So beyond the history of two prophets, where did Mormonism go in the modern era? How does it mesh with our modern sensibilities and contemporary religious practices? We discuss this along with some personal experiences in this episode, neatly finishing our foray into the LDS.

CW: Proselytizing, Forced Religious Participation, Polygamy

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Build your celestial kingdom collection now! With over 50 potential wives, the world is your oyster. Each wife has a unique personality and traits! But watch out— it's possible to lose a wife if your resource management is poor! Play as THE PROPHET BRIGHAM YOUNG in this revolutionary new MOVEMENT!

CW: Murder, Proselytizing/Forced Conversion, Racism

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Back before Dr. Ruth was the go-to sexologist, there was James Graham. A Scottish-born man with a famous temple, he had some interesting ideas about what would fix whatever your sexual problems were. Listen in as we learn about the early history of sexology. 

CW: Sex and various adult activities

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We enter the world of religion once again by addressing one of the Big Ones... the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or... Mormonism. How did it get its start? How did the LDS church wind up in Utah when Joseph Smith started in Vermont? Where did all those unusual practices get their start? This is the first of a multi-part episode series.

CW: Child Death (one sentence), Gun Violence, Religion

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Have you valued the little things in life? The mundane things? The tiny things around you that quietly make your life better? Occlunapids are one of these things. They hold back disaster... make sure things don't come tumbling from their homes... and most importantly... they clip bread bags closed.

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We're answering a question from our lovely listeners, and this ended up being a 2 parter! This half discusses what the hell is going on with this man— is he like, okay? (Answer: no) Why buy Twitter? Why constantly sink into the mire? What minority opinion is putting him on a pedestal and raising him higher than he should be? 

CW: Bullying, Mention of Someone Calling Someone Else a Pedophile, Submarines, Claustrophobia

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Sometimes there are people out there we love to hate. Elon Musk is one of them. So-called developer of exploding rockets, speeding death traps, and online banking, Musk has really screwed the pooch with media relations. Which is astounding, considering he owns a huge chunk of social media now. So, what the hell is this guy's problem?

CW: Children Stuck In Caves, Apartheid 

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The day has come. Since 2022 we have declined all personal questions... until now. Now you, listener, get to find out the reason we don't typically take personal questions. Which is: we get really into it. How do koalas and the morality of dolphins relate? What is a real life cryptid that EXISTS? What do brain wrinkles have to do with living your damn life??? All this and more... in our first personal question episode.

CW: Death (animal), The Ocean, The Concept of Ableism, STDs

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Have you ever looked at the wonders of the ancient world and thought "I wonder how this was made?" Well, we can answer that question for at least one of them, and that is the Colosseum. Ancient Rome was a wild, huge place, and we took a lot of things from it into the modern day. After you listen to this episode, you'll know one way or the other how you feel about what the Romans thought about and did with bodily fluids.

CW: Bodily Fluids

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Vaccines are an incredible medical breakthrough. Because of vaccines, certain illnesses have been nearly eradicated. Life threatening illnesses are reduced to survivable maladies. So... credit where credit is due— who kicked off vaccinations for the masses? How did it spread? And how did we do it before syringes?

CW: Disease, Physical Symptoms of Disease (scarring, sores, blood, etc), Racism, Explosives

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