<p>On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by ex-Mormon content creator <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@alyssadgrenfell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alyssa Grenfell</a> to discuss the new <em>Secret Lives of Mormon Wives</em> spinoff, Netflix’s <em>Trust Me</em>, and the pop-culturification of Mormonism. While the internet has long been a place for Mormon creators to thrive, now that they’ve gone mainstream, our obsession with MomTok and dirty sodas risks softening, and even obscuring, the religion’s conservative ideology. During a time in history when our conservative government feels more dangerous than ever, we can’t let pop culture give racism and sexism a sugar-coated rebrand.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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We’re Taking This “Mormon” Trend Too Far

APR 29, 202637 MIN
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We’re Taking This “Mormon” Trend Too Far

APR 29, 202637 MIN

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<p>On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by ex-Mormon content creator <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@alyssadgrenfell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alyssa Grenfell</a> to discuss the new <em>Secret Lives of Mormon Wives</em> spinoff, Netflix’s <em>Trust Me</em>, and the pop-culturification of Mormonism. While the internet has long been a place for Mormon creators to thrive, now that they’ve gone mainstream, our obsession with MomTok and dirty sodas risks softening, and even obscuring, the religion’s conservative ideology. During a time in history when our conservative government feels more dangerous than ever, we can’t let pop culture give racism and sexism a sugar-coated rebrand.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>