Sunstone Podcast

John Larsen and John Dehlin spent years publicly deconstructing the LDS Church. But now they’re wondering, what can they build “from the ashes?” What is their role in the post-Mormon community beyond the “addiction to anger” and toward doing the difficult work of community building?

In his new book “Confidence Amid Change: The Presidential Diaries of David O. Mckay, 1951-1970,” Harvard Heath presents an intimate portrait of one of the LDS Church’s most charismatic presidents. John Larsen interviews Heath about the lesser-known aspects of McKay’s life in this episode of the Sunstone Podcast.

Navigating a mixed-faith marriage is never easy, but that’s what Kattie and Allan Mount do on their podcast “Marriage on a Tightrope.” What’s it like to work through such sensitive topics so publicly? How have they changed since they began? John Larsen interviews Kattie and Allan in this fascinating episode.

What is life during the first few weeks, months, and years after leaving the LDS Church? What are the perks and the pitfalls? Join John Larsen, Lettie Rockwell, Wendi Remley, and Steve Holbrook as they remember their own journeys (complete with mis-steps) and give tips on how to navigate a healthy transition out of Mormonism.

Join John Larsen as he reviews the changes in the last month in Mormonism with guests Blaire Ostler, Lindsay Hansen Park, and Amylin Peterson.

Though LDS culture doesn’t currently embrace queerness, Blaire Ostler argues that LDS theology does. You’ll never see the creation story the same way after hearing this episode.

An introduction to Sunstone’s new Mormon History podcast. deep dive into the weirdest parts of Mormonism. 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 astonishing 200-year past—uncovering the little-known stories that chronicle how a six-person church grew into a multi-billion-dollar religion. Listen to this episode here.

Join John Larsen, Lindsay Hansen Park, Tim Coray, and Cristina Rosetti as they discuss the Mormon news updates from February 2019. Listen to this episode here. 

In this special episode from Sunstone Phoenix, John Larsen debunks the myth that “you can leave the church but can’t leave it alone,” and suggests ways of rewriting this old script. Listen to this episode here.

It’s not just the LDS Church that needs transparency. John Larsen interviews Ryan McKnight and Ethan Dodge of the Truth and Transparency Foundation about their work leaking corporate and organizational documents from various churches—and especially about their most recent LDS leak involving a high-profile Mormon filmmaker. Listen to this episode here.