Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

Polygamy & S America Revelations (David Hocking 4 of 4)
June 13, 2025

Many scholars have made the claim that the polygamy revelation in D&C 132 is really 4 different revelations mashed into one. Does David Hocking agree? We will discuss that revelation, along with the r

Changes in Revelations (David Hocking 3 of 4)
June 12, 2025

We'll discuss changes in revelations for the Doctrine & Covenants and JST. Joseph Smith got a revelation to get a Canadian copyright for the Book of Mormon. It didn't succeed. Is this a failed revela

Zelph Revelation (David Hocking 2 of 4)
June 09, 2025

We'll discuss the revelations from 1834-1838 including the uncanonized Zelph Revelation. In 1834, Joseph Smith changed the name of the church from Church of Christ to Church of the Latter Day Saints.

New Doctrine & Covenants (sort of) David Hocking 1 of 4
June 06, 2025

David Hocking has put together several Annotated Scriptures. We'll discuss his latest book, which is sort of an Annotated Doctrine & Covenants. It is called "The Revelations of Joseph Smith." We'll al

Temple Lot Worship Services (Part 7 of 7)
June 05, 2025

Here's a throwback episode with historian Jean Addams. We discussed similarities and differences between LDS and Church of Christ (Temple Lot) worship services back in 2020. I stopped by and saw them

Are William Clayton Journals Forged? (Clair Barrus 4 of 4)
May 30, 2025

In our final conversation with Clair Barrus, we'll discuss polygamy skeptics and William Clayton Journals. They are some of the most important pieces of contemporary evidence of polygamy, so skeptics

Joseph Fielding Smith: History, Bias, & Shaping Mormon Thought (Bowman 3 of 4)
May 27, 2025

Joseph Fielding Smith, a towering figure in the 20th-century Latter-day Saint landscape, is often remembered as a theologian and Church leader. But his long tenure as Church Historian also positioned

Joseph Fielding Smith Evolution
May 25, 2025

Joseph Fielding Smith: evolution was not something he thought highly of. The son of Joseph F. Smith and grandson of Hyrum Smith, was a prominent figure in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of

Newest Biography of Joseph Fielding Smith
May 23, 2025

Dr. Matthew Bowman has just released a new biography on Joseph Fielding Smith. Bowman is the Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. The Mor

Margaret Toscano Reflects on Faith, Pain, & Legacy of Sept 6 (4 of 4)
May 21, 2025

In our final conversation with Dr Margaret Toscano, we'll discuss the chapter in Sara Patterson's book, "The Sept 6 & the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism." Margaret will discuss her and her husband