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Mormon Expression was a podcast that I ran from 2009 to 2014. I am currently in the process of adding all of the content here. Check back for more content and coming soon, a history of Mormon Expression!
–John
The History of Mormon Expression
The Mormon Expression Archive
Episode 285: John says Goodbye
Episode 284: What I learned being a Mormon and why it wasn’t all Bad
Episode 283: How we know beyond a shadow of a Doubt that the Church isn’t True
Episode 282: Why the Church Cannot Reform on the Gay Marriage Issues
Episode 281: Top 10 Things You Would Expect To See If The Church Were Actually True
Episode 280: Mormonism and the Red Scare
Episode 279: Top 10 Goofiest Things in the Doctrine and Covenants
Episode 277: The Top 10 Goofiest Things in the Book of Mormon
Episode 276: How to build a transoceanic vessel
Episode 275: How to Become an Ex-ex-Mormon
Episode 274: Mormonism Vs. Orwell
Episode 273: Burning Down The House: The End of the Mormon Expression VIP Lounge
Episode 272: The Top 10 Goofiest Ideas in the Pearl of Great Price
Episode 271: The Top Ten Lesser Known Mormon Scandals
Episode 270: Post Mormon Spirituality
Episode 269: John’s Dilemma
Episode 268: What To Do If You Decide To Leave The Church
Episode 266: The New Comers Guide to Utah Culture
Episode 265: John Delivers a Message to your Mormon Loved Ones
Episode 264: Mormonism and the Prosperity Gospel
Episode 263: Mormonism and PTSD
Episode 262: Mormonism vs. Voltaire
Episode 261: The Church’s PR and Kate Kelly
Episode 260: Mormon Privilege in Utah
Episode 259: The Tight Vs. Loose Translation Theories
Episode 258: The Great Weird Off – Mormonism Vs. Jehovah’s Witness
Episode 257: Mormonism and Plato
Episode 256: Dialogs with Myself – How John Larsen Disagrees with John Larsen
Episode 255: The Most Problematic Areas for Mormon Apologists
Episode 254: The Grand Demonic Conspiracy
Episode 252: What it means to be a Bishop
Episode 251: The Kübler-Ross model and Mormonism
Episode 250: HeartSell
Episode 249: The Time Commitment Required To Be A Good Mormon
Episode 248: Now What?
Episode 247: The Ex-Mormon Struggle for Identity
Episode 246: The Governing Philosophy and Structure of the Church
Episode 245: The First Four Verses in the Book of Mormon
Episode 244: The Doctrine of Mormon Heaven
Episode 243: The Doctrine of Mormon Hell
Episode 242: Mormonism and Violence
Episode 241: The Church and Technology
Episode 240: Leaving the Church and Finding Yourself
Episode 239: D&C 77 For Dummies
Episode 238: Top Ten Things ExMos Do That Suck
Episode 237: Nibley’s Book of Mormon Challenge
Episode 235: The Great Satanist Scare
Episode 234: Epistemology
Episode 233: Listener’s Q and A
Episode 232: The Euthyphro dilemma and Mormonism
Episode 231: Elder Uchtdorf’s Talk, “Come, Join with Us”
Episode 230: “The Not Even Once Club”
Episode 229: The Mormon View of Divinity
Episode 228: How the Church Takes Things From You and Sells Them Back
Episode 227: The Divorce
Episode 226: Is the Mormon God a Narcissistic Psychopath?
Episode 225: Top Ten Ways to Transition Out of the Church
Episode 224: Passive Aggression and Mormonism
Episode 223: Are Mormons Persecuted?
Episode 222: Tolerance
Episode 221: Top Ten Ways the Church is Like North Korea
Episode 220: Searching for the Smoking Gun and the Parallax Problem
Episode 219: Ex-Mormonism as a Hero’s Journey
Episode 218: The Ex-Mormons Come to Dinner
Episode 214: The Male Standard Within the LDS Church
Episode 213: Top Ten Reasons to Open Your Mouth and Take a Stand
Episode 210: Conversations with Mike Tannehill
Episode 206: Mormonism and Race
Episode 204: The Resignation of John and Zilpha
Episode 203: Secrets and Wives with Sanjiv Bhattacharya
Episode 200: The Top Ten Changes to the Temple
Episode 199: Pre Existence for Dummies (Live)
Episode 198: Children in LDS Families
Episode 197: Baptism for the Dead
Episode 196: Young Women and Priesthood Sessions Review
Episode 195: April 2012 General Conference Sunday Sessions
Episode 192: Myths Concerning the Community of Christ
Episode 191: Alcohol 101 for Mormons
Episode 190: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith
Episode 189: The Kinderhook Plates for Dummies
Episode 188: The Adam-God Doctrine for Dummies
Episode 187: Doctrine and Covenants 129 for Dummies
Episode 185: The White Horse Prophecy for Dummies
Episode 184: A Closer Look at “Anti-Mormon” Statements
Episode 182: Sex 101 for Mormons
Episode 181: State of The Union
Episode 180: John Dehlin
Episode 179: Women in LDS Families
Episode 177: The God of the Lost Keys
Episode 176: Top 10 Reasons to Leave the Church
Episode 175: Top 10 Reasons to Stay in the Church
Episode 174: Live Event: Mormon Fight Songs for Dummies
Episode 173: A Critique of the Critics
Episode 171: Divorce in the LDS Culture
Episode 170: William and the “I Am An Ex Mormon” Videos
Episode 167: Articles of Faith for Dummies Part 4
Episode 166: Articles of Faith for Dummies Part 3
Episode 165: Articles of Faith for Dummies Part 2
Episode 164: Articles of Faith for Dummies Part 1
Episode 163: Top 10 Mormon Sites to Visit in Salt Lake City
Episode 162: Chuck Borough the Atheist, Agnostic, Believer
Episode 161: October 2011 General Conference Relief Society and Priesthood Sessions
Episode 160: October 2011 General Conference Sunday Sessions
Episode 159: October 2011 General Conference Saturday Sessions
Episode 158: D&C 19 for Dummies
Episode 157: Top 10 Anachronisms of the Book of Mormon
Episode 156: Dale Morgan Lecture: Will Bagley
Episode 152: Mormonism and Masonry part 4: Joseph Smith and Beyond
Episode 151: John, Zilpha and God
Episode 150: The Temple Recommend Questions for Dummies
Episode 149: Mormonism and Masonry part 3: The Book of Abraham and Nauvoo
Episode 148: Top 10 Unique Mormon Doctrines
Episode 146: Tub Talk with John and Zilpha
Episode 145a: Mormonism and Masonry: Into the Restoration Part 1
Episode 145b: Mormonism and Masonry: Into the Restoration Part 2
Episode 144b: Mormonism and Masonry: The Background Part 2
Episode 144a: Mormonism and Masonry: The Background Part 1
Episode 142: The History of Online Mormonism: The Board Wars
Episode 141: The Top 10 Mormon Criminals
Episode 140: Top 10 News Stories in Mormonism: May 2011
Episode 139b: D&C 8 and 9 for Dummies Part 2
Episode 139a: D&C 8 and 9 for Dummies Part 1
Episode 138: Top 10 Apostates from the Quorum of the 12
Episode 135: Battlestar Galactica and Mormon Theology
Episode 133: Feedback
Episode 132: Mark E. Petersen’s Steps in Overcoming Masturbation
Episode 131: Bias, Balance and Objectivity
Episode 130: Grant Palmer
Episode 129: Duwayne R. Anderson
Episode 127: Bookclub: Added Upon
Episode 125c: Conference Review Part 3
Episode 125b: Conference Review Part 2
Episode 125a: Conference Review Part 1
Episode 123: The Development of LDS Temple Worship 1846-2000
Episode 122: Bookclub: Goodbye I Love You
Episode 121: Church Handbook of Instructions 2010
Episode 119: Levi Peterson
Episode 118b: Polygamy Manifesto for Dummies Part 2
Episode 118a: Polygamy Manifesto for Dummies Part 1
Episode 117: Mathew Gill, Prophet of The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ
Episode 116: Pure Mormonism
Episode 114: Book Club: Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith
Episode 111: Steven Fehr
Episode 110: A Discussion with a Current Bishop
Episode 106: Mormon Nudists
Episode 105: Richard Packham
Episode 102: Book Club: The Backslider
Episode 101: 2010 Mormon News in Review
Episode 100: The Live Anniversary Show
Episode 99: The God Makers Reviewed
Episode 97: The Utah Boy’s Ranch
Episode 95b: Doctrine and Covenants 132 for Dummies part 2
Episode 95a: Doctrine and Covenants 132 for Dummies Part 1
Episode 94: Mixed feelings for Mormonism
Episode 92: The Kirtland Temple
Episode 90: Ed Decker
Episode 89b: The 14 Fundamentals of Following a Prophet for Dummies Part 2
Episode 89a: The 14 Fundamentals of Following a Prophet for Dummies Part 1
Episode 88: Saturday’s Warrior for Dummies
Episode 87: The October 7th 2010 LDS Protest
Episode 86: Mormon Meeting House Architecture
Episode 85b: 180th Semi-annual General Conference Priesthood Session Review
Episode 84: The Church Handbook of Instructions for Dummies
Episode 82: Tom Kimball and Signature Books
Episode 80: Leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Episode 79b: Mormon Stories and Mormon Expression Part 2
Episode 79a: Mormon Stories and Mormon Expression Part 1
Episode 77: Mormon Expressions
Episode 76: Mistakes were made: How not to leave the Church
Episode 75: Live Recording
Episode 74: Panelist Essays
72b: Listener Essays, Part 2
Episode 71b: The King Follet Discourse for Dummies Part 2
Episode 71a: The King Follet Discourse for Dummies Part 1
Episode 69: Author Anthony Larson and the Last Days
Episode 67: Guns, Germs, Steel and the Book of Mormon
Episode 66: The First Anniversary Episode
Episode 65b: The First Vision for Dummies Part 2
Episode 65a: The First Vision for Dummies Part 1
Episode 61: Bonus: 10 Tribes–the After Discussion
Episode 60: Bullseyes in the Book of Mormon
Episode 59: Alexander Zaitchik on Glenn Beck
Episode 58: The Doctrinal Differences in the Community of Christ
Episode 57: A Requiem for Bruce R. McConkie’s Mormon Doctrine
Episode 56b: The Lost 10 Tribes Part 2
Episode 55: Mormon Apologists Kevin Barney and Seth Rogers
Episode 54: Struggles in Mormon Marriage and Sexuality
Episode 52: Unsolicited Advice
Episode 50a: 180th Annual General Conference Saturday Review
Episode 49: The Civil War Prophecy (D&C 87) for Dummies
Episode 48: Mormon Humor
Episode 47: Bob McCue
Episode 45: Faithful Spouses
Episode 44: An Interview with Zilpha
Episode 43: Outside Looking In
Episode 42: The Three Nephites
Episode 41: Feedback
Episode 40: Brian Dalton and Mr. Deity
Episode 39: Atheism and the Church
Episode 38: Stages of Faith Part 2: The Fifth Stage and What it Means
Episode 37b: The Nauvoo Expositor for Dummies Part 2
Episode 37a: The Nauvoo Expositor For Dummies Part 1
Episode 36: Mormon Schismatic Groups
Episode 35: An Interview with Mike
Episode 34: The Temple Wedding Petition
Episode 33: An Interview with Jeff Lindsay
Episode 31: An Interview with John Larsen
Episode 28: Richie T the Fresh Faced Mormon Producer
Episode 27: The Word of Wisdom for Dummies
Episode 26: Interview with Author, Actor, and Writer–Elna Baker
Episode 25: Fowler Stages of Faith
Episode 24: An Interview with Nyal
Episode 23: An Interview with George
Episode 21: Aaron Shafovaloff and Evangelizing Mormons
Episode 20: Listener Feedback
Episode 19: Mormons and the Cross
Episode 17b: 179th Semiannual General Conference Sunday Review
Episode 17a: 179th Semiannual General Conference Saturday Review
Episode 16: In the Shadow of the Temple
Episode 15: Jeff Ricks and Postmormon.org
Episode 14: Science and Disbelief
Episode 13: An Interview with Jim
Episode 12: Ex-Mormon Exit Narratives
Episode 11: An Interview with Tom
Episode 10: The Pew Forum Portrait of Mormons in the US
Episode 9: Women and the Church
Episode 8: John Dehlin and Mormon Stories
Episode 7: Marriage and Short Courtships in Mormon Culture
Episode 5: What does it Mean to be Mormon?
Episode 4: An Introduction to Issues Surrounding the Book of Abraham
Episode 3: Our 3 Favorite Things about the Church
Episode 2: Internet vs. Chapel Mormons
Episode 1: Leaving the Church but not Leaving it Alone