71 episodes

We are ex-Mormons and we’re re-reading the Book of Mormon together, but this time we know that it’s a work of fiction. We think we’re funny. In each episode we read a new chapter from the BOM and uncover how the church’s teachings affected us in our conservative, faithful days. We believe in love and acceptance, but we process some anger along the way. Expect lightmindedness, loud laughter, evil speaking of the Lord’s anointed, and taking the name of the Lord in vain.

The Joe and Smith Podcast: Read the Book of Mormon with us Joe and Smith

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    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

We are ex-Mormons and we’re re-reading the Book of Mormon together, but this time we know that it’s a work of fiction. We think we’re funny. In each episode we read a new chapter from the BOM and uncover how the church’s teachings affected us in our conservative, faithful days. We believe in love and acceptance, but we process some anger along the way. Expect lightmindedness, loud laughter, evil speaking of the Lord’s anointed, and taking the name of the Lord in vain.

    71-Mosiah 21, White Walkers G Dispensary

    71-Mosiah 21, White Walkers G Dispensary

    Joe tells an Alien$ story he heard on the Blank Check podcast. Smith wants more info about Cary Elwes. Smith comes up with the best name for a garment store. 
    Smith refers to this episode of the Dollop podcast. Joe tells about how this Mr Magoo cartoon spoiled Moby Dick for him. 
     
    Presented by Catchall Audio
    Music Provided by Eric VanAusdal
    The Book of Mormon is publicly available at churchofjesuschrist.org 
    Become a subscriber on our patreon at- https://patreon.com/joeandsmith 
    Remember who you are and what you stand for

    • 41 min
    Mosiah 20, Level 3 Lamanites!

    Mosiah 20, Level 3 Lamanites!

    Smith informs Joe about the church purchasing the Kirtland Temple from the Community of Christ. Joe refers back to this South Park episode and summarizes the beginnings of the BOM for anyone who doesn’t know. Smith mentions this part from the Tim and Eric movie. Joe points out this series of Behind the Bastards podcast episodes. The guys have both heard Teller’s voice. Here’s a link to an unvetted podcast ep with Teller as a guest. The guys discuss Neil Hamburger’s voice and his performance as Toby Determined on Gravity Falls. Smith provides his idea of some of the original text before it was edited. 
    Joe complains about how expensive everything is in Aspen, Colorado. Smith tells about his weiner dog protecting him against a Siberian Tiger on TV. Joe complains about the one and only segment he watched on the History Channel show, Strange Evidence. His description reminds Smith of a classic segment on T&E. 
     
    Presented by Catchall Audio
    Music Provided by Eric VanAusdal
    The Book of Mormon is publicly available at churchofjesuschrist.org 
    Become a subscriber on our patreon at- https://patreon.com/joeandsmith 
    Remember who you are and what you stand for

    • 51 min
    Mosiah 19, Chekhov's Death by Fire

    Mosiah 19, Chekhov's Death by Fire

    The guys talk about how they’re feeling about the church after being out for a while. Some of Joe’s kids don’t really remember even going. Joe plays a reverse-jeopardy style game to try to relay information to Smith about the director Henry Selick. Smith announces a new BOM-related Lego line. The guys look down on the f***ing idiots who said ‘page number’ instead of ‘hymn number. Joe brings T2: JD news from the corrections department. 
    The guys are anti most forms of traffic and trafficking. Smith refers back to this song from The Offspring. He tries to use the commitment pattern to get Joe to watch The Oath with him. Smith brings up this news story about Native tribes returning donations to the church. Joe gets excited that the Hess’s were Oscar nominated for their animated short film- Ninety-five Senses. 
     
    Presented by Catchall Audio
    Music Provided by Eric VanAusdal
    The Book of Mormon is publicly available at churchofjesuschrist.org 
    Become a subscriber on our patreon at- https://patreon.com/joeandsmith 
    Remember who you are and what you stand for
     

    • 48 min
    Mosiah 18, Alma whispering to you at a stoplight

    Mosiah 18, Alma whispering to you at a stoplight

    Joe refers to this piece of church art, and then this YT video from a news blooper compilation that he enjoyed. He then refers to this David Bazan song. 
     
    Music Provided by Eric VanAusdal
    The Book of Mormon is publicly available at churchofjesuschrist.org 
    Become a subscriber on our patreon at- https://patreon.com/joeandsmith 
    Remember who you are and what you stand for

    • 54 min
    Mosiah 17 Hide your Almas

    Mosiah 17 Hide your Almas

    Smith reminds the listener about a bundle of sticks. Joe has a scary story from E Colfax Ave. Smith spoils the end of The Prestige (2006), and gets a C-Nol quiz from Joe. There is more back-and-forth between Abinadi and King Noah. The guys keep referring to this unattributed picture. 
    The guys remember an old Pablo Francisco bit. Smith confesses to going to PF on V-day with Jared from Static Cycle. Joe recommends the 2014 documentary, Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau. Smith describes The Sopranos in case anyone didn’t know what it was. The guys refer to this TGTTM end credit sequence. 
     
    Music Provided by Eric VanAusdal
    The Book of Mormon is publicly available at churchofjesuschrist.org 
    Become a subscriber on our patreon at- https://patreon.com/joeandsmith 
    Remember who you are and what you stand for
     

    • 50 min
    Mosiah 16

    Mosiah 16

    The guys are back after another unplanned hiatus. Smith reminds Joe of some of his favorite mormonads, Joe isn’t convinced they’re real. Joe shares his thoughts on the authorship of the Bible after having listened to a lot of the Bible Brothers podcast. He plays a couple of BOM-related clips from it. Joe inaccurately refers to this unattributed picture of Tiger King Noah. Joe kills some fun by bringing up info that he heard from this 5-hour Jahndallyn episode. Smith wishes he had this meme about a former US pres on hand. 
    The guys don’t know much about Marshall Mathers. Smith thinks Tony Soprano may expedite the succession process in church leadership. Smith mentions Ari Shaffir’s 2022 special: Jew. Joe proposes the idea that the BOM may be more boring than the NT, but definitely less boring than the OT. Joe remembers this video from Onion News Network. 
     
    Music Provided by Eric VanAusdal
    The Book of Mormon is publicly available at churchofjesuschrist.org 
    Become a Celestial Subscriber on our patreon at- https://patreon.com/joeandsmith 
    Remember who you are and what you stand for

    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

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TehThinkr ,

Good company and the chuckles keep going

Joe and Smith are hilarious and it’s been great to hear other people deconstructing the trauma of being in a cult. Excited to get more episodes as they come out!

Enrv ,

Delicious to the taste

And very desirable.

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