Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

Mississippi Mob Murders (2 of 2 Mary Ann Clements)
October 06, 2022

Were continuing our conversation with Nauvoo Crime expert Mary Ann Clements. Up to now, weve been discussing counterfeiting, but now Nauvoos crime families are getting involved in murder, and sever

Were Nauvoo Leaders Counterfeiters? (1 of 2 Mary Ann Clements)
October 03, 2022

Sometimes I feel like I discover an amazing talent in Mormon history. You probably havent heard of Mary Ann Clements. She calls herself a stay-at-home mom, but she has training in anthropology, histo

Takeaways from Secret 1922 Meetings (Shannon Caldwell Montez 2 of 2)
September 29, 2022

Were continuing our conversation with Shannon Caldwell Montez, the author of The Secret Meetings of 1922. Well learn more about people who attended these secret 1922 meetings, including apostle Rich

Intro Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922 (Shannon Caldwell Montez 1 of 2)
September 26, 2022

Shannon Caldwell Montez has written an amazing thesis on the Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922. BH Roberts was an influential Seventy at the turn of the 20th century. He seems to be the first leader who

Paul Reeve Discusses the Race Ban
September 22, 2022

Heres another classic from the archives. This is the first time weve released the entire interview of Dr. Paul Reeve. The interview occurred back in January 2017. Paul discusses his amazing book, R

Fun Tour of the Restoration (Mormon schisms)
September 19, 2022

Did you know there are over 500 Mormon Denominations?! Rick Bennett won’t cover them all but will give a guided tour of some of the groups that date to the time of Joseph Smith, as well as some of the

Discussing the Life of Jane Manning James (Margaret Young)
September 15, 2022

This is a re-broadcast from my very first podcast from January of 2022.  I’m excited to interview Margaret Young. She’s a professor of English and Literature at BYU and has written eight books, three

Mormon Violence & Peace (Patrick Mason)
September 12, 2022

Patrick Mason holds the Leonard Arrington Chair in Mormon Studies at Utah State University.  He’s written a couple of books on Mormon violence & peace. We’ll touch on the Mountain Meadows Massacre, wh

Discussing Modern-Day Polygamists (2 of 2 Newell Bringhurst/Craig Foster)
September 08, 2022

We’re continuing our conversation with Craig Foster & Dr Newell Bringhurst. We’re going to dive deeper into modern-day polygamists beliefs, including their continued ban on black members. What are the

Mormon Polygamy & Quest for the Presidency (Newell Bringhurst/Craig Foster 1 of 2)
September 05, 2022

I’m excited to have a newcomer and an old-comer on the show.  This is Newell Bringhurst’s 3rd time on the show and Craig Foster’s first!  They’ve co-written 4 books: 3 on polygamy and one on Mormon Pr