The Latter Day Lens
Your home for authentic, faith-promoting, entertaining discussion of current events. In the podcast we tackle the tough topics that most people avoid and showcase how faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints apply gospel principles in their everyday experiences. New episodes each Wednesday.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 138
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Episode 77: Trump Shooting, Republicans are socialists too, seeking riches, Bloomberg's $1 billion donation to medical schools
Trump Assignation Attempt. Members of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints should not condone violence
The Thought Provoker:
Matt is up first this week. Sam likes to tell me th…
Episode 76: Can you be LGBTQ and active LDS? God's hand in the presidential race, BofM witnesses, Border security and gun control
The Thought Provoker:
Matt is up first this week. One of the founders of WordPerfect, Bruce Bastian, died this week. The New York Times obituary described many facets of his life that ar…
Episode 75: Mormon Saints, Does God Bless the USA? Paris Hilton, Are pets human?
The Thought Provoker:
Shawn is up first this week. Annuit coeptus is a motto written on the great seal of the United States. It means God, or Providence prospered our undertaking. The id…
Episode 74: Life coaching, Corporate hijacking, Surgeon General social media warning label
Mailbag: One listener writes, “I question your definition of liberal and conservative although I loved the discussion. You said conservatives mistrust government and liberals mistrust …
Episode 73: Is it morally wrong to be rich? Is Matt a liberal, is Sam conservative? Trump's Tariff Proposal, Movie Pass, Movie Crash
Mailbag: One listener writes, “You'll probably get several of these, but here are a few facts to clear up about two of the country's newest felons.1.The lies Hunter Biden told on his t…
Episode 72: Social Media and Free Will, YouTube Religion Conference, Hunter Biden v. Donald Trump, Equality of Economic Outcomes
The Thought Provoker:
Matt is up first this week. There is nothing members of our church value more than free will. Yet, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey warned this week that social media al…
Episode 71: RESPECT for elementary education, capitalism v meta-Marxism, Right wing reaction to Trump conviction, MLB reconciles racial injustice
Mailbag: Carly’s recording
The Thought Provoker:
Shawn is up first this week. An anonymous expert recently participated in a debate discussing Meta-Marxism and capitalism. They discussed…
Episode 70: Trump v Biden in the polls, NCAA paying student athletes, #rawmilk, Will 2024 see the rise of global authoritarianism?
Mailbag: One listener writes, “Like a lot of Republicans, Sam is pretty tone deaf when he talks about risk. On average, rich people have taken much less risk in their lives than the res…
Episode 69: Changes in church policy, Assuming the best about the political opposition, Biden legalizes marijuana, Military humanitarian assistance in Gaza
Mailbag: One listener writes, “Ok. You cannot allow Sam to continue to reference “that one company in Seattle whose CEO decided to pay everyone $70,000 and his company imploded.” The c…
Episode 68: The Greatest Hits!
New listeners, this episode replays some of the discussions that get brought up later on. Also, NBA YoungBoy was arrested in Cache Valley Utah recently and is back in jail. Shawn doesn'…
Episode 67: OpenAI copyright infringement, LDS culture intruding on doctrine, Employee engagement, Ranking prophets
The Thought Provoker:
Shawn is up first this week. Eight regional daily newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement yesterday, the latest in an industrywide reckoning…
Episode 66: The Booming US Economy, Chad Daybell vs Donald Trump, Libertarians and the Law, Stricter laws against lying and stealing?
Apologies to Shawn's fans. He had technical issues that caused him to drop from the podcast. Sorry you all missed his great comments on the big question.
The Thought Provoker:
Sam is up f…
Episode 65: Free speech at USC and Google, Michael Jordan wins at NASCAR, churchofjesuschrist.org, Owning and employing as a pathway to wealth and wellbeing
The Thought Provoker:
Matt is up first this week. Two big stories this week related to free speech. In the first, the University of Southern California canceled a graduation speech by a …
Episode 64: Accountability for GC Predictions, Green Tea, The Family Proclamation: A political document?
Links for the discussion about the changes in temple recommend interview questions.
Handbook 38.5.5 was updated in August 2023 to include this statement about the garment.
Wearing and Ca…
Episode 63: Hurry and listen before the Second Coming, Real Mormonism, Trans Awareness Day on Easter
General Conference Recap
Matt's Second Coming Prediction
What is Mormonism?
Episode 62: General Conference predictions, Elon Musk and freedom of speech, change to policy about undergarments? Oregon recriminalizes drugs, Racism in Idaho
Mailbag: General Conference Predictions
The Thought Provoker:
Matt is up first this week. You guys are always telling me how Elon Musk is a proponent of free speech. Well, two things cam…
Episode 61: BYU Sunday Play, Religious Authority of Women in the Church, ISIS-K attack in Moscow, Should voters listen to people who work with candidates?
Mailbag: One listener writes, “Another UBI experiment. This time in San Antonio. https://sanantonioreport.org/cash-without-conditions-san-antonio-experiment-guaranteed-income/ What do …
Episode 60: History vs Religion, Tax subsidies for professional sports, Tesla/Mr. Beast/Government Programs, Taxation without representation?
The Thought Provoker
First up, Shawn. This week Political Scientist Matthew, “Matty Bird” Miles interviewed LDS history Scholar Patrick Mason on the twim podcast. Matt asked a great ques…
Episode 58: Looking beyond the mark, Was Putin afraid of Navalny? Diversity of music at church, Celebrating Black History Month
The Thought Provoker:
Shawn is up first this week. Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, claiming that the company failed to keep its promise of developing AI tools for "the …
Episode 59: LDS Leaders Anti-Trump? Recall elections, Crisis in Public Education, CBD and Federalism
One listener writes, “I know how much everyone loves UBI, but with so many trials and studies to learn about it happening and wrapping up, I feel like it would be good to talk about the…