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June 28, 2015 Ep 190 – Fifty Ways to Leave the Church
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

Glenn, Jake, Jon, Randy, and Tom respond to a listener email: “Hey guys, what are the top 3 reasons you left the church?”
So, OK, maybe it should be called 50 “reasons” to leave the church, but just go with us on this one…
2 hr 9 min
June 27, 2015 Ep 189 – Gay Bigotry Smackdown
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

If kids were confused before, imagine how confused they will be now that marriage is legal for EVERYONE!!! [insert infant cheer here]
Matt, Glenn, Randy, Jake and John discuss a stupid and ignorant Meridian Magazine article and direct the stupidity and ignorance of the stupid, ignorant, (and now hopefully irrelevant) arguments against equal rights in marriage.
1 hr 49 min
June 24, 2015 Ep 188 – Church House Rock: Randy’s Figure 8
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

Randy shares a semi-fictional experience from his youth.
7 min
June 21, 2015 Ep 187 – Boise Rescue Fireside: The Smackdown
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

On June 13th, Apostle Oaks and Historian Turley delivered an anti-apostasy “here’s how to tell if you are on God’s team or NOT” fireside that people have lovingly labelled “The Boise Rescue.” Someone recorded it, posted it on reddit, and almost immediately we started getting requests for a smackdown.
This has been by far the most requested smackdown in Infants on Thrones history. And by that, I mean that we have probably had about 14 people ask us to do this. FOURTEEN WHOLE PEOPLE!!! So we did it. And here it is:
Jake puts together another bang-up edit for this smackdown-ish (we didn’t have an actual transcript to read from, so we were just basically winging it) panel discussion between Randy, Matt, John, Jake, Glenn, and Scott. Enjoy!
Audio of the Oaks-Turley fireside can be found here:
http://mormonstories.org/boise-rescue-oaks-turley/
2 hr 23 min
June 14, 2015 Ep 186 – Lowry Letters: The Follow-up Discussion
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

Glenn, Matt, John, Bob and Tom respond to multiple listener requests for a follow-up discussion to our recent minisode “Lowry Nelson vs. George Albert Smith.” In other words, we talk about the institutionalized racist doctrine of the Mormon Church.
http://infantsonthrones.com/lowry-nelson-vs-george-albert-smith/
1 hr 20 min
June 12, 2015 Ep 185 – Church House Rock: Polly Polly Gamy
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

Listener Mike Leavitt magnified his response to the Infant challenge and created this amazing Church House Rock parody. Listen in.
5 min
June 10, 2015 Ep 184 – Church House Rock: Priesthood Power
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

John and Glenn discuss John’s new Church House Rock parody: Priesthood Power.
20 min
June 07, 2015 Ep 183 – Aggieland Smackdown
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

Faith crisis, shmaith crisis. Come on, people — there is no valid reason to doubt the Mormon church. Ever. Cuz this one guy doesn’t. And he’s a sorta professor/researcher kind of guy who is also a reader and a writer and an Aggieland Mormon blogger guy, and none of the noise from professional skeptics has ever made him want to join them in their misery! Although today, miserable noisy Infants Jake, Tom, Glenn, Randy, and Matt decided to give him a little smackdown. And you’re invited to listen in. Enjoy.
http://www.aggielandmormons.org/2015/04/my-letter-to-anyone-experiencing-faith.html
1 hr 49 min
June 04, 2015 Ep 182 – Lowry Nelson vs. George Albert Smith
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

Matt presents this dramatic recreation of the Lowry Letters, a little-known 1947 exchange between Sociology Professor Lowry Nelson and President George Albert Smith regarding the official LDS doctrine on the Negro.
http://mormonstories.org/other/Lowry_Nelson_1st_Presidency_Exchange.pdf
33 min
May 31, 2015 Ep 181 – Going Clear: Scientology vs. Mormonism
Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile

How similar are Scientology and Mormonism? What do L Ron Hubbard and Joseph Smith have in common? How about Brigham Young and David Miscavige? And when is a cult not actually a cult? Infants Bob, Glenn, John, Randy, and Scott discuss these questions as they review the recent HBO documentary Going Clear.
2 hr 5 min

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Welcome to Infants on Thrones, a podcast dedicated to exploring self-awareness, discovery, and the complexities of human existence. Our name, Infants on Thrones, reflects our belief that we are all in a continuous state of growth and learning, much like infants. As we navigate through life's challenges and questions, we aim to approach each topic with curiosity, humility, and a touch of humor.