Ep 190 — Mormon Money pt. 5; Gerald Caussé | Catch Me If You Can
Release Date: 11/26/2025
Ep 201 — Disney, Ferrari, and Mormon Church and Copyright/Trademark Law/History | The Firm
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What do Disney, Ferrari, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have in common? They’re rather litigious when people do things they don’t like. We go through the history of copyright and trademark to provide background for some notable recent lawsuits involving these companies. That launches us into a discussion about the recent lawsuit filed by the Mormon Church against John Dehlin, Mormon Stories, and the Open Stories Foundation. After that we talk about The Firm, a Tom Cruise movie where the good guy wins against the Mafia, a corrupt law firm, and the FBI. We end with...
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Ep 200.4 — Sun Afternoon Apr 2026 General Conference
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General Conference for Apr 2026 is here. We watched the whole thing so you don’t have to. This is our breakdown and hyperfocus on what slipped through what slipped through the cracks! Sunday Afternoon: Christofferson Q12 - The end is coming, be outward bigots Chi Hong (Sam) Wong Q70 - Remember, Remember BoM lesson Aaron T. Hall Q70 - Names of Jesus from BoM Susan H. Porter Primary GP - Baby-talk talk Neil L Anderson Q12 - Eternal Marriage Quentin L. Cook Q12 - First vision 1823, doesn’t mention 1820 Taniela B. Wakolo Q70 - Bigotry is still bigoted even when it...
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Ep 200.3 — Sunday Morning Apr 2026 General Conference
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General Conference for Apr 2026 is here. We watched the whole thing so you don’t have to. This is our breakdown and hyperfocus on what slipped through what slipped through the cracks! Sunday Morning: Ucthdorf Acting Pres of Q12 - Happy Easter, I guess? Emily Bell Freeman YW GP - Best of days, worst of days Pedro X. Larreal Q70 - Happy easter Edward B Rowe Q70 - I didn’t get blown up by a landmine, that’s what matters Ronald Rasband Q12 - People with disabilities will be resurrected perfected Dale Renlund Q12 - So many balls out there, keep your eye on the Jesus...
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Ep 200.2 — Sat Afternoon Apr 2026 General Conference
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General Conference for Apr 2026 is here. We watched the whole thing so you don’t have to. This is our breakdown and hyperfocus on what slipped through what slipped through the cracks! Saturday Afternoon: Gary Stevenson Q12 - Lost luggage Edwardo Ortega Q70 - To new members Wan-Liang Wu Q70 - More diversity through assimilation David J. Wunderli FC YM GP - Youth carry too many rocks Gerald Causse new Q12 - The Truman Flater Earther Bryan J Holmes Q70 - Marathons and necessity of prophetic witness and blind obedience Clement M. Matswagothata Q70 - Great story, maybe...
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Ep 200.1 — Sat Morning Apr 2026 General Conference
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General Conference for Apr 2026 is here. We watched the whole thing so you don’t have to. This is our breakdown and hyperfocus on what slipped through what slipped through the cracks! Saturday Morning: Oaks POTLDS Patrick Kearon Q12 - Callings Kristen M. Yee SC RS GP - assignments and ministering David A. Bednar Q12 - endure, you whiny little shits Michael John U. Teh Q70 - diversity through assimilation Jorge T Becerra Q70 - poverty, tithing, immigrants CryRing - praying is powerful Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a...
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Ep 199 — Journal of Mormon Polygamy Conference | Sense & Sensibilities
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Bryce attended the Journal of Mormon Polygamy Conference and snagged a few interviews from attendees, organizers, and presenters. It was a fantastic experience! The first issues are printed and ready for purchase at the link below and it’s a great conference as well. Come next year! After that we discuss Sense & Sensibilities by Jane Austen to round out the third episode of Women’s History Month. We end with some happy news from boxing trainers helping parkinson’s patients. Show Notes: Journal of Mormon Polygamy website with currently-available issues ...
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Ep 198 — Women’s History Month | Orlando
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It’s Women’s History Month! We first talk about a few women in history who dared to stand out because representation matters. These are women in science, medicine, and even espionage who did amazing things to further scientific advances, to help heal people, etc and they deserve to be recognized. For the media segment, we talk about the 1993 movie Orlando, starring the amazing Tilda Swinton. Following that, we close out with happy news about Dolly Parton and children’s books. Show Notes: Books to read: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the...
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Ep 197 — Clark Gilbert | Pure In Heart pt. 2
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The time has come for a new apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Clark G. Gilbert; time for your podcast hosts to rise to the occasion with another Apostolic Profile episode. He escaped the religious persecution Mormons often suffer growing up in Scottsdale, AZ, to go to BYU. Then off to Harvard for business, to acquire more useful skills for his forthcoming career in the Church Education System (CES). Before CES, however, Gilbert was responsible for trimming all the fat at Deseret News, which amounted to firing 40% of the workforce and shifting it to an unabashedly...
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Ep 196 — Jesse Owens | 42: Jackie Robinson
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It’s February and that means it is Black History Month. And since we are in the middle of the 2026 Winter Olympics, we are going to talk about one of THE most famous African-American Olympic athletes of all time, Jesse Owens. We then discuss the movie 42, the story of Jackie Robinson’s first year in the white baseball league in 1947. After that, we’ll round out the episode with happy news about a peace march from Texas to DC. Happy Black History month! Next Live Show: Monday February 23, 6:00 PM (MT) We will talk about the newest apostle. We look forward to seeing...
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Ep 195 — Ethics, Morality and Professional Responsibility | Pure in Heart pt. 1
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Ready for more Dallin Oaks stuff? First we talk about a letter Joseph Smith wrote to W.W. Phelps. Then we discuss the law review article “Ethics, Mortality, and Professional Responsibility”, by Dallin Oaks published October 1975 in the BYU Law Review. For the Sword of Laman, we take a look at the first two chapters of Oaks’ book Pure In Heart. We finish it off with some happy news about a judge overturning Trump’s block of an off-shore wind project that could power 600,000 homes. Enjoy! Show Notes: Letter to W. W. Phelps Jan 11, 1833 Modern...
info_outlineThe new apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has taken his seat at the table. Gerald Caussé spent his life in corporate business before his call to the Presiding Bishopric in 2012. In 2015 he ascended to Presiding Bishop and has been the money manager of the church since then. During his tenure, numerous scandals have hit the church related to finances, including a fine from the SEC for falsifying business records to conceal wealth. In the wake of these numerous scandals, Gerald takes his position on the board of the wealthiest religion on the planet. Let’s discuss! After that we chat about Catch Me If You Can, a movie about a con man starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks that does a great job of concealing the truth. Then we have happy news about pain management medications and promising research in that field.
Show Notes:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-07-18/how-the-mormons-make-money?embedded-checkout=true
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rald_Causs%C3%A9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_E._Stevenson
https://archive.ph/20130102082820/http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695267801,00.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXbPxIHkijg
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/gerald-j-causse?lang=eng
https://speeches.byu.edu/speakers/gerald-causse/
https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/4636873Z:FP?embedded-checkout=true
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2024/08/16/lds-churchs-ensign-peak-reports/
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/feds-fine-mormon-church-5-million
https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023-35
https://ldsflow.com/the-lds-church-a-year-of-global-service-and-impact-w-infographic/
https://www.livescience.com/18094-perceptions-mormonism-americans-infographic.html
https://exploringmormonism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Corporate-structure-image-400.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/8nwznm/breakdown_of_the_humanitarian_aid_vs_church/
https://mormonfamily.net/2666/mormons-in-america
https://mormonwiki.com/Farms_Owned_By_The_Mormon_Church
https://mormonwiki.com/Farmland_Reserve
https://github.com/jsoma/data-studio-projects/issues/287
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/feature/templesquare/dining?lang=eng
https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54478720&itype=cmsid
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-presidency-statement-church-finances
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/church-donations-and-reserves?lang=eng
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-finances-and-a-growing-global-church
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-financial-independence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/mitt-romneys-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-campaign/
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/keith-b-mcmullin?lang=eng
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/leader/keith-b-mcmullin?lang=eng
https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/8n8dd3/mormonleaks_has_uncovered_13_llcs_limited/
MOGP: Catch Me If You Can: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/?ref_=ttpl_ov_bk
Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/catch-me-if-you-can
Books:
The Greatest Hoax on Earth – Catching Truth, While We Can, by Alan C Logan
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, by Frank W. Abagnale and Stan Redding
Frank Abagnale Jr: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Abagnale
Happy News: A tiny enzyme may hold the key to safer pain relief: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251123085557.htm
Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on the Mountain Meadows Massacre: https://youtu.be/iJWirjCyWdk
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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