Ready for more Dallin Oaks stuff? First we talk about a letter Joseph Smith wrote to W.W. Phelps. Then we discuss the law review article "Ethics, Mortality, and Professional Responsibility", by Dallin Oaks published October 1975 in the BYU Law Review. For the Sword of Laman, we take a look at the first two chapters of Oaks' book Pure In Heart. We finish it off with some happy news about a judge overturning Trump's block of an off-shore wind project that could power 600,000 homes. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

Letter to W. W. Phelps Jan 11, 1833

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-william-w-phelps-11-january-1833/2#historical-intro

Modern D&C 52

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/revelation-6-june-1831-dc-52/2

Ethics, Morality, and Professional Responsibility by Dallin Oaks

http://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=lawreview

Wickersham Commission

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/wickersham-commission

Criminal Justice in U.S. History

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/criminal-justice-us-history

Sword of Laman: Pure In Heart, by Dallin H. Oaks

Woes of the Pharisees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woes_of_the_Pharisees

Cleansing the Inner Vessel by Ezra Taft Benson (April 1986 GenCon): https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1986/04/cleansing-the-inner-vessel?lang=eng

Inspiring Music, Worthy Thoughts by Boyd K Packer (GenCon 1973): https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1973/10/inspiring-music-worthy-thoughts?lang=eng

Worthy Music, Worthy Thoughts (1976 filmstrip): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ5Z6AoEKuY

Richard G Scott in April GenCon 1992: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1992/04/healing-the-tragic-scars-of-abuse?lang=eng

Happy News: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/trump-halted-offshore-wind-project-to-proceed

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on The Unpaid Army of God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de543-d9tME

He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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Well, it's time. Let's talk about President Dallin Harris Oaks, the Hoaks man, the Mormon Gollum. First, we cover the biography In the Hands of the Lord: The Life of Dallin H. Oaks by Richard Turley. Then we take a look at Hoaks' book The Carthage Conspiracy, as well as a presentation from 2021 where he actually uttered a prophecy! And after all that, we share some amazing science news. Researchers at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a surprising new way to influence brain activity by targeting a long-mysterious class of proteins linked to anxiety, schizophrenia, and movement disorders. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

Cyrus Dallin Sculptor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Edwin_Dallin

Cyrus Dallin: https://dallin.org/about-cyrus-dallin/

Stella Oaks Foundation: https://www.stellahoaks.org/

Law Review: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_review

Supreme Court case 1957-1958: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1957

Chief Justice Earl Warren: https://www.oyez.org/justices/earl_warren

The Sit-In: 40 years later: https://chicagomaroon.com/22887/grey-city/the-sit-in-40-years-later/

Studying the Exclusionary Rule in Search and Seizure: https://nij.ojp.gov/library/publications/studying-exclusionary-rule-search-and-seizure

Why Dress and Grooming Standards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pD3WMPQao

Talk of the Month: Standards of Dress and Grooming: https://bhroberts.org/records/0spyAV-0Dx8uN/dallin_h_oaks_explains_byu_grooming_standards_in_the_new_era

Internal Revenue Service Investigations of Unidentified Persons, Denver Law Review: chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2923&context=dlr

United States vs Brigham Young University: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/485/534/1377372/

The Wall Between Church and State: https://archive.org/details/wallbetweenchurc0000oaks/page/n5/mode/2up

MoGP:

Carthage Conspiracy by Dallin Oaks and Marvin Hill

https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p007620

Dallin Oaks Lecture Nov 12, 2021 @ University of Virginia Mormon Studies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0r2YIAsOQs

Happy News: A "dormant" brain protein turns out to be a powerful switch: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260118233607.htm

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on the Mountain Meadows Massacre: https://youtu.be/iJWirjCyWdk

He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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Welcome to 2026! We start out the year talking to an interesting person — Chris Mitsch — a Professor of Computer Science, whose focus has been on AI ethics. We discuss a variety of technologies known as AI, the limitations, costs, potential uses, who stands to benefit, and a litany of related issues. This leads to our MOGP segment, where we watched A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, of course! And we close the episode with a round-up of good energy news from 2025.

Show Notes:

Papers mentioned during the interview:

Does Liking Yellow Imply Driving a School Bus? By Gonen et. al.

https://aclanthology.org/2025.naacl-long.35/

The Reversal Curse: LLMs trained on "A is B" fail to learn "B is A" by Berglund et. al.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.12288

Seeing like a State by James C. Scott

https://files.libcom.org/files/Seeing%20Like%20a%20State%20-%20James%20C.%20Scott.pdf

The Mechanic and the Luddite by Jathan Sadowski

https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite/paper

Empire of AI by Haren Hao

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai-by-karen-hao/

MOGP:

A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212720/

Happy News:

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/clean-energy-renewables-charts-2025

Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on the Mountain Meadows Massacre: https://youtu.be/iJWirjCyWdk

He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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As per tradition, we're talking all media to round out the year! Our theme is past, present, future; we're discussing what influenced both of us the most in each category. Thanks for hanging out with us this past year!

Shan:

Past: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Present:

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore.

A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II, by Sonia Purnell

Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel, by Rachel Holmes

The Sisterhood: The Secret History of the Women at the CIA, by Liza Mundy

The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear, Kate Moore

Ten Days in a Mad-House: The Original 1887 Edition (Nellie Bly's Experience On Blackwell's Island) by Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly: Daredevil. Reporter. Feminist by Brooke Kroeger

The Secret Life of Dr James Barry: Victorian England's Most Eminent Surgeon, by Rachel Holmes

Future: Star Trek

Bryce:

Past: Grand Theft Auto

Present: The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaquui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda

Future: Age of Disclosure

Show Notes:

History of Grand Theft Auto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poKPUS7pu5Y

The Teachings of Don Juan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teachings_of_Don_Juan

The Aliens are Here (Again)! A Review of The Age of Disclosure by Michael Shermer

https://www.skeptic.com/article/the-aliens-are-here-again-a-review-of-the-age-of-disclosure/

Skeptic debunks of UFO/UAP videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHDlfIaBEqw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuhkVTJ6A_c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0d0u1ASJY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64zlyzojpPM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsEjV8DdSbs&t=1093s

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on the Mountain Meadows Massacre: https://youtu.be/iJWirjCyWdk

He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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Yes, the CIA tortured inmates suspected of terrorism in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Two of the primary men involved with creating this program are Mormon, one was called to be a Bishop after taking $81mn from the government to torture people. We discuss the report, how it came to light, some of the key figures along the way, and the fight over the FOIA release of the report in the courts. After that we talk about The Report, wherein Adam Driver plays Dan Jones who led the investigation at the direction of Senator Dianne Feinstein. Then we have some happy news about libraries getting funding that was promised to them.

CW: torture, suicide

Show Notes:

Torture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture#Punishment

Torture in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture_in_the_United_States#History_of_U.S._Accession

US Senate report on CIA torture "The Torture Report": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Senate_report_on_CIA_torture

The Torture Memos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture_Memos

7 Key Points form the C.I.A. Torture Report by Jeremy Ashkenas, Hannah Fairfield, Josh Keller, and Paul Volpe: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/09/world/cia-torture-report-key-points.html

Jay Bybee: The man behind waterboarding, by Randy James: https://time.com/archive/6914445/jay-bybee-the-man-behind-waterboarding/

Bruce Jessen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Jessen

Enhanced Interrogation Techniques: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_interrogation_techniques

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival,_Evasion,_Resistance_and_Escape

Torture, Ethics, Accountability? By David R Katner: chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2791&context=luclj

CIA Paid Torture Teachers More Than $80 Million by Robert Windrem: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/cia-torture-report/cia-paid-torture-teachers-more-80-million-n264756

Torture victims will bear psychological scars long after CIA report scandal fades: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/dec/13/learned-helplessness-enduring-effects-torture-haunt-victims

The Torture Debate by David Anderson: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2005/12/23/the-torture-debate/21435/

The CIA and the Church: https://mormonr.org/qnas/H2jKm/cia_and_the_church

The senate torture report is a condemnation of Mormon moral reasoning: https://bycommonconsent.com/2014/12/10/the-senate-torture-report-is-a-condemnation-of-mormon-moral-reasoning/

The Role of the LDS church in developing torture by Cherry O Top: https://churchofthefridge.com/role-lds-church-developing-torture/

Mormonism and Torture — Paradoxes and First Principles by Boyd Petersen: chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/https://sunstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/69-71_Petersen_torture-3.pdf

Christopher Hitchens tries waterboarding via Vanity Fair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LPubUCJv58

Nixon Tapes "Cancer on the Presidency" - Dean and Nixon discussing blackmail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnUJa6uuL_Y

Nixon "I'm not a crook"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCEQP2-qOJk

Electronic Frontier Foundation on OPEN Governt Act

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/01/key-open-government-reform-legislation-becomes-law

ACLU Torture Report landing page

https://www.aclu.org/cases/senate-torture-report-foia

Executive Summary of the Torture Report

https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sites-default-files-documents-crpt-113srpt288.pdf

NPR on Abu Zubaydah

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/03/1084161762/supreme-court-rules-against-disclosure-in-torture-case

NSI info sheet on FOIA

https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/nsa/foia/guide.html

Electronic Frontier Foundation on history of FOIA

https://www.eff.org/issues/transparency/history-of-foia

Privacy Act of 1974

https://www.justice.gov/opcl/privacy-act-1974

https://www.justice.gov/opcl/overview-privacy-act-1974-2020-edition

1966 hearing on CIA and FBI invasions of privacy

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-89shrg61406p6/pdf/CHRG-89shrg61406p6.pdf

MOGP: The Report: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8236336/

The portrayal of CIA in 'The Report': Separating Truth from Fiction by Brian Greer https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/portrayal-cia-report-separating-truth-fiction

Happy News:

https://ilovelibraries.org/article/all-federal-library-grants-previously-canceled-by-federal-agency-restored/

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on the Mountain Meadows Massacre: https://youtu.be/iJWirjCyWdk

He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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The new apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has taken his seat at the table. Gerald Caussé spent his life in corporate business before his call to the Presiding Bishopric in 2012. In 2015 he ascended to Presiding Bishop and has been the money manager of the church since then. During his tenure, numerous scandals have hit the church related to finances, including a fine from the SEC for falsifying business records to conceal wealth. In the wake of these numerous scandals, Gerald takes his position on the board of the wealthiest religion on the planet. Let's discuss! After that we chat about Catch Me If You Can, a movie about a con man starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks that does a great job of concealing the truth. Then we have happy news about pain management medications and promising research in that field.

Show Notes:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-07-18/how-the-mormons-make-money?embedded-checkout=true

https://religionnews.com/2025/11/07/im-cautiously-optimistic-about-the-new-lds-apostle/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqt-k5lbrQhddAne7du47HHB6Gfpstoh_gnkML4Mjyb2cciCqUeR9lh0geUR_aem_j1UGWxzM9qQmQJTCjHRRfg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rald_Causs%C3%A9

https://www.deseret.com/faith/2020/2/14/21133740/mormon-church-finances-billions-presiding-bishopric-ensign-peak-tithing-donations-byu-real-estate/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_E._Stevenson

https://archive.ph/20130102082820/http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695267801,00.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXbPxIHkijg

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/gerald-j-causse?lang=eng

https://speeches.byu.edu/speakers/gerald-causse/

https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/4636873Z:FP?embedded-checkout=true

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/08/16/lds-churchs-ensign-peak-reports/

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/feds-fine-mormon-church-5-million

https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023-35

https://ldsflow.com/the-lds-church-a-year-of-global-service-and-impact-w-infographic/

https://doctorow.medium.com/the-mormon-church-owns-the-most-valuable-property-portfolio-in-america-ff590d405dd6

https://www.livescience.com/18094-perceptions-mormonism-americans-infographic.html

https://exploringmormonism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Corporate-structure-image-400.jpg

https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/8nwznm/breakdown_of_the_humanitarian_aid_vs_church/

https://mormonfamily.net/2666/mormons-in-america

https://mormonwiki.com/Farms_Owned_By_The_Mormon_Church

https://mormonwiki.com/Farmland_Reserve

https://github.com/jsoma/data-studio-projects/issues/287

https://mormonbillions.com/

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/feature/templesquare/dining?lang=eng

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54478720&itype=cmsid

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-presidency-statement-church-finances

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/church-donations-and-reserves?lang=eng

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-finances-and-a-growing-global-church

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-financial-independence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/mitt-romneys-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-campaign/

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/keith-b-mcmullin?lang=eng

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/keith-b-mcmullin?lang=eng

https://www.polynesia.com/packages?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19311784&gbraid=0AAAAAD_ZKoaNHFjLk9c46VTzwjPJppfQq&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoZDJBhC0ARIsAERP-F_GnjI9U3f9gVGjpeQI6kspteXwPXuh-5JdDFi3aiUVpxghq9HZMZgaAnBREALw_wcB

https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/8n8dd3/mormonleaks_has_uncovered_13_llcs_limited/

MOGP: Catch Me If You Can: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/?ref_=ttpl_ov_bk

Where it's streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/catch-me-if-you-can

Books:

The Greatest Hoax on Earth – Catching Truth, While We Can, by Alan C Logan

Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, by Frank W. Abagnale and Stan Redding

Frank Abagnale Jr: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Abagnale

Happy News: A tiny enzyme may hold the key to safer pain relief: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251123085557.htm

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on the Mountain Meadows Massacre: https://youtu.be/iJWirjCyWdk

He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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Spring of 1842 was a world-shaping event, the introduction of the endowment ceremony by Joseph Smith to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We've talked about it and a few of the more recent changes to the endowment a few times, but this is the overview. What it was when it was introduced, how it changed under Brigham Young, and many of the changes that have happened since his death, all under one (long) segment. Then we talk about Heretic, a movie about two missionaries in a cat-and-mouse game with a well-educated anti-Mormon playing by his own rules. Then we wrap with happy news from ABC and Jimmy Kimmel responding to the government shutdown and SNAP running dry.

Show Notes:

https://addfaith.org/blog/faith/belief/keystonelds/top-10-abandoned-temple-practices-in-latter-day-saint-history/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExVTljWWlzYnQ3cVF2bk1mcHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4ldMRGSktTbiKihaWAr75MQpqYcXLwOH1L_n2_hMARqtaV3AFEhm_CQGyvAQ_aem_A-UXdJKWRl0r9HF-XTHanQ

https://mormonr.org/qnas/8yXbNf/changes_to_the_temple_endowment?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21298130384&gbraid=0AAAAApfYZiGCSKCnJskKXVHwOtYoi8FLG&gclid=Cj0KCQiAq7HIBhDoARIsAOATDxAt2apFmzOJxyHKemm-PaDlf5wAy2Yd4mkrE7X-agfFTR0s7wmxAJoaAstJEALw_wcB#footnote-20

https://archive.org/details/historysaints00benngoog/page/n287/mode/2up

https://bhroberts.org/records/qmx2mh-44hPsk/william_clayton_describes_the_nauvoo_endowment

http://www.ldsendowment.org/timeline.html

http://www.ldsendowment.org/emeline.html

https://archive.org/details/dialoguebetweena00vand/page/12/mode/2up?q=vengeance

http://www.ldsendowment.org/1879.html

http://www.ldsendowment.org/1931.html

http://www.ldsendowment.org/lecture.html

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/times-and-seasons-1-june-1842/8

https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/article/20/4/33/236178/The-Development-of-the-Mormon-Temple-Endowment

https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V34N0102_87.pdf

https://rsc.byu.edu/sites/default/files/pub_content/pdf/Freemasonry_and_the_Latter-day_Saint_Temple_Endowment_Ceremony.pdf

http://www.ldsendowment.org/masonry.html

https://mormonr.org/qnas/8yXbNf/changes_to_the_temple_endowment/research

https://mrm.org/masonry-and-the-mormon-temple-endowment-ceremony

https://cesletter.org/debunking-fairmormon/temples-and-freemasonry.html

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44368772

https://tokensandsigns.org/2023-temple-changes/

https://bhroberts.org/records/yXnsPd-ZcTVNd/heber_c_kimball_records_in_his_journal_new_arrangements_for_the_endowment_ceremony_such_as_elohim_peter_james_and_john_conducting_adam_and_eve_through_the_telestial_and_terrestrial_kingdoms

https://mormonr.org/qnas/8yXbNf/changes_to_the_temple_endowment

https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/25154/what-is-the-origin-of-a-phylactery-as-a-soul-jar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshchei#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKazakhTV20182._Entertaining_etymology._5:10-_1-0

https://bhroberts.org/records/qqPgcb-CrpCyb/in_an_epistle_to_the_relief_society_joseph_smith_cites_masonry_as_an_organization_whose_members_know_how_to_keep_secrets

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/council-of-fifty-minutes-march-1844-january-1846-volume-1-10-march-1844-1-march-1845/389#full-transcript

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/temple-endowment?lang=eng

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endowment_House

https://books.google.com/books/about/Temple_Mormonism.html?id=r3TKtgAACAAJ

MOGP: Heretic: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28015403/

Happy News:

https://www.thewrap.com/jimmy-kimmel-live-food-bank-donation-center-government-shutdown/

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on the Mountain Meadows Massacre: https://youtu.be/iJWirjCyWdk

He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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At long last Shannon gets to talk about the book she's been planning on since the last Halloween episode — The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. We first discuss the Aesthetic Movement of the 19th century and a tiny bit of the life of Oscar Wilde before we jump into the book itself. Then Bryce gifts you with an abbreviated history of metal music. Get a notepad ready to take notes because he gives you a LOT of information! Happy Halloween!

Show Notes:

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde:

Oscar Wilde Official Website: http://www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/

Oscar Wilde: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde

Aestheticism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aestheticism

Decadent Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decadent_movement

The Aesthetic Movement by Fiona McCarthy: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/mar/26/aestheticism-exhibition-victoria-albert-museum

Aesthetic Movement in England by Walter Hamilton: https://archive.org/details/aestheticmovemen00hamiuoft

Oscar WIlde's Cello Coat: https://oscarwilde.blog/2018/01/04/oscar-wildes-cello-coat/

The Picture of Dorian Gray: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray#

Metal music:

VH1 Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR78XBi_nAE&t=13s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin

This is Spinal Tap amps go to 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMSV4OteqBE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_panic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Music_Resource_Center

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_genres

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimebag_Darrell

https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/behind-the-murder-of-dimebag-darrell-233541/

Songs list:

Little Richard, Tutti Frutti - Here's Little Richard 1957

James Brown, Shout and Shimmy - Good, Good Twistin' With James Brown 1962

Chuck Berry, School Day - After School Session 1957

The Beatles, Love Me Do - Please Please Me 1963

Black Sabbath, Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B. - Black Sabbath 1970

Led Zeppelin, Good TImes Bad TImes - Led Zeppelin I 1969

Led Zeppelin, Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin I 1969

Tenacious D, Karate - Tenacious D 2001

Worm Shepherd, The Anguished Throne - Hunger 2024

Humble Pie, As Safe As Yesterday Is - As Safe As Yesterday Is 1969

Deep Purple, Smoke on the Water - Machine Head 1972

Back Sabbath, Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 1970

Black Sabbath, War Pigs - Paranoid 1970

Steppenwolf, Born to be Wild - self titled 1968

Alice Cooper, Poison - Trash 1989

KISS, Sure Know Something - Dynasty 1979

AC/DC, TNT - High Voltage 1976

Judas Priest, Realms of Death - Stained Class 1978

Motorhead, Ace of Spades - Ace of Spades 1980

13th Floor Elevators, You're Gonna Miss Me - 7th Heaven Music of the Spheres 1966

Chelsea Grin, Cursed - My Damnation 2011

The Damned, New Rose - Damned Damned Damned 1977

Judas Priest, Breaking the Law - British Steel 1980

Candlemass, Solitude - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus 1986

Venom, Black Metal - In League With Satan 1981

Van Halen, You Really Got Me - Van Halen 1978

Black Sabbath, Neon Knights - Heaven and Hell 1980

Black Sabbath, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1973

Def Leppard, Photograph - Pyromania 1983

Quiet Riot, Cum on Feel the Noize - Metal Health 1983

Mercyful Fate, Evil - Melissa 1983

Frank Zappa, We're Turning Again - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention 1985

Cannibal Corpse, Hammer Smashed Face - Tomb of the Mutilated 1992

Kreator, People of the Lie - Coma of Souls 1990

Napalm Death, Suffer the Children - Harmony Corruption 1990

Helloween, I Want Out - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2 1988

TOOL, Sober - Undertow 1993

Linkin Park, One Step Closer - Hybrid Theory 2000

Pantera, Walk - Vulgar Display of Power 1992 Finntroll, Jaktens Tid - Jaktens Tid 2001

Slaughter to Prevail, Demolisher - Kostolom 2019

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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It's that time of year! 195th Semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We see what slipped through the cracks!

David Bednar Q12 – Moral Agency means doing what you were coerced to agree to do

B. Corey Cuvleier Q70 – The correct name

Matthew S. Holland Q70 – Jonah, Adam and Eve, and Biblical literalism

Carlos A Godoy Q70 – He's helping impoverished Africans who pay their tithing

Dale G Renlund Q12 – Surgeon-scholarship-recipient really like Rusty Nailz

John D Amos Q70 – Put more Tonys in it

Ozani Farias Q70 – Read your sticks

Dallin Oaks rounding it out – A prophet-elect ascends; no more new temples; make more big Mormon families

Saturday Evening for Patrons!

Patrick Kearon Q12 – Stop sinning already and embrace your hundredth start

J Anette Dennis FC RS GP – Depression and atheism

Steven C Barlow Q70 – His brother mowed some lawns

William K Jackson Q70 – Counting and Accounting; white supremacists making lists

Neil L. Anderson – idk, something about atonement

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

Email: [email protected]

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BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social

Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social

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Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

It's that time of year! 195th Semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We see what slipped through the cracks!

Jeffrey R. Holland – Book of Mormon is miraculous and stop being so mean to me about it

James E Evanson Q70 – Go on your mission, even if you have to settle for a service mission

Ulisses Soares Q12 – Temperance and quoting MLK Jr.

Peter M. Johnson Q70 – Priesthood ban blindsided him

D. Todd Christofferson – FSY and Family Proc; masturbation is evil

Andrea M. Spannaus SC YM GP – We're a doomsday cult; the end is coming

Henry B Cryring – Proving steel in pre-Columbian Americas

Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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