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The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon with us

We are ex-Mormons and we’re re-reading the Book of Mormon together, but this time we know that it’s a work of fiction. We think we’re funny. In each episode we read a new chapter from the BOM and uncover how the church’s teachings affected us in our conservative, faithful days. We believe in love and acceptance, but we process some anger along the way. Expect lightmindedness, loud laughter, evil speaking of the Lord’s anointed, and taking the name of the Lord in vain.

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All Episodes

01:24:42

2 Nephi 01

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/07/13

Audiofiles: apologies. It sounds like Joe recorded his part of the conversation in a different room from his mic. The guys rate each other on funniness. They’re probably both too generous. Smith tells Joe about Brigham Morris Young, it’s news to Joe. Joe tells Smith about Ervil LeBaron, who kind of sounds like a Mormon Charlie Manson. Joe is still a little disturbed over the allegations against G Bitner Hinckley from The Godmakers 2. Smith says that he never felt a personal relationship with Jesus

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01:26:36

1 Nephi 22

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/07/12

Smith comes in hot with a bunch of topics that will not be covered. Joe starts talking about The God Makers and its sequel, but he gets distracted easily. The guys appreciated the first one, with the exception of all of the Christian friendly fire. The second one wasn’t great. Joe talks about his experience listening to the Jahndalynn interview with Eddie D (see link below, it’s nearly 4 hours long). The Tanners wrote a book, but they also have insight into authenticating documents from their

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01:02:57

1 Nephi 20 and 21

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/07/06

Smith drops out from a tech issue, and Joe thinks it might be safe to tell how he really feels, but Smith returns before Joe could say anything. Joe makes Smith listen to a clip from the National Press Club interview with DAB and it’s frustrating. Jahndalynn comes to visit for a little bit. Joe gets excited about the multiverse and the singularity, and he’s not even high. Smith tells Joe about the whittling whistling brigade, and you’re going to need moisture on your lips to whistle. The guys

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01:12:35

1 Nephi 19

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/07/04

Smith starts by trying to open his hard heart, but Joe quickly distracts him with talk of a they/them dog. The guys refer to a great couple of episodes from Jahndalynn’s podcast (links below), about Sister Bednar’s husband giving an address at the National Press Club. Listen to that podcast if you have 7+ hours to spare. Smith isn’t happy with some of the copout maneuvers from the Q&A section of Bednar’s address. Joe wishes he could see how JS would have handled today’s press because it wouldn’t be

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01:20:00

1 Nephi 18

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/07/01

The guys start off by reminiscing over the bonkers AM radio show Coast to Coast with George Noory. Smith is still frustrated about Rusty’s aversion to the term Mormon. Smith talks about his time as a gun enthusiast and how some of his attitudes have changed. Smith tells Joe about a video of the president of the NRA getting trolled (link below). The corrections department reminded the guys to circle back to Ronald Poelman’s 1984 conference talk that needed to be corrected (link below). The guys

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01:36:06

1 Nephi 17

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/29

Joe remembers a time when the seminary building at his high school was vandalized. He also remembers that his seminary teachers loved responding to criticisms of the BOM, but they wouldn’t share from where the criticisms came. Smith is rereading the JS bio from Bushman and he’s noticing the amount of apologetics within. The guys decide that the whole ‘raising the bar’ for missionaries attitude from the early 2000s was most likely just clever branding. Joe tells a story about inadvertently seeing bad

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01:00:33

1 Nephi 16

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/27

Smith had some audio problems on this episode, so bear with us. Do you like the sound of mouse clicks? Let’s find out together. Joe and Smith start by visiting the corrections department for a couple of mispronunciations on the last episode. Who is your favorite dame? Smith’s attorney may have an uphill battle for his piece of the wizarding pie. Joe had a panicky way to start the day. Smith tells us about a scare he had a few years back and how there was a fall guy for the MMM. Smith’s capital

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01:11:15

1 Nephi 15

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/24

Smith starts out by trying to convince us that his legal name may be Smith Podcast and the guys have been saying his name the entire time. Smith knows a lot about Penn and Teller. Joe remembers REM’s 1995 performance on Letterman. Joe made a Modest Mouse name-that-tune challenge game for Smith, and Smith kind of blows it out of the water. The guys talk about what they like about indie music, and Joe confesses his love for Indie 102.3 in Denver. Is there a Mormon special forces unit? Smith tells

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01:12:20

1 Nephi 14

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/22

Smith gives an invocation to our Lord Liam Neesons. The guys discuss laziness versus efficiency. Smith tells Joe about calculated mediocrity. Joe tries to start a rumor that eating a lime will make you lie. He also tells us about his stake president growing up (Guilt Swirly) who may or may not have propagated the rumor that he could tell when someone was telling the truth in an interview. Smith reminds us that general authorities get paid by the church. Smith sums up some of the thoughts he’s had

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01:27:40

1 Nephi 13

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/20

Smith once again starts again with a prayer and Joe respectfully closes his eyes. The guys talk timelines in the Breaking Call Saul-iverse. Ask and ye shall receive: Joe would like an award for being an adult. The guys talk about the “never enough” attitude both in and outside the church. Smith tells us about giving himself an out while giving Priesthood blessings. Guessing game: how many UT municipalities are named after LDS apostles? The guys talk about worshiping BY and JS. There is an LDS

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50:01

1 Nephi 12

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/17

Smith leads off with a beautiful prayer. The garbage truck is busy in Joe’s neighborhood. Smith tells us a Tesla tale. A guy tried to run a speaker-selling scam on Smith at a gas station…twice. Joe reminisces about a pot edible inspiring a vengeance plot for Bindi Irwin. Smith asks a Beatles question and gets a long answer. The guys talk about accents and document forging. It’s an easy trail to follow after that- Mark Hoffman, Jared Hess, Jackie Chan, Tim and Eric- obviously. The guys go down a

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01:03:21

1 Nephi 11

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/15

Joe and Smith sometimes ask each other questions to which they already know the answer. More Utah municipality talk. Smith is feeling a bit off and tries to re-center himself with a calming rendition of Cotton-eye Joe. The guys play a round of finger, mercenary, kiss with Nolan Batman villains, and then another round of candlelight dinner, church dance, eternal marriage with characters from The (Diggery) Batman. The guys surmise that the Joker would not be a very loyal Tenenbaum. Why does it feel so

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01:04:58

1 Nephi 10

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/13

Joe and Smith open with an excerpt from a sacred children’s hymn. It really leans into the minor key. The guys are still figuring out their best audio setups, thanks for your patience. Joe asks Smith about his knowledge on the triple M, and then Joe (poorly) recalls what he read about it on the wikipedia page for the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Joe misremembers a Kids in the Hall sketch (it was Bruce, not Dave). Smith was gifted a box of electronics from before the turn of the century. Joe

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59:50

1 Nephi 09

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/10

Smith wastes no time getting into some durian talk. His brother was sprayed by a skunk in his childhood and Joe had a close encounter in Strawberry, AZ. They make a quick visit to the corrections department about men getting sealed to other men. Joe has never seen a “live session” of the temple ceremony so Smith conducts a worthiness interview to see if Joe can get into the temple. Joe and Smith can’t stop talking about how much they love each other. The guys try to use Paul F. Tompkins as their

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01:00:37

1 Nephi 08

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/06

Quick head’s up on the technical side: the audio dropped out for a few minutes while recording so you will hear that happen toward the end of the episode. Smith lets us know that he is in fact not affiliated with the grocery chain with the same name. The guys share a couple of cold stories. How many actors in the Matrix (1999) can Smith name? Tortoises and turtles are precious in his sight. Listener submitted UT dispensary names. How many Utah towns can you name? Smith had a classic MDM: Mother’s

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01:10:53

1 Nephi 07

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/06/03

Joe has some technical issues with his audio on this episode. If you are an audiophile, Joe’s audio is going to drive you crazy. It may be worth skipping, but you may lose out on building your testimony. Joe and Smith strive to be your number one source for information on the heights of the hosts from the British TV show Top Gear. Smith returns and reports on the Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022). Joe does the same with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999), which was

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01:07:02

1 Nephi 05 and 06

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/05/29

Joe and Smith discuss being respectful to faithful members of the church. They acknowledge that a lot of their criticism is from similar personal experiences in the church which l eft them with a sense of chronic shame. Like many systems, the church seems to benefit those at the top while failing to deliver on the promise of benefits for all. The guys respect their pioneer heritage and the suffering and sacrifices that went along with life in those times. The guys pull the plug on the ‘and it came

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01:10:51

1 Nephi 04

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/05/29

Smith learns what a hangover feels like and may regain his testimony of the Word of Wisdom. Are ambulances the only vehicles that can have a backwards font on their bonnets? Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord. The guys explain the timeline of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, which are separated by the birth of one Elvis Aaron Presley. Smith had a goth friend in elementary school who may have given him real blood for a Halloween costume. The guys tease more info to come about temples and

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01:17:06

1 Nephi 03

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/05/29

Neither Smith nor Joe has seen The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). Joe talks about some of the obsession with sex in the church, and how marriage was looked at like checking a box. Smith talks about some of the overt racism in the early church and refers listeners back to the CES letter for better info (see link below). Joe asserts that BY was a bad enough guy that the university should be renamed. Smith reads a quote from Mark Twain that the BOM is “chloroform in print”. Smith brings up a Michael

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41:31

1 Nephi 02

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon... ·

2022/05/26

Joe starts off with an apology for what he remembers of his behavior in the previous episode. Joe and Smith discuss the film Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). The guys talk about growing up in the church and feeling like love was a conditional thing. Smith has a challenge to find a passage in the BOM that expresses unconditional love without strings attached. The guys remind the listener of their own ignorance on pretty much everything. Joe and Smith talk about their relationship with the

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