Mormonism Live!
Bill Reel and Radio Free Mormon
Show overview
Mormonism Live! has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 293 episodes. That works out to roughly 630 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 49m and 2h 32m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 28 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Bill Reel and Radio Free Mormon.
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Latest Episodes
View all 293 episodesThe William Clayton Journals – What’s In Them?
When Was the Book of Mormon Created?
The Forensic Autopsy of Mormon Apologetics
LDS Church Membership Tanks!
Joseph Smith’s 1832 First Vision: Excised with a Penknife & Hidden Away?
Podcaster Meggan Hayes (Generally Unquotable) Joins the Show!
Moroni As A Treasure Guardian
The Hidden Cost of Mormon Belief: Conditioned From Childhood
Another Mormon Bites The Dust!
Mormonism’s Mountain Meadows Massacre
World Renowned Bible Expert Weighs In!
Apostles Say The Darndest Things!
Apostles Say The Darndest Things!
History of Mormonism’s “Word of Wisdom” Health Code
In this episode of Mormonism Live, we walk through the full evolution of the Word of Wisdom—from its origin in 1833 to how it functions today as a requirement for temple worthiness. We start in Kirtland, where the School of the Prophets was filled with tobacco smoke, chewing, and spitting—and where Emma Smith’s frustration becomes… Read More »History of Mormonism’s “Word of Wisdom” Health Code
Bruce R. McConkie Lays Down The Law
A confrontation of historic proportions happened forty-five years ago; a confrontation between an LDS apostle and a BYU professor; between Elder Bruce R. McConkie and Professor Eugene England. The subject was the nature of God. But the ramifications were more far-reaching than that. Join Bill Reel and RFM as they dig deep into this controversy… Read More »Bruce R. McConkie Lays Down The Law
Lamanite to Self: A Native Reckoning with Mormonism
In this episode of Mormonism Live, we sit down with Ember, a Native American and former Latter-day Saint, to explore a side of Mormonism that often goes overlooked – the lived experience of Native Americans inside the Church. For many Indigenous members, Mormon doctrine didn’t just offer a spiritual framework. It reshaped identity, ancestry, and… Read More »Lamanite to Self: A Native Reckoning with Mormonism
Sam Young: Protector of Mormon Children!
Sam Young is the legend who did amazing things almost a decade ago to protect children in the Mormon Church. Of course, the Mormon Church didn’t appreciate Sam’s efforts to protect the children, so they excommunicated him. This is Sam’s story! And for the first time, Sam will speak publicly about what happened during his… Read More »Sam Young: Protector of Mormon Children!
The LDS Label Machine
Why Do People Leave the LDS Church? In this episode of Mormonism Live, Bill Reel and Radio Free Mormon examine a topic that has been discussed inside Mormonism for nearly two centuries: why do people leave the Church? From early sermons by Brigham Young to modern General Conference addresses, Latter-day Saint leaders have offered explanations… Read More »The LDS Label Machine
Book of Mormon DNA
Tonight on Mormonism Live, we tackle one of the most persistent and uncomfortable questions in modern Mormon scholarship: What does DNA actually say about the Book of Mormon? Our guest is Dr. Thomas W. Murphy, anthropologist, award-winning scholar, and author of Unsettling Scripture: Iroquois and the Book of Mormon. Dr. Murphy’s latest presentation, “DNerAsure: Unsettling… Read More »Book of Mormon DNA
The Don Juan of Nauvoo
In this episode, we step into one of the most provocative and uncomfortable chapters ever written about Joseph Smith — “The Don Juan of Nauvoo,” from Dr. W. Wyl’s 1886 exposé. These are not modern critics looking backward with hindsight. These are men and women living in Utah in the late 1800s — people who… Read More »The Don Juan of Nauvoo