Episodes

Episode 43: Historian Joe Geisner and Violent 1850’s Utah 28.07.2014 1:00:26

Join Lindsay as she interviews historian Joseph Geisner about 1850’s Utah including stories about Bill Hickman and Porter Rockwell. This episode contains strong themes of violence. This is part one of a two-part episode.

Episode 42: The Scandal of Soldiers, Wives, and Sex 26.07.2014 31:51

TW: This podcast contains some discussions of rape. Join Lindsay as she discusses how women’s sexuality became the catalyst for a decade or more of Mormon violence, and the curious Victorian scandal involving Brigham Young’s daughter-in-law and a “Gentile” soldier. […]

Episode 41: Polygamy and the Family Public and Private 21.07.2014 1:03:40

Join Lindsay as she discusses what plural marriages did to prescribed family roles and how it affected the mental health of plural wives. Links mentioned in this podcast: Daily Life on the Nineteenth Century American Frontier By Mary Ellen […]

Episode 39: Early Utah Period Polygamy 12.07.2014 47:02

Join Lindsay as she discusses how the practice of plural marriage evolved in early Mormon Utah in the 1850’s. Links mentioned in this podcast: Buy the reading guide here. Buy the reading guide here. Buy the reading guide here. Buy the […]

Episode 38: Polygamy and Blood Atonement 08.07.2014 25:08

Join Lindsay as she discusses the first public acknowledgement of polygamy, divorces and marriages, the Early Utah Period, and Blood Atonement. Links mentioned in this podcast: Read the transcript of this episode here. (h/t Kecia Gilliam) Sources for controversial sermons: […]

Episode 37: Polygamy and Winter Quarters 02.07.2014 42:45

Join Lindsay as she discusses the preparation for the Saints to head West, their stay in Winter Quarters, the organizations of Bishops and Wards, polygamous divorces and the trek West. Links mentioned in this podcast: Buy the reading guide here. […]

Episode 36: Plural Marriage and the Martyrdom 25.06.2014 32:02

Join Lindsay as she discusses the events leading up to the Martyrdom of Joseph Smith and how it affected the Saints and plural marriage afterwards. Links mentioned in this podcast: Buy the reading guide here. Buy the reading guide here. […]

Episode 35: Interracial Polygamy and Lamanite Marriages 21.06.2014 47:07

Join Lindsay as she interviews historian Russell Stevenson about Interracial marriage in Winter Quarters and the rumored “Lamanite Marriages.” They also talk about the ordained “Lamanite Prophet” William McCary. Links mentioned in the podcast: Buy the reading guide here.

Episode 34: Fanny Young 19.06.2014 13:46

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Fanny Young. Links mentioned in this podcast: Read […]

Episode 33: Nancy Winchester 13.06.2014 10:12

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Nancy Winchester. Links mentioned in the podcast: Read […]

Episode 32: Melissa Lott 05.06.2014 26:22

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Melissa Lott. Links mentioned in this podcast: Read […]

Episode 31: Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer 03.06.2014 25:48

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer. Links mentioned in this podcast: […]

Episode 30: Olive Grey Frost 29.05.2014 17:08

Episode 29: Rhoda Richards 23.05.2014 15:49

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Rhoda Richards. Links mentioned in this podcast: Read […]

Episode 28: Elvira Cowles Holmes 22.05.2014 7:06

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Elvira Cowles Holmes. Links mentioned in this podcast: […]

Episode 27: Hannah Ells 15.05.2014 10:27

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Hannah Ells. Links mentioned in this podcast: […]

Episode 109: It Could Have Been You- Lessons From Mountain Meadows Massacre 12.05.2014 1:55:54

In partnership with the Mormon Expression Podcast and Whitefields Education Foundation, Lindsay guest-hosts a podcast for Mormon Expression about the culture of violence surrounding Mormon Meadows Massacre. Featuring Richard Dutcher, Brian Whitney and Thayne Forbes. This podcast was originally recorded […]

Episode 26: Helen Mar Kimball 09.05.2014 32:19

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Helen Mar Kimball. Links mentioned in this podcast: […]

Episode 25: The Lawrence Sisters 30.04.2014 17:54

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Lucy Walker. Links mentioned in this podcast: Read […]

Episode 24: Lucy Walker 23.04.2014 21:00

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Lucy Walker. Links mentioned in this podcast: Read […]

Episode 23: Almera Johnson 14.04.2014 10:48

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Almera Johnson. Links mentioned in this podcast: […]

Episode 22: Eliza Partridge 09.04.2014 40:55

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Eliza Partridge. Links mentioned in this podcast: Read […]

Episode 21: Joseph Smith’s Progeny 07.04.2014 35:38

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with the children and alleged children of Joseph Smith […]

Episode 20: Emily Partridge 26.03.2014 1:06:31

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Emily Partridge. Links mentioned in this podcast: Read […]

Episode 19: Flora Ann Woodworth 20.03.2014 14:50

Join Lindsay for the primer series on Mormon Polygamy that will begin with the wives of Joseph Smith and eventually broaden to contemporary strains of the practice today. This episode deals with Flora Ann Woodworth. Links mentioned in this podcast: […]