Year of Polygamy

The Story of Mormon Polygamy

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Episode 42: The Scandal of Soldiers, Wives, and Sex

Posted July 25, 201400:31:51

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...

Episode 41: Polygamy and the Family Public and Private

Posted July 21, 201401:03:40

Join Lindsay as she discusses what plural marriages did to prescribed family roles and how it affected the mental health of plural wives.Read the transcript...

Episode 40: Heber C. Kimball

Posted July 16, 201401:23:12

 Join Lindsay as talks with Bill McGee and Thomas Kimball about the life and polygamy of Heber C. Kimball. Buy the reading guide here. Buy the reading...

Episode 39: Early Utah Period Polygamy

Posted July 12, 201400:47:02

Join Lindsay as she discusses how the practice of plural marriage evolved in early Mormon Utah in the 1850’s. Buy the reading guide here. Buy the...

Episode 38: Polygamy and Blood Atonement

Posted July 8, 201400:25:08

Join Lindsay as she discusses the first public acknowledgement of polygamy, divorces and marriages, the Early Utah Period, and Blood Atonement. Read...