Episodes

  • Ep 205 — Pride Media!

    Ep 205 — Pride Media!
    Jun 24 2026
    Happy PRIDE Month! That's the whole bit today, PRIDE media! We brought a few pieces to discuss in order to celebrate all forms of experience and love. Along the way we have a few artists to showcase as well as lists for further exploration into this beautiful world of diverse media. Show Notes: LGBTQ+ Reads: https://lgbtqreads.com/ History: 11 LGBTQ+ Women Who Shaped the Course of History: https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-women-who-shaped-history-womens-history-month Recognizing LGBTQIA+ Women of Color Over the Years: https://emtrain.com/blog/diversity/lgbt-women-of-color/ 12 Important Queer Women in History to Know: https://queersapphic.com/queer-culture/queer-women-history-lesbian/ LGBTQ+ Women Who Made History: https://womenshistory.si.edu/blog/lgbtq-women-who-made-history Four LGBTQIA+ Women Who Made history: https://seattlepride.org/news/four-lgbtqia-women-who-made-history Marsha P Johnson: Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson, by Tourmaline Marsha P Johnson: The Life and Legacy of a Transgender Trailblazer, by Lyra Snow Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBT Rights Uprising that Changed America, by Martin B. Duberman One Day in June: A Story Inspired by the Life and Activism of Marsha P Johnson, by Tourmaline https://wams.nyhistory.org/life-story/marsha-p-johnson/ https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marsha-p-johnson Sally Ride: Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space, by Lynn Sherr https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sally-ride Josephine Baker: Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker and Chris Chase https://nmaahc.si.edu/josephine-baker 90 Years Later, the Radical Power of Josephine Baker's Banana Skirt: https://www.vogue.com/article/josephine-baker-90th-anniversary-banana-skirt Poetry: Audre Lorde: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, by Audra Lourde Fiction: Historical Fiction by Era: https://lgbtqreads.com/general-fiction/realistic-historical-by-era/ Historical Romance by Era: https://lgbtqreads.com/romance/historical-romance-by-era/ Christopher Rice Recommends 9 LGBTQ Historical Fiction Titles: https://booktrib.com/2023/06/08/christopher-rice-recommends-9-lgbtq-historical-fiction-titles/ The Best Queer Historical Fiction of the Century (So Far): https://bookriot.com/best-queer-historical-fiction-of-the-century-so-far/ Love and Struggle Through the Ages: A Reading List of Queer Historical Fiction: https://lithub.com/love-and-struggle-throughout-the-ages-a-reading-list-of-queer-historical-fiction/ KJ Charles: https://www.kjcharleswriter.com/ Her Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/kjcharles/shop Cat Sebastian: https://catsebastian.com/ Photography: Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie: https://nas.ucdavis.edu/people/hulleah-tsinhnahjinnie-seminolemuscogeedine When Is a Photograph Worth a Thousand Words?: https://www.hulleah.com/9to5/1000words.htm https://www.cartermuseum.org/artists/hulleah-tsinhnahjinnie https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/search?edan_q=hulleah&edan_fq%5B0%5D=name%3A%22Tsinhnahjinnie%2C%20Hulleah%22 Thirsty Sword Lesbians Website: https://evilhat.com/product/thirsty-sword-lesbians/ Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvFQCfvf-bM 5-hour playthrough with mechanic tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAJxx9khRjs Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com
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    2 hrs and 48 mins
  • Ep 204 — Oaks v. Constitution | Pure in Heart pt. 4

    Ep 204 — Oaks v. Constitution | Pure in Heart pt. 4
    Jun 10 2026

    Exclusion of evidence and habeas corpus? Who needs us? It's a Dallin Oaks episode and we go over two law review articles (pub. 1966 & 70) he wrote focusing on the rights of criminals. How we handle evidence consistent with the constitution is a complicated issue and Hoaks has a hot take. Plus, he thinks habeas corpus has gotten a bit out of hand with how many death row convicts it was helping. Then we dive through 2 more chapters from Pure in Heart about Spirituality and Worship. The hot takes here are akin to moldy soup in the back of the fridge. We round out with happy civil engineering news from California!

    Show Notes:

    Studying the Exclusionary Rule in Search and Seizure

    https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3650&context=uclrev

    Search and Seizure laws and SCOTUS rulings

    https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/what-does-fourth-amendment-mean

    https://www.justia.com/criminal/procedure/search-and-seizure-rules/

    https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt4-7-1/ALDE_00000805/

    Legal History in the High Court–Habeas Corpus (1966)

    https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5483&context=mlr

    Bushel's Case

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushel%27s_Case

    Sword of Laman: Pure In Heart, by Dallin H. Oaks

    Happy News: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/california-wildlife-crossing-biggest-annenberg

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Ep 203 — Movies and Books Post-Religion | The Wave (Die Welle)

    Ep 203 — Movies and Books Post-Religion | The Wave (Die Welle)
    May 27 2026

    Books and movies after religion! We've taken a listener-suggested-topic and run with it. Instead of pointing out individual pieces of media that are useful after religion, we talk about how various religions deal with information control. From banned-books lists to devil's music, various Abrahamic religions have varying levels of prohibition against non-religious material. We go through a bunch of them and discuss how information control in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints takes place. After that we review the movie The Wave (Die Welle), an independent German film about how easy it is for fascism to take root, set as a high-school project-week experiment. Then we end with happy news from the Salt Lake Tribune about them going non-paywalled to preserve journalistic integrity.

    Show Notes:

    Chris Shelton Speaking of Cults, Episode on "Scientology and the Arts": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZVixzVMwks

    MOGP: The Wave (Die Welle):

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1063669/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GHXeYlgdY

    The Third Wave Experiment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave_(experiment)

    Ron Jones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Jones_(teacher)

    Happy News:

    https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/05/15/why-salt-lake-tribune-dropped-its/

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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • Ep 202 — MAGA and Mormonism v. God | Pure in Heart pt. 3

    Ep 202 — MAGA and Mormonism v. God | Pure in Heart pt. 3
    May 13 2026

    Our next Hoaks episode! But, before that! We go through a few select scriptures to see what the passages have to say about the modern Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But that's not all! What do the scriptures have to say about the MAGA movement and our modern politics? We conclude that a person cannot be a believing Christian while supporting the Mormon Church or MAGA. The Bible contradicts both movements so deeply that they're irreconcilable. Then we dive into Pure in Heart. Oaks has a lot to say about materialism and pride, never saying any of it into a mirror. Then we have some happy news where Native American communities have successfully halted a drilling project on native lands.

    Show Notes:

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2020&version=NIV

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2022&version=NIV

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2019&version=NIV

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2019&version=NIV

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2020&version=NIV

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205&version=NIV

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2018&version=NIV

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206&version=NIV

    Sword of Laman: Pure In Heart, by Dallin H. Oaks

    Happy News:

    https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/black-hills-drilling-project-canceled-after-backlash-tribes-132798661

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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • Ep 201 — Disney, Ferrari, and Mormon Church and Copyright/Trademark Law/History | The Firm

    Ep 201 — Disney, Ferrari, and Mormon Church and Copyright/Trademark Law/History | The Firm
    Apr 29 2026
    What do Disney, Ferrari, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have in common? They're rather litigious when people do things they don't like. We go through the history of copyright and trademark to provide background for some notable recent lawsuits involving these companies. That launches us into a discussion about the recent lawsuit filed by the Mormon Church against John Dehlin, Mormon Stories, and the Open Stories Foundation. After that we talk about The Firm, a Tom Cruise movie where the good guy wins against the Mafia, a corrupt law firm, and the FBI. We end with some good news about targeting depression for treatment. Show Notes: https://copyrightalliance.org/copyright-law/copyright-act/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca5/24-10900/24-10900-2024-10-20.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhBpI13dxkI https://copyright.gov/about/1790-copyright-act.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gWaAJR5L18 https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript https://copyrightalliance.org/copyright-regulations/ https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/trademarks/law/Trademark_Statutes.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_trademark_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1909 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1870 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Copyright_Act_of_1891 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-disneyland-memorial-o_b_5859 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark_Dilution_Revision_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Anka https://www.courthousenews.com/disney-goes-on-trial-over-moana-copyright-infringement-claims/ https://blog.ipleaders.in/popular-copyright-infringement-cases-highlighting-disney-protective-intellectual-property-rights/ https://copyrightalliance.org/copyright-cases/disney-v-vidangel/ https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/disney-google-ai-copyright-infringement-cease-and-desist-letter-1236606429/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-sued-enforcing-rights-mickey-mouse-public-domain-1236378997/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us https://carbuzz.com/features/7-times-ferrari-filed-lawsuits-against-its-own-fans/ https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/a30750318/ferrari-purosangue-name-lawsuit/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFepk2ZoJtQ https://gileriodekel.com/2026/04/the-lds-church-is-suing-mormon-stories/ https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/getting-it-right-clarifying-trademark-branding-concerns https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1svqcdy/a_tale_of_two_responses_the_book_of_mormon/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1svnrzq/if_youre_worried_about_brand_confusion_and_people/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1sxh2yy/lds_lawsuit_against_dehlin_too_little_too_late/ https://humblymybrain.substack.com/p/the-lds-church-vs-mormon-stories?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1b8vxy&triedRedirect=true https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1suvu8w/re_mormon_stories_litigation_a_brief_primer_on/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1sp83g4/lds_church_lawsuit_against_mormon_stories_rejects/ Index librorum prohibitorum (in Latin): https://archive.org/details/case_wing_z1020_i39_1664/mode/2up MOGP: The Firm : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106918/?ref_=tttrv_ov_bk Where it's streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-firm Happy News: For the first time, scientists pinpoint the brain cells behind depression: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260423022010.htm Accidental Medical Discoveries: How Tenacity and Pure Dumb Luck Changed the World by Robert W Winters. Show Links: Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/ Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10
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    3 hrs and 33 mins
  • Ep 200.4 — Sun Afternoon Apr 2026 General Conference

    Ep 200.4 — Sun Afternoon Apr 2026 General Conference
    Apr 15 2026

    General Conference for Apr 2026 is here. We watched the whole thing so you don't have to. This is our breakdown and hyperfocus on what slipped through what slipped through the cracks!

    Sunday Afternoon:

    Christofferson Q12 - The end is coming, be outward bigots

    Chi Hong (Sam) Wong Q70 - Remember, Remember BoM lesson

    Aaron T. Hall Q70 - Names of Jesus from BoM

    Susan H. Porter Primary GP - Baby-talk talk

    Neil L Anderson Q12 - Eternal Marriage

    Quentin L. Cook Q12 - First vision 1823, doesn't mention 1820

    Taniela B. Wakolo Q70 - Bigotry is still bigoted even when it comes from an African-American General Authority

    Gerrit Gong Q12 - Oaks red tie story

    HOAKS ROUNDING IT OUT AND FUUUUCKKK THIS CONFERENCE!!!

    A Night At the Garden documentary

    https://anightatthegarden.com/

    Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on The Unpaid Army of God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de543-d9tME

    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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    50 mins
  • Ep 200.3 — Sunday Morning Apr 2026 General Conference

    Ep 200.3 — Sunday Morning Apr 2026 General Conference
    Apr 15 2026

    General Conference for Apr 2026 is here. We watched the whole thing so you don't have to. This is our breakdown and hyperfocus on what slipped through what slipped through the cracks!

    Sunday Morning:

    Ucthdorf Acting Pres of Q12 - Happy Easter, I guess?

    Emily Bell Freeman YW GP - Best of days, worst of days

    Pedro X. Larreal Q70 - Happy easter

    Edward B Rowe Q70 - I didn't get blown up by a landmine, that's what matters

    Ronald Rasband Q12 - People with disabilities will be resurrected perfected

    Dale Renlund Q12 - So many balls out there, keep your eye on the Jesus ball

    Thierry K. Mutombo Q70 - Has had lots of kids but abandoned cultural tradition when one died

    Alan R Walker Q70 - hunting for hidden treasures

    Hoaks

    Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on The Unpaid Army of God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de543-d9tME

    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep 200.2 — Sat Afternoon Apr 2026 General Conference

    Ep 200.2 — Sat Afternoon Apr 2026 General Conference
    Apr 15 2026

    General Conference for Apr 2026 is here. We watched the whole thing so you don't have to. This is our breakdown and hyperfocus on what slipped through what slipped through the cracks!

    Saturday Afternoon:

    Gary Stevenson Q12 - Lost luggage

    Edwardo Ortega Q70 - To new members

    Wan-Liang Wu Q70 - More diversity through assimilation

    David J. Wunderli FC YM GP - Youth carry too many rocks

    Gerald Causse new Q12 - The Truman Flater Earther

    Bryan J Holmes Q70 - Marathons and necessity of prophetic witness and blind obedience

    Clement M. Matswagothata Q70 - Great story, maybe he'll get picked for Q15?

    Ulisses Soares Q12 - Digital spaces and Mormon content creators



    Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on The Unpaid Army of God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de543-d9tME

    He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g

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    49 mins