About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of pop culture on the perception of Mormonism with ex-Mormon content creator Alyssa Grenfell.
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by ex-Mormon content creator Alyssa Grenfell to discuss the new Secret Lives of Mormon Wives spinoff, Netflix’s Trust Me , and the pop-culturification of Mormonism. While the internet has long been a place for Mormon creators to thrive, now that they’ve gone mainstream, our obsession with MomTok and dirty sodas risks softening, and even obscuring, the religion’s conservative ideology. During a time in history when our conservative government feels more dangerous than ever, we can’t let pop culture give racism and sexism a sugar-coated rebrand. This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Kate Lindsay
Guest: Alyssa Grenfell
Topics covered
- Mormon culture
- pop culture
- conservative ideology
- internet trends
- MomTok
- racism
- sexism
Keywords
- Mormon
- pop culture
- conservatism
- internet
- MomTok
- racism
- sexism
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Trust Me
Places: Mormonism
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