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Hearken, O Ye People: The Historical Setting of Joseph Smith’s Ohio Revelations – Mark Staker –

More of Mormonism’s canonized revelations originated in or near Kirtland than any other place. Yet many of the events connected with those revelations and their 1830s historical context have faded over time. Barely twenty-five years after the first of these…

Richie TJanuary 22, 2026

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Cynthia Collier – Nauvoo Visiting Performers – 938

Cynthia Collier grew up in Salt Lake City in a family that enjoyed the performing arts. She studied philosophy, English, and music at Brigham Young University, and has taught music and theater in schools. Over the past 25 years she…

Richie TMay 31, 2025

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856 Six Days in August

The Prophet Joseph Smith is dead, killed by a mob. Enemies of the young LDS Church think it will die with Joseph. In fact that danger is a real possibility. The crisis is undeniable, and the saints in Nauvoo are…

Richie TOctober 11, 2024

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2023 Gift Guide from The Cultural Hall!

Welcome to Your Main Stop for Fun Gifts This Year! Everything below is inspired by 2023 episodes of The Cultural Hall, from our guests to the news articles we discussed to stuff co-hosts have said they love, and more. Chances…

Richie TNovember 24, 2023

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BookofMormonSecrets.com Ep. 668 The Cultural Hall

ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN! A Replica Version Of The FIRST EDITION BOOK OF MORMON Plus, Doctrine and Covenants - Book Of Commandments - Emma Smith Hymnal Enter Here

Richie TFebruary 9, 2023

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Witnesses Ep. 527 The Cultural Hall

For nearly 200 years, skeptics and critics have attempted to explain away what David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris claimed--that they had seen angels and hefted golden metal plates containing ancient inscriptions. Now, for the first time, their amazing…

Richie TJune 6, 2021

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Samuel Brown Ep. 515 The Cultural Hall

Joseph Smith's Translation - The Words and Worlds of Early Mormonism Provides a new framework for understanding Mormon scripture and theology Provides a new contextualization and interpretive strategy for the Mormon temple liturgy Demonstrates that the temple liturgy merges the…

Richie TMay 3, 2021

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Rick Bennett/Gospel Tangents Ep. 510 The Cultural Hall

5:41 Early Life 10:46 The Mish 15:36 Why the nerd-iness 19:36 I'll take "Cutlerites" for $500 26:31 Why are we hush-hush about callings 31:50 Mormon History Association 36:28 Gospel Doctrine, Gospel Essentials, Gospel Tangents 37:40 Shhhhhhh. That's taboo! 39:48 Temple…

Richie TApril 16, 2021

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Jenny Reeder Ep. 509 The Cultural Hall

Jennifer Reeder is a historian and writer and is currently the nineteenth-century women’s history specialist at the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Reeder obtained degrees from Brigham Young University, Arizona State University, and…

Richie TApril 12, 2021

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Richard Bushman Ep. 499 The Cultural Hall

3:56 Richard Bushman The Early Years 11:57 A Courting we will go 16:10 Did you fall into religious history? 19:19 Lets get a real church history 23:29 First writing of Joseph 26:00 Reconcile your study with your spirit 28:24 Pushback…

Richie TMarch 15, 2021

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