Relief Project #8: Blair Hodges

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Spirituality, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The eighth installment of Matthew’s Five Big Questions Posed to an Extremely Thoughtful Person. Friend of the pod Blair Hodges joins Matthew to talk about how he’s transformed the teachings of his Mormon upbringing into inspiration for social justice, how he grapples with the limits of the nuclear family as he thinks about community building, and why James Baldwin is so important to him. Blair has degrees in journalism, religious studies, and disability studies from the University of Utah and Georgetown University. He’s currently working on a research project on the history of intellectual disabilities in Mormon thought. Show Notes Relationscapes—with Blair Hodges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.9	with easy customizable themes that let you build your brand, marketing tools that get your
0:43.7	products out there. Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time, from startups to
0:48.6	scale ups, online, in person and on the go. Shopify is made for entrepreneurs like you.
0:58.7	Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup. Hello. Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Conspiratuality Relief Project.
1:18.2	This is your regular timeline cleanser featuring interviews with folks reflecting on hope, faith, resilience, and building community in hard times.
1:26.7	You know, all of the things that
1:28.2	spirituality itself cannot do or doesn't want to do. So these are short, personal visits in which
1:36.2	I ask my guests the same five questions about their life wisdom, at least as it is in this
1:41.5	moment, because everything changes. My name is Matthew Rebski.
1:45.8	My guest today is friend of the pod and my friend Blair Hodges,
1:50.8	who you've heard on here helping me understand the thought of James Kars
1:54.8	and the techbrough Mormonism of Brian Johnson,
1:59.0	the dude who wants to live forever.
2:01.5	Blair joins me today to talk about what he's brought with him on his journey, but also
2:06.6	transformed from his Mormon upbringing and how he grapples with the limits of the nuclear
2:13.7	family as he thinks about community building and why James Baldwin is so important to him.
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