Person Interviewed: Christopher Rich

Should BYU Be Renamed Over Slavery? (Paul Reeve/Christopher Rich)

Should BYU be renamed Over Slavery? Many argue that BYU should be renamed since slavery was legalized in Utah? Bishop Abraham Smoot also owned slaves and his name is on the Smoot Administration Building. What

November 17, 2024 No Comments

Was Brigham Young Wrong about the priesthood/temple ban?

Curse of Cain

Was Brigham Young Wrong? (Paul Reeve/Christopher Rich 2 of 3)

Was Brigham Young wrong about the priesthood/temple ban? I’ll ask Dr Paul Reeve & Christopher Rich, and we’ll discuss the showdown between Orson Pratt and Brigham Young over whether blacks are guilty of the Curse

November 14, 2024 No Comments

Dr Paul Reeve & Christopher Rich bust Utah's slavery myths.

Curse of Cain

Busting Utah’s Slavery Myths (Paul Reeve/Christopher Rich 1 of 3)

It’s time to bust some slavery myths about Utah Slavery. Dr Paul Reeve & Christopher Rich have written a book called “This Abominable Slavery.” Was Brigham Young making Utah a slave state or a free

November 11, 2024 No Comments

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Rick Bennett, Host of Gospel Tangents

Rick Bennett is the friendly, independent historian at the heart of Gospel Tangents LDS Podcast: The Best Source for Mormon History, Science, and Theology. When he isn't interviewing Mormon scholars, prophets, and others, he is teaching math and statistics at Utah Valley University. He also freelances as a research biostatistician in the fields of Dermatology and Traumatic Brian Injuries, as well as in the network television/cable T.V. industries as a sports statistician. Rick holds a Master of Statistics Degree from the University of Utah.