Latter-Day Saint Folklore: The Stories We Tell When the Manual Closes
Cwic Media- LDS Podcast / Latter-day Saints
Release Date: 12/11/2025
The Silent Crisis Of Masculinity In The Church
Cwic Media- LDS Podcast / Latter-day Saints
What's a man to do? No Scouts, General Priesthood, sports, YM Presidencies, etc. The changes in the church have put men in a very different position. How do we adjust? How do we flourish? Kurt Francom and Greg discuss these issues with an eye toward "Brotherhood" while sustaining the Brethren. Strengthening men is on of the fastest ways to strengthen families The Institutional Church can't do everything! There's a hole in every man's heart that marriage can't fill How men refuel without abandoning family Uniformity can be beautifu.... and also suffocating. What gets men to actually open up?...
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We're Getting The Word of Wisdom Wrong
Cwic Media- LDS Podcast / Latter-day Saints
Acclaimed Scientist, Ben Bikman, Takes on the Word of Wisdom “Diet” Myth No prophet defined a WoW diet—so what DOES D&C 89 actually mean for Latter-day Saints? Obesity Explained! Meat, D&C 89, and the Addiction Principle Obedience isn’t vegetarianism—it's freedom from addiction. D&C 49 vs Modern Food Religion Ben Bikman connects scripture, health, and the ideology behind “abstain from meat.” Faith, Health, and a Culture War Over Food Ben Bikman on dietary dogma inside LDS culture—and what scripture actually says. Cwic Media Website:
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End-Times LDS Mom Kidnaps Kids to Croatia
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Mom, who was into "End-Times," kidnaps her kids from their dad and takes them to Croatia. Hyper-focusing on one doctrine devalues the entire gospel. OCD can grab onto what we deem most important. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt addresses the Utah State Congress on the dangers of AI for kids. Cwic Media Website:
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TWO Sets Of Plates Delivered To Joseph Smith? New BYU Article Takes Theory Off The Fringe
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Jonathan Neville has been talking about two sets of plates being delivered to Joseph Smith for several years. Now, Don Bradley, a revered historian, published a paper on two sets of plates with BYU Studies. This is a "bombshell" theory having reached this level. It is no longer a fringe idea and may completely change the way you think about the Gold Plates and the translation process. Don Bradley BYU Studies Article - Jonathan Neville's Book - Link - Blog - Cwic Media Website:
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The Garden of Eden: The Royal Secret They Didn’t Want You To Know
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Dave Butler and Greg go through a mesmerizing discussion on the Garden of Eden. Buckle up! The Garden of Eden: The Royal Secret They Didn’t Want You To Know Priesthood, kingship, and the “democratization” of heaven The Seven-Fold Garden of Eden Pattern Connects Genesis to the Sermon-Eden: The Royal Secret. They didn’t want you to know. Creation, Eden, Beatitudes… same blueprint? Cwic Media Website:
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Did The LDS Church Really Funnel $140M To Hamas And Other Islamist Organizations?
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This has gotten some traction and deserves a look. Context is required. The Middle East Forum wrote an investigative article claiming that the church was one of the major US donors to charities associated with Hamas and The Muslim Brotherhood. There are certainly some red flags, but we need to understand how the Middle East works. And this is not the first time these allegations have been made. Website:
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"Get Your Children Out of Utah's Government Schools" Alleged Corruption In Utah Schools
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In a scathing post on X, Utah State Board of Education member Christina Boggess announced that she will not run for re-election and to "get your children out of Utah's government schools as quickly as possible." In this interview, Christina outlines the corruption she has seen in Utah's education system over the last three years. Chritina Boggess X Post - Cwic Media Website:
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Land Grab? Greenland In The Crosshairs
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Greenland and Denmark have been given an ultimatum: accept large sums of cash or face a land grab by the United States. With a real Russian threat lurking to both Greenland and the United States, which option will it choose? Iran's COUNTERrevolution The UAE offers clarity on the West's passivity with Islamic immigration. Ahmed Sharif Episode on Muslim Brotherhood - Cwic Media Website:
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Did President Oaks Lower The Marriage Age For Latter-day Saints?
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In an interview over the weekend, President Oaks stated that by lowering the mission age for women, we should start to see marriage ages dropping. What do you think of that? I fully agree that this would be a good thing. Are we planning on invading Iran? What did President Trump's post mean when he said, "Help Is On The Way." Cwic Media Website:
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An Explosion of LDS Online Content - The Holy Rebellion
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Travis Lish and Christian Williams of The Holy Rebellion discuss the exploding movement of faithful online content creators. Cwic Media Website: http://www.cwicmedia.com
info_outlineFolklorist Christopher Blythe of Brigham Young University joins me to unpack the unofficial stories that quietly shape Latter-day Saint belief. We talk three Nephites, seer stones, missionary legends, evil spirits, and why some ‘false’ stories still tell real truth.
Blythe defines folklore as informal ideas we pass along—what parents tell kids, what missionaries swap in apartments, what members share at campfires or in the celestial room, not the correlated manual. Folklore includes what we do, make, and especially what we say: stories, interpretations, and “off-the-record” teachings. “Official” doctrine is correlated and written; folklore is what happens the second we interpret and repeat it. We often misuse the term “folklore” to mean “false doctrine” or “wives’ tales,” but in academia, it refers to how ideas are transmitted, not to their truth or falsity.
Folklore can be deeply sacred—sometimes things we won’t share over the pulpit precisely because they mean so much.
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