Episode #105 – Bow Tie Failure
What's Wrong With This Picture?
Prop 8 is struck down by another court. What is the Mormon response?
Using ward lists for politics. McKay Coppins gets it mostly right, save a few fact-checking issues.
The rise of Joanna Brooks continues. She receives a great profile on CNN.
Why are amazing men still single? Don’t ask us. We’re not amazing. But we are single.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg hates on the Church for owning KSL, which sells lots of guns to lots of people.
Assorted: The Romanian IMF chief is Mormon and proud, temple updates, a lame dating quiz, and “Mom, I’m Dating a Mormon” starts.
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