Tonight on Mormonism Live we tackle one of the most controversial and uncomfortable documents in LDS history: Joseph Smith’s 1832 First Vision account. Not the… Read More »Joseph Smith’s 1832 First Vision: Excised with a Penknife & Hidden Away?
Bill Reel and RFM are joined this week by Meggan Hayes, host of the “Generally Unquotable” podcast, which features a news report on things Mormon… Read More »Podcaster Meggan Hayes (Generally Unquotable) Joins the Show!
Tonight on Mormonism Live, we explore one of the most uncomfortable and fascinating questions in early Mormon history: Was Moroni originally understood through the same… Read More »Moroni As A Treasure Guardian
What if the harm didn’t start with a crisis… but with what you were taught as a child? In this episode of Mormonism Live, we… Read More »The Hidden Cost of Mormon Belief: Conditioned From Childhood
Who won the debate? Bill Reel or Robert Gurr? Bill Reel and RFM dissect Bill’s recent debate about Mormonism with Robert Gurr. This one is… Read More »Another Mormon Bites The Dust!
Tonight, one of the darkest chapters in Mormon history—the Mountain Meadows Massacre. This isn’t a surface-level retelling. We walk through what led up to it,… Read More »Mormonism’s Mountain Meadows Massacre
Mormons have turned to the Bible to prove their beliefs are true ever since the inception of the LDS Church. But are the Mormons getting… Read More »World Renowned Bible Expert Weighs In!
Why do apologists want to hide the truth about the LDS Church? Likely because the truth makes their job of defending Mormonism so much harder.… Read More »They Can’t Handle The Truth!
Join Bill Reel and RFM as we cue up the most scintillating and awe-inspiring moments from the April 2026 General Conference! You are sure to… Read More »Apostles Say The Darndest Things!
Join Bill Reel and RFM as we cue up the most scintillating and awe-inspiring moments from the April 2026 General Conference! You are sure to… Read More »Apostles Say The Darndest Things!
In this episode of Mormonism Live, we walk through the full evolution of the Word of Wisdom—from its origin in 1833 to how it functions… Read More »History of Mormonism’s “Word of Wisdom” Health Code
A confrontation of historic proportions happened forty-five years ago; a confrontation between an LDS apostle and a BYU professor; between Elder Bruce R. McConkie and… Read More »Bruce R. McConkie Lays Down The Law
In this episode of Mormonism Live, we sit down with Ember, a Native American and former Latter-day Saint, to explore a side of Mormonism that… Read More »Lamanite to Self: A Native Reckoning with Mormonism
Sam Young is the legend who did amazing things almost a decade ago to protect children in the Mormon Church. Of course, the Mormon Church… Read More »Sam Young: Protector of Mormon Children!
Why Do People Leave the LDS Church? In this episode of Mormonism Live, Bill Reel and Radio Free Mormon examine a topic that has been… Read More »The LDS Label Machine
Tonight on Mormonism Live, we tackle one of the most persistent and uncomfortable questions in modern Mormon scholarship: What does DNA actually say about the… Read More »Book of Mormon DNA
In this episode, we step into one of the most provocative and uncomfortable chapters ever written about Joseph Smith — “The Don Juan of Nauvoo,”… Read More »The Don Juan of Nauvoo
Was Joseph Smith’s relationship with Fanny Alger an early plural marriage, a sexless sealing, or a scandalous sexual affair? Long before Nauvoo polygamy, secret sealings,… Read More »Joseph Smith & Fanny Alger: Barely Scraping By
Did Joseph Smith’s understanding of God come through divine revelation — or did it evolve alongside his education? In this episode of Mormonism Live, we… Read More »Mormonism’s God Revolution
The LDS Church teaches that its top leaders are prophets, seers, and revelators; men who speak for God and whose guidance deserves trust, obedience, and… Read More »Does Prophetic Fallibility Solve the LDS Problem?
Mormonism Live is honored to host the 2025 Brodie Awards, an annual event dedicated to recognizing excellence, courage, insight, and impact in the world of… Read More »The 2025 Brodie Awards Ceremony
We dig into one of the lesser-known but deeply revealing historical sources from early Mormonism: the Fayette Lapham interview with Joseph Smith Sr. Lapham’s account… Read More »Interview with Joseph Smiths Father
Join us on New Year’s Eve for a special episode of Mormonism Live. We’ll look back at the biggest Mormon news stories of the year… Read More »2025 Mormon Newscast Year in Review
Join us this Christmas Eve for the Third Annual Radio Free Mormon Christmas Eve Party. RFM will be joined by over Mormon influencers from the… Read More »A Radio Free Mormon Christmas Eve !
David Whitmer is one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, but his life after Mormonism raises some of the most challenging questions… Read More »David Whitmer: Book of Mormon Witness Examined!
