Richie T, Author at The Cultural Hall Podcast

Why “WE” Left: A more positive approach to understanding those who leave the church

Hey everyone! Have you missed me? I've sure as shoot missed you! How are you? How are the kids? The Fam? Good? So even though I am not a permanent fixture in the Cultural Halls these days, I still like…

Richie TAugust 18, 2015

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My Feelings on Kate Kelly – Guest Blog

I will never forget the first night after I gave birth to my first child. I hardly slept, not out of pain, but out of vivid awareness. I kept waking up, remembering that I was a parent and feeling shocked.…

Richie TAugust 14, 2015

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Assassination of Joseph Smith Ep 186 The Cultural Hall

First Block While many popular songs glamorize girls behaving badly, one singer/songwriter from Mesa, Arizona is making waves with a very different message. The new music video for Rick Hale’s song “Where the Good Girls At” describes a young man’s…

Richie TAugust 5, 2015

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Benjamin White Ep 185 The Cultural Hall

Benjamin Hyrum White was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He labored in the Colorado Denver North Mission and was employed at the MTC during college. Ben met his wife, Keenan, while they were performing with the…

Richie TAugust 4, 2015

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Hitting The Mark

This is a target. Apart from first-person shooter video games, you'll most commonly see targets hanging in bars or in the homes of older men who have converted their basements into man-caves where they have their monthly poker games. You…

Richie TJuly 28, 2015

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Rachel Hunt Ep 184 The Cultural Hall

Rachel Hunt Steenblik is a PhD student in philosophy of religion and theology at Claremont Graduate University. She has a Masters in library science from Simmons College and a Bachelors in philosophy from Brigham Young University. At the latter, she…

Richie TJuly 23, 2015

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John Starley Allen Ep 183 The Cultural Hall

When John Starley Allen was in second grade he began writing stories. His mother called them “The Road Stories,” because each one invariably began with “I was walking down a road…” followed by an encounter with a friend, animal, insect,…

Richie TJuly 19, 2015

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Mormon Rivals Ep 182 The Cultural Hall

Daniel Smith Block 1 I am an MPA graduate hoping to change the world (or at least try). I love music with really tight harmonies and love playing the piano in the dark. I love learning; in particular I enjoy…

Richie TJuly 10, 2015

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Senator Mike Lee tribute to Elder Boyd K. Packer

"As a 'watchman on the tower,' Boyd K. Packer was perpetually ahead of his time. He could see around difficult societal corners and had a clear view of the blessings and benefits that flow from principled living. What some may…

Richie TJuly 9, 2015

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Depression, Modesty, Porn and PMS: A Unified Theory On Feelings

I like looking for bigger ideas in smaller conversations. On June 22nd's Articles Of News, I saw a very big idea mentioned over and over again dressed up as supposedly different unrelated topics. If you haven't listened to it, you…

Richie TJuly 7, 2015

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