Episodes Archives - The Cultural Hall Podcast

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John C. Giles (born 1960) is an American attorney and Republican politician who served as the 40th Mayor of Mesa, Arizona, from 2014 until 2025. A Mesa native, Giles earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Brigham Young... The post Former Mesa Mayor John Giles -1032 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

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A Viral LDS Love Story TikTok creator Kami Skolmoski recently captured the internet’s attention with a ten-part video series detailing how she fell in love with, and eventually married, her Mormon mission companion. The article highlights both the romance of... The post From Mission Companion to Life Companion – 1028 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

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Temple Dedication Harare Zimbabwe Temple – #214 March 1st, presided by Gerrit Gong Elder Dube left in Salt Lake Former Cultural Hall Guest (780) Sean Connolly profiled by Church News First Temple in Zimbabwe, 9th in Africa – Last Monson... The post Why wasn’t Elder Dube at the Zimbabwe Temple Dedication – Temple Ticker – 1025 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Picturing Christ tells the story of how Latter-day Saints and other Christians have imagined Jesus and portrayed him in art throughout history, as well as what the archaeological evidence suggests about what he might have looked like. Though what Jesus did is more... The post Picturing Christ – Daniel Becerra, Jennifer Champoux, Mark D. Ellison, Matthew J. Grey – 1024 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Richard Benjamin Crosby earned his PhD in communication with an emphasis in rhetoric and critical studies at the University of Washington. He is a professor of rhetoric in the Department of English at Brigham Young University. His research focuses on the intersections of... The post Latter-day Eloquence: Two Centuries of Mormon Oratory – 1023 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Jennifer Champoux is a teacher, scholar of Latter-day Saint visual art, and the director of the Book of Mormon Art Catalog. She authored C. C. A. Christensen: A Mormon Visionary, coauthored Picturing Christ: Understanding Depictions of Jesus in History and... The post C. C. A. Christensen with Jenny Champoux – 1022 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints requires that adult members wear garments under their clothes day and night. Though a central practice, the wearing of garments exists behind a wall of silence, as Church authorities and LDS culture... The post Mormon Garments Sacred and Secret 1020 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

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6:56 Taking the call to be President Clark 10:39 The Value of #HearingHim 14:58 This silly little thing called the web 22:55 Getting the call back to BYUI 27:48 Here’s an idea 30:27 Presidents in their own right 33:27 Rexburb... The post Get to Know the Newest Apostle Clark Gilbert The Cultural Hall Way appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

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Sacred Scar is a luminous, unflinching collection of poems that moves effortlessly between the sacred and the everyday. Drawing on the lives of saints, pioneers, ancestors, and the poet’s own family, Scott Hales explores the way faith, memory, and suffering shape... The post Poet Death Match – Kevin Klein – Scott Hales – 1015 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Temple Dedication Alabang Philippines Temple – #213 January 18, 2026 – presided by David Bednar (Husband of Susan) The dress stole the show Dedicatory Prayer 15 Stakes and 1 District assigned to temple district Second Manila Metro Area Temple, a... The post Behind all that Scaffolding is…. Temple Ticker 1014 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

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Justin Pack’s Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of Greed is a provocative and timely exploration of two fundamentally different ways of understanding the world: the divine “order of grace” and the human-made “order of money.” Drawing... The post Grace or Money: Rediscovering the Gift of Grace in an Age of Greed – 1011 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

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In Covenant Power, teacher Sharla Goettl uses captivating storytelling to bring key endowment principles to life, presented in the imagined voices of the scriptural figures who taught each principle best, such as Peter, Eve, Nephi, & Mormon. Through these stories, you’ll... The post Covenant Power: Transform Fear into Faith through the Power of Jesus Christ 1009 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Part history, part annotated bibliography, and wholly enlightening, this book also provides an extensive catalog of the office’s diverse publications—from Sunday School cards to bound catechisms and spiritual treatises. Ideal for historians, bibliophiles, and anyone interested in the intersection of... The post The Juvenile Instructor Office – Craig Smith – 1008 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

You’re trying to figure out what you should do next. How can you make sense of a heartbreaking loss? How can you look ahead after things end unexpectedly? With every unanswered question, you lose yourself a little more. Author Ganel-Lyn... The post Sourdough and the Savior – Ganel Lyn Condie – 1007 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

More of Mormonism’s canonized revelations originated in or near Kirtland than any other place. Yet many of the events connected with those revelations and their 1830s historical context have faded over time. Barely twenty-five years after the first of these... The post Hearken, O Ye People: The Historical Setting of Joseph Smith’s Ohio Revelations – Mark Staker – appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Standout tells the inspiring story of Ben Kjar, born with Crouzon Syndrome, a rare craniofacial disorder. From birth, doctors warned that his life would be dominated by limitations, bullying and harsh scrutiny. Despite that prognosis, Ben yearned for an ordinary... The post Standout – Ben Kjar – Tanner Christensen – 1005 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Temple Dedications Burley Idaho Temple – #212 January 11, 2026, Presided by Dallin Oaks Oaks lived in Twin Falls for 5 years after the death of his father President Nelson passed a list around to sign up for temple dedications... The post Willamette Valley, Yorba Linda In THAT ORDER Temple Ticker 1004 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

00:00Introduction and Musical Nostalgia 00:59First Concert Experience: Cheap Trick 05:14Skipping Church: Personal Stories 07:53Caffeine and Conference Adventures 10:17Faith and Fellowship at Conferences 12:54Sports Talk: BYU Basketball and Rivalries 16:47Wrap-Up and Transition to Articles of News 18:37Boating Accident and Legal Implications... The post When did you first ditch out on church AoN 1003 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

A 1,200-year-old piece of history has finally returned home. In a significant act of cultural repatriation, a 2,500-pound boulder bearing ancient Fremont petroglyphs was restored to its original mountainside location near the Utah-Idaho border this past December. The artifact, created... The post Petroglyph Returned – Brad Parry – 1002 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Fatal Shooting at Salt Lake City Meetinghouse The Story: A tragic shooting occurred in the parking lot of a meetinghouse on Redwood Road during a funeral, leaving two men dead and six wounded. Why it’s first: It is a violent... The post Fatal Shooting – Dark Horse Candidate – AoN 1001 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

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Stories of encounters with the Three Nephites, immortal saint-like figures, dominate the folklore of the Latter-day Saint tradition. The authors of this volume use hundreds of legends collected by the renowned folklorist William A. Wilson from across a lifetime of... The post The Three Nephites – Jill Terry Rudy, Eric A. Eliason, Julie Swallow, Christopher James Blythe 999.9 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

The Hebrew Bible is hard for modern Latter-day Saints to read and understand. Not only was it written thousands of years ago in a world foreign to the modernity we live in, but we also read it through two thousand... The post Hope and Healing in the Hebrew Bible – Michael Huston – 999.8 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

From the game’s early days, college football and a strain of muscular Christianity built a mutually reinforcing culture that taught lessons in America’s dominant religious, gendered, and racial belief systems. Christians of many denominations embraced the game to shape and... The post The Gridiron Gospel: Faith and College Football in Twentieth-Century America 999.7 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Old Testament Study Resources The Scriptures are Real Podcast Kerry received his B.S. from BYU in Psychology with a Hebrew minor. As an undergraduate he spent time at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in the intensive Hebrew... The post As You Plan to Study the Old Testament – Kerry Muhlestein – 999.6 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.

Scott D. Marianno is a historian and writer for the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He received an MA in history from Utah State University in 2015 and a BA in history from... The post Salt Lake Temple – Scott Marianno – 999.5 appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.