The Backstory: Sex, Violence, and Spiritual Enlightenment in the 1820s
Podcast: The Backstory with Patty SteelePublished On: Tue Aug 26 2025
Description: A 15 year old kid walks into the woods to ask some questions about the meaning of life. Nothing unusual there. However, this kid, Joseph Smith, walks out of the woods and starts a movement in the 1820s that leads to spiritual enlightenment for millions... but to violence, murder, and what some consider sexual deviance for others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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