Out Loud

Dialogue fiction pieces and personal essays performed and edited professionally.

Episodes

The Trans Mormon Experience: A Panel Discussion with Emily English, Ray Nielson and Keith Burns

To celebrate Pride Month, Dialogue Out Loud presents this special panel discussion with authors who have written about trans Mormon issues in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Journal Editor Taylor Petrey sits down with…

Bodies of Flesh and Bone: An Interview with Mormon Artist Hayley Labrum Morrison

In this eye-opening episode of “Dialogue Out Loud,” host Margaret Olson Hemming sits down with Mormon artist Hayley Labrum Morrison to explore her bold depictions of female bodies in art. Through a candid conversation, Hayley…

Gathering and Judging Israel: A Conversation with Justin Goodson and Brian H. Shirts

In this episode of the Dialogue Out Loud podcast, we hear from Justin Goodson and Brian H. Shirts about their personal essays in the spring 2023 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.

Transcending Mormonism: Transgender Experiences in the LDS Church with Keith Burns

Keith Burns discusses the evolution of policies and approaches that LDS church leaders have engaged in the last decade.

Spring 2023 Issue Poetry

Includes The Garden I Know, Portrait of Agnes, and Cemetery Walk by Sarah Emmett, and Collect for a Family Friend Killed in a Sabbath Morning House Fire and Like a Prayer—Phormium tenax by Tyler Chadwick…

Dialogue Out Loud Interviews: 2023 Fiction Writers

Dialogue Fiction Editor Jennifer Quist is joined by William Morris, Ryan Habermeyer and Wes Turner to discuss their pieces in the Winter 2022 and Spring 2023 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.

Dialogue Out Loud Presents How a Mormon Ended Up at Union Theological Seminary: A Step Toward Racial Justice and a Better Church

James C. Jones narrates his “How a Mormon Ended Up at Union Theological Seminary: A Step Toward Racial Justice and a Better Church.” Listen in to Dialogue Out Loud #42 and enjoy!

Dialogue Out Loud Interviews: Winter 2022 Personal Voices

Dialogue Out Loud Interviews presents a conversation with the winners of the Bodies of Christ writing contest from the Winter 2022 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Personal Voices editor Allison Hong Merrill…

Dialogue Out Loud Presents Our Lady of Innumerable Appellatives

Dayna Patterson’s “Our Lady of Innumerable Appellatives” is incredible in audio form. Listen in to Dialogue Out Loud #42 and enjoy!

The Book of Mormon in Light of a Tibetan Buddhist Parallel: Interview with Tanner Davidson McAlister

Join Dialogue Editor Taylor Petrey as he interviews Tanner Davidson McAlister about his article, “The Production of the Book of Mormon in Light of a Tibetan Buddhist Parallel” for our 39th episode of Dialogue Out…