Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks

Send us Fan Mail With Ian on vacation in the UK, Jim flies solo with an excerpt from his recently finished book manuscript, "Fallibility: A Love Story."

Send us Fan Mail Jim Bennett and an intercontinental Ian Wilks discuss Elder M. Russell Ballard's 2016 General Conference talk "To Whom Shall You Go?" and how the question feeds into a narrative of fear that is not persuasive to the rising generation. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim are joined by the brilliant Mette Ivie, bestselling author of, among other things, the "The Bishop's Wife" murder mystery series.  Mette offers a fascinating perspective on her own faith journey and struggles in the face of personal tragedy, and she explains why, even though she no longer attends church, she doesn't identify as an ex-Mormon.  

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim are joined by bestselling author and motivational speaker TJ Hoisington, who shares how his faith has informed his personal and professional life. 

Send us Fan Mail In the wake of Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, Ian and Jim discuss today's geopolitical challenges and what they mean for the future of the Church. 

Send us Fan Mail Steven Pynnaker, who has previously hosted Ian and Jim on his Mormon Book Reviews Podcast, comes to Inside Out to discuss how an evangelical encounters the Restoration. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim are joined by Brett Palmer, an old friend and former mission AP who shares stories about his faith journey and his life in and out of the Church. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim are joined by Rebecca Bibliotecha and Landon Brophy of the Mormonish podcast to discuss how people are reacting to many of the Church's proposed temples in their communities. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim are joined by the one and only Nemo the Mormon for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the Church and the world at large. 

Send us Fan Mail In this candid, powerful episode of Inside Out, Ian tells us where he was last week, and why the greatest health scare he's ever experienced was also the most profound spiritual experience of his life. 

Send us Fan Mail With Ian under the weather, Jim taps the one and only Oprah Winfrey to co-host an exploration of his musical adventures in and out of the Church, focusing on how music can bring us all closer to the Divine.  And yes, of course that's really Oprah Winfrey and not at all some weird AI digital replica. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss General Relief Society President Camille Johnson's talk about motherhood, in which she discusses her decision to work outside the home at a time when Church leaders were condemning that decision. 

Send us Fan Mail In this heart-wrenchingly personal episode, Ian tells the story of his relationship with his brother Paul and the moment that gave him an undeniable witness of God's love and mercy. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim revisit Elder Ronald E. Poelman's infamous 1984 General Conference talk, which was altered and re-filmed after the fact. The talk serves as a model for how the Church deals with change and highlights the tension between the Church and the Gospel. 

Send us Fan Mail Trigger warning! This episode focuses on the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with regard to suicide. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss the reasons Jim deactivated his Twitter account,  as well as what bad behavior by Latter-day Saints online means for the Church as a whole. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim review the highlights and lowlights of the latest General Conference and celebrate the long-awaited announcement of a new temple in Scotland. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim are joined by James Burnham, who shares his faith journey along with two lovely songs, one of which is an original James Burnham composition. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim speak with Graeme Stocks, who is currently serving as the bishop of the Dewsbury Ward in Yorkshire, England.  

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss BYU's decision to bring Elder Holland's controversial "musket fire" talk out of mothballs and make it the subject of a new course for incoming freshmen. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim have a wide-ranging conversation with Peter Bleakley, one of the founding members of the Britvengers and a passionate advocate for reform in the Church. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim discuss the sale of the Kirtland Temple and other historical sites and artifacts, and they try to get to the bottom of the century-old question: who is Elias? 

Send us Fan Mail This episode includes an AI-enhanced version of Senator Robert F. Bennett's fireside on The Book of Mormon given on April 10, 2016, three weeks before his death. Ian and Jim discuss the fireside and the impact of The Book of Mormon on the Church and their individual lives. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim have a conversation with Anthony Miller, a former Church member in a mixed-faith marriage who provided support for Ian during his own faith transition. 

Send us Fan Mail Ian and Jim have a conversation with Roy and Emma Hann, a couple who were stalwarts of the Church in Scotland for most of their lives. They describe their time in the Church and the events in their faith journey that led them and their thirteen children to leave.