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The Latter Day Lens

Welcome to The Latter Day Lens, a weekly faith-based podcast where we explore the intersection of Mormonism, global news, and political science. Hosted by Shawn Record and Matthew Miles, a professor…

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Latest episodes

  1. Latter Day Lens 180: Why People Leave the Church, Free Market Immigration Reform, & Canceling Public Figures12 Aug 2026
  2. Episode 179: LDS Perspectives on Celestial Polygamy, Book Banning, War Powers, and Property Redistribution5 Aug 2026
  3. Ep. 178: Mark Cuban, Capitalist Communism, and Scriptural Limits on Property29 Jul 2026
  4. Episode 177: Why Young Women Leave, Russian Oligarchs, U.S. Trust, and the Scriptural Meaning of Property Rights22 Jul 2026
  5. Episode 176: Gen Z's Career Dilemma, Declining Fertility, the Temple Steeple Dispute, and Is Church Culture Creating a Retention Gap for Young Women?15 Jul 2026
  6. Episode 175: Trump’s Crypto Billions, Socialist Shifts & The Future of AI Voting8 Jul 2026
  7. Episode 174: Should Government Shape Morality? Post-Roe Abortion Trends, Blind Patriotism, and the Therapeutic Church Myth1 Jul 2026
  8. Episode 173: Predestination vs Agency: What Do Latter-day Saints Believe? Iran, Sports & Religious Freedom24 Jun 2026
  9. Episode 172: Are LDS Members Christian? Switzerland's Immigration Cap, Hegseth's Military Purge, and Can Ukraine Win?17 Jun 2026
  10. Episode 171: Voting for Character in Texas & California, Trusting the Zoomers, and Celebrating America's 250th10 Jun 2026