Jim Bennett

Prophetic Voices in a Divided World - with Greg Prince - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks Ian and Jim welcome back historian and author Greg Prince for a wide-ranging and timely conversation about the tragic attack on a Michigan Latter-day Saint congregation, the passing of President Russe...

Greg Prince returns, and just in time for Conference! The latest episode of Inside Out is now live!

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Inside Out's YouTube Debut! Ian and Jim launch their YouTube channel with a livestream to discuss the passing of President Nelson, the shooting in Michigan, and the upcoming General Conference.

Here's the Livestream Link! Hope to see you there!
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LIVESTREAM TONIGHT! 8:00 PM MOUNTAIN TIME! - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks Tonight, we launch the Inside Out YouTube Channel with a livestream at 8:00 PM Mountain Time. We'll be talking about the passing of President Nelson, the tragic shooting in Michigan, and General Confe...

This isn't really an episode. It's an announcement that we're launching a new Inside Out YouTube channel TONIGHT at 8:00 PM Mountain Time!

(Livestream link in first comment!)

In the meantime, enjoy this goofy little teaser.

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John Rhy-Davies and me in front of Temple Square

Gimli and me.

(He was actually tickling me to get me to laugh.)

Joseph Smith: The Architect of Mormonism — A Conversation with Ganesh Cherian - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks Ian and Jim sit down with scholar and author Ganesh Cherian, whose new book Joseph Smith: The Architect of Mormonism offers a topical biography of Mormonism’s founding prophet.

Joseph Smith: Prophet of God or pious fraud? Author Ganeshji Cherian joins us for the latest episode of Inside Out, now live!

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A Conversation with Bruce Butcher - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks This episode discusses grief and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.Ian and Jim sit down with Bruce Butcher—a longtime listener and friend of the podcast—for a conversation that goes straight to ...

Thanks so much to Bruce Butcher for joining us for this episode and for being so open and vulnerable about such a heartbreaking experience.

We're close!

Why the LDS Church is an ‘inconvenient faith’ | Episode 407

This was so much fun! Very grateful for this opportunity to talk about An Inconvenient Faith.

Women and Authority - with Valerie Hamaker - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks In this episode of Inside Out, Ian and Jim welcome back licensed professional counselor and host of the Latter-day Struggles podcast, Valerie Hamaker. Together, they dive into one of the most pressing...

Valerie Hamaker returns for a wonderful discussion about women and authority, explaining why we its just as important to be an adult of God as well as a child of God.

The latest episode of Inside Out is now live!

A Conversation with Clayton Settle - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks Ian and Jim welcome special guest Clayton Settle, a lifelong Latter-day Saint who shares his journey of faith, questions, and resilience.Clayton opens up about growing up in Corpus Christi, Texas, ser...

The latest episode of Inside Out is now live! This one was so much fun - great to meet Clayton and hear his story.

Hey! Thank you! I really needed a little kindness today.

YouTube video by An Inconvenient Faith Episode 5 "Race" - An Inconvenient Faith

This is a huge project that I’ve been working on for the past six years. And today, it’s finally being released!

Ladies and Gentlemen-

Brothers and Sisters -

May I present…

An Inconvenient Faith!

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Boredom, Belief, and Bold Ideas for Change - with Greg Prince - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks Ian and Jim welcome back one of their most popular guests, historian and author Greg Prince, for another deep dive into his roadmap for improving Mormonism. The conversation ranges from biblical liter...

I’m flying to Argentina, and I had scheduled this episode to go live yesterday, and somehow it didn’t.

Once again, Greg Prince returns to help us solve every problem in the Church - the latest episode of Inside Out is now live!

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A picture of me and two other guys singing in the Tabernacle Choir.

Rare photographic evidence that, yes, I really am in the Tabernacle Choir.

The Church Defenders Who Attack the Church - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks A keynote. A controversy. And a defense you won’t hear anywhere else. Jim and Ian unpack the online backlash against Church Communications Director Aaron Sherinian after his FAIR conference appearance...

The Latest Episode of Inside Out - now live! - confronts the reality that you do not get credit for defending the Church as you attack the Church.

I enjoyed this.

I guess it’s different when I know the conversation between me and Ian will continue indefinitely. With the guests, it’s my one shot, usually.

The purpose of the podcast is not to re-convert Ian. He’s aware of all the arguments I make in my CES Letter response, as are most people who leave. We’re trying this model productive conversations between people who see things differently.

Confronting the Origins of The Book of Mormon with Steven Pynakker - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks Ian and Jim welcome back special guest Steven Pynakker, founder and host of the popular Mormon Book Reviews podcast. Together, they tackle one of the most audacious questions in the Restoration moveme...

Where did the Book of Mormon come from?

The latest episode of Inside Out is now live!

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.

Killing the messenger is a great way to create jobs for suicidal messengers.

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Yeah, but as I flesh it out, I outline a sort of wackadoodle theory involving repurposed symbolism that isn’t really in line with the missing scroll theory as it’s usually peddled in apologetic arguments.

But it appears that I did, indeed, say that.

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

This hit harder than I thought it would.

I assumed he was immortal. His music certainly is.

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I don’t know that I’ve ever said the BoA was on a lost scroll. And no, I am not saying the BoM is not historical.

A Roadmap for Improving Mormonism (Part 1) – with Greg Prince - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks Ian and Jim welcome back distinguished scholar and author Greg Prince to unpack his groundbreaking essay, A Roadmap for Improving Mormonism. What begins as a bold comparison between Vatican II and a p...

Vatican II for the Church?!

The latest episode of "Inside Out" is now live!

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a man in a purple suit is holding a globe in his hands . ALT: a man in a purple suit is holding a globe in his hands .

I've wanted to see Galactus on the big screen since I was 10 years old. It was worth the wait.

Fantastic Four was awesome smothered in awesome sauce.

It would be a real shame if #PedoDon started trending.

Heavenly Mothers - Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks Ian and Jim dive deep into one of Mormonism’s most sacred — and least discussed — doctrines: the existence of a Heavenly Mother… or perhaps, Heavenly Mothers. Triggered by a recent offhand comment by ...

Do you and I have different Heavenly Mothers?! The latest episode of Inside Out is now live!

'America’s Choir' celebrates 'unprecedented' milestone nearly 100 years after first broadcast The Tabernacle Choir celebrated its 5,000th episode of "Music & the Spoken Word," marking a milestone for the long-standing broadcast that began nearly 100 years ago.

Not sure how this happened, but that’s my ugly mug that’s front and center in the Fox News story about the historic broadcast today.

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