The June 24 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Steve Densley, Craig Foster, and Matt Bowen. Topics include the passing of John Tvedtnes and Stephen Robinson; new youth interview guidelines; the Joseph Smith Papyri, the Book of Abraham, and the temple endowment; and Jeff Lindsay's Interpreter article about Joseph Smith's cosmology and the cosmology of modern Chinese science fiction....
read moreAn Interview with R. Jean Addams, author of Upon the Temple Lot: The Church of Christ's Quest to Build the House of the Lord....
read moreThis week we have a little fun as we take a lighthearted look at Joseph Smith's loyal companion, friend, and pet—Old Major. Dr. Alexander L. Baugh shares the tenuous nature of historical sleuthing. Often disparate references are all that scholars have to reconstruct the past....
read moreThe May 27 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Steve Densley, Craig Foster, and Matt Bowen and discusses Church finances and a new critique of the Book of Mormon enjoined in the Interpreter Foundation's journal. ...
read moreThe May 27 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Steve Densley, Craig Foster, and Matt Bowen and discusses Church finances and a new critique of the Book of Mormon enjoined in the Interpreter Foundation's journal. ...
read moreLaura Harris Hales interviews Russell Stevenson, author of For the Cause of Righteousness: A Global History of Blacks and Mormonism. Stevenson’s book details the relationship between African and Afro-diasporic peoples and the Mormon tradition, particularly regarding the temple and priesthood restrictions. ...
read moreThe balance between the LDS Church’s operation of its non-profit and for-profit endeavors has always come with both benefits and repercussions. Historian Matthew C. Godfrey discusses with Laura Harris Hales some of the challenges that face the church when it becomes involved in business....
read moreThe May 6 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Neal Rappleye, Martin Tanner, Jasmin Gimenez, Stephen Smoot, and Hales Swift. Topics discussed included happenings at Book of Mormon Central, sunken cities in ancient America, "reformed Egyptian," Jews writing in Egyptian, Balak and Balaam (Gospel Doctrine lesson 16), and the Babylonian Talmud. ...
read moreThe April 29 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by host was Martin Tanner, discussing a variety of topics, including Joseph Smith’s educational background, Martin Harris and Charles Anton, the Joseph Smith Papers Project, the fate of the 12 apostles, Emma Smith, and Early New Testament Manuscripts....
read moreThe April 22 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Allen Wyatt, Craig Foster, and Matt Bowen. Topics discussed included onomastic wordplay in the Book of Mormon, other ancient scripture, and ancient cultures; Steve Smoot’s review of John Gee’s latest book, An Introduction to the Book of Abraham; and how to help youth maintain faith and how each of them was drawn to the world of apologetics. ...
read moreLaura Harris Hales interviews Dr. Dana M. Pike on Israel’s united and divided monarchies....
read moreAs Joseph Smith reported his visions and revelations designed to restore the New Testament church, another preacher living nearby sought the same goals, but through very different means. RoseAnn Benson, author of Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith: 19th-Century Restorationists explains the similarities and contrasts between Joseph Smith and Alexander Campbell....
read moreThe June17 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Kris Fredericson and Bruce Webster. Discussion includes the stories of 1 Samuel (including Eli, Samuel, Saul, David, and Goliath), Fathers' Day, fatherhood, D&C 121, moral relativity, and evolution....
read moreIn Deuteronomy, the Israelites were instructed to smite, destroy, and consume the inhabitants of Canaan, an act that Joshua initiates at the city of Jericho. Laura Harris Hales interviews Dr. George Pierce, a specialist in ancient Near East archaeology and anthropology about just what these chapters might be telling us. ...
read moreThe May 27 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Steve Densley, Craig Foster, and Matt Bowen and discusses Church finances and a new critique of the Book of Mormon enjoined in the Interpreter Foundation's journal. ...
read moreThe May 20 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted Bruce Webster, Kris Frederickson, and Mike Parker. Topics discussed include the book of Joshua, accounts of "divine genocide," the Council of Fifty and government during the Millennium, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, political contention and hate, the Deuteronomists and the Josian reform, meeting between the First Presidency and the NAACP, and the parting of ways between the Church and the Boy Scouts of America....
read moreThe May 13 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Allen Wyatt, John Gee, and Kevin Christensen. On this special Mother's Day program, topics discussed include John Gee's latest book, "An Introduction to the Book of Abraham," the Church's split with the Boy Scouts, the role of mothers within the Church, and mothers and fathers according to "The Family: A Proclamation to the World."...
read moreLaura Harris Hales recently interviewed Sharalyn D. Howcroft on Foundational Texts of Mormonism: Examining Major Early Sources, a new book that ;carefully analyzes essential texts that are repeatedly used by historians as they reconstruct Mormonism's founding era. ...
read moreIn this episode, Blake Ostler elaborates on the nature of God with host Nick Galieti....
read moreThe April 15 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show was hosted by Bruce Webster, Kris Frederiksen, and Kevin Christensen. Topics discussed included include the new tenure of President Nelson, educational and career backgrounds of members of the Quorum of the Twelve, authority structure of the Church, and financial practices of the Church....
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