The Good Book Club Podcast

Author Kathleen Kimball Melonakos joins the Good Book Club to answer questions regarding her book Secret Combinations; Evidence of Early Mormon Counterfeiting 1800-1847. The Good Book Club discussion then focuses on the charges of counterfeiting in the early Mormon church which seem to be pervasive and follow the leaders of the church where ever they go. Kathleen follows several different threads...

This book club discussion on Michael Schur's book How to Be Perfect; The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question was held on December 11, 2022. This discussion delves into the hard philosophical questions in a very accessible and entertaining way. If you never thought you would be able to understand and discuss the big philosophical questions of the ages this book will prove you wrong. We absolutel...

This podcast features The Good Book Club discussion of "Early Mormonism and the Magic Worldview" by D. Michael Quinn. Our discussion focuses on the formation of the Mormon church in the early 1800's and the heavy influence of folk magic traditions. We also touch on magic traditions in early Christianity as well as the background of our author D. Michael Quinn. this is an absolutely fascinating dee...

Martylin Nielsen guides the November 2022 Book Club discussion on A Hunter Gathers Guide to the 21st Century; Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life by Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein.

Liz Phillips, granddaughter of murdered Apostolic United Brethren (AUB) prophet Rulon Allred, describes what it was like growing up in a polygamist family. She describes her journey out of the AUB and into mainstream Mormonism and her meeting with an LDS apostle before she could join the mainstream church. Liz tells the story of her raising her family in the church and then her struggle with doubt...