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Faith Matters

Faith Matters offers an expansive view of the Restored Gospel, thoughtful exploration of big and sometimes thorny questions, and a platform that encourages deeper engagement with our faith and our world. We focus on the Latter-day Saint (Mormon) tradition, but believe we have much to learn from other traditions and fully embrace those of other beliefs.

Religion & Spirituality Christianity Philosophy
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
56 minutes
Episodes
290
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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Easter Is for Everybody - A Conversation with Amanda Suarez and Jon Ogden

Easter Is for Everybody - A Conversation with Amanda Suarez and Jon Ogden

With Easter just a few days away, we’re so excited to share this conversation with Amanda Suarez and Jon Ogden.

Amanda and Jon are two of the co-founders of Uplift Kids, a lesson library and curriculu…

00:55:50  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
How to Have a Conversation with God - A Conversation with Adam Miller & Rosalynde Welch

How to Have a Conversation with God - A Conversation with Adam Miller & Rosalynde Welch

This week, we’re so excited to welcome Adam Miller and Rosalynde Welch to talk about their brand-new book, Seven Visions. This book is an exploration of seven visionary experiences in the Doctrine an…

01:07:44  |   Sat 12 Apr 2025
Changemakers - A Conversation with McArthur Krishna and Anne Pimentel

Changemakers - A Conversation with McArthur Krishna and Anne Pimentel

This week, we’re really excited to share a conversation about a brand-new Children’s book called Changemakers by McArthur Krishna and Anne Pimentel, with beautiful artwork by Jessica Sarah Beach. 

The…

01:09:17  |   Sat 05 Apr 2025
Listening to Women: Jared Halverson hosts Aubrey Chaves, Kathryn Knight Sonntag, and Bethany Brady Spalding

Listening to Women: Jared Halverson hosts Aubrey Chaves, Kathryn Knight Sonntag, and Bethany Brady Spalding

Today we’re bringing you a special conversation hosted by Jared Halverson, who’s joined by three women—Bethany Brady Spalding, Kathryn Knight Sonntag, and me—who’ve been part of a larger, ongoing con…

01:03:51  |   Tue 01 Apr 2025
The Blessings of a Quirky Ward - with James Goldberg

The Blessings of a Quirky Ward - with James Goldberg

We have a really fun episode for you today—We’re talking with James Goldberg about his delightful book Tales of the Chelm First Ward, which he co-wrote with his, wife Nicole Wilkes Goldberg, and his …

01:00:53  |   Sat 29 Mar 2025
The Path of Descent - A Conversation with Mike Petrow

The Path of Descent - A Conversation with Mike Petrow

This week, we’re joined by Mike Petrow, who serves as the Director of Formation, Faculty Relations, and Theological Foundations at the Center for Action and Contemplation. The CAC is a nonprofit foun…

01:04:27  |   Sat 22 Mar 2025
A Counter-culture of Love - A Conversation with David French

A Counter-culture of Love - A Conversation with David French

This week, we’re excited to share a conversation between Zach Davis and New York Times columnist and author David French.

David French began his career as a constitutional litigator, with a special fo…

01:04:11  |   Sat 15 Mar 2025
The Ongoing Tug-of-War Between Tradition and Change - A Conversation with Jeff Strong

The Ongoing Tug-of-War Between Tradition and Change - A Conversation with Jeff Strong

This week, we’re welcoming back our good friend Jeff Strong.

Last year, Jeff and his team sent out a survey to the Faith Matters audience as part of a larger research project on faith and church parti…

01:18:23  |   Sat 08 Mar 2025
When Sustaining Means Speaking Up: The Life and Legacy of Marion D. Hanks

When Sustaining Means Speaking Up: The Life and Legacy of Marion D. Hanks

For today’s episode, we’re releasing a fascinating conversation that Aubrey had with Rich Hanks about the life and legacy of his father, Marion D. Hanks. For those who know his name, you’ll know exac…

00:54:24  |   Sat 01 Mar 2025
Thomas McConkie's back, and this could change your life

Thomas McConkie's back, and this could change your life

We have been waiting a long time for this episode with our friend Thomas McConkie. As many of you know, Thomas is an incredibly skilled meditation teacher and guide on the path of spiritual awakening…

00:38:44  |   Sat 22 Feb 2025
When Faith Heals and When it Hurts -- A Conversation with Janeen Martin

When Faith Heals and When it Hurts -- A Conversation with Janeen Martin

This week, Tim and I are sharing a fascinating conversation with therapist and researcher Janeen Martin about the complex and deeply personal ways that religion and mental health intersect.


Janeen has…

01:02:02  |   Sat 15 Feb 2025
How Free is your Will? A Conversation with Terryl Givens

How Free is your Will? A Conversation with Terryl Givens

This week, we are thrilled to welcome back Terryl Givens—one of our all-time favorite guests and collaborators and someone we always have a running list of topics for. This time, we’re finally diving…

01:03:27  |   Sat 08 Feb 2025
Can God Speak Through AI? - A Conversation with Carl Youngblood

Can God Speak Through AI? - A Conversation with Carl Youngblood

This week, we’re thrilled to talk with Carl Youngblood— longtime technologist, software engineer, and president of the Mormon Transhumanist Association.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant,…

01:08:07  |   Sat 01 Feb 2025
Is it Rational to Believe? - A Conversation with Ross Douthat

Is it Rational to Believe? - A Conversation with Ross Douthat

This week, Zach Davis is joined by New York Times columnist and author Ross Douthat to talk about his new book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.

Ross has spent his career bridging worlds—exp…

01:02:13  |   Sat 25 Jan 2025
Mercy at the Margins - A Conversation with Shima Baradaran Baughman

Mercy at the Margins - A Conversation with Shima Baradaran Baughman

This week, we’re joined by Shima Baradaran Baughman, a nationally renowned expert on criminal justice reform and a law professor at BYU. After years focusing on shaping public policy and reforming sy…

01:07:09  |   Sat 18 Jan 2025
Be Ye Therefore a Perfectionist?  - A Conversation with Justin Dyer

Be Ye Therefore a Perfectionist? - A Conversation with Justin Dyer

This week, we’re so grateful to share a conversation with Justin Dyer, a professor of religion at BYU and a researcher who has spent years exploring the intersection of faith and mental health. Justi…

01:01:26  |   Sat 11 Jan 2025
How to Stop Running from Your Feelings - A Conversation with Jana Spangler

How to Stop Running from Your Feelings - A Conversation with Jana Spangler

This week, we’re joined by Jana Spangler for a powerful and practical conversation about emotions—especially the ones we’ll do just about anything to avoid feeling.

Jana explains that emotions aren’t …

01:03:02  |   Sat 04 Jan 2025
Heretics & Popes - A Movie Show with McKay Coppins

Heretics & Popes - A Movie Show with McKay Coppins

As we wrap up the year, we’ve got something a little different  in store for you today. We’ve invited Zach Davis, Bill Turnbull, and McKay Coppins on for a conversation about two Hollywood Films that…

01:11:08  |   Sat 28 Dec 2024
“O, Great Mystery

“O, Great Mystery": A Christmas Eve Meditation with Tyler Johnson

Today, as Christmas Eve settles around us, we invite you into a quiet meditation written by Tyler Johnson and published as the culmination of the advent series in the FM magazine, Wayfare, with music…

00:10:04  |   Tue 24 Dec 2024
A Carol of Joy: a Reading by Lori Forsyth

A Carol of Joy: a Reading by Lori Forsyth

In the spirit of this Christmas season, we’re so excited to share a beautiful reflection with you, written and read by Lori Forsyth, Managing Editor of the Faith Matters magazine, Wayfare. This piece…

00:16:08  |   Sat 21 Dec 2024
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