Gospel Tangents Podcast

A 360-degree view of Mormonism. We interview the best Mormon scholars, scientists, and clergy from all restoration branches, including LDS, Community of Christ, Strangites, Bickertonites, Temple Lot, Remnant, etc.

Recent Episodes

Council of 50 Connection: Secret Priesthood & LeBaron Legacy (Jacob Vidrine 2 of 4)

Posted November 13, 2025 • 00:34:02

Let’s look into the unique authority claims of the Church of the Firstborn, also often referred to by the term Ross LeBaron-ite. They claim authority...

Jacob Vidrine – Church of the Firstborn (1 of 4)

Posted November 10, 2025 • 00:36:45

I’m excited to introduce Jacob Vidrine, a member of Church of the Firstborn. This is a group that is part of the LeBaron fundamentalist group. Jacob...

JFS-Architect of Controversial LDS Orthodoxy (Bowman 4 of 4)

Posted November 6, 2025 • 00:00:45

Joseph Fielding Smith is the architect of controversial LDS orthodoxy. He has some controversial writings about Blacks and Ezra Taft Benson. We’ll...

How Wes Walters’ Revival Research Forced Mormon Historians to Confront the 1820 Story (Sandra Tanner 5 of 5)

Posted November 2, 2025 • 00:00:41

A key figure who accelerated the historical crisis for both the Tanners (who left the group in 1962) and Pauline’s church was Wes Walters, a Presbyterian...

Jerald & Sandra Tanner’s Apostolic Scolding (4 of 5)

Posted October 31, 2025 • 00:34:49

Jerald and Sandra Tanner received an apostolic scolding by LeGrand Richards...