Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

*Should LDS Church Apologize for Racism? (Part 5 of 5)
June 16, 2021

The LDS Church prohibited black men and women from receiving priesthood rites in the temple until 1978.  Should the Church apologize for past racism?  Emmy award winning director Loki Mulholland will

Can White People talk about Racism? (Part 4 of 5)
June 13, 2021

Let’s face it.  Race is a tough subject to bring up.  Is there ever pushback from black people when white people talk about racism?  We’ll talk about white people leading conversations about race with

Films Combating Racism Directed by a Mormon (Part 3 of 5)
June 10, 2021

The LDS Church has had a rough history when it comes to race, so it may surprise you to find out that one of its members has made several award-winning documentaries, including an Emmy dealing with ra

Son of a Civil Rights Icon (Part 2 of 5)
June 07, 2021

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland began protesting for civil rights in the early 1960s and was part of many of the important civil rights protests of the decade.  Her son Loki has become an Emmy-award winning

End of Slavery (in Utah???) Part 1 of 5
June 04, 2021

Did you know slavery was still legal in Utah until 2020?  We’ll talk about the drive to remove this provision in the Utah Constitution with an Emmy-award winning director, Loki Mulholland who directed

*The Chicago Experiment (Part 9 of 9)
June 01, 2021

What is the Chicago Experiment?  Back in the 1930s, LDS Church leaders sent employees to be trained in theology.  They came across some sticky theology topics such as evolution, the Documentary Hypoth

Future of Church History
May 29, 2021

Historians don’t usually talk about the future, because they are historians!  In our next episode with Dr. Casey Griffiths, he will talk about what he thinks will be the biggest future events in churc

Orson Pratt’s Unsung Hero in Church History (Part 7 of 9)
May 26, 2021

Orson Pratt is less famous than his older brother, apostle Parley P. Pratt.  But it could be argued that he has had a bigger impact on the Church than Parley did.  From polygamy to the First Vision to

From Word of Wisdom to World Faith (Part 6 of 9)
May 23, 2021

We’re continuing to discuss some of The 100 Most Important Events of Church History.  We will talk about how observance of the Word of Wisdom has changed.  We will also see who is closer to Joseph Smi

Entry-Level Church History (Part 5 of 9)
May 20, 2021

What is the best beginner book to learn Mormon history? Back in 2016, Dr. Casey Griffiths said there really wasn’t a book, so he set out to make one.  We’ll talk some of the important events over the