Ep 140 — Newest Apostle Patrick Kearon; Thank You for Smoking
Newest Apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder Patrick Kearon, joins replaces M. Russel Ballard in the highest leadership body of the Mormon hierarchy. Who is he, from where does he come (professionally and otherwise), and what does his calling mean for the future of the wealthiest religion in the world? We do an apostolic profile with what publicly-available information can be found about Patrick Kearon, and his wife Jennifer Hulme-Kearon. After that we're joined by Jen from ExMo Candle Co. to discuss the winner in the Glass Box War for the official Destroying Angel candle. Then we chat about Thank You For Smoking, a movie about propaganda and the power of argumentation through the lens of Big Tobacco (™) and finally we wrap with good news about an across-the-board cost of living increase for minimum wage workers. Show Notes: Jennifer and Patrick Kearon's talks/speeches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCcX_BrGqRI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs1zqc9-HzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lImAFNL_Wi4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2onAy0uKVY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn3YJ2F8xMc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNdB7jrBMxs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF-z2kAgW8c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDH1KeSf5B8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5ktVGHMyLU Richard G. Scott infamous victims clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXR4XiA5eoc Other Links https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/18rcnwd/2023_year_in_review_the_recap_that_tscc_very_much/ https://www.deseret.com/2023/4/12/23680418/arizona-supreme-court-upholds-latter-day-saint-priest-penitent-privilege-in-sex-abuse-case#:~:text=The%20Arizona%20Supreme%20Court%20has,from%20a%20confidential%20spiritual%20confession . https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-35 https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/02/13/jana-riess-more-jesus-less/ https://floodlit.org/a/a519/ https://universe.byu.edu/2023/05/24/ex-byu-professor-admits-to-three-counts-of-sexual-battery-in-no-contest-plea/ https://religionnews.com/2023/12/11/new-mormon-apostle-is-a-bridge-builder-and-a-brit/ https://religionnews.com/2015/10/05/naming-of-3-new-mormon-apostles-raises-questions-about-race-international-diversity/ https://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2023/10/25/church-president-probabilities-changes-with-the-death-of-one-q15-member/ https://www.ensign.edu/elder-patrick-kearon https://www.consultantscout.org/company-kearon-hulme-communications-in-clevedon-60343 https://clarity-project.co.uk/company/06078311 https://leedaily.com/2023/12/09/who-is-patrick-kearon-wife/ https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-sexual-abuse-investigation-e0e39cf9aa4fbe0d8c1442033b894660 https://floodlit.org/a/a720/ https://gazette.com/news/courts/preliminary-hearing-waived-for-former-deputy-district-attorney-accused-of-child-sexual-assault/article_e4c450c0-87f0-11ee-81e7-1f88731633a9.html https://apnews.com/article/jodi-hildebrandt-ruby-franke-child-abuse-0604b1f95978abdd11a341cb19088fba https://www.deseret.com/2023/9/18/23880008/tim-ballard-responds-to-latter-day-saint-church-statement-operation-underground-railroad https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-therapist-scott-owen-arrested-alleged-sexual-abuse-patients https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-investigation-child-sex-abuse-9c301f750725c0f06344f948690caf16 https://www.deseret.com/faith/2023/12/14/23993671/how-the-newest-latter-day-saint-apostle-ties-a-church-history-record-for-the-quorum-of-the-twelve https://www.byui.edu/radio/lds-news/elder-patrick-kearon-called-as-new-apostle-for-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints https://www.standard.net/news/local/2023/dec/08/lds-church-calls-new-apostle-to-serve-in-quorum-of-the-twelve/ https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/8/23993667/new-apostle-called-elder-patrick-kearon-joins-quorum-of-the-twelve-apostles Media: Thank You for Smoking: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427944/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt_i_1 Happy News: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/26/1221521157/minimum-wage-states-raises-jan-1 Next Live Show