Mormon Discussion

Why do intelligent, sincere women remain loyal to systems that often ask them to suppress their own intuition? In this episode, Bill Reel is joined… Read More »How Mormonism Breaks Down Women’s Resistance

Jodi Hildebrandt is not just the story of one deeply harmful therapist. She is a warning sign about what can happen when mental health care… Read More »Jodi Hildebrandt Wasn’t an Anomaly: The Danger of Mormon Therapists

For most of Mormon history, Latter-day Saints believed the Hill Cumorah in Palmyra, New York was the very place where the final battles of the… Read More »The Hill Cumorah: Why did the LDS Church & its apologists relocate it?

In this episode we examine one of the most foundational claims in Mormonism: the translation of the Book of Mormon. Most Latter-day Saints grew up… Read More »Book of Mormon Translation

In this episode, we examine one of the lesser-known but revealing moments in Mormon history: the Kinderhook Plates. In 1843, a set of small brass… Read More »The Kinderhook Plates: A Joseph Smith Translation?

In this episode, we examine one of the clearest translation claims in Mormon history: the Book of Abraham. Joseph Smith said he translated ancient writings… Read More »The Book of Abraham: Can Joseph Translate Egyptian?

The Lost 116 Pages — What Really Happened? In this episode, we take a careful look at one of the earliest and most important moments… Read More »The Lost 116 Pages from the Book of Lehi: A Logical Deconstruction

When did Fanny Alger actually come to live in the Prophet Joseph Smith’s home and why? This episode takes a careful, historically grounded look at… Read More »Why & When Fanny Alger Entered the Prophet Joseph Smith’s Home

In Part 2 of “Denying Joseph Smith’s Polygamy,” we continue on a compelling journey through conflicting narratives surrounding the origins of polygamy in Mormonism. Through… Read More »Denying Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Part 2 [Mormon Discussion 393]

In “Denying Joseph Smith’s Polygamy,” we embark on a compelling journey through conflicting narratives surrounding the origins of polygamy in Mormonism. Through the Research of… Read More »Denying Joseph Smith’s Polygamy: Historical Analysis of the Evidence Part 1 [Mormon Discussion 392]

In this eye-opening episode of the Mormon Discussion podcast, host Bill Reel takes a brave and unexpected stance on a topic that has long been… Read More »The Shocking Truth about Mandatory Reporting [Mormon Discussion: 390]

In this episode of the Mormon Discussion Podcast, Bill Reel sits down with author John Moroni Hanson to delve into his memoir, “Navigating On Black… Read More »Navigating A Troubling Religion: MD: 389

In this episode “Latter-day Lattes,” Bill Reel delves into a thought-provoking article recently published by The Salt Lake Tribune, titled “Why More and More Young… Read More »Latter-day Lattes – Coffee Culture in the LDS Community: MD: 388

On this Episode of Mormon Discussion we lay out the Smoking Gun that imposes that Polygamy be placed at the feet of joseph Smith For… Read More »The Smoking Gun That Joseph Smith Practiced Polygamy: MD: 388

Bill Reel and Gabe go for round 2 of looking at the nature of reality. They look at various models of seeing the world, check… Read More »What Can We Say About the Nature Of Reality: Mormon Discussion: 387