Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

Allow Multiple Views, Even Non-Historical (Part 11 of 11)
September 28, 2023

Here is one from the archives. We released this episode with Jonathan Neville back on April 8, 2022. Jonathan Neville is a big-tent proponent when it comes to Book of Mormon beliefs. Part of that lik

“Not the Church I thought it was” (Lynne Whitesides 2 of 3)
September 26, 2023

Lynne Whitesides is a convert to the LDS Church and has a different perspective on things than a lifelong member. We'll talk about her perspective on the Sept Six. Check out our conversation... - http

First of the Sept Six: Lynne Whitesides
September 25, 2023

Lynne Whitesides was the first person punished in the September Six. She shares her story of why she wasn't excommunicated, who was involved, and where she is on her spiritual journey now. Check out o

Toscano: From BYU to Utah (Part 1 of 8)
September 22, 2023

This originally appeared Feb 4, 2020. - Dr. Margaret Toscano is the Dept Chair at the University of Utah, but she got 2 degrees from BYU and taught there as well. In our next conversation, well lear

30 Years Later: The Sept Six
September 21, 2023

Here's a throwback episode with Paul Toscano. I thought it would be great to re-visit our previous interview from January 9, 2023 since we discusses Paul Toscano so much with the Janice Allred intervi

Scarlet Letter of Apostasy (Janice Allred 4 of 5)
September 19, 2023

It appears that the LDS Church brands the scarlet letter A for apostasy on the chest of those guilty of apostasy in order to make their teachings appear dangerous to orthodox members of the Church. De

From Probation to Excommunication (Janice Allred 3 of 5)
September 18, 2023

Janice Allred was given the most severe probation from Church leaders one can get. It soon led to her excommunication. Janice discusses her writings, speeches, and events that led to her excommunicati

Apostasy or Insubordination? (Janice Allred 2 of 5)
September 15, 2023

Was Janice Allred excommunicated for apostasy or insubordination? What do you think? I was surprised to learn that Janice Allred still attends the LDS Church each week, despite being excommunicated fo

Theology of God the Mother (Janice Allred 1 of 5)
September 14, 2023

Janice Allred wrote about God the Mother back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. While she wasn't excommunicated in 1993, Janice Allred had a bird's eye view of the Sept Six. In Sept 1993, 6 intellec

The Anachronism Gap in Book of Mormon? (Part 6 of 6)
September 13, 2023

Here is a throwback episode from Oct 29, 2021. Many critics point out that there are anachronisms in the Book of Mormon. Native Americans didnt use steel, there were not horses, elephants, etc, so w