Dialogue Out Loud: Recent Episodes
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Personal Voices editor Charlotte Hansen Terry speaks with Bryant Skeen Thompson, author of the deeply moving essay “No Hard Feelings,” from the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Thompson shares the story of…
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In the inaugural episode of Dialogue Unbound, co-editors Caroline Kline and Margaret Olsen Hemming sit down with scholar Patrick Mason to explore what Mormon theology has to say about peace and peacemaking in our turbulent…
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In Ryan Shoemaker’s haunting and tender short story Matter, a young missionary in Italy finds himself alone with a stranger in desperate need. Over the course of one long night, he must confront his deepest…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming speaks with Ryan Davis about his article from the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought: “Enos’s Encoded Narrative Structure…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming interviews William L. Davis about his article “Joseph Smith’s Spiritual Language: The Presence of Early Modern English in the Book of Mormon,” featured…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, poetry editor Terresa Wellborn speaks with poet Doug Barrett about his three lyrical and spiritually searching poems in the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue art editor Amanda Beardsley speaks with Julie Yuen Yim, the cover artist for the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Yim’s work blends…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, poetry editor Terresa Wellborn hosts poets Simon Peter Eggertsen and Kevin Klein to discuss their poems “Night Prayer at Binh Duong +” and “Allergies for Janet,” featured in…
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Get an inside look at the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought in this episode of Dialogue Out Loud. Co-editor in chief Margaret Olsen Hemming sits down with Dialogue’s section editors…
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What happens when the miraculous feels both ordinary and overwhelming? In I Dreamed of Oil, a short story from the Spring 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, author Theric Jepson recounts a…
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What does it mean to be true to yourself when your faith, community, and calling demand something else? In this powerful Dialogue Book Club conversation, recorded live on June 6, 2025, architect and author Laurie…
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What do you carry with you on your spiritual journey—and what carries you? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Charlotte Hansen Terry, personal voices editor at Dialogue, speaks with two writers whose essays in…
The post From Handcarts to Cathedrals: Reclaiming the Feminine Divine: A Conversation with Amelia Hollingsworth & Emma Tueller Stone appeared first on Dialogue Journal.
What does a lifetime of championing Mormon arts look like? In this special episode of Dialogue Out Loud, we honor Glen Nelson, recipient of the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Mormon Letters.…
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How should Latter-day Saints talk about the Great Apostasy today? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue Editor Taylor Petrey sits down with author and doctrinal historian Charles Harrell to explore his article from…
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In this lyrical episode of Dialogue Out Loud, poet Maria Mortensen Davis joins Dialogue poetry editor, Terresa Wellborn to discuss her two stunning poems in the Spring 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, fiction editors Joe Plicka and Ryan Shoemaker sit down with writer and editor Theric Jepson to talk about dreams, storytelling, and faith that shakes you. The conversation opens…
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In this special live-recorded episode of Dialogue Out Loud, we present highlights from the Dialogue Foundation’s April 26, 2025, event in Salt Lake City: All Are Alike Unto God: Insights from the 1978 Revelation. This…
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What happens when history is left untold? In this episode of the Dialogue Podcast, Dialogue Editor Taylor Petrey speaks with historian and former Museum of Church History and Art curator Steven Epperson about his moving…
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In this special episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue editor Taylor Petrey sits down for a thoughtful conversation with the incoming co-editors of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Caroline Kline and Margaret Olsen Hemming. Together, they…
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Dive into the Spring 2025 Issue with the subject editors! Our Spring 2025 Issue is gorgeous. Just look at that cover! Then dig into “John Taylor on the ‘Dark Ages'” by Charles Harrell and “Unveiling…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue editor Taylor Petrey hosts a thought-provoking panel discussion on the Netflix series American Primeval, exploring its portrayal of the American West and the myths that shape our…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue editor Taylor Petrey sits down with James E. Faulconer to discuss his article On a Philosophy of Marriage, featured in the Winter 2024 issue of Dialogue: A…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, we bring you an immersive audio story: Subjunctive Clauses, a short story by Karen Rosenbaum, featured in the Winter 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. This piece is…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, former Dialogue fiction editor Karen Rosenbaum joins us to discuss her short story Subjunctive Clauses, featured in the Winter 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Through a thoughtful conversation, Rosenbaum…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue Editor Taylor Petrey speaks with historian Elizabeth Mawlam about her article, The Legacy of the 1960s “New Era” and Singing Mothers Tour on Latter-day Saint Gender Roles…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue Personal Voices Editor Charlotte Hansen Terry speaks with Tammy Grounsell and Kathryn Paul about their essays in the Winter 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue Art Editor Margaret Olsen Hemming sits down with Carrie Ellen Carlisle, the cover artist for the Winter 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. They discuss Carlisle’s artistic journey,…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue Editor Taylor Petrey speaks with Kate Mower about their article, Rule of Lawyers: Latter-day Saint Entanglement in Eastern European Anti-LGBTQI+ Legislation, featured in the Winter 2024 issue…
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Dive into the Winter 2024 Issue with the subject editors: Our Winter 2024 Issue is filled with fascinating studies on the theme of “The Family in Latter-day Saint Culture and Thought.” Begin with James E. Faulconer’s “On a…
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In this moving episode, Dialogue poetry editor Terresa Wellborn sits down with Charles Inouye to explore how family history shapes his work. Inouye reflects on the influence of his stoic grandfather, with whom he shared…
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In this heartfelt episode of the Dialogue Journal Podcast, we present Yvonne Bush’s paper, “Lester Bush’s Journey as Seen by His Wife, Yvonne,” as read by her daughter, Kim Bush. Written for a special session…
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Ready to fill your shelves with incredible reads from 2024? In this special Dialogue Book Report episode, hosts Andrew Hall, Caroline Kline, and Andrew Hamilton guide you through a comprehensive review of this year’s books…
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Join Dialogue Book Review editor Caroline Kline in a thought-provoking discussion with Taylor Petrey about his groundbreaking new book, Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos, published by the University of North Carolina Press. Petrey’s work…
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In this special episode of the Dialogue Journal Podcast, historian Gregory Prince delivers his paper, “A Tribute to Lester Bush on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Article That Changed the Church.” Presented at the June…
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Join Dialogue editor Taylor Petrey and a dynamic panel of scholars and advocates as they explore the 2024 A24 film Heretic, a chilling and thought-provoking entry into the world of Mormon-themed horror. This special Dialogue…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, personal voices editor Charlotte Hansen Terry interviews authors Sarah Safsten and Ryan A. Davis about their poignant essays from the Fall 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.…
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This week, Dialogue Journal Podcast is highlighting an impactful episode from Latter Day Struggles: A Faith Expansion Podcast with Valerie Hamaker and Nathan Hamaker, part of the Dialogue Podcast Network. In Part 4 of their…
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Originally streamed on December 10, 2023, this episode of Dialogue Gospel Study features Daniel O. McClellan as he uses data to unravel understandings in Revelation. Dan McClellan, known for his tagline “Data over dogma,” has built a…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Fiction Editors Joe Plicka and Ryan Shoemaker sit down with William Morris, the author of Strait is the Way from the Fall 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal…
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This week, we’re featuring a powerful episode from Family Proclamations, part of the Dialogue Podcast Network! Laurie Lee Hall seemed to have it all: a thriving career as the chief architect for the Church of Jesus…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, join host and editor Taylor Petrey as he provides an overview of the Fall 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. This episode features conversations with…
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As Election Day approaches in the United States, Dialogue Gospel Study brings you a timely conversation between Jennifer Walker Thomas, co-executive director of Mormon Women for Ethical Government, and Patrick Mason, the Leonard J. Arrington…
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In this special rebroadcast episode of Dialogue Out Loud, we present Maurine Whipple’s compelling short story, Mormon Saga, originally published in the Winter 2020 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Inspired by the…
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🎙️ Featured Episode from the Dialogue Podcast Network! 🎙️ In this episode from the Signature Books Podcast, Beth Brumer-Reeve speaks with author Richard D. Hanks about his newly released book, To Be a Friend of…
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In this deeply personal episode of Family Proclamations, author Abi Maxwell shares the transformative journey of understanding her daughter’s identity in a conservative New Hampshire town. Abi’s daughter, who was “known” to her family and…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue Journal editor Taylor Petrey interviews Margaret Olsen Hemming and HB Franchino-Olsen, authors of the essay “They Have Received Many Wounds: Applying a Trauma-Informed Lens to the Book…
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In the concluding episode of this groundbreaking series, Valerie and Fiona Givens uncover some beautiful and unique contributions within LDS theology that reveal a God of infinite love and compassion. They highlight obscure but profound…
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In the third episode of the series, Valerie and Fiona Givens dive deep into the implications of atonement theology on the human soul and the criminal justice system. They emphasize the need for a healing-focused…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, fiction editors Joe Plicka and Ryan Shoemaker interview authors Reed Richards and Gabriel González Núñez about their short fiction pieces featured in the Summer 2024 issue of Dialogue:…
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In the second episode of the series, Valerie and Fiona Givens continue their exploration of atonement theology by delving into its historical and theological underpinnings. Fiona provides a rich context, explaining the shift from early…
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In the first episode of this enlightening four-part series on Latter Day Struggles, host Valerie Hamaker welcomes back esteemed LDS theologian Fiona Givens. Together, they delve into the development of various atonement theologies and their…
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In this episode of the Dialogue Out Loud podcast, Dialogue Journal art editor Margaret Olsen Hemming interviews artists Laura Erekson and Sarah Winegar, whose work is featured in the Summer 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon…
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In this special episode of the Dialogue Journal Podcast, we shine a spotlight on Family Proclamations, a thought-provoking show in the Dialogue Podcast Network hosted by award-winning journalist Blair Hodges. Family Proclamations explores the history…
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In this episode of the Dialogue Out Loud Podcast, join Dialogue Poetry Editor Terresa Wellborn as she engages in a profound conversation with poets Hilary Brown and Heidi Naylor. Both poets have contributed to the…
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Join host Taylor Petrey, editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, for an exclusive summer issue overview in this episode of Dialogue Out Loud. Taylor sits down with section editors Caroline Kline, Andrew Hall,…
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In this special Pride Month episode of Dialogue Out Loud, join us for an insightful conversation with artist Charlotte Condie, whose compelling work is featured in the spring issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, we feature an engaging conversation with two talented poets from the Spring 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Join us as M. Rather Jr. and…
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Join us for an enlightening conversation with author Kyle Jepson about his article in the spring 2024 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. In “A Remarkable Vision of Her Father: The Many Uses…
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Listen to the thought-provoking short story “Sonya” by Tamara Pace Thomson, narrated by Shelby Maddock, on the #dialogueoutloud podcast. Follow Sonya’s journey as she navigates complex relationships and discovers the power of her own voice.…
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Join us on this episode of Dialogue Out Loud as Journal Editor Taylor Petrey interviews David Ellingson Eddington, emeritus professor of linguistics at Brigham Young University. Eddington, known for his expertise in the Spanish language…
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Join us on the latest episode of Dialogue Out Loud as we sit down with Terri Petree, the insightful author behind the thought-provoking article “Yes Culture” featured in the Spring 2024 issue of Dialogue: A…
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In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re rebroadcasting a special episode of the Dialogue Journal Podcast featuring Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Harvard University professor. Join us as Ulrich discusses her book “A…
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In this episode, we sit down with author Noel A. Carmack, discussing his illuminating article from the Winter 2023 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Join us as we unravel the complexities of…
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Join us on this captivating episode of Dialogue Out Loud as we delve into the imaginative realms of fiction with acclaimed author John Bennion. In this installment, our host engages in a thought-provoking conversation with…
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Join us for a thought-provoking episode featuring an interview with Jason Palmer, delving into his article exploring the intricate world of Peruvian Mormon kinship. In “Tiny Papers: Peruvian Mormon Substances of Relatedness,” Palmer challenges conventional…
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Embark on a journey into the intriguing world of “By The Numbers” by John Bennion, featured in the Winter 2023 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, as narrated by the talented Tanner Gillaland.…
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🎙️ Dive into an intriguing episode as Dialogue Art Editor Margaret Olsen Hemming engages in a captivating conversation with Jamal Qureshi. Unveiling the layers of his life and background, Jamal’s unique journey is illuminated. 🖼️…
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Embrace the lyrical beauty of winter as we step into a poetic realm with Abby Parcell and Janessa M. Ransom on this episode of Dialogue Out Loud. Join us in a soul-stirring conversation as we…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Jennifer Quist sits down with Lee Robison, author of “No More Sister Than St. Nick.” His short story appears in the Fall 2023 issue of Dialogue: A Journal…
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In this fascinating interview, Christopher C. Smith discusses the history of Book of Mormon archaeology and challenges the narrative that it was solely the work of educated, white, upper-middle-class professionals. He argues that the contributions…
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“All the cousins knew Aunt Marla’s story. Her doctors in Salt Lake City said it was unlikely she could survive a pregnancy. So she and Uncle Bill adopted two beautiful children. Then, several years later,…
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In this special episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Editor Taylor Petrey moderates a panel discussion with Amanda Hendrix-Komoto, Patrick Q. Mason, Benjamin E. Park, Jana Riess, and Kristine Haglund. “In September 1993, six people were…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Jennifer Quist discusses health and the Mormon experience in fiction with two contributing authors to Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Read the entire “The Last Day” in…
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The poet pens a few words about his lived experiences struggling with mental health and finding your place in a religion that idolizes perfection. “No Man Can Serve Two Masters” and “Throwing Up in the…
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Enjoy readings of “Migraine Suite,” “Hippocrates,” “Fierce Passage” and “A Good Sick Girl Never Gives Up” all by Darlene Young. DARLENE YOUNG is the former poetry editor for Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. She…
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“Can family relationships transcend religious differences? What factors contribute to maintaining or breaking familial ties across different beliefs? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Taylor Petrey speaks with Bonnie Young about her article in…
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In this compelling episode of Dialogue Out Loud, join us as Bob Rees shares profound reflections on the momentous occasion when the LDS Church reversed its priesthood ban against black members after four decades. In…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, host Margaret Olsen Hemming, the art editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, sits down with artists Nicole Woodbury and Nnamdi Okonkwo to explore the intersection of…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Cristina Rosetti analyzes Orlean, and how her life “sheds light on the nature of health practices in religion, further illuminating the pathologizing divide along the lines of gender.…
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A crowd of several thousand poured into the Provo Tabernacle. They filled the wooden pews, the kind that are never quite comfortable but perfect for keeping you awake during a sermon. Above the main floor,…
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A man stands naked on the rubber of a checkout counter’s clnveyer belt, face smeared with something red. I’m checking the expiration date on the back of a suspicious-looking soup can; down the aisle, a…
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In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Spencer P. Greenhalgh discusses how changes to (Anglophone-aimed) domain names of the official websites of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints extend, continue, and complicate the…
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To celebrate Pride Month, Dialogue Out Loud presents this special panel discussion with authors who have written about trans Mormon issues in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Journal Editor Taylor Petrey sits down with…
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In this eye-opening episode of “Dialogue Out Loud,” host Margaret Olson Hemming sits down with Mormon artist Hayley Labrum Morrison to explore her bold depictions of female bodies in art. Through a candid conversation, Hayley…
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In this episode of the Dialogue Out Loud podcast, we hear from Justin Goodson and Brian H. Shirts about their personal essays in the spring 2023 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. As…
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Keith Burns discusses the evolution of policies and approaches that LDS church leaders have engaged in the last decade. In this latest interview of #dialogueoutloud Burns sits down with Taylor Petrey to discuss the article…
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Includes The Garden I Know, Portrait of Agnes, and Cemetery Walk by Sarah Emmett, and Collect for a Family Friend Killed in a Sabbath Morning House Fire and Like a Prayer—Phormium tenax by Tyler Chadwick…
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Dialogue Fiction Editor Jennifer Quist is joined by William Morris, Ryan Habermeyer and Wes Turner to discuss their pieces in the Winter 2022 and Spring 2023 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. She…
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Four years ago, I was living my best life as a touring a cappella singer. The sum of my ambition was to make great and meaningful art and create the first a cappella group to…
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Dialogue Out Loud Interviews presents a conversation with the winners of the Bodies of Christ writing contest from the Winter 2022 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Personal Voices editor Allison Hong Merrill…
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Dayna Patterson’s “Our Lady of Innumerable Appellatives” is incredible in audio form. Listen in to Dialogue Out Loud #40 and enjoy!
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Join Dialogue Editor Taylor Petrey as he interviews Tanner Davidson McAlister about his article, “The Production of the Book of Mormon in Light of a Tibetan Buddhist Parallel” for our 39th episode of Dialogue Out…
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“Never learn to play the organ, the old woman told me. I should call her Sister something, but I don’t remember her last name. Never learn to play, she told me. Once you do you’re…
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Rose Datoc Dall is a Filipina American artist who is an award-winning contemporary figurative painter known for her bold colors and graphic compositions. Her most iconic pieces are sacred works on the life of the…
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Join Editor Taylor Petrey as he interviews Jeremy M. Christiansen about his Winter 2022 article “The Garden Atonement and the Mormon Cross Taboo.” Michael Reed’s 2012 book Banishing the Cross: The Emergence of a Mormon Taboo sets…
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Join Editor Taylor Petrey as he interviews Eliza Wells about her Winter 2022 article “Quoted at the Pulpit: Male Rhetoric and Female Authority in Fifty Years of General Conference.” When the most powerful leaders in…
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“Dear President Russell M. Nelson, For centuries, the pope has been addressed as Your Holiness, and they call the Dalai Lama the Enlightened One, and that Hindu Bhagwan fellow is the Fortunate One, and I have it on…
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Join Editor Taylor Petrey as he interviews Matthew L. Harris about his Fall 2022 article “Joseph Fielding Smith’s Evolving Views on Race: The Odyssey of a Mormon Apostle-President.” …The apostle had authored several books defending…
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Join Editor Taylor Petrey as he interviews Catherine Freeman about her Fall 2022 article “Drum Rhythms and Golden Scriptures: Reasons for Mormon Conversion within Haiti’s Culture of Vodou.” At first glance, it may be difficult…
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In the Fall 2022 article “‘The Robe of Righteousness’: Exilic and Post-Exilic Isaiah in The Book of Mormon” Colby Townsend concludes: Although the problem of Isaiah in The Book of Mormon has been a part…
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. Em English details a few fraught moments of her lived experience in “Trans in the Chapel: Attending Church as a Newly Out Transgender Woman.”
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. Enjoy the Fall 2022 poetry in lovely audio form.
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We figured the Utah Mormons started it, because they were the gardening crowd. Now, to most of the Saints in the College Village Ward, my family and I were Utah Mormons, since we had come…
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. The doorbell rang as I hung up the phone, and then I heard my father’s deep, imposing voice fill our entryway. I stood and walked slowly into the unlit…
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. For nearly three hours, I’d been trying unsuccessfully to sleep. It was definitely not the most comfortable bed I’d ever had—only a thin yellow and silver accordion-style pad separated…
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. I accepted the new calling, of course. Without reservation. My father raised me to always go wherever God asks me to go and all. Even though I suspected that…
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. Enjoy the Summer 2022 poetry in beautiful audio form.
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. I try to strengthen my relationship with my Heavenly Mother, but I’m not always sure how. Some days I sing, “Heavenly Mother, are you really there? And do you…
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. It was not in a grove of trees, and I did not see a pillar of light when I first communed with Heavenly Mother. Instead, I was lying crumpled…
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. I accepted the new calling, of course. Without reservation. My father raised me to always go wherever God asks me to go and all. Even though I suspected that Bishop Oaks was just being petty. He never came right out and officially declared it a punishment, of course, butRead More »
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. Enjoy the Summer 2022 poetry in beautiful audio form.
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I try to strengthen my relationship with my Heavenly Mother, but I’m not always sure how. Some days I sing, “Heavenly Mother, are you really there? And do you hear and answer every child’s prayer?” but I always get stuck on the word “prayer” because President Gordon B. Hinckley said we shouldn’t pray to ourRead More »
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It was not in a grove of trees, and I did not see a pillar of light when I first communed with Heavenly Mother. Instead, I was lying crumpled on the floor of my shower, hot water beating down upon me. My breasts were heavy and sore from producing milk for my second baby, aRead More »
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“My belly is expanding. It is not as much as I had expected—nothing like the maternity models (who I suspect might not even be pregnant) who now populate my computer screen’s pop-up ads. Nonetheless, it expands, inch by inch, week by week, straining veins and skin, with my belly button starting to tighten and protrudeRead More »
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. A beautiful oral rendering of the Spring 2022 Issue poetry including ASCENSION, AFTER JOHN DONNE by Kathryn Knight Sonntag BIG BANG, WITH STERNUTATION AND SEER STONES by Tyler Chadwick CREATION STORY by Maren Loveland MOTHERSONG by Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen GOD THE MOTHER SPEAKS OF HEARTS by Dayna Patterson BOOKRead More »
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. A beautiful oral rendering of the Winter 2021 Issue poetry including COLOR by David K. Isom SALT LAKE CITY, 1957 by Judy Darke Delogu HYMN TO A MAPLE by Gerrit van Dyk ACOUSTIC by Gerrit van Dyk
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. I’m sitting in the bishop’s office. My dress is slightly damp, but I can’t determine whether the moisture is a result of the snowstorm or sweat beading beneath the cotton. I haven’t eaten since yesterday, so I can’t vomit, but the churning in my stomach wants to prove otherwise.Read More »
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. In the moment of the swerve, family oral history says, Richards tumbled down the slope into a swift-moving stream and was swept away, presumed to have been killed or drowned or, if possible, both. He would have been sixty-three years of age at the time. But Rich-ards was, ifRead More »
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. It occurred to me to bless the sacrament myself. After all, the words “having authority” do not appear in those prayers. I never did do it though. Mostly because I couldn’t figure out how to explain it to my daughter. Instead we just went without for five months. LoriRead More »
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Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple. In early May 2020, I had to tell my father that his sister, shádí, was dying from the coronavirus. I woke up that morning, thinking about my aunt and crying. I just knew that she was struggling. Then, my cousin called to tell me that my aunt was gettingRead More »
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Many times throughout my childhood, I heard various church members or my parents tell me that we had to choose between being Navajo and being Mormon. Our family went to church, prayed, and had family home evening regularly. Church was our culture. I remember talks referencing the Book of Mormon scripture: “For there are manyRead More »
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Rebecca, your tragic death was not a complete loss, for it has defined the arc of my life. And through my work you have touched the lives of scores of people, though they of course, can never know. Marie Blanchard tells the story of her great-grandmother in this beautiful personal essay.
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I remember walking past an institute class in Cambridge. I heard Judy Dushku saying that when her colleagues at the college where she taught asked her, “How can you be a Mormon and a feminist?” she replied, “Of course I’m a feminist! It’s because I’m Mormon!” To me that sounded just right. Shouldn’t everyone—male and female—be a feminist if it meansRead More »
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“For so long I’ve been so puffed up by thoughts of my own great potential, that perhaps this is the ultimate lifelong mission God has set for me: a literal call not to serve. Indeed, perhaps it is no longer my stake president, but God himself asking, ‘Neal, how would you feel about not servingRead More »
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In Sylvette Wolfe’s “Confession” a 60-year-old woman confesses to enjoying her sin to her bishop. She feels guilt, shame, and…delight?
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In “Who Brought Forth this Christmas Demon” Larry T. Menlove brings us a beautifully complicated story of two men trying to find their way in life with the backdrop of a Christmas tree lot in Payson, Utah. “And the men who brought forth this Christmas demon fought the urge to run, to hide, and theyRead More »
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Maurine Whipple’s “Mormon Saga” is a story of unrelenting faith that will haunt you in the days to come. She likely wrote it after listening to fellow Relief Society women tell stories of their foremothers, some true, some likely folklore. Please enjoy this previously unpublished story that is newly published A Craving for Beauty: The CollectedRead More »
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In Marissa Burgess “Ace of Saints” she takes readers on her journey of figuring out her asexulity, beautifully narrated in this latest Out Loud. Here’s a snippet. ” I sat in my room, shaking, letting the same thoughts run around my head over and over. Worried about how I could ever be as happy asRead More »
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In “Certain Places,” William Morris tells the story of a person looking for meaning, connection, and ultimately love in this unique but gorgeous love story that spans more than one lifetime. The sound of shoes walking along will stay with you long after the story concludes.
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Luna Corbden’s beautiful fantastical “In the Garden of Babel” gorgeously comes alive as Eldria and God speak about what it means to be human and to be a god. What does this human woman learn from God? What does God learn from a human woman? It’s a magnificent audible piece. Enjoy
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For this second Dialogue “Out Loud” podcast, Blaire Ostler gives us a peek into her experience of standing at General Conference with a sign that says “Hug a Latter-day Saint.” For instance: “A gorgeous woman with dark espresso skin approaches me. As she gets closer, I can see she has a sleeping baby swaddled againstRead More »
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For this inagural Dialogue “Out Loud” podcast, we had to choose this beautiful story of a more contemporary backslider and the life he chooses to make. “Bode and Iris” introduces us to two characters in San Pete County and how their two different religions come together in a surprising way. Please enjoy.
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