Category: Episodes
01
Aug
Episode 148: BONUS | Still Asking—Where’s the Priesthood in That?
by Cynthia and Susan
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In this bonus episode, Susan and Cynthia discuss new thoughts and old frustrations around a previous conversation from Episode 35 about church callings and priesthood...
17
Jul
Episode 147: BONUS | Revisiting the Map
by Cynthia and Susan
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In this rerun episode, Cynthia and Susan add a few new thoughts to their conversation from Season 1 about going off the edge of one’s...
04
Jul
Episode 146: BONUS | Revisiting the Rule Breaking Woman
by Cynthia and Susan
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In this rerun episode, Cynthia and Susan revisit The Rule Breaking Woman to discuss what her story can teach Latter-day Saint women about spiritual empowerment....
20
Jun
Episode 145: Season 6 | That’s a Wrap!
by Cynthia and Susan
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Finale Episode 145 is a look back at Susan and Cynthia’s sixth season of ALSSI conversations: identifying themes, adding additional thoughts, discussing listener responses, and...
13
Jun
Episode 144: Messages to our Daughters | Part 2—To our Young Selves
by Cynthia and Susan
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If you had the opportunity, what would you say to young Latter-day Saint girls about things like patriarchy, priesthood, women’s roles, the messages they receive...
06
Jun
Episode 143: Get Used to Disappointment | A Conversation with Dr. Julie Hanks
by Cynthia and Susan
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“Your job as an adult is to disappoint people.” So said Dr. Julie Hanks the first time she was on the ALSSI podcast. In Episode...
30
May
Episode 142: Messages to Our Daughters | Part 1—About Girls and the Sacrament
by Cynthia and Susan
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One of the questions Cynthia and Susan hear most often comes from mothers who write, “My daughter is asking when it will be her turn...
23
May
Episode 141: The Making of Biblical Womanhood | A Conversation with Beth Allison Barr
by Cynthia and Susan
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Can faithful women reject patriarchy? Beth Allison Barr’s book, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth, suggests the answer...
16
May
Episode 140: Does That Scripture Mean What You Think it Means? | A Dance with the Ten Virgins
by Cynthia and Susan
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Every church goer has probably heard more lessons about the wise and foolish virgins than they can count. Why do Latter-day Saints love to talk...
09
May
Episode 138 & 139 (bonus): Finding Your Voice…and Using It | A Conversation with Afton Southam Parker; Let’s Talk About Garments…at last! | More with Afton
by Cynthia and Susan
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Bringing attention to issues affecting Latter-day Saint women requires us to be opportunistic about using our voices. Even those in leadership callings don’t always find...
02
May
Episode 137: Let’s Talk About Healthy Relationships | A Conversation with Meghan Decker
by Cynthia and Susan
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In close relationships, sometimes it’s difficult to differentiate between a loved one’s side of the road and our own. We may develop unhealthy or unbalanced...
25
Apr
Episode 136: Let’s Talk About The One True Church
by Cynthia and Susan
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“I know this church is true.” Many Latter-day Saints rely on this anchor phrase when bearing testimony, but what do the words really mean? In...