David Jon Banks
The Drunk Mormon Podcast
This is the Drunk Mormon Podcast! Join us each week as an ex-Mormon and a never-Mormon get drunk and learn about people who never get drunk—Mormons!
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David Jon Banks
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Latest episode
May 8, 2026
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Episodes
108 - Mormon God Discovered America 18.07.2022 35:06
We love a good theme, even if it's America. Join us as we teach Lauren the TRUE reason for the season - even if that season is USA Patriotism and that reason is Mormonism. Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our Merch Store ! And find us on Patreon !
107 - Bishop Interviews 27.06.2022 55:35
We've all heard of Catholic Guilt, but Bishop Interviews are the adolescent breeding ground for Mormon Shame -- Where else will a non-family adult ask tweens and teens sexually explicit questions about their private behavior? (We're not even trying to be salacious, it's a problem.) Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our Merch Store! Find us on Patreon!
106 - The Bisexual Episode 21.06.2022 37:29
It's still Pride Month, so it's time to rep some of our favorite members of the Alphabet Mafia, the elusive and oft-misunderstood Bisexual! Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our Merch Store And find us on Patreon!
105 - The Nephites Had a Twink Army 13.06.2022 34:00
Happy Pride Month! And what better way to celebrate than forcing Lauren to endure YET ANOTHER Book of Mormon Story. Will guest, Jordan, successfully flirt-to-covert to finally enjoying the Book of Mormon?? Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our Merch Store And find us on Patreon!
104 - Trust and Obey 06.06.2022 52:33
We're back with a new season! And to get things started we're going back to fundamentals, and what's more fundamental for a practicing Mormon than obedience? Speaking of obedience, be sure to check us out on socials @DrunkMormonPod, visit our Merch Store , and check us out on Patreon ! (And a rating/review on Apple Podcasts wouldn't hurt either!)
103 - Did Joseph Smith Use Psychadelics? 06.04.2022 44:00
We're interrupting our hiatus to celebrate the podcast's FOURTH BIRTHDAY. And this episode's gonna be a trip. Join DJB, Lauren, and Ashley as they discuss the historically-documented wilding church meetings of early Mormons, and speculate with us what may have influenced this... ALSO, we're planning a watch party for FX/Hulu's new series: Under the Banner of Heaven. Season premiers on April 28. BO...
BONUS - Drunk Game Night - Celestial Pursuit 22.02.2022 1:06:48
It's a Valentine's Day Special! -- No, wait, it's a Christmas Special! -- No, wait, it's drunk game night! And your best Mormon-y pals rally around the 1980s classic, Celestial Pursuit (the Mormon version of Trivial Pursuit)! But of course, we've introduced a few house rules to make it more of a drinking game... Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our Merch Store ! And check out Patreon for the video...
Introducing: Carter's Condensed History the Podcast — Now with Marissa! 10.12.2021 3:36
Past podcast guest Carter Thompson has launched his own podcast, off the popularity of his Tik Tok series "Carter's Condensed History" Enthusiastically recommended as a way to get your fix of fun, history-laced storytelling. Check out the series on Carter's Tik Tok Find the podcast on: - Apple Podcasts - Spotify or google it!
102 - Continuing Revelation 17.11.2021 41:59
Sometimes the best laid plans are disrupted by divine intervention. Come learn with Lauren how God lets Mormons call audibles on the field, and hear some very important updates to the status of this very podcast! Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our Merch Store ! And find us on Patreon !
101 - Rewriting Mormon History (feat. Brent Metcalfe) 05.10.2021 1:22:05
We're officially in the triple digits! And to kick things off we invite Mormon Historian Brent Metcalfe to join us as we teach Lauren about the Mormon Church's tradition of rewriting its own history. Find us @DrunkMormonPod Check out the new merch in our Merch Store ! And subscribe to our Patreon !
100 - The 100th Episode! (Hosted by Lyvia Martinez) 30.08.2021 1:27:17
Son of a bitch, we did it. We made it to 100 episodes of this podcast. To celebrate, we're handing the reins to Lyvia Martinez to host the biggest activity we've ever had on the show. How well do the hosts and producers of The Drunk Mormon Podcast know their own show? And what behind-the-scenes secrets will they spill once they're a few drinks in? Head to our Patreon if you want to watch the entir...
99 - Lauren Goes on Trek 02.08.2021 1:05:51
For Pioneer Day, we took Lauren on the most quintessential rite of passage for any teenage Latter-day Saint: Mormon Trek. Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our merch store ! And find us on Patreon !
98 - Nauvoo is not a Star Wars Planet 25.07.2021 1:08:31
Recorded back when Lauren was in New Zealand quarantine, we take her on an imaginative journey to the magical, Mormon, living history museum that is Nauvoo, Illinois... Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our Merch Store! Find us on Patreon !
97 - Queer Mormon Theology with Blaire Ostler 04.07.2021 58:24
Blaire Ostler joins the podcast again to dive deep into the magical world of queer Mormon theology, or, as DJB puts it, "fan fiction that's better than the book". But is it fan fiction or the actual doctrine?? Find more from Blaire at her website , and find her book, "Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction" on Amazon . Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our merch store! And find us on Patreon!
96 - The Drunk Mormon Gender Bender 01.07.2021 1:38:06
It's still Pride Month somewhere! Join Lauren and our schmorgesborg of fun-gendered guests as we reveal the ins and outs of where Mormonism meets Gender! Find @jjmohawk on instagram and tik tok . Check out Blaire Ostler 's new book ! Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our merch store! And find us on Patreon!
95 - Another Gay Episode 30.06.2021 1:01:57
It's still Pride Month for a couple more days, so we're squeezing in a few on-theme episodes before all the gays turn back into pumpkins (that's... that's how it works, right?). Join Lauren as Dan and DJB teach her about three more queer characters from the world of Mormon history! Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our store! And find us on Patreon!
94 - Fasting and Furious 22.06.2021 53:37
After a brief unexpected break so that everyone can finish moving into their new houses and apartments, we're back to teach Lauren about the Mormon practice of regular fasting! Don't worry, not plot twists here, it sucks. Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Find us on Patreon! And visit our Merch Store!
93 - Amalickiah Returns 03.05.2021 46:15
We drag Lauren, kicking and screaming, back to the Book of Mormon to learn what happened to hunky Captain Moroni and the evil Amalickiah... Also you'll never guess what public office Lauren is running for! Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Find us on Patreon! And check out our merch store!
92 - The Rise of Amalickiah 18.04.2021 44:47
DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded last year, back when Hamilton had just released on Disney Plus, and we hadn't yet learned that Armie Hammer was an alleged sex cannibal rapist. Lol. Mormon Lauren fills in as Designated Driver as we take Non-Mormon Lauren back to the Book of Mormon to learn another story that maybe she won't hate this time??? Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Check out our merch store...
91 - Mormon Astronomy 05.04.2021 1:40:57
We're back! It's time for a bunch of brand new episodes, and today we're jumping down a rabbit wormhole into the speculative world where Mormon cosmology meets astronomy! And we brought along a guest who actually knows what they're talking about. Join as we discuss: - Do we really get our own planet? - Do people live on the moon? - Do angels travel by wormhole? - And more! Follow us @DrunkMormonPo...
BONUS - Q&A with Tyler Measom, Co-Director of "Murder Among the Mormons" on Netflix 16.03.2021 1:04:57
David and Lauren are joined by Tyler Measom, the Co-Director of Netflix's new Docuseries, "Murder Among the Mormons" to get nerdy about filmmaking and even nerdier about Mormons! Check out the Docuseries on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81226889 And check out our episode 67 when we covered the same story! (you'll never guess who Lauren thought the real bomber was...)
90 - The Badass Jane Manning James 15.02.2021 1:00:08
Surprise! It's Valentine's Day, and we couldn't let the holiday pass by without teaching Lauren about our new Mormon History crush, Jane Manning James (or, Aunt Jane to her true fans)! Don't have a Valentine this year? Then jump in with us as we get to know the first Black woman in Utah (and her impressive place in Mormon church history). After the show, head to Patreon for our Linger Longer about...
Frickin' 2020 (Don't skip this one!) 12.01.2021 41:41
Lauren, Ashley, and DJB look back on the last year AND announce some big changes for the podcast! Follow us @DrunkMormonPod Visit our Merch Store ! And we're on Patreon !
BONUS - A Mormon Christmas Fiasco! (Act Two) 30.12.2020 45:34
PART TWO OF OUR DRUNK CHRISTMAS FIASCO OF AN IMPROV SPECIAL. We recommend listening to Part 1 first. Head over to Patreon to WATCH us play instead of just listen! And head to Bully Pulpit Games if this sounds like something you'd want to play. We don't get a cut or anything, but it's cool to support game companies. (Scroll down to Fiasco Classic to get the version that we're playing) Happy Holiday...
BONUS - A Mormon Christmas Fiasco! (Act One) 30.12.2020 1:26:23
For Christmas 2020 your Drunk Mormon Podcast Pals play the classic version of the game Fiasco by Bully Pulpit Games -- but with a custom Mormon playset! Think of it like a drunk improv theater radio play, where shit goes wrong and keeps getting worse. Head over to Patreon if you want to WATCH us play instead of just listen! And head to Bully Pulpit Games if this sounds like something you'd want to...
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