Glass Box Podcast

Bryce Blankenagel

The Book of Mormon is a fascinating work of literature, teeming with stories of prophets, kings, and warriors on the pre-Columbian American continent. Is it a holy writ of ancient history and Christian theology, or did it come from a more recent source. On this podcast, we aim to find out if there are books out there similar to the Book of Mormon that were produced prior to 1830 when the Book of Mormon was released.

  1. 3h ago

    Ep 214 — Dante's Inferno | Danse Macabre; HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

    It's Halloween! Our favorite holiday, as well as one of our favorite special episodes of the year. First we discuss The Inferno by Dante Alighieri. The Inferno, or Hell, is the first cantiche of The Comedy, erroneously called The Divine Comedy. Then we discuss several iterations of La Danse Macabre, a Late Medieval allegory that reminds people of the inevitability of death and the vanity of earthly power.  Have some spooky fun and Happy Samhain from both of us!   Dante's Inferno: Professor Mazzotta's Dante lecture series https://youtu.be/679FGDpZBew?si=q5l0usQWpw4QgDHr Francesca da Rimini (Canto 5) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_and_Francesca_da_Rimini Terza Rima https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terza_rima Translation and editorial by Robin Kirkpatrick https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/351253/the-divine-comedy-by-dante-alighieri-translated-by-robin-kirkpatrick/9780141195872/   MOGP: A Brief History of Danse Macabre: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/danse-macabre-david-pumpkins-art-history  Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danse_macabre_(Saint-Sa%C3%ABns)  La danse macabre (Saint-Saëns):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwMMwAWAFds  Dies Irae|Chants of deliverance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEYPuYkxfBw  Franz Liszt Totentanz (Dance of the Dead) for Piano and orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X41O_vUYC7k  Dance macabre cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLRTS28bhMg    Ghost: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(Swedish_band)  Ghost - Dance Macabre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gr63DiEUxw     Other Appearances: Here's our latest episode with Chris Shelton on his series. Wahoo!  Speaking of Cults: Mormons and the Satanic Panic: https://youtu.be/39I8fRBdqRM    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g  Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social  Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

  2. Oct 14

    Ep 213.4 — Sun PM Oct 2026 General Conference

    General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is here! We watched October 2026 GenCon so you don't have to and we're here to see what slipped through the cracks!   Sunday Afternoon:   Dieter Uchtdorf - united in god   Andrea Spannaus SC YWGP - women ask your man for help   Moises Villanueva Q70 - tithing tithing and more tithing   David Bednar - God is ICE   Thabo Lebethoa Q70 - read your sticks   Paul Sinclair Q70 - one-armed strait jacket   Gary Stevensen Q12 - Fruit and Lehi   Gabriel W. Reid SC SS GP - 25 minute classes are super duper inspired and a good idea, trust us   Clarbert Q12 - bootlicking and brownnosing   DALLIN FKN HOAKS - Everything said here is true, trust me bro   Other Appearances: Here's our latest episode with Chris Shelton on his series. Wahoo!  Speaking of Cults: Leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFoTxm8xDnk    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g  Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social  Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

  3. Oct 14

    Ep 213.3 — Sun AM Oct 2026 General Conference

    General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is here! We watched October 2026 GenCon so you don't have to and we're here to see what slipped through the cracks!   Sunday Morning:   Cryring Q12 - I don't even know   Rosemary K Chibota Primary President - Black woman says society's labels don't matter because they aren't real   Niel L Anderson Q12 - He was a simple farmer boy   James O Fantone Q70 - Taking on name of Jesus Christ, missions are super important   Edward Dube Q70 - Come unto Christ   Quentin L Cook Q12 - "Virtue" signal   Alfred Kyungu Q70 - Be peacemakers   Ciro Schmeil Q70 - I just don't know or care. Sacrament or something, I guess   DALLIN GODDAMN MUTHAFUCKN OAKS - get back to church! And he edits the BoM intro lol   Other Appearances: Here's our latest episode with Chris Shelton on his series. Wahoo!  Speaking of Cults: Leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFoTxm8xDnk    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g  Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social  Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

  4. Oct 14

    Ep 213.2 — Sat PM Oct 2026 General Conference

    General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is here! We watched October 2026 GenCon so you don't have to and we're here to see what slipped through the cracks!   Saturday Afternoon:   Dale G. Renlund Q12 - quick complaining, bitches   Timothy Farnes YM GP - Don't go to the temple mad   Christian C. Chigbundu Q70 - spiritual immunity   Patricio Giuffra Q70 - give me your monies   Jeremiah J. Morgan Q70 - Convert from a different Mormon church   Hutch U. Fale Q70 - You did nothing to earn our love   Patrick Kearon Q12 - Learning to glide, fall with style   Michael Dunn Q70 - footraces are actually hard   Matthew Eyring Q70 - Dead kids for everybody   Ronald Rasband Q12 - PLEASE stop leaving the church!   Other Appearances: Here's our latest episode with Chris Shelton on his series. Wahoo!  Speaking of Cults: Leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFoTxm8xDnk    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g  Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social  Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

  5. Oct 14

    Ep 213.1 — Sat AM Oct 2026 General Conference

    General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is here! We watched October 2026 GenCon so you don't have to and we're here to see what slipped through the cracks!   Saturday Morning:   Gerrit W. Gong Q12 - Temple workers crossing the road   Tamara Runia FC YW GP - stain whisperer   Gerald Causse Q12 - Importance of a powerful testimony, like the golden gun   Vaiangina Sikahema Q70 - dead kids won't keep the faithful from a GA talk   Kevin J. Hathaway Q70 - another story of people dying   Ulisses Soares Q12 - Fast offerings, give us more of your money   Sean Douglas SC PB - Go on your damn mission   D. Todd Christofferson - prediction markets are bad   Other Appearances: Here's our latest episode with Chris Shelton on his series. Wahoo!  Speaking of Cults: Leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFoTxm8xDnk    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g  Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social  Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

  6. Sep 30

    Ep 212 — Spotting a Liar | Sound of Metal

    It's our third episode this month AND it's right before General Conference so let's have some fun. We're going to talk about finding hidden or obscured information, spotting the lie. How best to prepare for GenCon? We'll take a look at a few books written by experts on the topic. For our media, we watched the enthralling movie Sound of Metal, that came out in 2020. After that, we share some happy news about formerly    Show Notes: Emotions Revealed: Recognizing faces and feelings to improve communication and emotional life, by Paul Ekman  Spy the Lie: Former CIA officers teach you how to detect deception, by Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, Susan Carnicero, Don Tennant Liespotting: Proven techniques to detect deception, by Pamela Meyer  MOGP: Sound of Metal (2020)  IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5363618/  Where it's streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sound-of-metal  Happy News: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/lioness-justice-formerly-incarcerated-prison-air-conditioning  Other Appearances: Here's our latest episode with Chris Shelton on his series. Wahoo!  Speaking of Cults: Leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFoTxm8xDnk    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g  Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social  Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

  7. Sep 16

    Ep 211 — IP #3 - Priestcraft | LGF Part 2

    Introducing Imposition Paper #3 — Priestcraft! We point out the serious issues with Priestcraft in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and propose solutions that would make the church a safer and less hypocritical organization. Then we talk more about Dallin Oaks' book Learning the Great Fundamentals: Jesus Christ, Priesthood, and the Plan of Salvation. This time we talk about his harsh attitudes towards the world's views on marriage, children, and gender identity. And to round it all out, we have some amazing news out of Kenya involving feeding children and creating an economic infrastructure that helps entire countries. Enjoy!    Show Notes:    Sword of Laman: Learning the Great Fundamentals: Jesus Christ, Priesthood, and the Plan of Salvation, by Dallin H Oaks    Happy News: https://businesstoday.co.ke/kenyas-food4education-pitches-school-feeding-as-africas-infrastructure-case-at-kigali-food-summit/  Other Appearances: Here's our latest episode with Chris Shelton on his series. Wahoo!  Speaking of Cults: Leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFoTxm8xDnk    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g    Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything, Lydia Kang, and Nate Pedersen   Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social  Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

  8. Sep 2

    Ep 210 — EFY now FSY | Dead Poet's Society

    It's still summer so time to talk about the Mormon church's Especially for Youth (EFY) program! We talk a little about how it started, what it's about, how it has tried to evolve, and the problems that come from it. Next we discuss the incredible 1989 movie Dead Poet's Society. And finally, we finish it out with some good news involving cities terminating their  flock contracts. Enjoy!  Show Notes:   Especially for Youth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especially_for_Youth  50 Years of EFY: Strengthening testimonies and rejoicing together: https://latterdaysaintmag.com/50-years-of-efy-strengthening-testimonies-and-rejoicing-together/  Church Expands Global Youth Conference Program: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-expands-global-youth-conference-program  FSY FAQ: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/events/fsy/faq?lang=eng#Registration  FSY Conference — Standards and Policies: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/events/fsy/standards-and-policies?lang=eng  Brad Wilcox, John Bytheway, BYU professors talk EFY and how the program has set up FSY for the perfect beginning: https://www.thechurchnews.com/2019/9/26/23215482/efy-brad-wilcox-john-bytheway-byu-professors/  A History of "Especially for Youth" - 1976-1986 by John Bytheway: chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5576&context=etd  FSY* — The New EFY: https://wheatandtares.org/2014/03/27/fsy-the-new-efy/  EFY, hair, and culture: https://archive.timesandseasons.org/2012/07/efy-hair-and-culture/index.html  How EFY Promotes Immodesty: https://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2011/07/29/how-efy-promotes-immodesty/  EFY is where the cult got me: https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/stb9mg/efy_is_where_the_cult_got_me_separation_from/  MOGP: Dead Poet's Society  IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097165/  Where it's streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dead-poets-society  Happy News:  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/cities-terminate-flock-contracts-at-record-pace-in-august/   Other Appearances: Chris Shelton had us back on! Speaking of Cults: Leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFoTxm8xDnk    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g  Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social  Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10

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The Book of Mormon is a fascinating work of literature, teeming with stories of prophets, kings, and warriors on the pre-Columbian American continent. Is it a holy writ of ancient history and Christian theology, or did it come from a more recent source. On this podcast, we aim to find out if there are books out there similar to the Book of Mormon that were produced prior to 1830 when the Book of Mormon was released.

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  • Creator
    Bryce Blankenagel
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    233
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ground Gnomes LLC
  • Show Website
    Glass Box Podcast

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