Mormon Land

By The Salt Lake Tribune

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Mormon Land explores the contours and complexities of LDS news. It’s hosted by award-winning religion writer Peggy Fletcher Stack and Salt Lake Tribune managing editor David Noyce.

Episode Date
With women now able to serve as leaders, how might LDS Sunday schools change?
Apr 01, 2026
‘Mormons in Media’ crossover: Which 'Secret Lives' messes actually tie back to the LDS Church?
Mar 29, 2026
The real Harry Reid, the most powerful Latter-day Saint politician in history | Episode 432
Mar 25, 2026
Troy Williams: It’s better to compromise with the church than clash with it | Episode 431
Mar 18, 2026
How his LDS faith guides this U.S. diplomat | Episode 430
Mar 11, 2026
Farewell, Temple Square mission — the only one where women do all the preaching | Episode 429
Mar 04, 2026
‘Mormon Land’ tribute: Historian Ardis Parshall talks about pioneer adventures and misadventures
Feb 25, 2026
Humorist Eli McCann and his husband discuss the laughs and love they find in LDS culture | Episode 428
Feb 17, 2026
‘Mormons in Media’ crossover: Are LDS communities uniquely vulnerable to people like Ruby Franke & Jodi Hildebrandt?
Feb 15, 2026
Why Richard Bushman, the dean of LDS historians, would welcome the Second Coming | Episode 427
Feb 11, 2026
Latter-day Saints speak from the front lines in Minneapolis | Episode 426
Feb 04, 2026
The history of LDS garments — from long sleeve to sleeveless | Episode 425
Jan 28, 2026
Why LDS meetinghouses have basketball courts — the rise and fall of ‘church ball’ | Episode 424
Jan 21, 2026
'Mormons in Media' crossover: What if your tithing paid for a Housewife's Louis Vuitton?
Jan 18, 2026
Why apostle Dieter Uchtdorf is so popular | Episode 423
Jan 14, 2026
The intrigue and insights in selecting new apostles | Episode 422
Jan 07, 2026
What did Joseph Smith really look like? | Replay
Dec 30, 2025
The NAACP president is eager to talk with new LDS President Dallin Oaks | Episode 421
Dec 23, 2025
Scholar Dan McClellan on LDS approval of new Bible translations | Episode 420
Dec 19, 2025
Status of LDS women two years after their removal from the stand | Episode 419
Dec 10, 2025
'Mormons in Media' crossover: 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' villains, patriarchy in religion, and the impact of young marriage
Dec 07, 2025
How and why some football players are choosing one year missions | Episode 418
Dec 03, 2025
Why stories of the ‘Three Nephites’ continue to teach, tantalize and amuse members | Episode 417
Nov 25, 2025
How much sway do top LDS leaders hold over members’ views? | Episode 416
Nov 19, 2025
A deep analysis of the 55 new LDS missions | Episode 415
Nov 13, 2025
Fact and fiction in “Truth & Treason” | Episode 414
Nov 05, 2025
'Mormons in Media' crossover: Secret Lives vs. SLC Housewives: What's going on with Utah women and reality TV?
Nov 02, 2025
How LDS temples have changed over time | Episode 413
Oct 29, 2025
LDS leadership succession could change under a 'bold' president | Episode 412
Oct 22, 2025
The life of Dallin H. Oaks | Replay
Oct 15, 2025
Reflections on General Conference | Episode 411
Oct 08, 2025
Dallin Oaks was a close Russell Nelson ally, but he could change the church’s direction | Episode 410
Oct 01, 2025
How to achieve the 'soulful sex' God desires for couples | Episode 409
Sep 24, 2025
'Mormons in Media' crossover: Why are there so many Mormon-ish people on DWTS?
Sep 21, 2025
After Charlie Kirk shooting, how to practice President Nelson’s call for peacemaking | Replay
Sep 18, 2025
A look at President Nelson's leadership, legacy as he turns 101 | Episode 408
Sep 09, 2025
Why the LDS Church is an ‘inconvenient faith’ | Episode 407
Sep 03, 2025
Would A.I. help or hurt the spirit of LDS sacrament meetings? | Episode 406
Aug 27, 2025
Is big money for sports at odds with BYU's religious mission? | Episode 405
Aug 20, 2025
The discovery about a prominent LDS pioneer holds lessons about racial profiling | Episode 404
Aug 13, 2025
Tattoos can be 'personal and sacred' | Episode 403
Aug 06, 2025
'Mormons in Media' crossover: Witch parties, NCMOs, and marriage pressure — dissecting Provo's latest dating show
Aug 03, 2025
Members can fight Trump’s crackdown, LDS immigration attorney says, in ways the church can’t or won’t | Episode 402
Jul 30, 2025
Adventures and misadventures from the pioneers' trek | Episode 401
Jul 23, 2025
Should the LDS Church endorse political candidates? | Episode 400
Jul 16, 2025
How Mormon Women for Ethical Government is tackling tough issues | Episode 399
Jul 09, 2025
'Mormons in Media' crossver: SLOMW reunion — Reality TV heaviness, BYU super weekend, and Nick Viall
Jul 06, 2025
Tom Christofferson about LGBTQ+ issues within the church | Episode 398
Jul 02, 2025
Meet the first woman to lead a church with ties to Joseph Smith | Episode 397
Jun 25, 2025
The life and times of a liberal apostle | Episode 396
Jun 18, 2025
How LGBTQ+ advocacy in the LDS Church has evolved | Episode 395
Jun 11, 2025
A new biography finds both “prophet” and “scoundrel” in Joseph Smith | Episode 394
Jun 04, 2025
Mormons in Media crossover: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2 — Did they really do all of this sober?
Jun 01, 2025
From Africa: Why the LDS faith is drawing so many converts | Episode 393
May 28, 2025
Catholic conclave vs. LDS succession — Is one system better? | Episode 392
May 21, 2025
The real story about perfectionism | Episode 391
May 14, 2025
From stay-at-home-mom to breadwinner — help for LDS women if the marriage ends | Episode 390
May 07, 2025
Mormons in Media crossover: What is Heather Gay teaching people about Latter-day Saint heaven?
May 04, 2025
Announcing a new podcast partnership all about Latter-day Saints in pop culture | Episode 389
Apr 30, 2025
Racism in the LDS Church: There's still work to do, says Mauli Bonner | Episode 388
Apr 23, 2025
LDS missionary program offsets falling birthrates — for now | Episode 387
Apr 16, 2025
Why the new garments are a hit and reminder of a changing church | Episode 386
Apr 09, 2025
The evolution of Exponent II and LDS feminism | Episode 385
Apr 02, 2025
'Latter Day Struggles' podcasters discuss their resignation from the church | Episode 384
Mar 26, 2025
How politics and polarization are shaping Latter-day Saints in the U.S. | Episode 383
Mar 19, 2025
What many Latter-day Saints and church leaders get wrong about pornography | Episode 382
Mar 12, 2025
The conservative LDS prophet who led fights over evolution, the age of the Earth and orthodoxy | Episode 381
Mar 05, 2025
Are LDS men falling prey to extremist masculinity? | Episode 380
Feb 26, 2025
Why those anti-LDS chants at BYU games? | Episode 379
Feb 19, 2025
Johnathan Rauch on the LDS Church's trailblazing compromises for the good of the country | Episode 378
Feb 12, 2025
How can the church sustain the law and support its undocumented members? | Episode 377
Feb 05, 2025
From stake president and temple designer to excommunicated trans woman | Episode 376
Jan 29, 2025
Understanding the big courtroom showdown in the tithing lawsuit against the LDS Church | Episode 375
Jan 22, 2025
Separating fact from fiction in ‘American Primeval’ | Episode 374
Jan 15, 2025
What is happening at BYU and why it matters | Episode 373
Jan 08, 2025
New garments, social media stars, temple push (and pushback) and 2024′s other big LDS news | Episode 372
Dec 31, 2024
NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young says to stop making deals with God | Episode 371
Dec 24, 2024
What the Bible and historical records really say about Jesus’ birth | Episode 370
Dec 18, 2024
Single Latter-day Saints discuss faith, dating and the search for love | Episode 369
Dec 11, 2024
All about the LDS Church's rapid growth in Africa | Episode 368
Dec 04, 2024
How practicing gratitude can cure road rage and combat loneliness | Episode 367
Nov 26, 2024
Final 'Saints' volume covers key moments in LDS history | Episode 366
Nov 20, 2024
The Atlantic's McKay Coppins on the LDS Church and a second Trump term | Episode 365
Nov 14, 2024
Tribune religion reporter, film critic give their take on ‘Heretic’ | Episode 364
Nov 06, 2024
President Nelson is betting big that more LDS temples will keep more members in the church | Episode 363
Oct 30, 2024
Do new sleeveless options show LDS garments aren’t about modesty? | Episode 362
Oct 23, 2024
Parenting challenges and choices from which schools to attend and whether to stick with the church | Episode 361
Oct 16, 2024
How the Tabernacle Choir wows crowds and spreads global goodwill for the LDS Church | Episode 360
Oct 09, 2024
If you’re Christian, BYU ecologist says, you’ll work for the Earth and against climate change | Episode 359
Oct 03, 2024
Everything you need to know about the tithing lawsuits against the LDS Church | Episode 358
Oct 01, 2024
Utah rabbi talks about forgiveness and atonement while Middle East fighting rages | Episode 357
Sep 26, 2024
On base, she leads the congregation. In her LDS ward, she sits in the pews. | Episode 356
Sep 18, 2024
Can Latter-day Saint women find a place in the patriarchy? | Episode 355
Sep 11, 2024
Why this Republican LDS mayor hopes Trump’s GOP ‘fails miserably’ | Episode 354
Sep 04, 2024
A conference to help questioning Latter-day Saints stay in the church | Episode 353
Aug 28, 2024
How new church policies make trans members invisible and could push them to leave | Episode 352
Aug 21, 2024
Utah’s LDS sometimes discriminate — and are sometimes discriminated against | Episode 351
Aug 15, 2024
Latter-day Saints and body image | Episode 350
Aug 07, 2024
Big change for church’s young single adults could bring big benefits | Episode 349
Jul 31, 2024
Church can be painful for some Latter-day Saints. So what’s the answer? | Episode 438
Jul 23, 2024