BOMcast!
Gonzo, Bronze, Cara, and occasional guests present a reactionary reading of the first edition of the Book of Mormon devoid of a religious context. Join us weekly as we read and react to the text of this book that has been identified as a singular work: it's the only book all educated people know about but have not read.
Episodes
31 episodes since 2022
Episode 31 with Erin
Barbie Episode! Cara finally gets the upper hand by having both Erin and Mindy at the table. At long last, a break from this sausage fest. And just in time. We read more of these short outrs and add a few more dudes to the character roster. For...
September 28, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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45:37
Episode 30 with Kelly
This is a very special 30th episode because it started this summer when Kelly sat down to record with us at Revival and, well, it was the most magical, funny, insightful episode we’ve ever recorded. Seriously, I think it was going to be our...
September 14, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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50:56
Episode 29 with Mindy
Oil wrestling or mud wrestling? That's really all we need to figure out. I mean, there's an obvious choice, but Bronze skips over that and gets dirty. Look, we know it can't be easy to make brass plates in pre-columbian Panama but ...
September 01, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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49:11
Episode 28 with Michael
We are joined by Michael, no stranger to podcasting, and we get to dive into the juiciest tale so far in BOMcast! Tell me Jacob's a low-energy beta without telling me he is......
August 21, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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50:19
Episode 27 with Mike and Cousin Sterling
Mike and Cousin Sterling help us put a nail in The Book of Jacob Chapter iii and not a moment too soon. This has to be the worst parable ever. It's like a Martha Stewart had a breakdown and started maiming olive trees to get back at an ex kind ...
August 18, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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47:22
Episode 26 with Nate
Nate gives us the best opening story so far and then we're in it. We cast Rick Moranis as Jacob and Jacob tries his best to measure up to his dad and older brother with an extend parable/analogy involving an Olive Vineyard.That's right....
August 13, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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55:10
Episode 25 with Chad
We got to read with Chad again! Can we just say that Jacob’s our favorite? I mean, sure who do we have to compare him to? Enos, played by Prince Herbert of the Swamp? Nephi, who's one of the best-written characters but God, he's the worst. Jaco...
August 02, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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40:56
Episode 24 Lehi's Dream
Gonzo talks to Mike (Mormons on Mushrooms) about Lehi's Tree of Life dream. Mike is our first, and hopefully, not last expert on BOMcast. His background in depth psychology, dream analysis, his ...
July 10, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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39:57
Episode 23
It's the core crew. We start off-script and miraculously manage to read a bit of Jacob. We managed to bring it together, but some of the tangents during the intro were too tangential. But fear not; keep an eye out on IG for out-of-context...
July 02, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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39:31
Episode 22 with "Reggie"
Is it finally Jacob’s turn to shine? “Reggie” (Cara’s favorite false name) joins us to kick off Jacob and while we kind of hate to admit it Jacob is his own character. But the thing is he’s not Nephi. Not the mob-boss cult leader his brother wa...
May 17, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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1:14:12
Episode 21
I’m so happy with this episode. We did it folks, we finished Nephi. We also sang the longest drunk singing reading to date! We get to brass tacks; what is the holiest of the holes? And we figure out the name of God's bar. It's not cloud 9. That...
April 30, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:14:38
Episode 20 with Scott
We had fun with this one thanks to our guest host, Scott. Scott works as a therapist and brought a great perspective and intelligence that is normally missing from our yammering. We didn't realize it until later that we recorded a great convers...
April 25, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:14:59
Episode 19 with Dan
Dan joins us again (Episode 13) and immediately we’re dealing with God’s obsession with some man’s rod—Jessie’s rod. We learn of children playing on Asp-holes and putting...
April 05, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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44:40
Episode 18 with Mindy
Mindy (episode 10) joins us to suffer another chapter-long quote from the book of Isaiah, and so of course we start hallucinating. We crack open the old chestnut...
March 22, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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51:17
Episode 17 with Brian
Brian joins us again (in episode 6 and the interviews in episode 14) to finish chap...
March 15, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:02:07
Episode 16 with Aaron
Aaron returns (first joining us in Episode 8) to polish off Chapter V in The Second Book of Nephi. We power through Jacob's copying more Isaiah into the permanent record. One ge...
February 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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52:43
Episode 15 with Chad (and Connor!)
In this episode, we're joined by Chad and then delightfully Connor (Episode 10) drops in. We read Chapter V in The Second Book of Nephi, starting on page 74. Hea...
February 24, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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56:13
Episode 14 interview with Brian
In this special edition of the BOMCast, we listen in on an impromptu interview that took place after recording a regular episode with Brian G., a friend of the show and star of
January 18, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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23:51
Episode 13 with Dan
Gonzo, Bronze, and Cara are joined by Dan as they read through the events following Lehi's death in Second Nephi. For all his failings, Lehi managed to keep the peace between Laman, Nephi, and the family factions that followed each. Nephi obvio...
December 24, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:01:56
Episode 12 with Josh
Gonzo, Bronze, Cara, and Josh (the only man who could ever reach us) dive into Lehi's deathbed wishes and guilt trips for his children. We find new joy in the text thanks to Josh's facility with a spot-on baptist preacher accent that inspires t...
December 18, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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42:36
Episode 11 with Kate
Gonzo, Bronze, Cara, and the lovely Kate chew on Second Nephi Chapter 1 Part 1. We dive into quite the scene; Lehi's on his deathbed doling out judgments and passive aggressions to his sons (sorry daughters!). Bronze makes the keen observation ...
December 08, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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46:16
Episode 10 with Mindy & Connor
Gonzo, Bronze, and Cara are joined by Mindy & Connor for this final chapter in Nephi's first book. Nephi gives us a Cliff's notes sum...
November 27, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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32:36
Episode 9 with Ron
Gonzo, Bronze, and Cara are joined by Ron to dive deep into Nephi Chapter 5 Part 2 & Chapter 2 which has some really dense bedtime stores. Nephi's brother supposedly asked what was in the brass bible and Nephi paraphrases Isaiah (King James...
November 27, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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51:25