I am Ryan McKnight. I'm Kara Santa Maria. I am Christopher Smith. Hi, I'm Andrew Torres. This is

Naked Mormonism. The Serial Mormon History podcast. Welcome to episode 175 of Naked Mormonism. It's so

nice to have you here, dear listener. Today we begin part two of our discussion

with Philippa Meek. How does one navigate the controversial subject of decriminalizing polygamy?

What does that look like? What does the legal sphere look like? And how was it prosecuted in the past?

A lot of questions, a lot of really big subjects and issues to really

discuss, and is decriminalization of polygamy truly the best route to go?

Philippa Amik shares a fair amount of her research in this part, two of our interview, and we really

dive into some of these subjects based on her information that she has published in various

articles, which, of course, you will find linked up in the show notes on her information that she has published in various articles, which, of course,

you will find linked up in the show notes on her academia page. So without further ado, let's get to

part two of our discussion with Philippa Meek.

We are joined for part two of our discussion with Philippa Meek, a researcher from Exeter University who focuses on Mormon polygamy, Mormon fundamentalism, and how it is portrayed in the media.

Philippa, thank you so much for coming back to spend more time with us.

Thank you for having me.

I wanted to start our conversation today with discussing your presentation at Mormon History Association.

I mean, polygamy is and always has been a hot topic in Mormon history.

And any time the presentation is given on the subject at Sunstone or MHA or JWA

those rooms are often packed. And I wasn't able to get

into your MHA presentation because it was so packed, but people that I've talked to who attended

it said that yours was one of the best presentations this year. And I have to say after I read your

paper and I listened to another interview that you did on the classic L ideas podcast. I can see why.

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