM Foun

Even Hurlbut Knew Spalding Manuscript was Bunk! (RB 3 of 6)
November 05, 2023

Did you know that Doctor Philastus Hurlbut signed "Manuscript Found"! Even Hurlbut knew the book was not the source of the Book of Mormon. Find out other people's reactions, including LL Rice who purc

Get Ready to Laugh! I’ll Read the Spalding Manuscript (RB 2 of 6)
November 03, 2023

Have you ever read the Spalding Manuscript? It's hilarious! I'm going to read passages and review the plot of the Spalding Manuscript. You tell me if you think it is simliar to the Book of Mormon. - h

Debunking Spalding Theory Part 1 (RB 1 of 6)
November 02, 2023

It's time to debunk the Spalding Theory. Some people continue to believe that Joseph Smith plagiarized the Book of Mormon from an earlier work by Solomon Spalding. First I'll give some background on S

Rick & Steve Get Personal! (Bennett & Pynakker)
November 01, 2023

Back in January, Rick Bennett traveled to Florida to hang out with Steve Pynakker of Mormon Book Reviews. Rick & Steve get personal! Steve interviews Rick to find out how his opinions of evangelicals

1st Woman Ordained in Community of Christ (Paul Debarthe 4 of 5)
October 30, 2023

Who was the 1st woman ordained in the Community of Christ? I was surprised to find out that Paul Debarthe's wife, Rina, was the first woman ordained following the 1984 revelation. Paul shares photos a

Digging for the Truth at Hawn’s Mill (Paul Debarthe 3 of 5)
October 27, 2023

Monday Oct 30, 2023 will mark 185 years since the Hawn's Mill Massacre occured in Missouri. What can an archaeologist tell us about that event? How do modern-day Missourians view it? Paul Debarthe wil

Was Mansion House Stop on Underground Railroad?
October 26, 2023

Is the Mansion House in Nauvoo a stop on the Underground Railroad in which slaves were helped to freedom? Archaologist Paul Debarthe makes this surprising claim. We'll also talk about the murder of an

Excavating Nauvoo (Paul Debarthe 1 of 5)
October 25, 2023

Paul Debarthe is a Community of Christ archaeologist in Nauvoo and Hawn's Mill. 185 years ago, a Missouri mob killed 17 Mormon men and boys at Hawn's Mill. What evidence can be found now? Paul Debarth

Are there Book of Mormon metals in Yucatan? (Bob Roylance 3 of 4)
October 20, 2023

Are there metals for making plates found in Yucatan Peninsula? How does it compare with other models like South America? Bob Roylance will answer these and other questions. Check out our conversation.