18 May 2013

follow BhTV

The Posner Show

Sarah Posner (Religion Dispatches, God's Profits) and Tresa Edmunds (Feminist Mormon Housewives, LDS WAVE, Reese Dixon)

On The Posner Show, Sarah and Tresa discuss Mormon feminism. What does Mormon theology and culture have to say about motherhood? Do Mitt and Ann Romney's statements about Hilary Rosen and stay-at-home motherhood more reflect their place of privilege or their Mormonism? How has Mormon teaching shaped Romney's views on contraception and abortion? Tresa argues that being a feminist Mormon housewife is not an oxymoron. Sarah and Tresa discuss efforts to block menstruating women from performing rites such as baptisms for the dead. Plus: what is the Mormon concept of Heavenly Mother, and why have Mormon feminists been excommunicated for trying to reclaim it?

Recorded: Apr 16   Posted: Apr 17, 2012
Download:   wmv | mp4 | mp3 | fast mp3
The Posner Show | Apr 17, 2012 | Sarah Posner & Tresa Edmunds

The future of US-Pakistan relations

Neil Bhatiya and Colin Cookman discuss whether the fraught relationship between America and Pakistan will improve under new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.   Play entire video

How simultaneous scandals could help Obama

Kevin Glass and CJ Ciaramella float a counterintuitive theory.   Play entire video

Is eating organic food conservative?

Bill Scher and Matt Lewis consider. Plus: The politics of scandal.   Play entire video

Growing up fundamentalist

Sarah Posner and Sigal Samuel reflect on the complex choices facing Orthodox Jewish women in secular society. Plus: Fighting for the right to pray.   Play entire video

Is there a democratic rollback in Latin America?

Rob Farley and Colin Snider consider. Plus: A remarkable conviction in Guatemala.   Play entire video

A liberal’s argument for intervention in Syria

Zaid Jilani makes the case, but Ali Gharib is very skeptical. Plus: Debating intervention.   Play entire video

What sports stats can’t tell you

On the debut of The Score, Michael Brendan Dougherty and Freddie deBoer discuss the emotional side of sports. Plus: The glorious irrationality of sports.   Play entire video

The intellectually honest way to debate

Tamar Gendler talks to Daniel Dennett, author of the new book Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking. Plus: "Surely" you jest   Play entire video

How moderate Democrats are like unicorns

Betsy Woodruff and Kate Nocera reflect on an endangered species. Plus: A political reporter's dream.   Play entire video

When should kids get access to guns?

Robert Wright and Ann Althouse debate. Plus: What really happened in Benghazi?
   Play entire video