Inside Out with Jim Bennett and Ian Wilks

Latest Episodes:

Transgender Baptism Feb 01, 2024

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Ian and Jim discuss a recent transgender baptism, as well as other developments that seem to signal greater LGBTQ inclusion in the Church.

A Conversation with Chelsea and Lorraine Goodrich Jan 25, 2024

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Chelsea Goodrich, an integrative psychotherapist from Hailey, Idaho who was featured by the Associated Press for her compelling and heart-wrenching story of sexual abuse within the Church, returns to Inside Out to tell more of her harrowing story. Only this time, she is joined by her mother, Lorraine Goodrich.

Aaron Sherinian and Things That Will Never, Ever, Ever Change Jan 17, 2024

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Ian and Jim discuss the hiring of Aaron Sherinian as the Church's new Managing Director of Church Communications and what that means for the Church's position on LGBTQ rights.

A Trumpy Trial of Jim Bennett's Faith Jan 10, 2024

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Ian supervises as Jim goes off on why Donald Trump is a massive trial of his personal faith.

A Conversation with Irene Gilmour Jan 04, 2024

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Irene Gilmour, a former Latter-day Saint from Scotland, joins Ian and Jim to recount her experience in the Church, most notably a service mission she served in Costa Rica that went traumatically awry.

A Conversation with Chelsea Goodrich Dec 29, 2023

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In their final episode of 2023, Ian and Jim have a groundbreaking conversation with Chelsea Goodrich, an integrative psychotherapist from Hailey, Idaho who was featured by the Associated Press for her compelling and heart-wrenching story of sexual abuse within the Church.
Chelsea shares more details of her story and her own faith journey, focusing on what she calls the "weaponizing of forgiveness."

Sexual Abuse in the Church Dec 19, 2023

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Ian and Jim confront the thorny issue of sexual abuse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Patrick Kearon: Apostle Dec 08, 2023

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Breaking news! Ian and Jim discuss the exciting announcement of Patrick Kearon as the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

The Incompatibility of Agency and Infallibility Dec 02, 2023

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Ian and Jim revisit the topic of prophetic infallibility and discuss the reasons why agency and infallibility are wholly incompatible.

Remembering M. Russell Ballard Nov 25, 2023

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Ian and Jim go "straight through" the life of Elder M. Russell Ballard, sharing personal experiences with him and reviewing his complicated legacy.
(The "straight through" thing is clever in context.)