Mormon Awakenings: UPDATE
Jack Naneek announces his temporary leave from Mormon Awakenings and reasoning for taking down Episode 40.
Mormon Awakenings
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 039: Zach Derr, Andre the Giant, and WWE Insights.
Jack Naneek and Zach Derr discuss WWE, Andre the Giant and stagecraft. Are outward performances worth much in insolation? And can we find inspiration by… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 039: Zach Derr, Andre the Giant, and WWE Insights.
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 038: Dan Wotherspoon Discusses Awakenings
Jack Naneek interviews Dan Wotherspoon, host of Mormon Matters, about what awakening means in a Mormon context. Dan shares his views about maturing as a… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 038: Dan Wotherspoon Discusses Awakenings
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 037: Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There!
Jack Naneek explores unplugging. Many forces in our lives live off of us, beyond our awareness. Jack examines Nephi’s retreat into the mountains. Jesus’ 40… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 037: Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There!
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 036: Air Handlers
Jack Naneek shares a story of a defective air handler. A local technician tries to up sell an unneeded new one. An email from Zach… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 036: Air Handlers
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 035: Interview with Tyler Brough
Jack Naneek interviews Tyler Brough about Tyler’s progressing faith, growing understanding and accumulated wisdom. Tyler shares personal stories from his youth and adulthood. Jack and… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 035: Interview with Tyler Brough
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 034: Oppressive Rah Rahs
Jack Naneek discusses the well intended but sometimes misguided salesmen in our lives. He shares an experience of a Deacon Quorum advisor, a good man,… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 034: Oppressive Rah Rahs
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 033: Brute Facts
Jack Naneek discusses brute facts as compared to institutional facts. He introduces the work of John Searle, the construction of social reality, and the numbers… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 033: Brute Facts
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 032: Maybe You’re Not Alone
Jack Naneek shares stories of worry and grief. Most of us experience loneliness. Most of us experience anxiety. But, people from all places and… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 032: Maybe You’re Not Alone
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 031: You’re As Abnormal As Anyone Else
Jack Naneek discusses Mitt Romney’s campaign, the LDS origin story, and how none of it is really that exceptional. It turns out every group feels… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 031: You’re As Abnormal As Anyone Else
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 030: Conflict Ain’t So Bad
Jack Naneek addresses conflict and submission. Mormons love to submit, but, in so doing, they often sidestep great energy that comes from tension and conflict.… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 030: Conflict Ain’t So Bad
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 028: Darkness Now
It’s winter in New England, and so it’s very dark. Jack Naneek discusses the darknesses of life and our inability to predict when light will… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 028: Darkness Now
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 027: Mailbag
Jack Naneek responds to three emails received this past week. The emails represent interesting and common issues raised with Jack over the past six months… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 027: Mailbag
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 026: Don’t Be Illogical
Jack Naneek discusses the human mind’s use of heuristics. We use shortcuts to save time and mental capacity, but, sometimes such shortcuts lead to illogical… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 026: Don’t Be Illogical
Mormon Awakenings: Episode 025: Don’t Get Sick With New Ideas!
Jack Naneek discusses contagions. Ideas are contagious, which is great if the ideas are great, but terrible if the ideas are terrible. We compare two… Read More »Mormon Awakenings: Episode 025: Don’t Get Sick With New Ideas!