Out Loud

Dialogue fiction pieces and personal essays performed and edited professionally.

Episodes

The Artist Speaks: Georgina Bringas

**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**,…

Why Mormonism Makes Great Science Fiction: A Conversation with Danny Nelson

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…

Why Latter-Day Saints Can Trust Science: A Conversation with Steven L. Peck

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…

Rethinking Sexual Ethics Through Jacob’s Temple Sermon: A Conversation with Spencer P. Greenhalgh

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 Poet Speaks: William Morris

**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…

Summer 2026 Issue Overview

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 Invisible Church: Belonging Ten Years After the Exclusion Policy: A Conversation with Nathan Kitchen and Makoto Hunter

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…

Homoeroticism and the Mormon Male Ideal: A Conversation with Kate Davisd

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Caroline Kline speaks with scholar Kate Davis about her provocative Spring 2026 article, “Heavenly Bodies: Mormon Male Homoerotics in the Sacred Art of Arnold Friberg.” Together…

From Meme to Movement: A Conversation with Amanda K. Beardsley

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…

Faith in Transition: A Conversation with Laurie Lee Hall

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…