Sunstone Firesides Podcast
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- Duration: 37:17:48
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Synopsis
In 1935, Lowell L. Bennion, at the University of Utahs LDS Institute of Religion introduced fireside chats as inspirational talks for students. Featuring a weekly evening podcast, join a range of incredible hosts as they chat with diverse guests from across the Mormon spectrum.
Episodes
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Episode 35: What Mormons (and post-Mormons) Should Know About COVID-19.
19/03/2020 Duration: 59minBlaire Ostler talks with Dr. Jordan Roberts about the basics of COVID-19: how it may have originated, how it spreads, what families can do about containing it, and hopeful scenarios for the future. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 34: BYU Whiplash: A Conversation with Danny Dawson
12/03/2020 Duration: 53minThough he loves BYU, as a gay student, Danny Dawson was never able to be himself there until the recent honor code revisions seemed to make homosexual dating and displays of affection acceptable. But the later clarification blasted any sense of safety he had. Blaire Ostler talks with Dawson about his experience. Listen to this …
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Episode 33: LDS Theology and the Transgender Experience: A Conversation with Kelli Potter
09/03/2020 Duration: 01h02minThe latest LDS Handbook update about transgender members shows promise for the future but also has some theological and scientific problems. Blair Ostler talks with philosophy professor Kelli Potter about the complexities of gender and how it can affect LDS theology and practice. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 32: Trans and Mormon: A Conversation with Samantha Richardson
28/02/2020 Duration: 01h29minSamantha Richardson transitioned to being a woman in her 40s, and—to her great surprise—the Utah ward she moved into immediately embraced her. In this episode, Blaire Ostler and Richardson talk about the recent additions to Handbook 1 regarding transgender people, and how they impact those, like Richardson, who want to be a part of the …
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Episode 31: From Asylum Seeker to Soldier to Advocate: A Conversation with Marta Vázquez
07/02/2020 Duration: 01h01minMarta Vázquez came to the United States from Honduras at 17 years old, pregnant and with a small daughter in tow. Her goal was to join the U.S. Army. Now she is an advocate for asylum seekers in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Vázquez talks with Sara Bybee Fisk about her fascinating life. Listen to this …
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Episode 30: Race and Divorce in the LDS Church: A Conversation with Laura Ruiz
23/01/2020 Duration: 50minThe stresses of race, patriarchy, politics, and sexual shame all contributed to the collapse of Laura Ruiz’s marriage. Cristina Gonzalez Cole talks with Ruiz about her journey. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 29: How Community of Christ Expanded Its Priesthood: A Conversation with Kay Fletcher
09/01/2020 Duration: 01h06minCommunity of Christ started ordaining women to the priesthood in the mid-1980s and then (in the United States) members of the LGBTQ community in 2013. Kay Fletcher, a lifelong member of the Community of Christ and a member of its Quorum of Seventy, talks with host Kimberly Anderson about how these changes transpired. Listen to …
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Episode 28: Allies to End Detention: An Interview with Jennifer Gonzalez
02/01/2020 Duration: 01h15minOne day, Jennifer Gonzalez found out that there was a refugee detention center just 20 miles from where she lived. Her life changed when she and some friends wrote to the people who were being held there, including a man named Nephi. In this episode, she shares her story with Cristina Gonzalez Cole. Listen to …
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Episode 27: Mormonism, Nietzsche, and the Ostlers
06/12/2019 Duration: 01h17minTwo hundred years before John Fowler’s Stages of Faith, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had already come up with a few stages his own. And the best part is, he represented them with animals! Join Blair Ostler and Drew Ostler as they talk about why you might be a camel, a lion, or a child. Listen …
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Episode 26: Queer Meals and Safe X-mas: A Conversation with Jerilyn Pool
02/12/2019 Duration: 53minAnswering a spiritual call to move from Oregon to Utah, Jerilyn Pool has been feeding, housing, and partying with Utah’s LGBTQ community for years now. Blaire Ostler talks with Pool (and her pigeons) about her journey. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 25: Making Room: A Conversation with Cristina Cole
22/11/2019 Duration: 01h11minBlaire Ostler gets to know Cristina Cole, one of the co-hosts of the Sunstone Firesides Podcast. She’s a single mother and health care worker who calls herself “brown and bi-sexual”—giving her a unique perspective on LDS Church culture. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 24: Spirituality after the Checklist: A Conversation with Mette Ivie Harrison
14/11/2019 Duration: 01h04minShe loves Mormonism, but doesn’t believe in the LDS Church—just one of the surprising things about author Mette Ivie Harrison. Kimberly Anderson and Harrison talk about writing, grieving, and spiritual growth. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 23: Grateful but Gone: A Conversation with Wendall Hair
18/10/2019 Duration: 01h22minWendall Hair converted to the LDS Church while living in North Carolina and served a mission in St. George, Utah, where he returned almost immediately to continue life as a Mormon. But being African-American and gay led to challenges in Wendall’s faith in Church leadership. Kimberly Anderson talks with Wendall about the Mormons who helped …
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Episode 22: Saundra Merth: Community of Christ LGBTQ Activist
10/10/2019 Duration: 01h18minHosted by Kimberly Anderson, this episode features Saundra Merth giving a personal perspective on the growth of the LGBTQ community in the Community of Christ and how they eventually gained the priesthood. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 21: Standing as a Witness: An Analysis of the Leadership Session of the October 2019 General Conference
04/10/2019 Duration: 01h26minA lot happened during the leadership session of general conference, from changes in who can be an official witness for a baptism to an official interpretation of the word “gender” in church policies. Blaire Ostler and her husband Drew Ostler analyze the session talk by talk. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 20: Blaire Ostler Discusses President Nelson’s Five Truths
20/09/2019 Duration: 01h10minOn September 17, 2019, Russell M. Nelson delivered a speech at BYU outlining five “truths,” causing a big stir in the LDS LGBTQ community. In this episode, Blaire Ostler shows how his concepts sound to LGBTQ ears. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 19: Three Sisters: A Refugee Story
13/09/2019 Duration: 01h02minRania, Nebal, and Aya Alsorani fled Syria with their parents when they lost everything to civic unrest and violence. They became refugees first in Jordan, and second in Phoenix, Arizona. Sarah Bybee Fisk interviews the sisters about their journey and what it is like to be a refugee. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 18: Indigenous and Mormon
30/08/2019 Duration: 01h01minRoni Jo Draper has made it her mission to train BYU education students in the art of welcoming and supporting queer students in their classrooms. Blaire Ostler and Roni Jo talk about how she journeyed from the edge of a reservation to the LDS Church, then to a Ph.D., and finally to a BYU professorship. …
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Episode 17: An Introduction to Flourish Counseling Services
22/08/2019 Duration: 01h10minFlourish Counseling Services is a pioneer in providing therapy especially tailored to the LGBTQ community in Utah. Though it has never been an easy road, it has always been a rewarding one. Blaire Ostler talks with Lisa Hansen and Laura Skaggs Dulin about their experiences. Listen to this episode here.
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Episode 16: Mayoring While Female: A Conversation with Donia Jessop
19/07/2019 Duration: 42minDonia Jessop is the first woman—and first non-FLDS person—to be elected mayor in Hildale, Utah. Shirlee Draper interviews Jessop about her campaign and about the difficulties and successes of her time in office. Listen to this episode here.