Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks

Are We The Baddies?

Release Date: 3/1/2025

Duration: 74 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim discuss America's abandonment of Ukraine and what the Church's role ought to be as the world devolves into chaos. 

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You Are Enough

Release Date: 2/15/2025

Duration: 66 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim explore the challenge of toxic perfectionism in the Church. 

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Survey Says: Part Three

Release Date: 2/8/2025

Duration: 91 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim finish answering all of the Church's survey questions.

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Survey Says: Part One

Release Date: 1/18/2025

Duration: 67 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim take a Church survey that was mistakenly sent to a larger audience than the Church intended. Part one of a series...

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A Conversation about BYU with Sue Bergin

Release Date: 1/10/2025

Duration: 88 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Sue Bergin, a former BYU adjunct faculty member, was one of the few people willing to go on the record for the Salt Lake Tribune's groundbreaking article about BYU's current hiring and firing practices. She joins Ian and Jim to tell her story and discuss what's happening at BYU. 

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Plural Marriage in Primary

Release Date: 1/4/2025

Duration: 79 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim greet the New Year with a discussion about plural marriage being included in this year's Primary manual. 

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James Burnham Returns!

Release Date: 12/28/2024

Duration: 74 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: With Jim on vacation, Ian welcomes James Burnham back to Inside Out, as he shares some more of his unique perspectives and two new songs!

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Christmas

Release Date: 12/22/2024

Duration: 59 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim discuss the blessings and opportunities of Christmas, in and out of the Church. 

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Change in an Unchanging Church

Release Date: 12/13/2024

Duration: 81 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Last week's episode was a reminder that some in the Church continue to believe things the Church no longer teaches, which prompted Ian and Jim to discuss how to deal with change in a Church that paradoxically teaches both continuing revelation and unchanging doctrine at the same time. 

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A Conversation with Marcus Hutber

Release Date: 12/6/2024

Duration: 93 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim are joined by Marcus Hutber, who, as a missionary, brought Ian Wilks into the Church back in the day. The robust discussion largely focuses on why Black people were denied the priesthood and temple blessings prior to 1978. 

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A Conversation with Andrew and Carline Patterson

Release Date: 11/30/2024

Duration: 307680 Mins

Description: Andrew and Carline Patterson served alongside Ian when he was the bishop in the Dalkeith Ward in Scotland. They share their story as to what led them to join the Church and then what led them to walk away from the Church. 

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Heretic: The Inside Out Review

Release Date: 11/22/2024

Duration: 320400 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim review the horror film Heretic, which features Latter-day Saint sister missionaries in the starring roles. Warning: Spoilers aplenty!

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Was Joseph Smith Really a Polygamist? A Conversation with Michelle Brady Stone

Release Date: 11/15/2024

Duration: 364080 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Michelle Brady Stone joins Ian and Jim in an engaging and lively discussion to make the case that Joseph Smith was not, in fact, a polygamist. 

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Election Reactions

Release Date: 11/11/2024

Duration: 330360 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim have a raw and difficult discussion about America's election results. 

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Inside Out: Election Edition

Release Date: 11/2/2024

Duration: 300960 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: With the U.S. presidential just days away, Ian and Jim discuss what it means for America, the world, and the Church. 

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Sleeveless Garments

Release Date: 10/26/2024

Duration: 243240 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim discuss the announcement from the Church of new designs for sleeveless temple garments. 

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A Conversation with Richard Bushman

Release Date: 10/18/2024

Duration: 350760 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim are joined by preeminent historian Richard Bushman for a wide-ranging conversation about his life, his work, and his faith. 

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October 2024 Conference Recap

Release Date: 10/11/2024

Duration: 264240 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim discuss their impressions and insights from the October 2024 General Conference. 

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A Conversation with Stephen Murphy of Mormonism with the Murph

Release Date: 10/4/2024

Duration: 282420 Mins

Description: Stephen Murphy, host of the Mormonism with the Murph podcast, joins Ian and Jim to discuss his faith journey that led him out of the Church and then led him back again. 

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A Conversation with Kathryn, Matthew, and Mitchell Maddix

Release Date: 9/27/2024

Duration: 349680 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Trigger Warning: SuicideIn this deeply moving episode, Kathryn Maddix and her sons, Matthew and Mitchell, join Ian and Jim to honor the life of husband and father Mike Maddix, who served alongside Ian and Jim as a missionary in Scotland.Together, the Maddix family reflects on Mike's legacy while also bravely addressing the difficult realities and spiritual challenges that come with the experience of suicide in the family.

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Explicit: No

Membership Withdrawal

Release Date: 9/20/2024

Duration: 290880 Mins

Description: In the wake of new training about disciplinary councils such as the one upcoming for Nemo the Mormon, Ian and Jim discuss the Church's policies on membership restrictions and withdrawals, past and present. 

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A Conversation with Jeddy Bennett

Release Date: 9/13/2024

Duration: 249360 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Fresh off their conversation with Jim's son Samuel last week, Ian and Jim speak with Sam's identical twin Jeddy about his mission experience, which was, in many ways, quite different from Sam's mission experience. 

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A Conversation with Samuel Bennett

Release Date: 9/5/2024

Duration: 251520 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim are joined by Jim's son Samuel for a powerful discussion about the mental health challenges he faced on his mission. 

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The Only True and Living Church

Release Date: 8/30/2024

Duration: 268020 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: With the release of a series of new Church essays, Ian and Jim explore what it means to say that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true and living Church on the face of the whole earth. 

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New Handbook Updates

Release Date: 8/23/2024

Duration: 325860 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim discuss the new updates to the Church's handbook, with particular focus on the controversial new transgender policies.

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A Conversation with Gustavo Hernández

Release Date: 8/20/2024

Duration: 356580 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: Ian and Jim are interviewed by Gustavo Hernández, a Latter-day Saint podcaster based in Mexico. 

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Abortion

Release Date: 8/8/2024

Duration: 263820 Mins

Description: Rushing in where angels fear to tread, Ian and Jim discuss the Church's position on abortion. 

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Explicit: No

Fallibility: A Love Story

Release Date: 8/1/2024

Duration: 211440 Mins

Authors: Jim Bennett

Description: With Ian on vacation in the UK, Jim flies solo with an excerpt from his recently finished book manuscript, "Fallibility: A Love Story."

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Explicit: No

Where Will You Go?

Release Date: 7/26/2024

Duration: 63 Mins

Description: Jim Bennett and an intercontinental Ian Wilks discuss Elder M. Russell Ballard's 2016 General Conference talk "To Whom Shall You Go?" and how the question feeds into a narrative of fear that is not persuasive to the rising generation. 

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A Conversation with Mette Ivie

Release Date: 7/18/2024

Duration: 73 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim are joined by the brilliant Mette Ivie, bestselling author of, among other things, the "The Bishop's Wife" murder mystery series. Mette offers a fascinating perspective on her own faith journey and struggles in the face of personal tragedy, and she explains why, even though she no longer attends church, she doesn't identify as an ex-Mormon.  

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A Conversation with TJ Hoisington

Release Date: 7/12/2024

Duration: 72 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim are joined by bestselling author and motivational speaker TJ Hoisington, who shares how his faith has informed his personal and professional life. 

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Hanging by a Thread

Release Date: 7/4/2024

Duration: 74 Mins

Description: In the wake of Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, Ian and Jim discuss today's geopolitical challenges and what they mean for the future of the Church. 

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A Conversation with Steven Pynakker

Release Date: 6/28/2024

Duration: 84 Mins

Description: Steven Pynnaker, who has previously hosted Ian and Jim on his Mormon Book Reviews Podcast, comes to Inside Out to discuss how an evangelical encounters the Restoration. 

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Explicit: No

A Conversation with Brett Palmer

Release Date: 6/20/2024

Duration: 82 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim are joined by Brett Palmer, an old friend and former mission AP who shares stories about his faith journey and his life in and out of the Church. 

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Explicit: No

Building Temples: A Conversation with Rebecca Bibliotecha and Landon Brophy

Release Date: 6/13/2024

Duration: 74 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim are joined by Rebecca Bibliotecha and Landon Brophy of the Mormonish podcast to discuss how people are reacting to many of the Church's proposed temples in their communities. 

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Explicit: No

A Conversation with Nemo the Mormon

Release Date: 6/5/2024

Duration: 84 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim are joined by the one and only Nemo the Mormon for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the Church and the world at large. 

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Explicit: No

A Glimpse of the Other Side

Release Date: 5/31/2024

Duration: 66 Mins

Description: In this candid, powerful episode of Inside Out, Ian tells us where he was last week, and why the greatest health scare he's ever experienced was also the most profound spiritual experience of his life. 

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Inside Out: The Musical

Release Date: 5/23/2024

Duration: 58 Mins

Description: With Ian under the weather, Jim taps the one and only Oprah Winfrey to co-host an exploration of his musical adventures in and out of the Church, focusing on how music can bring us all closer to the Divine. And yes, of course that's really Oprah Winfrey and not at all some weird AI digital replica. 

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Explicit: No

Women in the Church

Release Date: 5/17/2024

Duration: 70 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim discuss General Relief Society President Camille Johnson's talk about motherhood, in which she discusses her decision to work outside the home at a time when Church leaders were condemning that decision. 

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Explicit: No

A Brother's Story

Release Date: 5/10/2024

Duration: 70 Mins

Description: In this heart-wrenchingly personal episode, Ian tells the story of his relationship with his brother Paul and the moment that gave him an undeniable witness of God's love and mercy. 

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Explicit: No

A Changing Church, and a Changed Conference Talk

Release Date: 5/6/2024

Duration: 61 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim revisit Elder Ronald E. Poelman's infamous 1984 General Conference talk, which was altered and re-filmed after the fact. The talk serves as a model for how the Church deals with change and highlights the tension between the Church and the Gospel. 

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Explicit: No

The Church and Suicide

Release Date: 4/25/2024

Duration: 61 Mins

Description: Trigger warning!This episode focuses on the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with regard to suicide. 

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Explicit: No

Jim Bennett in X-ile

Release Date: 4/18/2024

Duration: 89 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim discuss the reasons Jim deactivated his Twitter account,  as well as what bad behavior by Latter-day Saints online means for the Church as a whole. 

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Explicit: No

April 2024 Conference Recap

Release Date: 4/11/2024

Duration: 62 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim review the highlights and lowlights of the latest General Conference and celebrate the long-awaited announcement of a new temple in Scotland. 

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

A Musical Conversation with James Burnham

Release Date: 4/4/2024

Duration: 84 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim are joined by James Burnham, who shares his faith journey along with two lovely songs, one of which is an original James Burnham composition. 

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Explicit: No

A Conversation with Bishop Graeme Stocks

Release Date: 3/29/2024

Duration: 57 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim speak with Graeme Stocks, who is currently serving as the bishop of the Dewsbury Ward in Yorkshire, England.  

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Musket Fire Revisited

Release Date: 3/22/2024

Duration: 63 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim discuss BYU's decision to bring Elder Holland's controversial "musket fire" talk out of mothballs and make it the subject of a new course for incoming freshmen. 

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

A Conversation with Peter Bleakley

Release Date: 3/14/2024

Duration: 82 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim have a wide-ranging conversation with Peter Bleakley, one of the founding members of the Britvengers and a passionate advocate for reform in the Church. 

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Explicit: No

The Kirtland Temple

Release Date: 3/8/2024

Duration: 67 Mins

Description: Ian and Jim discuss the sale of the Kirtland Temple and other historical sites and artifacts, and they try to get to the bottom of the century-old question: who is Elias? 

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Explicit: No

Bob Bennett's Final Fireside

Release Date: 3/4/2024

Duration: 99 Mins

Description: This episode includes an AI-enhanced version of Senator Robert F. Bennett's fireside on The Book of Mormon given on April 10, 2016, three weeks before his death. Ian and Jim discuss the fireside and the impact of The Book of Mormon on the Church and their individual lives. 

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