Episodes
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…
Trans Identity and Latter-Day Saint Theology: A Conversation with Taylor Petrey
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 November 2015 Policy and Me: A Conversation with David Doyle
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.…
Spring 2026 Issue Overview
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…
Reading Heretic Through Mormon Rituals: A Conversation with Ryan M. Springer
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…
Faith Under Constraint: Sneaking to Church in Saudi Arabia: A Conversation with Stephanie Kilpatrick
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…
Unity and Indigenous Erasure in the Book of Mormon: A Conversation with Thomas W. Murphy
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:…
2025 Mormon Studies Books in Review
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…
Mormonism, Anticommunism, & the Politics of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation w/ Matthew Harris
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…
Writing Mormon Letters: A Conversation with Charity Shumway
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…