Every episode of A Mormon and a Liberal will find us "walking into" a location as an excuse to touch on a social or political issue. So expect episodes titled A Mormon and a Liberal walking into a Planned Parenthood, Gun Shop, School, or Whitehouse.
It’s a topic that can define and motivate whole segments of voters, a topic that can immediately blow up any remaining civility within our social feeds. In this episode Meagan and Adam discuss Margaret Sanger’s original mission after returning from a Dutch birth control clinic in 1915 , Sanger’s radical scientific beliefs and how the conversation of … Continue reading 07: A Mormon and a Liberal Walk into Planned Parenthood
In part two of A Mormon and a Liberal Walk into a Surprise Party, Meagan wants to chat about healthcare and does government help or hinder caring for their citizens. With the story of Alfie Evans as a starting point, Adam shares his continued navigation of the American healthcare system with their 5 year old, … Continue reading 06: A Mormon and a Liberal Walk into a Surprise Party! Part 2
Meagan’s voice is back! We return with a two part series entitled Surprise Party, where Meagan and Adam come to the table with a topic the other is not prepared for. Adam’s up first with the question of – How do you properly protest?…which turns into a much wider and current conversation around race and … Continue reading 05: A Mormon and a Liberal Walk into a Surprise Party! Part 1
From husbands disappointing mother-in-laws to Mel Gibson’s attempt to sabotage Adam’s relationship before it even started, Meagan and Adam discuss the similarities, differences and impact that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Catholic Church had on not only their own marriages, but how they define that union. The Plan and the … Continue reading 04: A Mormon and a Liberal Walk into a Wedding Chapel
The 2nd Amendment, Gun Control and Germany, Oh my! Meagan and Adam discuss the current climate of the gun control debate, what we think may be contributing to this uniquely American problem and who we can look to for a potential answer. Meagan’s Blog Four Countries with Gun Control Sons of Divorce Also a big … Continue reading 03: A Mormon and a Liberal Walk into a Gun Show
What’s with the name? What started off as a joke and a nudge to encourage Meagan to write more, this podcast shares a bit more about ourselves and all the questions we got about the name immediately after posting Episode 1…besides, “A Guy and His Best Friend’s Wife” seemed a little weird. *As always, these … Continue reading 02: A Mormon and a Liberal Walk into a Podcast
What is seen as a great unknown for most, Meagan discusses the appreciation and acceptance of death taught in her faith while Adam can’t seem to shake the feeling that Pixar’s Coco got it right. Episode Links https://www.mormon.org/beliefs/life-after-death https://www.lds.org/ensign/1987/09/i-have-a-question/can-we-put-the-names-of-our-miscarried-or-stillborn-children-on-our-family-group-records?lang=eng *As always, these conversations center around our own interpretation of faith or social views and are … Continue reading 01: A Mormon and a Liberal Walk into the Afterlife