Mormons in Media

Meg and I made Nicole watch the cringiest dating show to ever come out of Provo. What follows is a group therapy session to try to comprehend what's going on in cougar town.

Rebbie and Jake talk about Utah's obsession with massive houses, and whether/how it ties into Utah/church culture.

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My cool friend Ryan shares an agent with Brandon Sanderson and his debut novel is being published next year!! We talk favorite fantasy books, how Apple TV will adapt Sanderson's world, the fact Ryan has written 26 NOVELS and the personal inspiration behind the 26th one that helped it break through. We also admit to reading some romantasy BUT NOT THAT MUCH.

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Mallory had the rare experience of being hugely successful as a comedian in her 20s. Since leaving Studio C, she's been on a path to figure out who she is on her own as an artist and how to write what she knows.

Are eternal companions pre-determined in heaven? Does a thunder storm help you have a baby faster? What was happening in the 80s and how did we both miss this masterpiece growing up?

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That isn't snark -- we genuinely want to know. It's a MIM BOOK CLUB where we talk two tradwife novels: Everyone's Lying to You by Jo Piazza and Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. Both give big time Ballerina Farm vibes and are vaguely tied to Mormonism, and we have Thoughts about all the above.

Netflix's harrowing 4-part docuseries focuses on the crimes of Sam Batemen, but before Sam Bateman there was Warren Jeffs. As outsiders, Nicole and Rebbie can't begin to understand how either of these men were able to do what they did. Cristina helps contextualize what these religious doctrines and communities are like, how they differ from each other, where they can be mischaracterized, and what kinds of media can help vs. hurt.

Rebbie and Nicole attempt to keep up with the latest SLMW drama (looking at you Jessi and Chase). We talk young marriage, black and white thinking within religion, and explore the connection between Utah's beauty standards and the church.

Meg, Rebbie, and Lindsey try to process the most disturbing week in the Mormon Multiverse to date. Is Taylor okay? (no) Are we complicit in her issues? (probably) And how much do we dislike Jessi's husband whats-his-face? (SO MUCH).

Since its inception, the Church has used media to attempt to relate to the wider world. We talk about church messaging in the early days, how it shifted to assimilate after polygamy, the golden age of Gordon B. Hinckley, and how it paved the way for the Mormon Moments 1 and 2.0.

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