Ep 188 — The Picture of Dorian Gray | History of the Devil’s Music
Release Date: 10/29/2025
Ep 192 — All Media 2025!
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As per tradition, we’re talking all media to round out the year! Our theme is past, present, future; we’re discussing what influenced both of us the most in each category. Thanks for hanging out with us this past year! Shan: Past: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Present: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II, by Sonia Purnell Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel, by Rachel Holmes The Sisterhood:...
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Ep 191 — CIA Torture Program and the Mormons Who Created it | The Report
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Yes, the CIA tortured inmates suspected of terrorism in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. Two of the primary men involved with creating this program are Mormon, one was called to be a Bishop after taking $81mn from the government to torture people. We discuss the report, how it came to light, some of the key figures along the way, and the fight over the FOIA release of the report in the courts. After that we talk about The Report, wherein Adam Driver plays Dan Jones who led the investigation at the direction of Senator Dianne Feinstein. Then we have some happy news about libraries getting...
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Ep 190 — Mormon Money pt. 5; Gerald Caussé | Catch Me If You Can
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Ep 189 — Endowment Evolution | Heretic
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Ep 188 — The Picture of Dorian Gray | History of the Devil’s Music
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At long last Shannon gets to talk about the book she’s been planning on since the last Halloween episode — The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. We first discuss the Aesthetic Movement of the 19th century and a tiny bit of the life of Oscar Wilde before we jump into the book itself. Then Bryce gifts you with an abbreviated history of metal music. Get a notepad ready to take notes because he gives you a LOT of information! Happy Halloween! Show Notes: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: Oscar Wilde Official Website: Oscar...
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Ep 187.4 — Sun Afternoon Oct 2025 General Conference
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It’s that time of year! 195th Semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We see what slipped through the cracks! David Bednar Q12 – Moral Agency means doing what you were coerced to agree to do B. Corey Cuvleier Q70 – The correct name Matthew S. Holland Q70 – Jonah, Adam and Eve, and Biblical literalism Carlos A Godoy Q70 – He’s helping impoverished Africans who pay their tithing Dale G Renlund Q12 – Surgeon-scholarship-recipient really like Rusty Nailz John D Amos Q70 – Put more...
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Ep 187.3 — Sun Morning Oct 2025 General Conference
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It’s that time of year! 195th Semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We see what slipped through the cracks! Jeffrey R. Holland – Book of Mormon is miraculous and stop being so mean to me about it James E Evanson Q70 – Go on your mission, even if you have to settle for a service mission Ulisses Soares Q12 – Temperance and quoting MLK Jr. Peter M. Johnson Q70 – Priesthood ban blindsided him D. Todd Christofferson – FSY and Family Proc; masturbation is evil Andrea M. Spannaus SC YM GP...
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Ep 187.2 — Sat Afternoon Oct 2025 General Conference
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It’s that time of year! 195th Semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We see what slipped through the cracks! Ronald Rasband Q12 – Family: A Proclamation to the World is ‘doctrine’ Chad Webb FC SS GP – Gospel not a ‘list of demands’ Jeremy Jaggi Q70 – Chaplain’s altar is Mormon symbol Kevin Brown Q70 – Moral agency; we are agents Gerrit Gong Q12 – Fortune cookies are American? Michael Cziesla Q70 – Funeral potatos and green jello are weird Quentin Cook Q12 –...
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Ep 187.1 — Sat Morning Oct 2025 General Conference
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It’s that time of year! 195th Semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We see what slipped through the cracks! Saturday Morning talks: Gary A. Stevenson Q12 – Be peacemakers no matter what Tracy Y. Browning SC PGP – Primary songs are the key to cult mind-control Ronald Barcellos Q70 – Morals of David v. Eliab Brik V. Eyre Q70 – Comfort then Convert Kelly R. Johnson Q70 – Forensic accounting Dieter Uchtdorf Q12 – Up a down escalator Other appearances: Chris Shelton...
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Ep 186 — REM Model of Human Behavior w/ Chris Shelton | The Christ Who Heals pt. finale
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We invite back Chris Shelton MSc from his YouTube channel by the same name to talk all about cults. He’s here to share his model of human behavior, the REM (Reason/Rationalization, Emotion, Morality) and we get lost deep into the weeds discussing it and related cult topics. After that, we wrap up the Givens with the final installment of The Christ Who Heals. We go through the entire part 2 of the book and tell what book/author we’re reviewing next year. After that we talk about windows being turned into solar panels! Links: Happy News: Other appearances:...
info_outlineAt long last Shannon gets to talk about the book she’s been planning on since the last Halloween episode — The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. We first discuss the Aesthetic Movement of the 19th century and a tiny bit of the life of Oscar Wilde before we jump into the book itself. Then Bryce gifts you with an abbreviated history of metal music. Get a notepad ready to take notes because he gives you a LOT of information! Happy Halloween!
Show Notes:
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde:
Oscar Wilde Official Website: http://www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/
Oscar Wilde: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde
Aestheticism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aestheticism
Decadent Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decadent_movement
The Aesthetic Movement by Fiona McCarthy: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/mar/26/aestheticism-exhibition-victoria-albert-museum
Aesthetic Movement in England by Walter Hamilton: https://archive.org/details/aestheticmovemen00hamiuoft
Oscar WIlde’s Cello Coat: https://oscarwilde.blog/2018/01/04/oscar-wildes-cello-coat/
The Picture of Dorian Gray: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray#
Metal music:
VH1 Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR78XBi_nAE&t=13s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham#History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath#History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin
This is Spinal Tap amps go to 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMSV4OteqBE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_panic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_Music_Resource_Center
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_genres
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimebag_Darrell
https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/behind-the-murder-of-dimebag-darrell-233541/
Songs list:
Little Richard, Tutti Frutti - Here's Little Richard 1957
James Brown, Shout and Shimmy - Good, Good Twistin' With James Brown 1962
Chuck Berry, School Day - After School Session 1957
The Beatles, Love Me Do - Please Please Me 1963
Black Sabbath, Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B. - Black Sabbath 1970
Led Zeppelin, Good TImes Bad TImes - Led Zeppelin I 1969
Led Zeppelin, Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin I 1969
Tenacious D, Karate - Tenacious D 2001
Worm Shepherd, The Anguished Throne - Hunger 2024
Humble Pie, As Safe As Yesterday Is - As Safe As Yesterday Is 1969
Deep Purple, Smoke on the Water - Machine Head 1972
Back Sabbath, Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 1970
Black Sabbath, War Pigs - Paranoid 1970
Steppenwolf, Born to be Wild - self titled 1968
Alice Cooper, Poison - Trash 1989
KISS, Sure Know Something - Dynasty 1979
AC/DC, TNT - High Voltage 1976
Judas Priest, Realms of Death - Stained Class 1978
Motorhead, Ace of Spades - Ace of Spades 1980
13th Floor Elevators, You're Gonna Miss Me - 7th Heaven Music of the Spheres 1966
Chelsea Grin, Cursed - My Damnation 2011
The Damned, New Rose - Damned Damned Damned 1977
Judas Priest, Breaking the Law - British Steel 1980
Candlemass, Solitude - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus 1986
Venom, Black Metal - In League With Satan 1981
Van Halen, You Really Got Me - Van Halen 1978
Black Sabbath, Neon Knights - Heaven and Hell 1980
Black Sabbath, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1973
Def Leppard, Photograph - Pyromania 1983
Quiet Riot, Cum on Feel the Noize - Metal Health 1983
Mercyful Fate, Evil - Melissa 1983
Frank Zappa, We're Turning Again - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention 1985
Cannibal Corpse, Hammer Smashed Face - Tomb of the Mutilated 1992
Kreator, People of the Lie - Coma of Souls 1990
Napalm Death, Suffer the Children - Harmony Corruption 1990
Helloween, I Want Out - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2 1988
TOOL, Sober - Undertow 1993
Linkin Park, One Step Closer - Hybrid Theory 2000
Pantera, Walk - Vulgar Display of Power 1992 Finntroll, Jaktens Tid - Jaktens Tid 2001
Slaughter to Prevail, Demolisher - Kostolom 2019
Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g
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