Truthspresso

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A Christian podcast addressing theology, politics, economics, and practical life tips as caffeine for your mind.

  1. DEC 23

    Was Jesus an Illegal Immigrant?

    As we embrace Christmas we have to put up once again with the Grinches who cannot let people just celebrate the season and enjoy traditions. Because everything has to be about politics--and only the progressive form--we have to hear about Jesus being a refugee and even an "undocumented immigrant." They'll tell you that the most important part of the Christmas story was when Mary and Joseph had to escape to Egypt. The young Jesus was a stranger in a foreign land. So, if you believe in an immigration policy that actually vets out foreign criminals and requires assimilation, well, you would be guilty of letting the Savior Himself die from persecution! In this episode we will see what the Bible says about the flight to Egypt and its purpose, what history shows about Egypt as a Roman province, what progressive politicians have said about their desires for cheap foreign labor, and what the Bible says about immigration policy. Sources Cited: Merriam-Webster Online s.v. "refugee" Merriam-Webster Online s.v. "immigrant" Rafael Warnock, "Marty Center Events | 2023 Nathaniel Colver Lecture with Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock," UChicago Divinity School, June 2, 2023. "Jesus was an immigrant! This is the Christmas story," New Life Decatur, December 19, 2025. "Nancy Pelosi: There’s A Workforce Shortage, So Immigrants Are Needed In Florida To “Pick The Crops,”" GOP War Room, September 30, 2022. "Democrat rep. blasted for saying US needs migrants to pick the food we eat, clean our homes #shorts," Fox Business, April 20, 2023. "Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Why Immigration Is Important to the U.S.," latinousa. "Bernie Sanders on illegal immigrants “who do you think is picking all of the crops?,”" Jim Fannon in Dominican Republic, February 8, 2020. "[3] Jasmine Crockett: U.S. Needs Illegals—‘We Done Picking Cotton’!" DMs Tech & Freedom Channel, April 7, 2025. Scriptures Referenced: Matthew 2:13-15 Zechariah 9:8 Romans 9:3-5 Exodus 22:21 Leviticus 25:14 Nehemiah 2:20; 4:11 Exodus 12:48-49 Numbers 15:29-30 We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

    1h 2m

  2. DEC 15

    The Book of Mormon: Part 26 (Alma chapters 27-32)

    This episode is part 26 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 27-32 of the book of Alma. Ammon and his brothers bring King Lamoni and his Lamanite people now known as "Anti-Nephi-Lehi" to Zarahemla for safety. Another false prophet stirs up the people of Zarahemla with his libertine atheist rhetoric and gets cursed. Alma assembles a team to do missions work among the Zoramites who broke off from the Nephites and followed an idolatrous twist on religion. Alma preaches to poor Zoramites on the hill Onidah in a way that seems to borrow from Jesus preaching the sermon on the mount. Further research: Book of Mormon in video Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration The Book of Mormon online: Alma [chapters 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32] Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

    32 min

  3. DEC 8

    Is the Book of Mormon a Literary Miracle?

    My Mormon bishop friend recently presented a lecture about how statistics show that the Book of Mormon defies naturalistic explanations. How did Joseph Smith as a "subsistence farmer" write a book with long-form structural chiasmus and different voices? Let's jump into some of these statistical claims to see if the Book of Mormon is truly a miracle and that it shows that Joseph Smith had to be translating an ancient record. Sources Cited: "The Insane Statistical Impossibility of the Book of Mormon’s Origin | Matt Vallejo" "Chiasmus," churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org. Robert Patterson, "Hebraicisms, Chiasmus and Other Internal Evidence for Ancient Authorship in Green Eggs and Ham," Dialogue Journal 33, no. 4 (Winter 2000): 163-168. Boyd F. Edwards and W. Farrell Edwards, "Does Joseph’s Letter to Emma of 4 November 1838 Show that He Knew about Chiasmus?" Dialogue Journal (paperless), August 26, 2006. ImTheMarmotKing, "I'm glad that FAIRMormon exists. The FAIRMormon apologists do an excellent job of pushing people away from Mormonism," May 3, 2017. Daniel Mynyk, "Planned Parenthood’s Founder Fought Against Abortion," The American Spectator, October 19, 2025. Matthew L. Jockers, Daniela M. Witten, and Craig S. Criddle, "Reassessing authorship of the Book of Mormon using delta and nearest shrunken centroid classification," Literary and Linguistic Computing 23 (December 2008): 465 - 491, doi 10.1093/llc/fqn040. D. I. Holmes, "A Stylometric Analysis of Mormon Scripture and Related Texts," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society) 155, no. 1 (1992): 91-120. We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

    57 min

  4. DEC 1

    Thanksgiving Montage

    This is a short and sweet episode where we hear various answers to questions about Thanksgiving favorites and thankfulness. (Background music adapted from YouTube video "Inspiring Acoustic by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Family") We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

    9 min

  5. NOV 24

    Is the Book of Mormon a Statistical Miracle?

    My Mormon bishop friend recently presented a lecture about how statistics show that the Book of Mormon defies naturalistic explanations. How did Joseph Smith as a "subsistence farmer" write something so amazing and long in only 65 days? Let's jump into some of these statistical claims to see if the Book of Mormon is truly a miracle and that it shows that Joseph Smith had to be translating an ancient record. Sources Cited: "The Insane Statistical Impossibility of the Book of Mormon’s Origin | Matt Vallejo" Pomeroy Tucker, Origin, rise, and progress of Mormonism (pp. 17-18) Dan Vogel, Early Mormon Documents (p. 130) "Captain Kidd: Joseph Smith's hero?" Analyzing Mormonism Lucy Mack Smith, History (p. 87) "Appendix: Docket Entry, 20 March 1826 [State of New York v. JS–A]" Wendy Lu, "How I Won NaNoWriMo While Working A Full-Time Job," Wendy Lu Writes, February, 29, 2020. We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

    48 min

  6. NOV 17

    Chelsea Hosts! (Special Guest Daniel Mynyk)

    Chelsea hosts this episode of Truthspresso! She interviews Daniel about how what influenced him to start Truthspresso and where the name came from. From coffee preferences to the need for truth to advice for young people wanting to start a podcast, you don't want to miss this heartwarming and encouraging episode. We value your feedback! Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

    44 min

  7. NOV 10

    The Book of Mormon: Part 25 (Alma chapters 20-26)

    This episode is part 25 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 20-26 of the book of Alma. We continue the account of the sons of Mosiah as missionaries to the Lamanites. After King Lamoni was converted, he and Ammon went to Middoni to free Ammon's brothers from prison. However, they encountered Lamoni's father along the way. Ammon battled "king dad" and convinced him to release his brothers and let his son reign as he wishes. The brothers do more mission work in an ancient city of Jerusalem but get resistance from Amalekites, Amulonites, and Nehorites. Eventually, Aaron, one of the brothers goes to "king dad" in the land of Nephi and sees a conversion similar to what King Lamoni experienced. As many Lamanites were converted, others tried to attack them. We also learn a bit of the geography of the lands of the Book of Mormon and wonder what part of the western hemisphere this all allegedly describes. Further research: Book of Mormon in video Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration The Book of Mormon online: Alma [chapters 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26] Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

    46 min

  8. OCT 27

    The Book of Mormon: Part 24 (Alma chapters 14-19)

    This episode is part 24 in a series going through the story of the Book of Mormon. This episode covers chapters 14-19 of the book of Alma. While Zeezrom and some people repent, the mob and the chief judge bind Alma and Amulek and imprison them. After months of torment, Alma and Amulek miraculously escape to Sidom. There they heal Zeezrom who had a horrible fever. They start a church there. Eventually, the two travel and run into Ammon and the sons of Mosiah who are now missionaries to the Lamanites. We then see an account of how Ammon became a servant of King Lamoni in the land of Ishmael of the Lamanites. As the power of God aids him, King Lamoni thinks Ammon might be the "Great Spirit." This gives Ammon the opportunity to give a history lesson and "gospel" presentation. King Lamoni prays and gets slain in the spirit for two days. After he wakes up, he gets slain in the spirit again, along with the queen, some servants, and Ammon himself. Lamanites get confused, but everyone on the floor eventually wakes up and talk about how they were changed. Further research: Book of Mormon in video Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration The Book of Mormon online: Alma [chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] Have questions for Truthspresso? Contact us!

    44 min
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