Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

Annotated Book of Mormon
December 05, 2022

Have you ever wanted to get more resources for the Book of Mormon? David Hocking has put together an amazing resource, the Annotated Book of Mormon. Were going to dive deep into his edition. Its a b

Restoring Lehi’s Ship (Mike Stahlman)
December 01, 2022

Originally scheduled for a museum in England, the COVID pandemic changed things. Ship Captain Phillip Beale had the Phoenicia ship cut into pieces. Half of Lehis ship was returned to England, while t

Buying Lehi’s Ship (Mike & Betty LaFontaine)
November 28, 2022

Were continuing our discussion about the Phoenicia Ship. Heartlanders think Lehis ship was built similarly. Mike & Betty LaFontaine were instrumental in purchasing the ship and shipping it back to I

Brazilian Filmmakers Sail Lehi’s Voyage (Yuri & Vera Sanada)
November 24, 2022

Yuri & Vera Sanada are experienced sailors. Hailing from Brazil, they contacted Philip Beale to join his journey aboard a 600 BC Phoenician ship to both circumnavigate Africa and sail to America! Yuri

Modern Columbus Follows Lehi’s Voyage (Philip Beale)
November 21, 2022

Philip Beale is a former sailor in Her Majestys Navy. Hailing from the U.K., Philip always had the desire to re-create the voyages of ancient sailorsm but didnt know he was creating Lehis voyage. H

Starting Heartland Research Group (John Lefgren)
November 17, 2022

I discovered that Dr Lefgren is the president of the Heartland Research Group. The group has recently purchased a replica of an ancient Phoenician ship that non-Mormon Captain Philip Beale sailed arou

John Lefgren on First Vision
November 14, 2022

When did the First Vision take place? Dr John Lefgren and Dr John Pratt worked together to come up with a date: March 26, 1820. Dr Lefgren discusses how he used weather records and understanding of ma

Brant Gardner Reviews Other Geography Theories (2 of 2)
November 10, 2022

Weve just reviewed the Mesoamerican model for the Book of Mormon with Brant Gardner. Now Im going to ask Brant to review other geography theories, including Baja, Malay, Africa, & Heartland. Well a

Book of Mormon Case for Mesoamerica (Brant Gardner 1 of 2)
November 07, 2022

Im excited to have a Mesoamerican expert on the show. Brant Gardner is an antropologist, and he tells why he thinks the Book of Mormon took place in Mesoamerica. Well talk about anachronisms, and Br

Surprising Kirtland History (2017 interview with Mark Staker)
November 03, 2022

This is a re-release of our interview from 2017 with Dr. Mark Staker. Were going to talk about Kirtland history. While I knew there was an early convert named Black Pete who likely held the priesthoo