Girlscamp Podcast
1) Till Dating Do Us Part
Crazy church dating stories incoming! We’re talking condescending Mormon men, purity culture weirdness and the intense marriage focus in high-demand religions. More specifically: Shrek cosplay YouTube...Show More
2) Immaculate Conception... Or Not?
Today I’m diving into the Mormon POV on Mother Mary. And beyond some very ahem interesting doctrinal points (see the title), Mary opens up a much bigger conversation about virginity and virtue, the ph...Show More
3) Not Masculine Enough for Mormonism with Benny Cardullo
Benny grew up feeling like something about him was “wrong.” After pushing through the Mormon path—full-time mission, BYU education—he eventually came out and began learning how to love himself for who...Show More
4) *TEASER* Famous Mormon Women in the Media: Heather Gay, Elizabeth Smart, Jenette McCurdy
I consumed a lot of Mormon and Mormon-adjacent media this week: Heather Gay’s Surviving Mormonism, Elizabeth Smart’s new documentary Kidnapped and Jennette McCurdy’s latest novel Half His Age. As you ...Show More
5) WHY I LEFT THE MORMON CHURCH
Three years later, I’m revisiting the question that kicked off the whole Girlscamp podcast. I talk about how my answer to why I left the Mormon church has evolved, and reflect on how this podcast has ...Show More
6) We Need To Talk Like Adults
I’m resurrecting the campfire chat ✝️ and diving into your thoughts and questions. We end up covering a lot of ground: Mormon adult infantilization, mixed-faith extended family dynamics, learning to t...Show More
7) *TEASER* The Mountain Meadows Massacre
“The most tragic episode in the history of the Church,” according to the Mormon Church’s own website, is the Mountain Meadows Massacre. In this episode, we talk about the violence carried out by early...Show More
8) I Went Skeptic, She Went Cosmic with Ash Adams
Though we both left Mormonism, Ash and I ended up in very different spiritual places. We talk about the tension between my skepticism and her mysticism, what New Age spirituality looks like in her eve...Show More
9) I Changed My Mind!
This year was a big one for internal change. I’m sharing what I’ve changed my mind about in 2025 — my relationship with Mormonism, how I feel about Jesus, and what I now think counts as grounds for di...Show More
10) *TEASER* Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland, Reconsidered
In light of senior Mormon apostle Jeffrey R. Holland’s passing, we’re sitting down to take a real look at his life and legacy. He shaped so many of us in our Mormonism (and influenced many of our exit...Show More