Sunday Musings
Connor Boyack
Show overview
Sunday Musings has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 226 episodes. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 36 min and 52 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Connor Boyack.
From the publisher
Author Connor Boyack, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormons"), shares provoking questions and thoughtful analysis of scripture on issues ranging from agency and liberty to idolatry, secret combinations, culture, freedom, and more.
Latest Episodes
View all 226 episodesThe Secular Experiment Is Cracking
Mormon Women Have Been Silenced
Young Women: What's in a name?
Are We "Sounding a Trumpet" Before Our Alms?
General Conference: Inspiring or Just Inoffensive?
Christ's Response to Toxic Masculinity
Ep 219Is repentance a "process"?
When someone is guilty of a serious sin, does their repentance of that action require a process of any kind—or is their sincere repentance effective instantly?
Ep 218Concubines: Past, Present, and… Eternally?
Section 132 purports to authorize not just polygamy, but concubinage. What exactly is that, and how has it worked throughout history?
Ep 217Shut Down Deseret Book
From promoting controversial political titles to hiring DEI activists, it's worth asking whether Deseret Book is compatible with Church standards and values.
Ep 216Is Disagreeing with Church Leaders a Sin?
Some members have weaponized words by President Oaks to suggest that any criticism of Church leaders (or their statements) is wrong. Is that right?
Ep 215Is the Book of Abraham a Fraud?
Critics call it a fraud, but what if the Book of Abraham's "missing scrolls" hold the key to its divine truth?
Ep 214Rewind the Church 20 years?
Have the sweeping changes of the Nelson era helped the Church thrive, or quietly hollowed out key parts of its culture?
Ep 213The Prophet Poo-Poos Podcasters?
At a recent BYU Devotional, President Oaks warned of an "abundance of speculation and false information in podcasts and on social media." But are the sources he suggested immune from these problems?
Ep 212Isaiah Would Be Stoned If He Walked Salt Lake Streets
We roast past generations' spiritual blind spots, yet dodge the beam in our eye. Who's really the modern Pharisee?
Ep 211Why do we continue to lose this fight?
Lucifer's war continues today, yet few seem to understand his methods and therefore remain vulnerable to them. Why do more Latter-day Saints not see?
Ep 210Is there nepotism in the Church?
When Church leaders are often blood relatives of other leaders, is that cause for concern or scripturally supported?
Ep 209Why did Joseph Smith Alter the Bible?
LDS scripture only contains a portion of Joseph Smith's alterations to the King James Version of the Bible. What about the rest?
Ep 208Should the Church have a paid ministry?
Top leaders of the Church are provided financial support for their full time service. What do the scriptures say about such a practice?
Ep 207Did Joseph Smith Use a Seer Stone?
Competing claims disagree on whether Joseph Smith had a seer stone separate from the Urim and Thummim to translate the Book of Mormon. What's true?
Ep 206What would a modern Samuel the Lamanite sound like?
Prophetic rebukes in times past were seemingly much more bold and direct than what happens today. Why the change, and what might it mean?