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We decided for this special Juneteenth podcast that we’d start the podcast with some music from a formerly enslaved person who was freed in Texas. I’m thrilled today to have Tarienne Mitchell who is on our board of directors here at Latter-day
My guest today is a member of the house of representatives in Utah and former board member of this organization’s predecessor, Latter-day Left. We’re talking about gun violence again and focusing on those that survive mass shootings as well as
Over the past few weeks, my wife Brittany and I have had many discussions about the senseless gun violence we hear about every day in the United States. The mass shootings in Uvalde Texas and Buffalo New York have sparked especially poignant c
I’m delighted to have on as my guest someone from the Mormon Literature scene, James Goldberg. We took a few minutes and talked about an annual short-story competition that he helped create. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to chat
For this podcast we have gathered the board of directors to talk about the last General Conference. We also introduce the newest member of the board of directors, Tarienne Mitchell. Elisabeth was not feeling well when we recorded, so listen f
I recently got the chance to interview Tarienne Mitchell, who is an archivist for the Library of Congress. She and Lex Scott, who was a leader in the Black Lives Matter movement in Utah, created a Utah Black History Bus. I hope you enjoy our
Did you know that Black folks have been in Utah since at least 1822? I was surprised too. I learned this from an organization dedicated to sharing the truth about African American genealogy and history: The Sema Hadithi Foundation (semahadith
I’m excited to have on our book club chair Elisabeth Westwood to talk about an exciting new book: Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus.
As part 2 of our focus at Latter-day Saints in Action on Ukraine, I got the chance to speak with Owen Grimshaw about his experience as a missionary in Ukraine. I am so glad I got the chance to speak with both Owen and Betsy while focusing on
Like many of you I’ve been watching in horror as Russians have invaded Ukraine and seen refugees fleeing in terror from their homes to safety. My staff and I reached out to returned missionaries who served in Ukraine to help us understand thei
In the past week my heart has been broken hearing about the war in Ukraine. Such pointless death and destruction. About a million have been displaced and more are fleeing daily. Before Putin decided to invade Ukraine, I sat down with a woman na
I can’t think of a book that is more needed right now than the one Elisabeth chose for our book club: The Nature Fix by Florence Williams. With so much stress and sadness all around us, needless war in Ukraine, and having lived through what se
I have loved getting to know this organization: the Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance over the past 2 episodes. I hope you have too. Rounding out the last episode, highlighting this fantastic organization is a conversation I had with R
Today is part 2 of our series on the Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance or MESA. I got the chance to speak with Marc Coles-Ritchie about his role at MESA. He was the chair of the non-profit until this past January. I’m so glad I got th
In our Latter-day Saints in Action Facebook community page, one of our members posted a message about an organization called Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance. I decided to reach out and see if they would be willing to come onto the p
I love chatting with our book club chair Elisabeth Westwood about what she’s reading and ideas she has for the book club. We chatted earlier in the week about a new book she’s highlighting called The Paper Daughters of Chinatown by Heather B.
Last episode there was a lot that we couldn’t get to because of time, so I invited Heather Gardner on again to talk about boundaries and further expound on how to keep ourselves mentally healthy during the pandemic. I’m so grateful for the thin
This pandemic just keeps dragging on. We are closing in on 2 years since everything shut down. I am finding myself exhausted thinking about life, work, and maintaining my relationships. I invited my Sister-in-Law Heather Gardner onto the podca
This episode our host Matt Gardner borrows a remembrance from a member of congress who was there during the attack on our Capitol. A reminder that the missing word in "E Pluribus Unum" is Love.
For the book club this month, our book club chair Elisabeth has decided on the book How to Change by Katy Milkman. I’m super excited about this book. Since recording the podcast I’ve started and it is so good! I can’t wait to chat with you ab
On this podcast you have heard me talk a lot about how we need the voices of women in places of power and influence. As a father of only girls I know how important it is for those voices to be heard and for women to be elected into positions o
Last year I had the chance to interview my wife about the traditions we have in our family and this year my two daughters joined us for this podcast. We talk about traditions, what they mean, and how they help shape our lives.
Recently the Davis School District in Utah received a Justice Department report talking about widespread racism in the schools and how administrators and teachers routinely ignored or downplayed when students reported racist harassment. The rep
Latter-day Saints in Action has decided to create a Facebook group for our community. This episode goes into detail into why we made that decision and how to start thinking of our own neighborhoods as communities.
At Latter-day Saints in Action we want to make sure that candidates get a chance to educate the public about who they are and what their stance is on issues that are important to their constituents. As such, I had the great privilege to intervi
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