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Great And Spacious PodcastAuthor: GASP
Four apostate millennials sit down and take a long hard look at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints:Follow these friends raised in varying degrees of Mormonism as they attempt to make sense of what the Mormon Church actually teaches, and how that measures up to actual history and fact.Oh, also were super drunk! Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 138 - Not To Beat a Dead Hôr
Episode 15
Saturday, 14 February, 2026
Send a textThe hosts kick off this episode with their signature chaotic energy, mixing up a Bailey's-heavy cocktail called "Facsimile No Printer" (and a cereal-infused chocolate milk mocktail for their pregnant co-host) before diving into an extensive pop culture roundup. From gushing over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show and Lady Gaga's timeless talent, to mourning the losses of Catherine O'Hara and James Van Der Beek, the conversation winds through Bridgerton's new season, the horrors of the Epstein files, the absurdity of competitive daycare Valentine's cards, and the glory of "the fuck box" — an autocorrect mishap for the ages. One host also celebrates five weeks on Prozac and feeling hope again, while another attempts a bold cannabis hiatus to wrangle their ADHD.Scriptures: [00:39:32]The episode's main course is a deep dive into the three facsimiles found in the Book of Abraham. The hosts break down what Joseph Smith claimed each facsimile depicted — Abraham's sacrifice, a cosmic map of Kolob and the priesthood, and Abraham teaching astronomy on Pharaoh's throne — versus what Egyptologists have conclusively identified them as: standard Egyptian funerary texts depicting Osiris, Anubis, Isis, and scenes from the Book of Breathing. They highlight the comedic tragedy of Smith filling in missing pieces of damaged papyrus with his own crude drawings, and the fact that the Rosetta Stone was already being decoded around the same time Smith was making his "translations."Church Teachings: [01:00:24]The church's modern response gets a thorough skewering, from the Gospel Topics essay that essentially redefines "translation" to mean divine inspiration rather than actual linguistic work, to Institute manuals that teach the facsimiles as proof of priesthood authority while carefully avoiding any mention of their Egyptian origins. The hosts also explore the "catalyst theory" — the church's fallback position that the papyri merely *inspired* Joseph Smith — and note how foundational Book of Abraham concepts like Kolob and temple ceremonies are to Mormon theology despite being built on thoroughly debunked source material.History: [01:17:00]The episode wraps with a fascinating historical tour of Ptolemaic Egypt, exploring how Greek and Egyptian cultures blended during the era when the Book of Breathing for Hor — the actual document Smith "translated" — was produced. Highlights include the revelation that Books of Breathing were essentially mass-produced funerary Mad Libs with blank spaces for names, the state-engineered creation of the hybrid god Serapis, and the fact that Cleopatra VII was ethnically Greek. The hosts announce a special activity for listeners: a template to draw their own version of the missing pieces of the facsimiles, Joey Smith style.Follow us on Insta @gr8_and_spacious, Twitter @gr8andspacious, and Reddit u/gr8_and_spacious for behind-the-scenes shenanigans, hilarious memes, and maybe even a sneak peek at our next episode..If you've got a burning question, a hilarious anecdote, or just want to say hi, shoot us an epistle at greatandspaciouspod@gmail.com.And don't forget to like, subscribe, and leave a review of our podcast!Support the show
