{"podcast":{"title":"Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup where Dives ruminates on the great and spacious Beehive!","slug":"welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377","podcast_index_feed_id":5440377,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/8e53bf90/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.mormonnewsroundup.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/23778532/23778532-1648837601575-bee4f56074a5f.jpg","author":"Mormon News Roundup","episode_count":287,"summary":"Dives and crew are to enlighten the world with all the best weekly updates on what's going on in Mormondom! We embrace controversy because we know our listeners crave hearing all the latest LDS news. We bring you all the facts mingled with insightful opinions of the hosts. A humorous and entertaining podcast looking at LDS related current events. We find the news articles that you just can't find anywhere else. Failing to listen to this podcast is a major victory for Satan! So please join us in the great and spacious beehive where no loud laughter is allowed! kolob@mormonnewsroundup.org","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:17:52.622311+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377"},"episode":{"title":"Why Mormon Garments Are Changing — And Why It Matters","slug":"why-mormon-garments-are-changing-and-why-it-matters","published_at":"2026-06-07T01:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/why-mormon-garments-are-changing-and-why-it-matters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mormonnewsroundup/episodes/Why-Mormon-Garments-Are-Changing--And-Why-It-Matters-e3ke74j","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/8e53bf90/podcast/play/121100883/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-6%2F425636119-44100-2-4a9e3c20ba35c.mp3","summary":"In this new Visibly Unseen teaser, Rene Steelman discusses the cultural impact of recent LDS garment shifts and what they may signal about the future of Mormonism.How are younger members reacting differently than Baby Boomers?Why do garment changes feel symbolic to so many lifelong members?And what happens when a practice once treated as sacred and unchangeable suddenly evolves?Rene shares her perspective as a Boomer watching the LDS Church adapt to modern pressures, changing social expectations, and a younger generation that increasingly views Mormonism through a very different lens.This is a preview clip from a larger upcoming conversation exploring faith, identity, tradition, and change inside modern Mormonism.#Mormonism #LDS #TempleGarments #ExMormon #FaithCrisis #MormonNews #LDSChurch #VisiblyUnseen #religionmongering Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKgn_9dNzsPlease consider making a donation by joining our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MormonNewsRoundup Email: kolob@mormonnewsroundup.org Website: https://mormonnewsroundup.org/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonnewsroundup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormon_news_roundup/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093511869924 X: https://twitter.com/NewsMormon New episodes LIVE every Sunday and Monday nights at 9:30PM ESTPlease like and subscribe and hit the notifications bell. Remember remember, no unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!The Mormon News Roundup is NOT affilated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.","meta_description":"In this new Visibly Unseen teaser, Rene Steelman discusses the cultural impact of recent LDS garment shifts and what they may signal about the future of M…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":394,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/episodes/why-mormon-garments-are-changing-and-why-it-matters/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-weekly-mormonnewsroundup-where-al-dives-ruminate-on-the-great-and-spacious-beehive-5440377/why-mormon-garments-are-changing-and-why-it-matters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}