Latter Day Bridge Builders
Mitch Crosgrove, Juliet Miller, Ashton Smith
#052 -- Good People Are Leaving the Church w/ Richard Ostler
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Striving to build bridges between active Latter-day Saints (Mormons), those who have left the faith, and everyone in between.
Join Mitch as he discusses different sides of church culture in a fair, unbiased and respectful way for all parties.
This podcast is a place where anyone with ties to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is welcome. Non-members of the church are also invited.
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- #052 -- Good People Are Leaving the Church w/ Richard Ostler · 1 sa 0 dkRichard Ostler, known to a lot of people as Papa Ostler, joins Juliet and Ashton. He's a former YSA bishop, a believing Latter-day Saint, and host of Listen, Learn and Love…
- #051 -- Gay, Active, and Staying: Ben Schilaty · 57 dkBen Schilaty is a gay, active Latter-day Saint, a social work professor at UVU, a therapist, and the author of A Walk in My Shoes. Jules and Ashton sit down with him to talk…
- #050 -- Yo Mama's So Mormon: Comedy Across the Faith Divide · 1 sa 2 dkSt. George radio host and comedian Mikey (Mikey and the Mrs on Planet 105.1) joins us to talk about how humor can get active and former Latter-day Saints laughing at the same…
- #049 -- Stay Blindly or Leave Blindly (w/ Batchlor Johnson IV) · 57 dkBatchlor Johnson IV started posting about his faith back when hardly anyone was sharing testimony online. He went to the temple every week for two years, posted about it, and his…
- #048 -- Death and Grieving After Losing Faith in Mormonism · 54 dkContent note: this episode discusses death in detail, including infant and perinatal loss and a reference to suicide. Listener discretion advised. In this episode of Latter Day…
- #047 -- Inside the World's Strangest LDS Mission (Ashton's Mission Experience Part 2) · 53 dkAshton returns for a deep, personal follow-up to our episode on his unique mission call to the Family and Church History Headquarters mission in Salt Lake, a mission staffed…
- #046 -- An Ex-Mormon Therapist Answers Your Deconstruction Questions ft. Andy Newman · 1 sa 0 dkAndy Newman, a licensed therapist, ex-Mormon, and creator behind @andynewmanlpc joins us to role-play through real scenarios we hear constantly in the ex-Mormon and…
- #045 -- He Played Lucifer in the Temple. Then He Left the Church. (ft. Corbin Allred) · 57 dkHe played Lucifer in the LDS temple endowment film for a decade. Then, after 43 years as a member, Corbin Allred left the LDS Church — and he hasn't necessarily been quiet about…
- #044 -- "Everything Is Polygamy": A Historian on Mormonism's Founding Trauma w/ Linda Hamilton · 1 sa 9 dkHistorian, author of The Fourth Wife, and grad student Linda Hamilton joins Juliet for a deep dive into Mormon polygamy: how it actually worked, who it actually harmed, and why…
- #043 -- Two LDS Converts: Why We Joined (And Why One of Us Left) w/ Stevie Johnson · 57 dkTwo Converts, Two Paths: Temple Experiences, Polygamy, and Finding Your Place as an Outsider Mitch and Ashton are out this week, so Stevie takes the host chair alongside guest…
- #042 -- The Viral Video That Made Mormons Uncomfortable w/ Abi Finny · 54 dkAbi Finny (@abi.finny) joins Juliet, Ashton, and Mitch to talk about the viral "temple to Taco Bell" video that got her labeled too crass by some and celebrated by others; and…
- #041 -- An Evangelical's Guide to the Restoration (ft. Steven Pynakker) · 1 sa 4 dkWhat do Latter-day Saints and Evangelicals actually have in common and where do things go sideways? In this episode, Mitch and Ashton sit down with Steven Pynakker of Mormon Book…
- #040 -- "You Don't Struggle With This": Women & P*rnography in LDS Culture (w/ Madi Davis) · 1 sa 2 dkMadi Davis (Sisters on the Front Lines) joins Mitch, Juliet, and Ashton to talk about something the church rarely acknowledges: women and pornography use. Madi shares how she…
- #039 -- History as a Bridge: A Mormon Historian's Honest Take (ft. Dr. Benjamin Park) · 1 sa 1 dkWhat happens when you study Mormon history without an agenda? Dr. Benjamin Park — historian, author of American Zion and Kingdom of Nauvoo, and former Mormon History Association…
- #038 -- Doubt Your Doubts (Tackling Cliches Series) · 24 dk"Doubt Your Doubts." Is It Actually Good Advice? In this episode of Latter Day Bridge Builders, Mitch, Juliet, and Ashton dig into one of the most well-known phrases in LDS faith…
- #037 -- Attending Church as a Non-Believer w/ Colton Scott · 59 dkWhat does it look like to stop believing in the Church but still show up every Sunday? In this episode, we sit down with Colton Scott. A born-and-raised Utah Mormon, returned…
- #036 -- Love, Hate and PRIDE: The LDS/LGBTQ+ Conundrum · 32 dkIt's Pride Month, and we're getting personal about our own histories with LGBTQ+ issues and the LDS Church. Juliet opens up about a chapter in her early Mormon years; actively…
- #035 -- Ex-LDS and Lesbian: Crystal Nye and the Tipping Points That Led Her Out of Mormonism · 58 dkAshton and Juliet welcome Crystal, a gay woman raised in the LDS Church in Iowa, to share her journey of secrecy, shame, and eventually stepping away from church activity…
- #034 -- Loving Those Who Leave the LDS Church: Jeff Strong, Author of "Torn" · 58 dkAshton and Juliet host author Jeff Strong to discuss his Latter-day Saint-focused book Torn and what drove him to write about faith struggle, deconstruction, and belonging. Jeff…
- #033 -- Keeping Covenants & Finding Connection: Thriving as a Gay Latter-day Saint · 60 dkSkyler Sorenson joins us share his story as a covenant-keeping Latter-day Saint who experiences same-sex attraction, is temple married to his wife Amanda, and is a father. He…







