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Explain It to Me

The book of Mormon influence

Explain It to Me

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Society & Culture, Education, News

4.48K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

From TikTok to reality TV, Mormons are having a big moment in pop culture. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Taylor Frankie Paul, who was going to be the first Mormon Bachelorette before the season was canceled, on the set of a special preview of The Bachelorette. Photo by John Fleenor/Disney via Getty Images. If you have a question, give us a call at 1-800-618-8545 or email askvox@vox.com. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Why are there so many Mormon influencers?

1:01.3

Mom talk blew up overnight.

1:03.4

I gained like 60,000 followers in a week.

1:06.1

Like, whoa, whoa, like this is crazy.

1:11.1

One of the biggest stories in pop culture this week is that Taylor Frankie Paul is out as The Bachelorette.

1:17.8

If you don't know who that is, here's the quick and dirty.

1:21.1

She got the gig as lead in ABC's dating show after starring in a Hulu reality series.

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