In this episode, Cristina interviews Jana Riess, author of Millenial Mormons: How Millennials are changing the LDS Church. Jana discusses some of the particularities of Millenials who leave the LDS Church and how this generation is different than the ones that came before. Listen to this episode here.
Podcast: Sunstone Firesides
Episode 4: An Inside Look at the Foster Care System
Trigger Warning: This episode contains descriptions of abuse and severe neglect. The foster care system is something we might hear a lot about, but seldom understand the details. In this episode, Malia interviews Ashley, a CPS worker, and Belinda, a woman who was raised in the foster care system to offer an inside look at …
Episode 3: Mormon Women’s Work With Refugees
Join Lindsay Hansen Park as she interviews three incredible Mormon women, Christina Atwood, Sara Bybee Fisk, and Nicole Earl about the work they do helping refugees and asylum seekers in the United States. Listen to this episode here.
Episode 2: Kimberly and Shirlee
On this week’e episode of the Sunstone Firesides Podcast, Kimberly Anderson and Shirlee Draper discuss each other’s lives and current projects. Kimberly Anderson shares about her experience as a transgender woman in Mormonism and her current work in counseling psychology. Shirlee Draper was raised FLDS and currently directs Cherish Families, a non-profit that offers services …
Episode 1: Colleen McDannell and Sister Saints
On this episode, co-host, Cristina Rosetti, sits down with Dr. Colleen McDannell to talk about her new book, Sister Saints: Mormon Women Since the End of Polygamy. Dr. McDannell is the Sterling M. McMurrin Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Utah. Her research covers topics such as the history of Heaven, Vatican II, …