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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Podcasts:
Glenn sits down with Jake to chat about the conflict he feels being “Brother Jake” the energetic naive apologist, and the real Jake, who’s shelf is just about to break (and did, today, according to this reddit).
Glenn and Tom talk to Mike and Olivia about Marriage when one spouse is a believer and the other is not. Matt and his wife Kristin also drop in to share some experiences of their own.
Are liberal Mormons good or bad for the Church? What kind of Mormon Church do the infant panelists want to see 20 years from now? In this episode Tom, Glenn, Bob, Jesse, and Randy try to answer these questions along with many more. See below for links to content discussed and shared. Sam Harris Seminar […]
If God is omni-everything — and especially omni-good — then how can we explain the existence of evil and suffering in the world? In the philosophy of religion, this is not a new question. It is commonly known as The Problem of Evil. It assumes that the God in question is in fact a benevolent […]
Bob discusses author Orson Scott Card’s influence on his life, and the concept of “Mormon Success” as he remembers it growing up in the Mormon Church. He is later joined by Logan for a review (don’t worry, spoiler free) of the movie Ender’s Game.
Randy shares a special message about fear just in time for Halloween.
The final segment in our Book of Mormon authorship series. In addition to a spirited (and at times argumentative) panel discussion with Bob, Glenn, Jesse, Matt, Randy, and Tom, we also include a segment filled with listener feedback from several contributors: Dave, Heather, Logan, Brandt, Carrie, Garen, and Dan.
Glenn shares a personal experience from his misguided youth and relates it to the power of fear.
Matt reflects an experience from his mission and how that has colored his feelings towards the LDS church and the Ordain Women movement.
Glenn and Randy continue the discussion on who wrote the Book of Mormon and are joined by Dr. Craig Criddle, a professor at Stanford University who believes the Book of Mormon had several authors. The discussion centers around the “Spalding–Rigdon theory” of Book of Mormon authorship.
Tom is joined by Randy and Bob to interview our first listener guest of the show, Mike, who submitted his audio essay entitled “The Last Ten Years.” Mike discusses his fascination with the Book of Abraham and its connection to the temple ceremony.
In the spirit of appreciation, gratitude, and satire, Glenn reads an open letter to President Uchtdorf in response to his recent General Conference talk.
Who wrote the Book of Mormon? Did Joseph Smith really translate an ancient record from golden plates through the power of God? Did he simply make up the story himself? Or did he collude with other men and plagiarize a mysterious unpublished novel? In part one of this three part series, Glenn and Randy interview […]
Glenn is joined by Andrea Staats to discuss the life and teachings of Joseph Smith with Christa, the Mormon Psychic. Midway through the conversation they are joined by the spirit of Emma Smith — if you believe in that sort of thing (or even if you are just curious to hear how a psychic would […]
Who wrote the Book of Mormon? Was it Joseph Smith? Sidney Rigdon? Old Solomon “and it came to pass” Spaulding? Or maybe it’s just exactly what it claims to be. (shyah — and later on live monkeys might fly out of my butt!) We are planning a three-part series on the Book of Mormon authorship. […]
