
Going on a Polygamy Tangent (Trip)
We’re going on a Polygamy Tangent (Trip) to the Journal of Mormon Polygamy Conference Mar 21-22, 2025 at the University of Utah. I’ll give my live reactions and even talk to a polygamy skeptic! Check
We’re going on a Polygamy Tangent (Trip) to the Journal of Mormon Polygamy Conference Mar 21-22, 2025 at the University of Utah. I’ll give my live reactions and even talk to a polygamy skeptic! Check
Here is a Journal of Mormon Polygamy Recap. I’ll also give away a free book “To be a Friend of Christ,” the biography of Marion D Hanks, written by his son Richard. Check out our
The Kingston Group, also known as the Davis County Cooperative Society, is one of the most reclusive Mormon Fundamentalist groups around. I was able to attend a funeral, which was open to the public. Here’s
Short Creek consists of the twin FLDS cities of Hildale, Utah & Colorado City, Arizona. Come along as Rick Bennett visits these 2 communities that were founded on the Utah-Arizona border to escape prosecution for
Tom Bennett invited me to visit Centennial Park, Arizona, a group that practices polygamy. It’s just south of the Utah border and about 50 minutes southeast of St George, Utah. Come along as we visit
I started Gospel Tangents almost 9 years ago and Jan 1, 2025 marks 1000 episodes! In celebration of the New Year and my 1000th episode, we’ll look back at 2024. What were the most viewed
Rick Gets Feisty with some anti-vaxxers! I’m going to answer questions & give out a free book, “Writing Mormon History,” edited by Joe Geisner. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:13 — 38.6MB)
Paul Debarthe from the Community of Christ asked me to comment on the sale of the Kirtland Temple, properties in Nauvoo, and other properties transferred from Community of Christ to the LDS Church. What was
I’ll review the new movie “Six Days in August,” about Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, & the succession crisis. I’ll also give a podcast update. Check out our conversation… We’ll do a book drawing for “3
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.