Ep106: Tricked by Mormonism: Magic, Manipulation and Mormons

[@bendyrland7213]

Interesting presentation Randy. Magical thinking is indeed everywhere.

[@maddexq9107]

Fantastic episode! Entertaining! Informative too. Thanks to Rebecca and Landon for producing and publishing it and Randy and RFM for being guests and sharing their magic, humor and knowledge. Rebecca I appreciate that you listen to feedback and are willing to apply it to your hosting. Appreciate you tempering your enthusiasm enough to let the guests speak without excessive interruptions or commentary.

[@robinnetto6794]

Haha she is trying. Yet she is a brilliant women that comes across as “ acting” less than that but it seems more like and insecurity. She is educated, well read, curious and creative.

[@kthompson9572]

General Conference is little more than toned down Vegas style Group Hypnosis

[@donnellallan]

This is great! Dr Randy Bell is an excellent teacher and you are all amazing. Thank you! 💜

[@danawegner622]

What fun! Educated on dryazz subject of Mormon deception via magic show, laughter and great conversation!!

[@iamjustonemom1950]

excellent episode demonstrating Then & Now official gospel teachings.

[@franklinanderson9687]

Fun and informative

[@Zeett09]

Wonderful episode. Randy has great presentation skills and associated graphics. The card trick by RFM was incredible. I’m stumped.

[@randallbellphd4611]

Hi everyone!!!

[@lorawhitfield6995]

Branson, MO would be a great place for a permanent location for your impressive Houdini collection.

[@iamjustonemom1950]

Thank you for another fascinating education. You are a fount of inspiration.

[@MPIndy]

Love this!! Thank you ALL! As a nevermo, reading about magic & the neuroscience of magic has helped me understand Church members more than anything else! Here are three: The Illusionist Brain by Jordi Cami How Magicians Think by Joshua Jay The Right Way to Do Wrong: An Expose by Houdini

[@DeathValleyDazed]

Wow, thanks for adding this bibliography!

[@MPIndy]

And adding one more absolutely crucial book for Mormonism and life in general! The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova. A must read!

[@MormonBookReviews]

My homies! Yes I'm watching RFM

[@perrykim5]

Fantastic Presentation! Love it!

[@MrsDannunzio]

WONDERFUL SHOW!

[@janellbeach8616]

This was such a great episode! Absolutely fantastic. Thank you!

[@mormonishpodcast1036]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Avenger24601]

This was a fantastic, wildly entertaining broadcast. Thanks, Rebecca and Landon, for bringing Randy and RFM on as guests.

[@SilentThundersnow]

Wildly entertaining indeed. Well said. I'm going to watch it again!

[@reddish22]

Man I love hearing from Randy with his level of experience. I love his presentations. He always brings the evidence to support his claims and then invites you to question his conclusions anyways. Top notch! Thanks to the whole crew.

[@Lisa-mw6te]

Doyle also beliieved faìries were real. I wonder if he knew about Blood Atonement.

[@robinnetto6794]

I was educated, entertained and amazed!!! I love seeing other sides of Randy and RFM. I have been fascinated with Michael Quinn’s Magic and Mormonism and this podcast put it into a simplified logical format.Thank you to all Four of you for the time and thought put into this. I am edifies.!!!!!

[@suthatheplee2777]

This was a great episode. Very insightful. This needs to be refined and presented far and wide.

[@tawnyachristensen7310]

Really enjoyed! Great to see Dr. Randy Bell and RFM on your show.

[@Suzyslly]

Excellent show. Thank you all!

[@ginafrancis4950]

Loved this episode! So fun and informative. Thank you all!

[@jamestrek2570]

RFM has a great point… the trick is VERY impressive but it’s not 10% of my income impressive. Lol. But yet weather we admit it or not all of us non believers have fallen for much much less believing in the church

[@lucillepryor808]

Thank you for such a good episode. I enjoyed every minute of it!

[@CandlewickLibrary]

So good!

[@iamjustsaying1]

I'm pretty new to Mormonish, and this episode was incredible. Very interesting and enlightening.

[@IvoneteMascara-nx6wz]

Guys - FANTASTIC!!!!!! Thx!!!!!

[@runwillt]

"Mormonism is Magic" love this. My takeaway is that it is not my job to ruin the magic for any of my TBM loved ones.

[@kthompson9572]

Had too much personal experience in all the Occult practices, 5 generations from Pioneers, hard not to jump in with it, and all the documented history that correlates together. Whole lot more finally being exposed. Shortly before his death Smith was known to have one of the largest libraries in the West, and said he'd read all the great works up to the Era, in Nauvoo.

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

So much for the uneducated farm boy who translated spiritual works of celestial history whose brother attended Dartmouth

[@lyndasalgodo3812]

Thank You for doing this.

[@Geoplanetjane]

This is a great program

[@berthanadrossos9802]

Thank you Randy. ❤

[@eclipse-sh1qmZ3mOtcua]

That was very interesting to find out Joseph Smith would have been tutored by Hyrum Smith, who had attended the Moor School at Dartmouth College. The 4-year education Hyrum received was geared toward preparing him to be a teacher or preacher.

[@mormonishpodcast1036]

Exactly!

[@erintucker934]

So cool! Also I feel like Randy is a familiar face- I grew up in Fullerton CA and I think I saw him at a regional/stake event or two as a youth! Trippy!

[@__-cr6fv]

OMG! Absolutely KILLER show! Randy is thorough and very articulate - great presentation. Everyone was great in this. Rebecca please keep talking - you are hilarious! ...jeez! Keep it up. Oh yeah, and among the other 600 examples of divine magic, don't forget that as the "lamanites" become more indoctrinated/righteous they actually would become "white and delightsome"

[@justkiddin84]

Yes, that’s pretty ‘magical’ and fake, lol. Everyone gets paler if they are kept inside out of the sun.👩🏻‍🦳

[@sheliabryant3997]

@_-cr. INDOCTRINATION is much like RNA: meant to actually retro-fit itself INTO the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM so as to adapt the organism into BLIND, UNQUESTIONING OBEDIENCE.

[@edbutzwiggle4227]

Wildly magical

[@albadham95]

Also a business doing religion on the side

[@charlawillson5654]

Very stimulating. A lot to research myself. Didn’t know about Randy. Brilliant mind. As RFM’S is.

[@SilentThundersnow]

I'M GOBSMACKED! I'm late. But Guys, best podcast I've ever seen! So much value to the information. The more we learn logic, and critical thinking, the stronger the foundation we stand on. 'FACTS ARE NOT INSULTS⛈️' (so many quotes in here, in actually going to watch it again!) I think it's absolutely incredible how the difference between white and black magic is the intent. It's mind blowing that even magic's ethics reveal that Intent and consent are what separates the good guys from the bad guys. Rebecca calling Nephi Anderson was comedy gold. Sam Young x 5 made me smile! I love that courageous hero. Miss you Sam! Come back to Utah! RFM, I would join his cult. What's his super power?!! Lol Can't get enough RFM! The Great Randyni! I did not know Houdini was this amazing ethical magician who took down frauds. He's one of my new heros! That's amazing. I see why Randy fell in love with him. But i think it says something about Randy, that this was what drew him to Houdini and magic. And he shares his Houdini booty! I'm heading over to Episode 1587 Mormon Stories for 'the rest of the story!' 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@barryrichins]

Boys and Girl, nicely done today!!

[@chuckevans2009]

Great show. Love your channel

[@mormonishpodcast1036]

Much appreciated!

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

Felt sorry for Joseph when he turned to Hyrum and said what shall we do Hyrum? Then on to the road to Carthage. Only time I felt sorry for him. Weak enough to fall for his own PR.

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

Princess Popoff medium featured.in The Lucia series. E.F. Benson circa.1930. Um Lucia in London?

[@justkiddin84]

YES! Omg too funny!

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

How come so many of the lds temples resemble The Magic Castle?

[@janellbeach8616]

Interesting correlation. Now I'm gonna see the Disney castle and hear "its a small world" every time I pass a temple. 😂

[@robinnetto6794]

Randy what about Michael Quinns book on Magic and Mormonism that he was excommunicated for….. write a book since you are out😍

[@robinedwards8796]

☺

[@micheleaustin794]

🧙‍♂️🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🪄🔮

[@grandmaroxie2210]

Love it

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

Good comments Rebecca and RFM. Spiritualism abounded in those times and ours. Consider the millions and trillions donated to the 700 club. My Mom's best friend was almost wiped by them after death of only child and husband. Not good speaking for so called religious/spiritual leaders.😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@andreadiamond7115]

The Golden Rule predates Christianity.

[@richardslord2886]

What’s with the purple scarf.

[@charlesmendeley9823]

Rebekka is dressed as a fortune teller. See 21:15 .

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

Was he as good as I?

[@3GC]

You lost me at 41 minutes into the episode....I have always hated card tricks but do play a good bridge hand, "War" with my grandkids, but now at age 82 have few opportunities to play strip poker. Houdini's fall out with Doyle was indeed epic. The Popoff revelations of Randi and Banachek were instrumental for putting this Christian snake oil salesman (using the magic word of Jesus) out of business for a while -- but recently he is back in business. I will try again to start from 41 minutes later in the week. I hope you discuss the mindset and props the COJCOLDS (1) has used over the years to gain the same reactions that Popoff and other religious frauds to sustain "faith." Stones in a Hat or wafers and wine are but the tip of the soul crushing iceberg. Footnote 1 - COJOLDS pronounced Coj as in college -- cold as in sneezing. Acronym for Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints.

[@antoniocorleone3986]

What a bunch of losers

[@sheldonjackson383]

Uh, hogwash!