Infants on Thrones
Summary: An entertaining podcast about self-awareness and discovery. The title Infants on Thrones is an homage to the Mormon Founder Joseph Smith who said, in his lesser-known King Follet discourse, that eternity is full of thrones, upon which dwell thousands of children, reigning on thrones of glory, with not one cubit added to their stature. It is a funny image, but it also suggests that we, as amateur podcasters, do not really have all the answers we may think we do. We can't take ourselves too seriously. We are also Infants on Thrones.
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A few weeks ago, Christa posted on Facebook about a very unfortunate experience she had with a Judge while being selected to Jury Duty. The post went viral, and she is back on IOT to tell the story, and to talk about the implications of that experience as viewed through the lens of American history, and popular culture, and sociateal values, and science, and woo, and all kinds of yummy stuff. Links: Christa’s story in the Fresno Bee: https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/marek-warszawski/article222765110.html?fbclid=IwAR1JXgjcjgxroyJPGA5QMVfK3E6UpfaTBISVCIQPxnwp-mwJ0MHFnYICVP4 People.com: https://people.com/parents/mom-alleges-verbal-assault-judge-jury-duty-excuse-childcare/ Yahoo News: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/judge-allegedly-tells-stay-home-mom-asked-excused-jury-duty-dont-care-children-004055337.html?fbclid=IwAR1jXIAKZ_TI2K6x4w1UlohbzCDfmvNRv1PfY1w6hc-iLW5m89Bm15JihQ4 And here is the link to the Patreon Extended Cut, which includes over one hour of clips from previous Christa episodes as well as the very first interview I did with Christa and Ryan years ago for the Mormon Expression Voices podcast. https://www.patreon.com/posts/23310402
Anthony Magnabosco joins us once again to review a conversation he once had with a Mormon couple about their beliefs. Anthony’s Conversation with the Mormon Couple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh9IYjRYBx4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2qSnBJWSSDNBHyCjhLq8cLY-mHS9HQCPjSSga3KU1CWYier6rXBVgUv9U Jake’s Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/gojakego Jonathan Haidt’s referenced Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MYsx6WArKY&t=308s
Our beloved “Brother Jake” suffered a sudden, serious cardiac event on November 28 and remains in intensive care. This episode contains a few of Jake’s many wonderful contributions to this project. His family also created a Go Fund Me page to raising money for his recovery so he can get back to being the devoted husband, father, brother, son, and friend we know and love. Jake’s Go Fund Me page: https://www.gofundme.com/gojakego
Dr. Colton Miller returns to Infants on Thrones to walk Tom and Matt through his professional reactions to last week’s episode on shame. Most important takeaway: shame is what happens when a person confuses doing a bad thing with BEING a bad person. Listen to hear more.
Today’s essay comes from Jack. Vote for Jacks essay here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=wqe1m
Today’s listener essay comes from Ron. Vote for Ron’s essay here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=ubteo
Today’s essay comes from James: Vote for James’ essay here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=so1oz
Bill Reel talks to Glenn and Tom about what it was like to be excommunicated last night in St. George, Utah. He also teases some things that might be coming next. Will we get another Excommunication sing-a-long from this? Stay tuned…
Today’s essay comes from Nicole. Vote for Nicole’s essay here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=7p6ay
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall for a 2-hour discussion between a non-believer and his TBM Elder’s Quorum leader? If so, congratulations, because Jim gives you just that in today’s episode (beware the fly paper and don’t complain about the sound quality — this is how flies actually hear things). Vote for Jim’s essay here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=ef1jt
What is the best way to teach your Mormon daughters that they are not second class citizens to the boys? Fred shares his experience in today’s listener essay. Vote for Fred’s essay here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=xq8f3
Once upon a time, a Mormon scientist worked at the Pentagon. They nicknamed him Dr. Weird Science. He was later stationed in Japan for the US Air Force, where he investigated and invested in the most cutting edge scientific research in Asia. He listened to a recent episode of Infants on Thrones. He has a thing or two to say about the line between science and woo. He is Dave Sonntag, and today he and Chelsea Shields join Glenn to talk a little more about the Mormon (and post-Mormon) cultural attraction towards woo. Link Bomb for nearly every reference we dropped: Anne Jacobsen, Phenomena: https://www.amazon.com/Phenomena-Governments-Investigations-Extrasensory-Psychokinesis/dp/0316349364 Men Who Stare at Goats (IMDB): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234548/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 CIA Reading Room Stargate: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/collection/stargate Google Quantum Biology Workshop: https://aoardlifesci.wordpress.com Johnjoe McFadden, Quantum Evolution: https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Evolution-Weirdest-Paperback-2002-05-17 Not mentioned, more recent: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Edge-Quantum-McFadden-2015-07-28/dp/B01LP8VESM/ Herb Froehlich: https://publishing.aip.org/publishing/journal-highlights/quantum-coherent-state-observed-biological-protein-first-time, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Fr%C3%B6hlich Stuart Hameroff, Anirban, and microtubules. http://discovermagazine.com/bonus/quantum Penrose, Emperor’s New Mind: https://www.amazon.com/Emperors-New-Mind-Concerning-Computers/dp/0198784929 Penrose Institute: https://penroseinstitute.com/ Stuart Hameroff: Science of Consciousness Conference: http://consciousness.arizona.edu Lieberman, Social: https://www.amazon.com/Matthew-D-Lieberman-Social-Hardcover/dp/B07DFDL998 Bob Rees, Heartmath Institute, coherent group changes: https://www.heartmath.org/research/featured-research/ Irwin Schroedinger, What Is Life: http://www.whatislife.ie/downloads/What-is-Life.pdf Rosalind Franklin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin Grid Cells: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_cell
Is the Mormon church like the wonderful land of Oz? Listen to what Lincoln has to say (and sing) about that. Vote for Lincoln’s essay here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=e10qh
What’s it like to be adopted through LDS adoption services? Would you track down your bio mother? What things would you want to tell her if you did? Paul tells what it was like for him. Vote for Paul’s essay here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=atr7x
What do children think about things that make them “unworthy?” This singer-songwriter listener essay submission from Eric is both heartbreaking and fantastic. Take a listen. Vote for Eric’s essay here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=fvayl
