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

Why Emma Smith Isn’t Reliable? (Lucas/Neville 3 of 6)

Posted August 23, 2023 • 00:29:29

Emma Smith served as Joseph Smith’s scribe for most of the Lost 116 pages and likely knew how Joseph translated better than almost anyone. Yet Jim...

Picturing Translation (Tight vs Loose – Jim Lucas/Jonathan Neville 2 of 6)

Posted August 22, 2023 • 00:14:45

Have you ever tried picturing translation of the Book of Mormon? Did Joseph Smith read the words off the stone or Urim & Thummim directly (tight...

Is David Whitmer a Hostile Witness? (Lucas/Neville 1 of 6)

Posted August 21, 2023 • 00:31:06

David Whitmer says Joseph used a seer stone to translate the Book of Mormon. LDS Historians believe Joseph Smith used a seer stone to translate the...

Get Peer Reviewed! (Part 10 of 10)

Posted August 18, 2023 • 00:20:52

Polygamy skeptics complain that their work isn’t taken seriously. I’m going to issue a challenge to them to get peer reviewed. We’ll also...

Blood Atonement’s Role in MMM (Barbara Brown/Rick Turley 3 of 4)

Posted August 16, 2023 • 00:31:51

Blood Atonement has long been attributed as a reason a hundred Arkansas immigrants were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Did it play a role...