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Sunstone Mormon History Podcast

There’s the Mormon history you do know … and the Mormon history you don’t. Join Lindsay Hansen Park (Year of Polygamy) and historian Bryan Buchanan as they dig into all aspects of Mormonism’s astonish... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Episode 1: The Creation

Episode 1: The Creation

Join Sunstone's Lindsay Hansen Park and Benchmark Books' Bryan Buchanan as they discuss the origins of the creation stor... Read more

20 Feb 2019

49mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 2: The First Mother in Israel

Episode 2: The First Mother in Israel

Lindsay and Bryan discuss the life of Lucy Mack Smith, the mother of Joseph Smith Jr. This episode features special gues... Read more

15 Mar 2019

1hr 11mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 3: The Smith Family

Episode 3: The Smith Family

In this episode, Bryan Buchanan and Lindsay Hansen Park discuss the sisters of Joseph Smith. Joined by historian Christo... Read more

29 Mar 2019

1hr 18mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 4: Magic and Mormonism

Episode 4: Magic and Mormonism

Did early Mormons once dabble in the occult? This episode explores Joseph Smith's fascination with magical practices, in... Read more

12 Apr 2019

1hr 53mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 5: History of the Scriptures

Episode 5: History of the Scriptures

Did Joseph Smith write or translate the Book of Mormon? Who was involved? Is it true a magic toad and a bloody ghost hel... Read more

26 Apr 2019

1hr 46mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 6: Bad Boys of Early Mormonism

Episode 6: Bad Boys of Early Mormonism

In early Mormonism, it was often hard to parse out the Saints from Scoundrels. Bryan Buchanan and Lindsay Hansen Park di... Read more

10 May 2019

1hr 13mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 7: The Bad Girls of Early Mormonism

Episode 7: The Bad Girls of Early Mormonism

Not every woman in early Mormonism was obedient, submissive, nor compliant. Who were these "huffy" women? Join Bryan Buc... Read more

25 May 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 8: How Was the Book of Mormon Translated?

Episode 8: How Was the Book of Mormon Translated?

How was the Book of Mormon created? Bryan Buchanan and Lindsay Hansen Park explore different approaches to the Book of M... Read more

7 Jun 2019

31mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 9: Straight Outta New York

Episode 9: Straight Outta New York

The Mormon movement was seeded in New York and spread throughout the United States. Why New York? How did the geography ... Read more

23 Jun 2019

50mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 10: Restoring What Was Lost: Priesthood Restoration Narratives

Episode 10: Restoring What Was Lost: Priesthood Restoration Narratives

Exactly how was Christ's Priesthood restored in the mind of Latter-day Saints? That question isn't easily answered. Brya... Read more

5 Jul 2019

1hr 11mins

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