Chase McWhorter's Mormon Story - Secret Lives of Mormon Wives | Ep. 2125
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 201 minutes
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Summary
In this deep-dive conversation, we sit down with Chase (from Hulu’s Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) to unpack his journey from a traditional Mormon upbringing in Rexburg, Idaho, to becoming entangled in one of the most talked-about TikTok scandals –and everything in between.
We explore the cultural and personal pressures of growing up in the LDS Church, serving a mission, navigating marriage, and ultimately experiencing a faith crisis that reshaped his identity. Chase opens up about the emotional weight of religious expectations, the role of shame, and why he began questioning everything he once believed.
We also dive into his connection to Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (SLOMW), the rise of “MomTok,” and how relationships blurred into controversy during the viral swinging scandal. Through it all, Chase reflects on accountability, self-expression, and the cost of living out of alignment with your true self.
This is a raw and honest look at faith, identity, marriage, and the evolving culture of modern Mormonism.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon stories podcast. I am one of your host for today, John DeLinn. It is March 16th, 2026. I'm here with Sammy or Samantha from self on the shelf. Hey, Samantha. Hello, John. Thanks for joining. Yeah, I'm pumped. On a scale of zero to ten, how excited are you for today, Samantha? I am actually out of ten. And for Brit, that's a lot, right? Yeah, that witches. |
| 0:24.4 | That's mad. 10, how excited are you for today, Samantha? I am actually out of 10. And for Brit, that's a lot, |
| 0:22.4 | right? Yeah, that witches. That's max. It's like dangerous, yeah. Well, today we are super excited |
| 0:29.5 | because it is Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season, season four just recently dropped. And this is the first time I've had an actual |
| 0:40.8 | member of the cast. I don't know if Chase you're officially considered a member of the cast. |
| 0:46.2 | Background dancer. Yeah. What? Just a background dancer. That's my part. But yeah, |
| 0:52.4 | the Chase is here from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. And we've tried to cover |
| 0:58.9 | each season a little bit on Mormon Stories podcast, not extensively. Just like a few six-hour episodes |
| 1:04.7 | each time. Yeah, sometimes we'll record more hours that actually are released in a given season. |
| 1:11.5 | But hopefully we won't be that obnoxious today. |
| 1:14.7 | But of course, this show, Secret Lives Mormon Wives, is not just one of the biggest things in Mormonism. |
| 1:22.3 | Is it the most streamed show ever on Hulu? |
| 1:25.2 | It's number one on Hulu right now. |
| 1:26.9 | I think it's like three on Disney Plus. And the girls every single season produced at a level that I think is really cool. And I think that's like, I think every season's hit number one on Hulu. So it's hard to argue with what them and the production team are able to put together. So it's, yeah, it's a big deal, you know, it's cool. And Taylor is, you know, is she premiering his, the bachelor that already started? I think that's, I think it's March 22nd. So the bachelor is about to drop. Yeah. Whitney and Jen were just recently on dancing with the stars. Like, Mormons are taking over the world. They really are. Miranda, stay tuned. She's got stuff coming up that I'm really stoked about for her. It's crazy. The girls are going places. |
| 2:01.1 | They really are. Miranda, stay tuned. She's got stuff coming up that I'm really stoked about for her. It's crazy. The girls are going places. They really are. That's super |
| 2:05.8 | fun. So, Chase, before we dive into your story, how are you known on Secret Lives and Mormon Wives? |
| 2:13.7 | Like, do you play a role? Are there certain plot lines that you're most known for? to kind of give up people a sense for kind of how you're known on the show before we dive into your background? |
| 2:24.0 | Yeah. No, I think, I mean, people that followed it, I was, me and Miranda were married. We were Taylor's really good friend prior to the whole swinging scandal, her and her ex-husband. So when that happened, we kind of distanced ourselves from her, which, you know, |
| 2:39.0 | people had a lot of opinions about, rightfully so. |
| 2:41.4 | And then, yeah, we got divorced. |
| 2:43.9 | And I've been, you know, co-parents with her ever since. |
| 2:47.1 | And we've done that cordially. |
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