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Mormons in MediaMormonland crossover: What is Heather Gay teaching people about Latter-day Saint Heaven?Our first ever crossover! In which we learn Nicole's exposure to Mormon theology comes mostly from a Housewife. We talk temples vs. meetinghouses, varying degrees of orthodoxy in Mormonism, and whether it's culturally acceptable for women to be the breadwinner a la Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. 2025-05-0452 min

Mormon LandMormons in Media crossover: What is Heather Gay teaching people about Latter-day Saint heaven? In the first monthly bonus episode brought to you by a collaboration of “Mormon Land” and “Mormons in Media,” Latter-day Saint Rebbie Brassfield and non-Latter-day Saint Nicole Weaver talk about season one of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” and what they’re expecting, and hoping to see, from season two. Rebbie is surprised to learn that Nicole knows about the Celestial Kingdom and even more surprised to learn she heard about it on TV. 2025-05-0452 min

Mormon LandAnnouncing a new podcast partnership all about Latter-day Saints in pop culture | Episode 389Taylor Frankie Paul. Litia Garr. Shari Franke. Andy Reid. Lisa Barlow. Hannah Neeleman. What do all these people have in common? For our online friends, the answer is obvious: All are Latter-day Saints. Maybe you’ve heard of them. Maybe not. But these are just some of the names representing and defining, albeit unofficially, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for millions around the world. Put simply, they matter. So do the Mormon-themed Netflix miniseries and Hulu tell-alls that studios are churning out at ever faster rates. Here at “Mormon Land,” we’ve...2025-04-3038 min

Mormons in MediaEp 16: What would it take to make another Mormon film movement?Rebbie is joined by filmmaker Jared Cardon to discuss why the Latter-day Saint movie movement got stuck in adolescence, and what it would take to get it growing again. We talk about the demise of the Kirby era, the tension between 'clean content' and creativity, and dream of the church creating a Perpetual Artist Fund.Here's the video I reference about what France does to support cinema. And here is Jared's website if you want to check out some of his work.2025-04-231h 33

Mormons in MediaEp 15: Kirby Heyborne links his career success to Mormon movies and a really cool wifeWe talk Kirby's career beginnings in the Mormon Movie Moment, what it really takes to make it as a performer, and revisit the absurdity of beer-commercial-gate. We also discuss what it would take to recreate the glory days of 2003 and how one of us might be on the way to making it happen (!!)2025-04-101h 26

Mormons in MediaEp 14: Mormonism and The BachelorRebbie is joined by Lindsey Encinas and Meg Walter to talk about the cursed intersection of Mormonism and The Bachelor -- from Jef with one F, to the LDS Millionaire, to Litia being the most eligible woman in history who still didn't get the final rose. 2025-03-311h 04

Mormons in MediaEp 13: Peggy Fletcher Stack is the most interesting woman in the worldThe Salt Lake Tribune's Senior Religion Reporter casually tells a dozen stories that blow Rebbie's mind. From starting a Mormon magazine decades before the bloggernacle, to interviewing the Dalai Lama, and Mark Hoffman (pre-explosions), and every Latter-day Saint Prophet since Gordon B. Hinckley, to running her fingers through David A. Bednar's pristine hair. Consider this a teaser for Peggy's memoir, which we need ASAP. 2025-03-231h 10

Mormons in MediaEp 12: Is it possible for people who love the church and leave the church to be nice to each other?Eli and Rebbie are sick of internet fights between people who love and hate the church. Why do we do this? And what would it look like to support each other, whichever side you're on? 2025-03-061h 08

Mormons in MediaEp 11: McKay Coppins - when Mormonism helps your careerMcKay Coppins is here to blow up my theory that owning Mormonism will ruin your media career. We talk about how Mormonism has shaped his career from Buzzfeed to The Atlantic, what it's like living in DC right now, and the time he got marooned at Mar A Lago. 2025-02-251h 25

Mormons in MediaEp10: Latter-day Saints in the Super Bowl with Jake WelchOur guy Andy Reid had a real bad day. We talk about what makes him so great, whether member athletes benefit from double standards, and a few stealth Mormons who made ads and won rings.2025-02-131h 01

Mormons in MediaEp 9: Catholicism in Media: Conclave Edition - with Cristina GaglianoConclave is a 2024 film starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci that has been nominated for 8 Academy Awards. In this episode, Rebbie and Meg ask their Catholic friend Cristina many dumb questions about the religion, its media depictions, and learn she somehow knows more about Mormonism than they do. 2025-01-251h 27

Mormons in MediaEp 8: Was 2024 really "the year of Mormon women?" feat. Lindsey EncinasRebbie and Lindsey dissect The Washington Post's piece that claims 2024 was the year of Mormon women. Is Hannah Neeleman ambitious or repressed? Is influencing working or "shilling?" We also get into women's (in)visibility at church from Amy Watkins Jensen's recent op-ed and discuss public figures leaving the church a la Rosie Card. 2025-01-161h 13

Mormons in MediaEp 7: Virgin or Comedian? Pick one. (With our BFF Shelley Carling)From New York to LA, the theater to The Groundlings, Shelley and Rebbie debate the likeliness of making it as a funny person when you're full in on church. Do all the best comics make dirty jokes? Does sobriety inhibit funniness, and are all our post-Mormon friends doing mushrooms?? (yes) We'd like to break the myth that clean stuff can't be funny but we're mostly breaking our brains. 2024-12-1957 min

Mormons in MediaEp 6: If the world is Forks, are Mormons the Cullens? A Twilight-inspired religious chat with The Soloists.In this crossover episode, Rebbie talks with Mallory Everton and Diana Brown about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. We discuss the especially Mormon aspects of Twilight (do soulmates = eternal companions?), debate whether the dream that inspired the series was a vision, and make a case for why members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should embrace the mystical elements of their faith. Check out more from The Soloists here and Faith Matters here. 2024-12-091h 05

The SoloistsDo Mormons Belong to the Real World? With Rebbie BrassfieldSend us a textThis week we teamed up with our beloved friend Rebbie Brassfield who runs the up-and-coming Mormons in Media Instagram (now a podcast!). As we enter another kind of "mormon moment" as the world fixates on Latter-day Saint lifestyle influencers, Rebbie leads the public in watching closely all the references to Mormonism in media, tracking where representation is going, and making a case for more diverse media portrayals. We also get into a fun discussion of Stehanie Myer's Twilight series, and how that shaped our perspective on relationships grow up. 2024-12-071h 09

Mormons in MediaEp 5: HERETIC with Meg and Eli from Hive MindA horror movie about sister missionaries. A religious film that’s rated R. Hugh Grant quoting Gordon B Hinckley!!! Heretic is the movie none of us expected, but we're thrilled to process together. We discuss whether it's offensive, how it triggered us, what it does for Mormon representation, and the scene that made two of us kind of weepy in that churchy way? We're as surprised as you are. 2024-11-271h 07

Mormons in MediaEp 4: Mormon Women in Media with Neylan McBaineRebbie is joined by Neylan Mcbaine, her favorite voice on Mormon women. We discuss how being raised by a famous opera singer in New York City shaped Neylan's view of Latter-day Saint women's role in the arts, unpack the media’s current obsession with LDS women, and examine how the church has elevated female artists in the past vs now. Neylan’s projects: - LDS Women Project - Women at Church - Better Days 2020 - Faith Matters 'Restore' Conference Presentation And the...2024-11-201h 05

StrangervilleEpisode 264: Pouring WaterThis time in Strangerville, Eli got four nights of good sleep and saw the face of god, Meg is gearing up for some difficult holidays, and a man navigates coming out to himself and his family. Listen on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Story Pouring Water, by Hunter Prueger (music by Middle Sattre) Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter Check out Rebbie Brassfield's new podcast, Mormons in Media Join us on Patreon!2024-11-1636 min

StrangervilleEpisode 264: Pouring Water This time in Strangerville, Eli got four nights of good sleep and saw the face of god, Meg is gearing up for some difficult holidays, and a man navigates coming out to himself and his family. Listen on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.StoryPouring Water, by Hunter Prueger (music by Middle Sattre)Production by Eli McCann & Meg WalterCheck out Rebbie Brassfield's new podcast, Mormons in MediaJoin us on Patreon! 2024-11-1600 min

Strangerville PodcastEpisode 264: Pouring WaterThis time in Strangerville, Eli got four nights of good sleep and saw the face of god, Meg is gearing up for some difficult holidays, and a man navigates coming out to himself and his family. Story Pouring Water, by Hunter Prueger (music by Middle Sattre) Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter Check out Rebbie Brassfield's new podcast, Mormons in Media Join us on Patreon!2024-11-1636 min

Mormons in MediaEp 3: How to make it as a writer when you haven't sworn very much - with Eli McCannRebbie is in the church while Eli is out, Rebbie hasn’t tweeted in years while Eli has 80k followers. But for all our differences we share a love of Mormon stories and a distaste for hearing them told just one way. In this episode, we discuss how Mormonism has shaped our creative paths, how the comments hit harder when you're writing on religion, and we even pitch the books we’ve written that no one wants to publish (yet!). It’s a compliment fight between two people who will someday, mark our words, be David Sedarises! 2024-11-131h 08

Mormons in MediaEp 2: Are sports the best way to bridge our media gap with "THE WORLD?"Rebbie is joined by her sportsy friends Jake Welch and Scott Stevens to talk about the role BYU Athletics plays in representing the church. We do a "where are they now" for every LDS-ish athlete in the NFL, discuss the BYU Cruise (!!!), and whether or not sports are an ice breaker when you find yourself set with Tom Brady. We throw in a dose of nerd by reminiscing about our old YSA pal J.D. Payne, who is now the showrunner for Amazon's The Ring of Power and whom we will defend in the comments against every angry Tolkienhead. 2024-11-041h 24

Mormons in MediaEpisode 1: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives with Lindsey Encinas and Meg WalterRebbie is forced to start the podcast talking about a show she really did not want to watch. Thankfully, reality TV experts Meg & Lindsey are here for moral support. We compare SLMW to RHOSLC, discuss what felt accurate vs. sensationalized, why LDS women are so good at influencing, why in the world Rebbie did not say a word to Whitney when she met her IRL one day before recording this, and why we think the show is a net positive for Mormon representation. 2024-10-291h 08

StrangervilleEpisode 241: MarigoldThis time in Strangerville, Eli is caught in a very toxic steps competition, Meg ran a marathon as a comedy bit, and Rebbie Brassfield takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about the lengths she went through to get the perfect family photo. Story Marigold, by Rebbie Brassfield Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter Join our Patreon!2023-10-2335 min

StrangervilleEpisode 241: Marigold This time in Strangerville, Eli is caught in a very toxic steps competition, Meg ran a marathon as a comedy bit, and Rebbie Brassfield takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about the lengths she went through to get the perfect family photo. StoryMarigold, by Rebbie BrassfieldProduction by Eli McCann & Meg WalterJoin our Patreon! 2023-10-2300 min

Strangerville PodcastEpisode 241: MarigoldThis time in Strangerville, Eli is caught in a very toxic steps competition, Meg ran a marathon as a comedy bit, and Rebbie Brassfield takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about the lengths she went through to get the perfect family photo. Story Marigold, by Rebbie Brassfield Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter 2023-10-2335 min

Hive MindThe Lost Daughter with special guest Rebbie BrassfieldPlus: Emily In Paris, The Other 2, and Search Party 2022-01-1750 min

StrangervilleEpisode 167: Did You Floss?This time in Strangerville, we kind of believe in horoscopes, Meg flashed a bunch of strangers, and Rebbie tells the story of comparing herself to other millennials who all seemed to be buying homes and succeeding in their adulthood. Story Did You Floss? by Rebbie Brassfield (music by Michael Chapman & The Woodpiles [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Michael_Chapman__The_Woodpiles/NATCH_7/03_A_Strangers_Map_of_Texas] ) Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/2021-06-1942 min

StrangervilleEpisode 167: Did You Floss? This time in Strangerville, we kind of believe in horoscopes, Meg flashed a bunch of strangers, and Rebbie tells the story of comparing herself to other millennials who all seemed to be buying homes and succeeding in their adulthood.StoryDid You Floss? by Rebbie Brassfield (music by Michael Chapman & The Woodpiles)Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walterhttps://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerville/Episode_167_Did_You_Floss_2.mp3 2021-06-1900 min

Hive MindEMERGENCY EPISODE: Murder Among The Mormons with Rebbie BrassfieldWe all agree, Rod Decker is the best Utahn.2021-03-0845 min

StrangervilleEpisode 149: Selling Sex As A Virgin This time in Strangerville, there was an inauguration and it was peaceful, Meg and Eli discuss career crises, and Rebbie Brassfield shares her experience of feeling very unqualified to create an ad campaign for Pepsi.StorySelling Sex As A Virgin, by Rebbie Brassfield (Music by Less Hayden)Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walterhttps://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerville/Episode_149_Selling_Sex_as_a_Virgin_2.mp3 2021-01-2400 min

StrangervilleEpisode 149: Selling Sex As A VirginThis time in Strangerville, there was an inauguration and it was peaceful, Meg and Eli discuss career crises, and Rebbie Brassfield shares her experience of feeling very unqualified to create an ad campaign for Pepsi. Story Selling Sex As A Virgin, by Rebbie Brassfield (Music by Less Hayden [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Les_Hayden/Proverbs_1720/Les_Hayden_-_Proverbs_-_09_Three_1479] ) Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerville/Episode_149_Sell 2021-01-2435 min

Andy OverthinksOverthinking SubculturesEvery subculture we subscribe to comes with its own quirks, rules, and dress code. Listen as we dissect and poke fun at hunting, nerd, yoga, and surf subcultures with Ryan Jensen, Mike Thayer, Rebbie Brassfield, and Ned Sweet. andyoverthinks.com/subcultures Mike Thayer’s website Mike Thayer’s books Rebbie Brassfield’s website Follow @andyoverthinks on Instagram Rate, review and subscribe 2021-01-2145 min

Andy OverthinksOverthinking SubculturesEvery subculture we subscribe to comes with its own quirks, rules, and dress codes. Listen as we dissect and poke fun at hunting, nerd, yoga, and surf subcultures with Ryan Jensen, Mike Thayer, Rebbie Brassfield, and Ned Sweet. andyoverthinks.com/subcultures 2021-01-2145 min

StrangervilleEpisode 134: BYU Dating This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli survive a mountain hurricane and Rebbie Brassfield talks about what it was like dating at BYU.StoryBYU Dating, by Rebbie Brassfield (Music by Less Hayden)Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walterhttps://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerville/Episode_134_BYU_Dating_2.mp3 2020-09-1200 min

StrangervilleEpisode 134: BYU DatingThis time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli survive a mountain hurricane and Rebbie Brassfield talks about what it was like dating at BYU. Story BYU Dating, by Rebbie Brassfield (Music by Less Hayden [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Les_Hayden/Proverbs_1720/Les_Hayden_-_Proverbs_-_09_Three_1479] ) Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/strangerville/Episode_134_BYU_Dating_2.mp3 2020-09-1229 min

StrangervilleEpisode 102: The Woman Who Got Me PregnantThis time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are apparently unsanitary–don’t eat at their houses. And a woman takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about her infertility. Story: The Woman Who Got Me Pregnant, by Rebbie Brassfield Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter Strangerville is a production of The Beehive http://traffic.libsyn.com/strangerville/Episode_102_The_Woman_Who_Got_Me_Pregnant_2.mp3 2019-12-0727 min

StrangervilleEpisode 102: The Woman Who Got Me Pregnant This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are apparently unsanitary–don’t eat at their houses. And a woman takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about her infertility.Story:The Woman Who Got Me Pregnant, by Rebbie BrassfieldProduction by Eli McCann & Meg WalterStrangerville is a production of The Beehivehttp://traffic.libsyn.com/strangerville/Episode_102_The_Woman_Who_Got_Me_Pregnant_2.mp3 2019-12-0700 min

Hive MindHive Mind: Living with YourselfIn this episode, Eli, Meg, and special guest Rebbie Brassfield, talk about the Netflix original series Living With Yourself. Get on the email list at hivemind.substack.com 2019-11-2239 min

Hive MindHive Mind: Living with YourselfIn this episode, Eli, Meg, and special guest Rebbie Brassfield, talk about the Netflix original series Living With Yourself.2019-11-2239 min

StrangervilleEpisode 54: Hot Girls This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli discuss, with some rage, Mormon genre films. Then, a woman takes the Strangerville Live stage to explain how her theory about “hot girls” was put to the test in a high-pressure situation.StoryHot Girls, by Rebbie BrassfieldProduction by Eli McCann & Preg Walterhttp://traffic.libsyn.com/strangerville/Episode_54_Hot_Girls_1.mp3 2018-09-3000 min

StrangervilleEpisode 54: Hot GirlsThis time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli discuss, with some rage, Mormon genre films. Then, a woman takes the Strangerville Live stage to explain how her theory about “hot girls” was put to the test in a high-pressure situation. Story Hot Girls, by Rebbie Brassfield Production by Eli McCann & Preg Walter http://traffic.libsyn.com/strangerville/Episode_54_Hot_Girls_1.mp3 2018-09-3037 min