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Mormon Land

The Salt Lake Tribune

Mormon Land explores the contours and complexities of LDS news. It’s hosted by award-winning religion writer Peggy Fletcher Stack and Salt Lake Tribune managing editor David Noyce.

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100 episodes

  1. Black Latter-day Saints still would like an apology, says LDS theologian | Episode 465 21:36
  2. Why the BYU-Utah rivalry game is not — and should not be — a ‘Holy War’ | Episode 464 27:21
  3. Would Joseph Smith be a progressive or conservative in today’s political landscape? | Episode 463 39:11
  4. How the ‘Oaks doctrine’ on politics jibes with Jesus’ teachings | Episode 462 41:50
  5. This LDS OB-GYN was ‘100% yes’ on Prop 1 — until her church weighed in | Episode 461 34:50
  6. Why gambling violates LDS principles and economics | Episode 460 30:50
  7. LDS women and the rise of conservative Christian gender ideals | Episode 459 34:30
  8. Former judge Thomas Griffith on LDS President Dallin Oaks' D.C. speech | Episode 458 41:55
  9. McKay Coppins on sports betting for Latter-day Saints | Episode 457 30:50
  10. LDS service missionaries confront a whole new challenge: immigration | Episode 456 42:00
  11. Sex for older single, divorced and widowed Latter-day Saints | Episode 455 31:26
  12. Shorter lessons. Less foyer time. Will new Sunday schedule lead to a ‘drive-thru’ church? | Episode 454 40:33
  13. The LDS Church’s retention rate may fall even further | Episode 453 28:45
  14. Exploring the church's case against John Dehlin's "Mormon Stories" | Episode 452 49:20
  15. 'Mormons in Media' crossover: Watching 'The Altar' so you don't have to 55:11
  16. ‘My mom cried and my dad went silent,’ says gay son of famed LDS composer | Episode 451 1:01:43
  17. 'After Happiness': Surviving today’s challenging economic and polarizing climate | Episode 450 40:41
  18. His scribe’s diaries provide further evidence of Joseph Smith’s secret polygamy | Episode 449 41:20
  19. About Brazil's Latter-day Saints | Episode 448 52:35
  20. The search for what Joseph Smith looked like and why it matters | Episode 447 40:29
  21. Why this past LDS anti-communist zealot is relevant today | Episode 446 37:20
  22. How LDS of all backgrounds can integrate African American spirituals into worship | Episode 445 57:49
  23. The beliefs and battles of Marion D. Hanks | Episode 444 39:15
  24. Why many evangelicals don't see Latter-day Saints as Christians | Episode 443 30:00
  25. Poet Carol Lynn Pearson on how she left 'parts' of the church | Episode 442 36:50
  26. The 'crisis' of members leaving the LDS Church | Episode 441 52:35
  27. It’s time for members to call out racism, says Black Latter-day Saint leader | Episode 440 44:54
  28. LDS women who pursued careers when it was seen as a no-no | Episode 439 34:35
  29. What does a ‘sustaining’ vote really mean in the church? | Episode 438 40:35
  30. Why peace lovers aren’t enough. Jesus called for peacemakers. | Episode 437 34:00
  31. 'Mormons in Media' crossover: Processing "Trust Me: The False Prophet" with Mormon Fundamentalism Expert Cristina Rosetti 1:04:26
  32. Are members leaving in droves? No. But ‘deeply concerning’ trends exist amid those record conversions. | Episode 436 27:13
  33. An apostle's plan to prevent 'old men' from running the church | Episode 435 29:10
  34. Does the General Conference format need an overhaul? | Episode 434 37:40
  35. With women now able to serve as leaders, how might LDS Sunday schools change? | Episode 433 28:12
  36. ‘Mormons in Media’ crossover: Which 'Secret Lives' messes actually tie back to the LDS Church? 1:01:02
  37. The real Harry Reid, the most powerful Latter-day Saint politician in history | Episode 432 31:25
  38. Troy Williams: It’s better to compromise with the church than clash with it | Episode 431 36:00
  39. How his LDS faith guides this U.S. diplomat | Episode 430 32:50
  40. Farewell, Temple Square mission — the only one where women do all the preaching | Episode 429 29:28
  41. ‘Mormon Land’ tribute: Historian Ardis Parshall talks about pioneer adventures and misadventures 36:42
  42. Humorist Eli McCann and his husband discuss the laughs and love they find in LDS culture | Episode 428 44:55
  43. ‘Mormons in Media’ crossover: Are LDS communities uniquely vulnerable to people like Ruby Franke & Jodi Hildebrandt? 1:10:22
  44. Why Richard Bushman, the dean of LDS historians, would welcome the Second Coming | Episode 427 37:26
  45. Latter-day Saints speak from the front lines in Minneapolis | Episode 426 39:33
  46. The history of LDS garments — from long sleeve to sleeveless | Episode 425 42:35
  47. Why LDS meetinghouses have basketball courts — the rise and fall of ‘church ball’ | Episode 424 48:28
  48. 'Mormons in Media' crossover: What if your tithing paid for a Housewife's Louis Vuitton? 59:31
  49. Why apostle Dieter Uchtdorf is so popular | Episode 423 33:33
  50. The intrigue and insights in selecting new apostles | Episode 422 36:25