Wait... You Were Mormon? With Devon Brown

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Devon Brown hosts a forum for Ex-Mormons to discuss their mission experiences and lives outside of the church.

Devon Brown

  • Feb 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • weekly NEW EPISODES
  • 58m AVG DURATION
  • 30 EPISODES


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Episode 29: Perpetually Penitent with Nathan Bigler!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 37:02


Devon Brown gets acquainted with Nathan Bigler! Nathan opens up about his upbringing in Oregon, a mission to California and Texas, scrupulosity, sleep paralysis, and much more!

Episode 28: Adam-Ondi-Oh-Man with Bryan Barnes!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 74:58


Devon Brown gets acquainted with Bryan Barnes! Bryan opens up about his strict upbringing in Missouri, skipping the MTC and serving a 3-month mission in Missouri, coming to terms with same-sex attraction, and much more!

Episode 27: All You Need is Love and Cheeseburgers with Jake Christensen!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 71:48


Devon Brown gets to know Jake Christensen! Jake opens up about his upbringing in Idaho, serving in Brazil, how his Stake President broke his shelf, the importance of love, and much more!

Episode 26: President Richard S. Nixon Sucks with Kaly Harward!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 65:44


Devon Brown gets acquainted with Kaly Harward! Kaly opens up about his upbringing in Cottonwood Heights, serving in Sacramento, the time his mission president dropped a hard racial slur in a conference, being reassigned to Cincinnati, how the death of his wife impacted his view of the church, and much more!

Episode 25: When Enough is Enough with Anna Porter!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 54:25


Devon Brown gets to know Anna Porter! Anna opens up about her early life in Tennessee, struggles with depression, a mission to Provo, the aftermath of verbal abuse, healing, and much more!

Episode 24: Always Eat the Grapes with Thomas Palmer!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 49:31


Devon Brown gets acquainted with Thomas Palmer! Thomas opens up about his conversion in college, a mission to France, losing his faith in Salt Lake City, finding it again in the Anglican Church, and much more!

Episode 23: Seattle: The Shelf Breaker! with Preston Hyde!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 64:23


Devon Brown chops it up with Preston Hyde! Preston opens up about his mission to Seattle, his desires for disobedience, leaving the mission early, and much more!

Episode 22: Overcome Your Fear Factor with Valora Howell!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 55:51


Devon Brown gets to know Valora Howell! They open up about their mission to Reno, serving with mental and chronic illness, sexuality, and much more!

Episode 21: The Accidental Terrorist with William Shunn!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 51:51


Devon Brown sits down with William Shunn! Will opens up about his mission to Canada and the Pacific Northwest, becoming an accidental terrorist, starting the website "Mormon Matter," and much more!

Episode 20: Just Moosin' Around with Kyle Warren!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 57:17


Devon Brown gets loose with Kyle Warren! Kyle opens up about his early life in Canada, his mission to Seattle, making "Killer Missionaries" and much more! https://vimeo.com/339598353 Password: killer

Episode 19: Making "Killer Missionaries" with William Hunter Thomas!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 67:21


Devon Brown gets to know William Hunter Thomas! Will opens up about his early life in Vegas, his mission to Canada, making "Killer Missionaries" and much more! https://vimeo.com/339598353
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Episode 18: Transparency is the Key with Benjamin Kronk!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 92:07


Devon Brown chops it up with Ben Kronk! Ben opens up about his early life in Pittsburgh, his mission to Mozambique -which turned into helping open Angola, being honest with his parents, and much more!

Episode 17: A Family Faith Crisis with Emily Degn!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 58:01


Devon Brown gets personal with Emily Degn! Emily opens up about her mission to Brazil, being a young woman in a 3rd world country, her family's faith crisis, and much more!

Episode 16: Not Every Exit Has to Be a Grand Exit with Bengt Washburn!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 49:35


Devon Brown gets acquainted with Bengt Washburn! Bengt opens up about his mission to Washington, dealing with guilt over doubts, chasing a dream, and much more!

Episode 15: Learning to Love Yourself with Willy Roach!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 76:29


Devon Brown clowns around with Willy Roach! Willy opens up about his mission to Ohio, suicidal thoughts, learning to love himself, and much more!

Episode 14: Rising From Ashes with Kristy Johnson!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 52:58


Devon Brown digs deep with Kristy Johnson! Kristy opens up about her mission to Chicago, emotional abuse, being a single mother without a temple marriage, and more!

Episode 13: Life As a Golden Convert with Lena Forsgren!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 55:26


Devon Brown gets real with Lena Forsgren! Lena opens up about her mission to Wisconsin, writing salacious letters to Elders and dealing with masturbation guilt, the struggle of having doubts as a golden convert, being upset that her mom was baptized while she was away, and more!

Episode 12: Accepting the Unknown with Aaron Woodall!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 62:06


Devon Brown gets loose with the lovely Aaron Woodall! Aaron opens up about his mission to Italy, living zealously, his terrible time at BYU, when he finally had to walk away from the church, and more!

Episode 11: Learning the Rules of Rebellion with Bryce Prescott!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 67:56


Devon Brown gets candid with Bryce Prescott! Bryce talks about his mission to Brazil, his first marriage and subsequent divorce, getting excommunicated and then having his blessings restored, and more!

Episode 10: Punished for the Prostate with Dustin Chafin!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 54:23


Devon Brown chops it up with Comedian Dustin Chafin! Dustin talks about converting in Texas, the appeal of the church, getting called to the Canary Islands then serving in Chile, and more!

Episode 9: Dissecting Deep Doctrine with Tanner Barker!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 65:20


Devon Brown propounds "Deep Doctrine" with Tanner Barker! Tanner talks about relationships, his mission to Colorado, being an overzealous leader, finding new rituals, and more!

Episode 8: Preferring the Peace Corps with Hal Morgan!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 81:57


Devon Brown shares some laughs with Hal Morgan! Hal talks cannabis, his mission to the Dominican, homoerotic hazing, a peace corps trip to Cambodia with his wife, and more!

Episode 7: The Struggle of Seoul-Mates with Sarah B!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 61:42


Devon Brown kicks it with MMA fighter Sarah B! Sarah talks mental health, abusive companions in Korea, gaining confidence through martial arts, and the struggle of leading a double life.

Episode 6: It's More Fun in The Philippines with Bill Squire!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 54:42


Devon Brown commiserates with comedian and co-host of The Alan Cox Show, Bill Squire! Bill talks getting excommunicated while on his mission to the Philippines and Devon recounts a trauma from his final mission area.

Episode 5: Questioning Reality with Steve Cantwell!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 61:00


Devon Brown learns that life can be really trippy with Steve Cantwell! The two discuss everything from Steve's time in an Eskimo Village at 19 to a Salvia trip that changed his life forever!

Episode 4: Defining Humanity with Zack Gregory!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 51:02


Devon Brown awkwardly mistakes the term "old ward" for "old building" as he and Zackary Gregory discuss their upbringing. The two then reflect on past relationships, philosophy, and what it means to be human.

Episode 3: Becoming Your Own Advocate with Shelley Marie!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 34:39


Devon Brown gains insight into the post-Mormon female perspective with Shelley Marie! The two discuss everything from her struggles with anxiety on the mission to thriving in a mixed-faith relationship.

Episode 2: Embracing Sexuality with Michael Moore!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 49:30


Devon Brown gets real with the marvel of Moree, Michael Moore! The two discuss everything from racism and homophobia to the long term damage of self-denial.

Episode 1: Ghana Get Personal with Dayton Smith!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 55:12


Devon Brown catches up with his old Zone Leader, Dayton Smith! The two discuss their time in Ghana and Devon discovers that he's not the only one with nightmares of a second mission.

Intro: Wait... Is This Episode Zero?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 6:45


Devon Brown introduces his new podcast: listeners can expect to hear conversations with Ex-Mormons and others about underrepresented experiences in their communities, life outside of their communities, as well as occasional bits of obscure Mormon history and culture.

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