Infants on Thrones

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Jake talks about a disastrous scouting experience: The Near Death March.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile What is the best way for parents to discuss sexuality with their children? Randy and Matt are joined by Kim, Jeremy, and Joshua to discuss modesty, dating, and sexuality as presented in the For The Strength of Youth pamphlet.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Bob, Matt, and Glenn discuss the infamous BYU-Idaho video “Wounded on the Battlefield”

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile What does it mean for something to “make sense” and how exactly does one navigate the waters between our thoughts, and feelings, and beliefs? Well, I suppose we could give you the answer right here in this little episode teaser blurb thingy, but then why would you listen?

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile What do you get when you take a figuratively humiliating undressing in front of a dozen basketball-playing missionaries, add in an even more humiliating literal undressing a few weeks later in an elementary school playground, mix it up with an obscene and somewhat racist Mexican Man, some fake excrement on a toilet handle, a missionary’s apartment keys in t...

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Satire. Parody. Some people get it, some people don’t. Matthew Timion shares his listener essay about the time he became David Archuleta. Kind of. Jake, Scott, Randy and Glenn fill out the panel discussion.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Tom talks to Allen about his listener submitted essay: “Goodness vs. Loyalty: The little known dichotomy.”

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Tom and Bob interview Ben Fellows from the band The Lacuna Brotherhood. We talk about Ben’s disaffection from Mormonism, his obsession with Wikipedia and eventually get around to his love of music and sample some of the songs on the album Aftermath. Band Website: http://lacunabrotherhood.com/ Aftermath on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-lacun...

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Bob shares a few of his favorite songs, their hidden messages, and how they were (of course) written just for him and the narrative of his life. So climb in the passenger side and sing along.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Bob is joined by Logan Beaux of PracticallyCulture.com to review the movie Noah. This is followed by a discussion as to whether or not bringing certain types of Mormons (*cough* Mike *cough*) onto the show is a good idea. Glenn stops by to share his $.02 as well.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Randy exposes his great red-headed passion, and so much more, in this engaging conversation about God and Science and Stuff. Glenn, Jake, and Bob take turns antagonizing as they all float down the river of time in the galactic inter-tube of imagination. Yeah…. that.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Tom Perry explains what it means to be a real man and how to go black but never go back. Sorta.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Jake sits down with Nick and Maren to discuss Nick’s audio essay “The One True Casserole.”

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Mike Tannehill joins us once again for this unofficial follow-up to The Unintentional Racist to discuss the recent LDS.com essay on Noah’s Ark with Randy, Scott, Jake, Erica, and Glenn. Here is the link to the Meridian article in defense of Noah’s Ark . And here is the LDS.org essay Noah .

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Just in case it wasn’t clear the first time…. Listener Essays: 1. Secrets of Abraham – Mike L. 2. The Problem of Good – Seb D. 3. Confessions of a Mormon Beer Snob – Chad W. 4. The Tom Sigh – Jay B. 5. Dazed and Confirmed – Brad P. 6. ???? (Come on Sisters!!!)

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Matt, Scott, Randy, Jake and Glenn discuss Judge Howard Riddle’s decisions in the case of Tom Phillips vs. Thomas S. Monson.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile If you have ever felt a little weighed down by the legacy of your Mormon ancestors — and if you have ever turned to alternative methods of self-medication — then this may be the episode for you. Tom, Randy, Jake and Glenn are joined by listener Brad to discuss his far out essay “Dazed and Confirmed.”

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Matt, Tom, Bob, Randy, and Glenn discuss the latest essay on LDS.org: Becoming Like God The King Follett discourse is also discussed — which is, of course, the source for the name of our podcast, “Infants on Thrones.” If anyone wants to listen to a dramatized version of King Follett, there is one on youtube that sounds eerily familiar and infantile. King Fo...

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Come join us for our first Open Letter to God. This is an experiment. If you like it, and submit follow-up letters, we’ll keep doing it. If you don’t, then we won’t. Got it?

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile An innocent visit to the pyramids outside of Mexico City turns in to a critique of the Nephite Explorer and a certain example of Missionary xerox-lore.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Brother Jake and his wife Erica reissue an edited version of “The Unintentional Racist” with additional commentary for perhaps a slightly different audience. Because caring is sharing.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Brother Jake talks about the time he super-glued his eye shut after fighting with a missionary companion…. and other stuff.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile In part 2 of Scott’s interview with Dr. Meldrum, we learn why so many Mormons think Cain is bigfoot. Dr. Meldrum also explains what he finds to be the most compelling evidence for the existence of sasquatch and discusses his project for using unmanned drones and insertion teams to finally nab the mysterious primate.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile We wrap up this three-part series with a few final words from Tom Phillips and a whole lot of panel discussion.

Glenn Ostlund's Psychology Today Profile Tom Perry sits down for a casual one-on-one conversation with long time Mormon Podcast connoisseur Jay Bryner to review his audio essay submission, “The Tom Sigh.”