Glass Box Podcast

The Book of Mormon is a fascinating work of literature, teeming with stories of prophets, kings, and warriors on the pre-Columbian American continent. Is it a holy writ of ancient history and Christian theology, or did it come from a more recent source. On this podcast, we aim to find out if there are books out there similar to the Book of Mormon that were produced prior to 1830 when the Book of Mormon was released.

Glass Box Podcast is a religion podcast hosted by Bryce Blankenagel, with 224 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Bryce Blankenagel hosts Glass Box Podcast, a religion show with 224 episodes published.

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  Episode #209

  Ep 209 — IP #2 - Scripture and Canonization | Learning the Great Fundamentals by Dallin Oaks

  Aug 18, 20261h 43m

  Today is Imposition Paper #2 - Scripture and Canonization. What is scripture and what is its role in Mormonism? This Imposition Paper seeks to reform the cultural perspective on revelation and canonization in hopes of creating a more healthy relationship with scripture and allowing necessary revisions as society progresses. Then we jump into the second book of Dallin Oaks, his most recent Learning the Great Fundamentals: Jesus Christ, Priesthood, and the Plan of Salvation . This is a compilation of his talks edited by two church employees. This will help us compare his rookie card, Pure in Heart , to his book published as he ascended to the mantle of prophet. Then we have happy green energy news coming out of Utah! Sword of Laman : Learning the Great Fundamentals: Jesus Christ, Priesthood, and the Plan of Salvation , by Dallin H Oaks Happy News : https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/08/03/utah-sets-solar-power-record/ Accidental Medical Discoveries: How Tenacity and Pure Dumb Luck Changed the World , by Robert W. Winters Other Appearances : Here's our latest episode with Chris Shelton on his series. Wahoo! Speaking of Cults: Leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFoTxm8xDnk He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g Show Links : Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @ glassboxpodcast.bsky.social Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/ Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

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  Episode #208

  Ep 208 — "Bachelor Delight"; Sunstone Wrap | Vera Drake

  Aug 4, 20262h 1m

  It's our annual Sunstone week and we recorded in the same space again! From The Dragon Lair 2.0, we give you Bryce's session from Sunstone titled " Bachelor Delight: Entheogens, Soporifics, Abortifacients, and STI Treatment in Nauvoo Polygamy". Content warning: some of these topics are kinda rough, but we feel the information should be out there in Mormon academia nonetheless. Following that, we talk about the 2004 movie Vera Drake. We close it out with some amazing news coming from 4 states, two of which are red states, who chose to give more access to contraception rather than allowing the Trump administration to take it away. Enjoy! MOGP : Vera Drake: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383694/ Where it's streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vera-drake A Deadly Trade : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jan/06/health.healthandwellbeing Happy News : Red and Blue States Protect Access to Contraception Amid Trump Admin Rollbacks: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/states-pass-laws-to-protect-access-to-contraception Other Appearances : Chris Shelton had us back on! Speaking of Cults: The Violent and Horrible Origin Story of Mormonism: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/the-women-who-wouldnt-let-climate-data-disappear He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g Show Links : Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @ glassboxpodcast.bsky.social Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/ Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

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  Episode #207

  Ep 207 — White Supremacy and Religion, Conflict is of the Devil | The Order

  Jul 21, 20262h 13m

  Today we're talking about white supremacy and how attractive the movement is to members of high control religions. We also discuss what we can do to combat the white supremacist movement. Then we discuss the 2024 movie The Order, a true story about the violent white supremacist movement started by Robert Mathews in the mid 1980's. Following that, we cover some excellent news about NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani funding the NYC public school system with $67.5M for special education classes after the federal government cut funding. Enjoy! Show Notes : Domestic Threat: White Supremacy Extremism: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/domestic-threat White Supremacist Ideas Have Historical Roots in U.S. Christianity: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/01/883115867/white-supremacist-ideas-have-historical-roots-in-u-s-christianity Children's Defense Fund Condemnation of White Supremacy: https://www.childrensdefense.org/blog/condemnation-of-white-supremacy/ White Supremacy Culture Characteristics: https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/characteristics.html Building Resilient Organizations: https://forgeorganizing.org/article/building-resilient-organizations/ A Christian Nation? Understanding the Threat of Christian Nationalism to American Democracy and Culture: https://prri.org/research/a-christian-nation-understanding-the-threat-of-christian-nationalism-to-american-democracy-and-culture/ Mapping Christian Nationalism Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI's 2025 American Values Atlas: https://prri.org/research/mapping-christian-nationalism-across-the-50-states-insights-from-prris-2025-american-values-atlas/ Thornwell's Inaugural Address of the COnfederate Presbyterian Church: https://allkirk.net/2019/04/01/thornwells-inaugural-address-of-the-confederate-presbyterian-church/ White nationalism remains major concern for voters of color: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/white-nationalism-remains-major-concern-for-voters-of-color-and-appears-to-be-connected-ideologically-to-the-growing-christian-nationalism-movement/ Great Replacement Theory: Here's what Jews need to know about white supremacy: https://www.ajc.org/news/great-replacement-theory-heres-what-jews-need-to-know-about-white-supremacy Holy Hate: The Far Right's Radicalization of Religion: https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/holy-hate-far-rights-radicalization-religion/ New Hate and Old: The Changing Face of American White Supremacy: https://www.adl.org/new-hate-and-old-the-changing-face-of-american-white-supremacy-executive-summary Syd Lieberman: The Day the Nazis Came: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/syd-liebermans-storytelling-po-166599/episodes/the-day-the-nazis-came-7270789 MOGP : The Order (2024): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26625693/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1 Where it's streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-order-2024 WIRED The Real Story of The Order : https://www.wired.com/story/real-story-the-order-fbi-movie-bob-mathews/ The Order: Inside America's Racist Underground , by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt Happy News : Mamdani, NYC public schools invest $67.5M in special education amid federal budget cuts: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/new-york-city-special-education-expansion Other Appearances : Chris Shelton had us back on! Speaking of Cults: The Violent and Horrible Origin Story of Mormonism: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/the-women-who-wouldnt-let-climate-data-disappear He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @ glassboxpodcast.bsky.social Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/ Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

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  Episode #206

  Ep 206 — Imposition Paper #1: Priesthood Requirements | Pure in Heart pt. 5

  Jul 7, 20261h 29m

  What were the Position Papers and what were they for? We go over a brief overview of the Reorganized Latter Day Saints (RLDS) organizing a committee to deal with some major flaws in policy and doctrine. The committee circulated some ideas to RLDS leadership in the form of Position Papers. They were leaked before the ideas could be fully fleshed out, but that set off a chain of events that led to the RLDS abandoning its conservative past for a progressive Christian future, eventually becoming the Community of Christ. Today is our first Imposition Paper, seeking to reform the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the face of its telegraphed retrenchment phase. Then we tackle the final chapter of Pure in Heart by Dallin Oaks to hear him pad his word count, prophiteer, and summarize everything he's said in the book before the conclusion. Soon we'll see how 90s Oaks compares to 2026 Prophet Oaks! We wrap with happy news about data showing, conclusively, that vaccines, indeed, work, just like we've all known all along before idiots made it a wedge. Show Notes : Evan Sharley's post about the Presidential and Position Papers https://gileriodekel.com/2022/07/the-position-and-presidential-papers/ Sword of Laman : Pure In Heart , by Dallin H. Oaks Is it Possible to Control Your Thoughts? What Experts Say: https://www.treatmyocd.com/what-is-ocd/info/ocd-stats-and-science/is-it-possible-to-control-your-thoughts-what-experts-say Involuntary Entry Into Consciousness from the Activation into Sets: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01017/full Cognitive Control of Obsessional Thoughts: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0005796709000308#sec4 Happy News : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c621z28z138o Kang, Lydia; Pedersen, Nate. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything (pp. 390-394). Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @ glassboxpodcast.bsky.social Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/ Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

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  Episode #205

  Ep 205 — Pride Media!

  Jun 23, 20262h 48m

  Happy PRIDE Month! That's the whole bit today, PRIDE media! We brought a few pieces to discuss in order to celebrate all forms of experience and love. Along the way we have a few artists to showcase as well as lists for further exploration into this beautiful world of diverse media. Show Notes : LGBTQ+ Reads: https://lgbtqreads.com/ History : 11 LGBTQ+ Women Who Shaped the Course of History: https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-women-who-shaped-history-womens-history-month Recognizing LGBTQIA+ Women of Color Over the Years: https://emtrain.com/blog/diversity/lgbt-women-of-color/ 12 Important Queer Women in History to Know: https://queersapphic.com/queer-culture/queer-women-history-lesbian/ LGBTQ+ Women Who Made History: https://womenshistory.si.edu/blog/lgbtq-women-who-made-history Four LGBTQIA+ Women Who Made history: https://seattlepride.org/news/four-lgbtqia-women-who-made-history Marsha P Johnson : Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson , by Tourmaline Marsha P Johnson: The Life and Legacy of a Transgender Trailblazer , by Lyra Snow Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBT Rights Uprising that Changed America, by Martin B. Duberman One Day in June: A Story Inspired by the Life and Activism of Marsha P Johnson , by Tourmaline https://wams.nyhistory.org/life-story/marsha-p-johnson/ https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marsha-p-johnson Sally Ride : Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space , by Lynn Sherr https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sally-ride Josephine Baker : Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker and Chris Chase https://nmaahc.si.edu/josephine-baker 90 Years Later, the Radical Power of Josephine Baker's Banana Skirt: https://www.vogue.com/article/josephine-baker-90th-anniversary-banana-skirt Poetry : Audre Lorde: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde Zami: A New Spelling of My Name , by Audra Lourde Fiction : Historical Fiction by Era: https://lgbtqreads.com/general-fiction/realistic-historical-by-era/ Historical Romance by Era: https://lgbtqreads.com/romance/historical-romance-by-era/ Christopher Rice Recommends 9 LGBTQ Historical Fiction Titles: https://booktrib.com/2023/06/08/christopher-rice-recommends-9-lgbtq-historical-fiction-titles/ The Best Queer Historical Fiction of the Century (So Far): https://bookriot.com/best-queer-historical-fiction-of-the-century-so-far/ Love and Struggle Through the Ages: A Reading List of Queer Historical Fiction: https://lithub.com/love-and-struggle-throughout-the-ages-a-reading-list-of-queer-historical-fiction/ KJ Charles : https://www.kjcharleswriter.com/ Her Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/kjcharles/shop Cat Sebastian : https://catsebastian.com/ Photography : Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie: https://nas.ucdavis.edu/people/hulleah-tsinhnahjinnie-seminolemuscogeedine When Is a Photograph Worth a Thousand Words?: https://www.hulleah.com/9to5/1000words.htm https://www.cartermuseum.org/artists/hulleah-tsinhnahjinnie https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/search?edan_q=hulleah&edan_fq%5B0%5D=name%3A%22Tsinhnahjinnie%2C%20Hulleah%22 Thirsty Sword Lesbians Website: https://evilhat.com/product/thirsty-sword-lesbians/ Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvFQCfvf-bM 5-hour playthrough with mechanic tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAJxx9khRjs Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @ glassboxpodcast.bsky.social Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/ Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

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