Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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My guest today is Tracing Woodgrains, writer on Substack and (until recently) producer for the Blocked & Reported podcast. We spoke about Trace's life as an ex-Mormon. His family have been Mormons for seven generations and he was born and brought up in Utah. But he left the church as an adult, came out as gay, and is now married to a man. We discussed the history of Mormonism, the strengths of the community, and whether it is now undergoing a process of secularisation.
In the extended part of the episode, we also spoke about Mormon attitudes towards sexuality, whether or not legalising same sex marriage paved the way for more radical activism, and whether or not the future is going to belong to traditionalists.
00:15 Mormonism
03:41 Keeping families in the Mormon church
09:12 Joseph Smith
13:10 Outsider status in Utah culture
18:23 Moving into the online space
20:26 Questioning Mormonism
28:00 Enoch Powell
34:20 Ex-Mormons
37:00 Politics of ex-Mormons
43:55 The Mormon mission
47:02 Returning to religion
48:12 Mormon fertility
The MMM podcast can also be found on Apple, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/maidenmothermatriarch
MMM is sponsored by 321 - a new online introduction to Christianity, presented by former MMM guest Glen Scrivener. Check it out for free at 321course.com/MMM. Just enter your email, choose a password and you’re in — there’s no spam and no fees.
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📰 Subscribe to Maiden Mother Matriarch here to listen to full extended episodes: louiseperry.substack.com
My guest today is Tracing Woodgrains, writer on Substack and (until recently) producer for the Blocked & Reported podcast. We spoke about Trace's life as an ex-Mormon. His family have been Mormons for seven generations and he was born and brought up in Utah. But he left the church as an adult, came out as gay, and is now married to a man. We discussed the history of Mormonism, the strengths of the community, and whether it is now undergoing a process of secularisation.
In the extended part of the episode, we also spoke about Mormon attitudes towards sexuality, whether or not legalising same sex marriage paved the way for more radical activism, and whether or not the future is going to belong to traditionalists.
00:15 Mormonism
03:41 Keeping families in the Mormon church
09:12 Joseph Smith
13:10 Outsider status in Utah culture
18:23 Moving into the online space
20:26 Questioning Mormonism
28:00 Enoch Powell
34:20 Ex-Mormons
37:00 Politics of ex-Mormons
43:55 The Mormon mission
47:02 Returning to religion
48:12 Mormon fertility
The MMM podcast can also be found on Apple, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/maidenmothermatriarch
MMM is sponsored by 321 - a new online introduction to Christianity, presented by former MMM guest Glen Scrivener. Check it out for free at 321course.com/MMM. Just enter your email, choose a password and you’re in — there’s no spam and no fees.
Follow Maiden Mother Matriarch on social media:
Twitter: @maiden_podcast
Instagram: @maiden_mother_matriarch
TikTok: @maiden_podcast
#LouisePerry #Mormon #MaidenMotherMatriarch
