Hey, it's only been 6 months! We're back, in a new space, and talking some sh*t. We read a handwritten letter sent from a Jehovah's Witness, talk about the General Conference of the Mormon church, Diddy, Baldwin, buying or selling a house in this economy, the possibility of failure in the U.S., and a couple research topics we will be diving into soon!

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[00:00] Intro

[00:40] LDS (Mormon) General Conference

[02:35] Baptisms for the Dead

[03:28] Divorce in the LDS Church

[06:00] Semi-Annual Super Bowl of Naps

[07:17] Letter From Jehovah’s Witness

[12:50] Can the Dead Really Live Again?

[16:05] Trends in Religious Affiliation

[18:38] Diddy Do it?

[21:06] The Scientology Files

[24:02] Bieber

[25:00] Alec Baldwin

[26:44] Moving

[29:26] You’ll Never Buy a House, Dude

[34:15] When Your Dad Bought a House

[35:45] Can the US Fail?

[42:45] Future Episode Topics

[45:12] Is Podcasting Over?

[49:15] Dad Needs His Own Space

[50:09] Drinking Piss

[51:17] This Can Never Be Our Job

[57:56] Outro

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JW pamphlet: https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/dead-live-again-tract/dead-live-again/

JW letter scan: https://imgur.com/a/O7KerN2

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@2024 Everywhere You Go is Bullshit / The Fundamentals

Do you remember The Fundamentals podcast? Well, we’re back - New name, same great taste!

After 4 years we finally sit down to reboot the show, explain the rebranding, where we’ve been, and chat about many topics - aging politicians, aliens, the latest happenings in Scientology and Mormonism, mortality, legacy, the differences in podcasting since we started our show in 2014, as well as the future of it.

*Please Note* we recorded this episode at the end of September 2023, before many notable events transpired …

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(0:00) Where Have We Been?

(3:37) Aging politicians 

(10:46) Winston Churchill 

(17:10) Political Tact & 2024

(24:47) Aliens?

(30:17) Remastering Old Episodes 

(32:22) The latest from Scientology 

(35:25) The latest from the LDS church 

(44:57) Aging, Mortality & Legacy

(56:09) Rewatching TV Shows

(58:03) The evolution of podcasting & the future of our show

(1:13:13) Conclusion

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@2023 Everywhere You Go is Bullshit / The Fundamentals

From the early years of the podcast and the hours of off-topic conversations, comes a special collection of our favorite bits from the original Extra Fun series!

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From the original episodes in order of appearance :

(00:00) : Moynahan v. Monaghan - Tom Brady’s ball scandal, and continually mixing up Bridget Moynahan and Michelle Monaghan - March 2015

(10:56) : Pink Bloosh! - The origin of our affinity for André Blush and Pamela Anderson’s Icelandic strip club - August 2015

(18:26) : The Legend of Vic Alfonso - Darren’s impending fatherhood, contemplating careers as vacuum salesmen, and the looming legacy of a Cadillac dealer - September 2015

(31:50) : Kevin Bacon Cats - Kevin Bacon arrives with mac salad and a VHS copy of Tremors, Martin retells his favorite Scary Story to Tell in the Dark - November 2015

(37:22) : Head Bumps - Martin hit Darren in the face with a Squash ball, and Martin recalls his dangerous Football injuries - January 2016

(45:15) : All Eyes, No Ass - Darren introduces his son and talks about being a first time Dad - March 2016

As we mentioned in the last episode on Mormonism, Dan & his sister Lisa have started a new podcast called Siblings in Zion! Today we present an episode from that show in which the siblings discuss the LDS practice of 'Patriarchal Blessings'. Check out the links below and subscribe!

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In this episode Dan and Lisa read their super special, *very* unique Patriarchal Blessings (also known as Mormon horoscopes) and dissect them into what is standard Mormon jargon, what is total BS, and what is likely influenced by knowledge provided to the patriarch beforehand. As you might expect, there are some differences between blessings and expectations for males and females.

They also hit some serious mental hurdles attempting to make any sense of what the pre-mortal life could possibly have been. What the hell is a spiritual body?!

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Website: http://siblingsinzion.com
Apple: https://bit.ly/sizapple
YouTube: https://bit.ly/sizyoutube
Spotify: https://bit.ly/sizspotify

http://instagram.com/siblingsinzion

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In this season finale (more on that at the end of the episode), Dan's sister Lisa joins us to conclude our series on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She talks about the structure of missionary life bleeding over after she returned, her struggle to conform to the expectations of women in the church, some of the very weird things she used to believe, and the process of learning and accepting the incompatible truths that would lead her to resign her membership and seek a life of her choosing. We also discuss the future of The Fundamentals and expansion to new things. Stay tuned!

Siblings in Zion podcast (Dan & Lisa) :

https://siblingsinzion.libsyn.com/

Apple: SIZ on Apple Podcasts

Spotify: SIZ on Spotify

Finally, Dan's sister Lisa joins us to talk about growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being baptized by her brother, attending BYU-Idaho, and serving a full-time mission for 18 months before eventually beginning to question the claims of Joseph Smith, the origins of the Book of Mormon, and the history of the church.

Church on Saturday? Jesus Christ: Private Investigator? In 1844, after 'The Great Disappointment' of the Millerite movement, Ellen G. White began having visions. Eventually, she was among the founders of a new christian denomination known as the Seventh-day Adventist Church. We'll talk about how their beliefs and practices differ significantly from other Christian churches, and what the heck Jesus is doing up there in his heavenly apartment.

We ponder death and its place as the motive of religion. Yes, of course we talk about Mormonism, and Dan comments on the progress of having more honest communication with his Mormon family.