Dialogue Podcasts

In this episode of Dialogue Unbound, Caroline Kline talks with literary scholar Michael Austin and filmmaker Daniel Foster Smith about The Odyssey, modern adaptation, and the stories cultures tell about their heroes. From Odysseus’s hubris… The post From Odysseus to Nephi: Heroes, History, and Myth appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

What happens when the image of Jesus changes? For generations, Latter-day Saints have encountered Christ through the familiar Christus: resurrected, triumphant, and rendered in white marble. But new sculptures at Temple Square offer a strikingly… The post The Suffering Christ: Art, Theology, and the Image of Jesus: A Conversation with Mike Huston & Jenny Champoux appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Narrow Is the Gate by Danny Nelson What happens when an alien civilization arrives on Earth—and turns out to be even more orthodox than the Mormons? In this audio story from Dialogue Out Loud, experience… The post Narrow Is The Gate By Danny Nelson- Audio Story appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

**Please note:** This episode is presented **entirely in Spanish**. If you would like to watch the interview with **English subtitles**, visit the *Dialogue Journal YouTube channel.* Welcome to the first episode of **The Artist Speaks**,… The post The Artist Speaks: Georgina Bringas appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Why Mormonism Makes Great Science Fiction | Danny Nelson on Narrow Is the Gate In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue fiction editors Joe Plicka and Ryan Shoemaker sit down with writer Danny Nelson… The post Why Mormonism Makes Great Science Fiction: A Conversation with Danny Nelson appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Science is often portrayed as the opposite of faith—but what if that conflict is built on a misunderstanding of what science actually is? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming… The post Why Latter-Day Saints Can Trust Science: A Conversation with Steven L. Peck appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

How should we read scripture when ancient texts meet modern ethical questions? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming speaks with Spencer P. Greenhalgh about his Summer 2026 Dialogue article,… The post Rethinking Sexual Ethics Through Jacob’s Temple Sermon: A Conversation with Spencer P. Greenhalgh appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

**The Poet Speaks** is a new series from *Dialogue Out Loud* featuring poets reading their own work from the pages of *Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought* and reflecting on the inspiration, craft, and questions… The post The Poet Speaks: William Morris appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of *Dialogue Out Loud*, co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming is joined by Dialogue’s section editors for a guided tour of the Summer 2026 issue. The conversation explores a wide range of topics, including… The post Summer 2026 Issue Overview appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

What makes a story distinctly Mormon? And where can readers find the best Mormon short fiction being written today? In this roundtable conversation, Dialogue fiction and book review editor Andrew Hall is joined by writer… The post Mormon Fiction 2026 with Andrew Hall, Theric Jepson & Robert Bennett appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Ten years after the LDS Church’s 2015 exclusion policy, its effects continue to shape conversations about faith, belonging, and community among LGBTQ Latter-day Saints. In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue art editor Margaret… The post The Invisible Church: Belonging Ten Years After the Exclusion Policy: A Conversation with Nathan Kitchen and Makoto Hunter appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue art editor Amanda K. Beardsley joins co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming to discuss her Spring 2026 essay, “From Protest Poster to Meme: The Visual Language of Queer Dissent… The post From Meme to Movement: A Conversation with Amanda K. Beardsley appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Fara Anderson Sneddon speaks with Laurie Lee Hall about Hall’s deeply personal essay, “Eternal Identity Misunderstood: A Transgender Woman’s Journey Through Faith, Revelation, and LDS Policy,” featured in… The post Faith in Transition: A Conversation with Laurie Lee Hall appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

The Dialogue Foundation and the University of Virginia’s Mormon Studies program present “It’s Time We Began: Race, Relationships, and the Life of the Church Now” recorded live on April 25, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia, as… The post It’s Time We Began: Race, Relationships, and the Life of the Church Now (Part 1) appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Caroline Kline speaks with former Dialogue editor Taylor G. Petrey about his essay, “History and Theology of Trans and Nonbinary Identity in the Church of Jesus Christ of… The post Trans Identity and Latter-Day Saint Theology: A Conversation with Taylor Petrey appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Charlotte Hansen Terry speaks with David Doyle about his essay, “The November 2015 Policy and Me,” from the Spring 2026 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.… The post The November 2015 Policy and Me: A Conversation with David Doyle appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

The Spring 2026 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought brings together a wide-ranging collection of essays, poetry, and art exploring questions of belonging, memory, and faith in contemporary Latter-day Saint life. In this… The post Spring 2026 Issue Overview appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Unbound, Dialogue editors Margaret Olsen Hemming and Caroline Kline sit down with religion scholar Jana Riess and political scientist Benjamin Knoll to explore one of the most pressing questions in… The post Generations in Transition: Belief, Disaffiliation, and the Future of Mormonism appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

What happens when a horror film mirrors the structure of Mormon ritual? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Ryan M. Springer joins Dialogue editor Margaret Olsen Hemming and podcast producer Daniel Foster Smith to explore… The post Reading Heretic Through Mormon Rituals: A Conversation with Ryan M. Springer appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Stephanie Kilpatrick joins us to discuss her personal essay “Sneaking to Church in Saudi,” featured in the Winter 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. In… The post Faith Under Constraint: Sneaking to Church in Saudi Arabia: A Conversation with Stephanie Kilpatrick appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, host Caroline Kline speaks with scholar Thomas W. Murphy about his article from the Winter 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, “White Is an Ite:… The post Unity and Indigenous Erasure in the Book of Mormon: A Conversation with Thomas W. Murphy appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Unbound, host Caroline Kline speaks with Amy Watkins Jensen and Fara Sneddon about the long, unfinished story of women claiming authority, voice, and power within Mormonism. Drawing on history, lived… The post Women Claiming Power in Mormonism appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

It’s time for our annual Mormon Studies Books in Review episode, where we take stock of the most compelling non-fiction, literature, and creative works on Mormon themes published in 2025. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dialogue… The post 2025 Mormon Studies Books in Review appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode, Dialogue editor Margaret Olsen Hemming interviews historian Matthew L. Harris about his article “Saving the Constitution” with White Christian Nationalism: Ezra Taft Benson, W. Cleon Skousen, and Their Attempt to Solicit the… The post Mormonism, Anticommunism, & the Politics of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation w/ Matthew Harris appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue fiction co-editors Ryan Shoemaker and Joe Plicka speak with writer Charity Shumway about her short story “The First Letter She Found,” published in the Fall 2025 issue… The post Writing Mormon Letters: A Conversation with Charity Shumway appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, we present “The First Letter She Found” by Charity Shumway, a deeply intimate short story about faith, embodiment, love, and the quiet costs of self-surrender across generations. Framed… The post The First Letter She Found by Charity Shumway: Audio Story appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this Winter 2025 Issue Overview, Dialogue co-editors Margaret Olsen Hemming and Caroline Kline are joined by the journal’s subject editors to introduce the latest issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought and highlight… The post Winter 2025 Issue Overview appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue art editor Amanda Beardsley sits down with Paola Bidinelli, the cover artist for the Fall 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, to explore the… The post When Materials Speak: A Conversation with Paola Bidinelli appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Book Report, we gather three celebrated voices in contemporary LDS poetry for a conversation about faith, family, and the sacred in everyday life. Poet Zachary Hutchins discusses Joseph: An Epic,… The post Poetry and LDS Experiences: With Liz Garcia, Zachary Hutchins & Lance Larsen appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Unbound, host and Dialogue co-editor Caroline Kline is joined by Katie Ludlow Rich, Liz Johnson, and Dialogue’s production editor Daniel Foster Smith for a wide-ranging conversation about the hit series… The post Unpacking Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Feminism, Influence, and LDS Culture appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

What do the Illuminati, Freemasons, and anti-Jacobin conspiracies of the late 18th century have to do with the Book of Mormon? More than you might think. In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, co-editor Caroline… The post Secret Societies and Scripture: A Conversation with Colby Townsend appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

The recent redesign of Latter-day Saint temple garments has turned a normally private practice into a public conversation — demand was so high the Church’s website briefly struggled to keep up, suggesting leaders may have… The post Garments Unfolded: A Conversation with Nancy Ross and Kristine Haglund appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this moving episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Caroline Kline speaks with Suzanne E. Greco about her article “Confronting Men’s Violence Against Women and Girls in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day… The post Confronting Men’s Violence Against Women in the LDS Church: A Conversation with Suzanne E. Greco appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, the editorial team comes together to introduce the Fall 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. From groundbreaking scholarship to moving creative work, the editors walk… The post Fall 2025 Issue Overview appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

For much of the twentieth century, evangelicals and Latter-day Saints occupied distinct corners of American Christianity—yet in recent decades, they’ve often found themselves aligned politically. In this episode of Dialogue Unbound, host Margaret Olsen Hemming… The post Strange Bedfellows: Evangelicals, Mormons, and the Politics of Power — A Conversation with Benjamin Park and Nicholas Shrum appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Personal Voices editor Charlotte Hansen Terry speaks with Bryant Skeen Thompson, author of the deeply moving essay “No Hard Feelings,” from the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Thompson shares the story of… The post Sacred Suffering: A Conversation with Bryant Thompson appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Unbound, Caroline Kline speaks with scholar and ethnographer Brittany Romanello about her 2020 Dialogue article, Multiculturalism as Resistance: Latina Migrants Navigate U.S. Mormon Spaces. Drawing on ethnographic research with Latina… The post Latina Migrants, Mormonism, and the Politics of Immigration: A Conversation with Brittany Romanello appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In the inaugural episode of Dialogue Unbound, co-editors Caroline Kline and Margaret Olsen Hemming sit down with scholar Patrick Mason to explore what Mormon theology has to say about peace and peacemaking in our turbulent… The post Mormonism and Peacebuilding: A Conversation with Patrick Mason appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In Ryan Shoemaker’s haunting and tender short story Matter, a young missionary in Italy finds himself alone with a stranger in desperate need. Over the course of one long night, he must confront his deepest… The post Matter by Ryan Shoemaker: Audio Story appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming speaks with Ryan Davis about his article from the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought: “Enos’s Encoded Narrative Structure… The post Narrative Theology in the Small Plates: A Conversation with Ryan A. Davis appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming interviews William L. Davis about his article “Joseph Smith’s Spiritual Language: The Presence of Early Modern English in the Book of Mormon,” featured… The post Joseph Smith’s Spiritual Language: A Conversation with William L. Davis appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue art editor Amanda Beardsley speaks with Julie Yuen Yim, the cover artist for the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Yim’s work blends… The post Cutting Through: Faith and Identity in the Art of Julie Yuen Yim appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, poetry editor Terresa Wellborn hosts poets Simon Peter Eggertsen and Kevin Klein to discuss their poems “Night Prayer at Binh Duong +” and “Allergies for Janet,” featured in… The post Poetry Beyond Ritual: A Conversation with Simon Peter Eggertsen and Kevin Klein appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Get an inside look at the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought in this episode of Dialogue Out Loud. Co-editor in chief Margaret Olsen Hemming sits down with Dialogue’s section editors… The post Summer 2025 Issue Overview appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

What happens when the miraculous feels both ordinary and overwhelming? In I Dreamed of Oil, a short story from the Spring 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, author Theric Jepson recounts a… The post I Dreamed of Oil by Theric Jepson: Audio Story appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

What does it mean to be true to yourself when your faith, community, and calling demand something else? In this powerful Dialogue Book Club conversation, recorded live on June 6, 2025, architect and author Laurie… The post Dialogue Book Club Summer 2025: Dictates of Conscience appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

What do you carry with you on your spiritual journey—and what carries you? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Charlotte Hansen Terry, personal voices editor at Dialogue, speaks with two writers whose essays in… The post From Handcarts to Cathedrals: Reclaiming the Feminine Divine: A Conversation with Amelia Hollingsworth & Emma Tueller Stone appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

What does a lifetime of championing Mormon arts look like? In this special episode of Dialogue Out Loud, we honor Glen Nelson, recipient of the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Mormon Letters.… The post AML 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Glen Nelson appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

How should Latter-day Saints talk about the Great Apostasy today? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue Editor Taylor Petrey sits down with author and doctrinal historian Charles Harrell to explore his article from… The post Retelling The Great Apostasy: A Conversation with Charles Harrell appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

In this lyrical episode of Dialogue Out Loud, poet Maria Mortensen Davis joins Dialogue poetry editor, Terresa Wellborn to discuss her two stunning poems in the Spring 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon… The post Poetry of the Natural World: A Conversation with Maria Mortensen Davis appeared first on Dialogue Journal.