No Shame November
We are well on way to full blown Holiday Spirit, but there is something else in the air as well...can you smell it? Mingled in with the baked goods, and baked hams, and baked baked stuff? It is the…
Richie TNovember 7, 2014
Why Darrien Hunt Matters
Dear Utah: Darrien Hunt matters. Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman has declared that the lethal force used against 22-year-old African-American Darrien Hunt was justified. The police officers who shot Hunt seven times in the back will not be disciplined. Utahans…
Richie TNovember 4, 2014
Corbin Volluz Ep 150 The Cultural Hall
Corbin Volluz lives in the beautiful foothills of the Cascade Mountains in western Washington state. He has been practicing law for 23-years with a focus on criminal defense and personal injury. Corbin joined the LDS Church in June of 1978,…
Richie TNovember 4, 2014
Ordain Women Leader Kate Kelly Ex-communication Appeal Denied (Press Release)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lorie Winder LDS Church leaders deny appeal of Ordain Women co-founder Salt Lake City, UT - Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a second disciplinary council and have denied Kate…
Richie TOctober 31, 2014
What a Nice Psychopath
Have you ever known you were about to face something difficult or challenging, so you prepared yourself and went in ready to overcome and conquer, only to have something random or small or totally unexpected be your downfall? If I…
Richie TOctober 31, 2014
The Death of Trick-or-Treating
*TRICK-or-TREATING* I can't believe I am finally to an age where I can say this legitimately...... Back in MY day....I can remember Halloween being an all night affair. Come rain or snow we would not be detoured from…
Richie TOctober 31, 2014
Let’s Talk About Sex…wait, WHAT!?
Let’s Talk About Sex…wait, WHAT!? My sweetheart and I recently celebrated our 6 year anniversary by taking a small 2 day “stay-cation” to a fancy hotel in Salt Lake City. The first morning of our trip, I sat lazily in…
Richie TOctober 30, 2014
9 Mormon Halloween Costumes for Under $10
Halloween is just around the corner, and according to some bogus statistic I'm about to make up, as many as 70% of people still haven't decided on a costume yet. Adjusted for Jehovah's Witnesses, Orthodox Jews, the French, and other…
Richie TOctober 29, 2014
Mormons and Halloween: The Odd Truce
Mormons do weird things. Just ask the internet. We are a peculiar people, most especially to those unfamiliar with our faith. Most of the time we don’t think the things we’re doing are weird because we understand why we’re doing…
Richie TOctober 28, 2014
Fiona Givens Ep 149 The Cultural Hall
FIONA GIVENS is a retired modern language teacher with undergraduate degrees in French and German and a graduate degree in European History. She is now an independent scholar who has published in several journals and reviews in Mormon studies,…
Richie TOctober 28, 2014