The Metaphysical Podcast

Alternative History/Politics: Hyrum of National Geographic's Polygamy USA and Tradition vs. Transparency

Breaking Misconceptions through Visibility Hyrum Timpson (known as Hyrum Burton on TV!) belongs to the Centennial Park Group—a fundamentalist Mormon community of around 1500 people based in Arizona. They broke off from the mainstream LDS church in the 1910s and broke off from the group now known as the FLDS (Colorado City) in 1986. They are a community steeped in tradition but also proudly open and modern. You may also know him from National Geographic’s docuseries Polygamy USA, a rare look at how the community lives their faith including things like political advocacy and placement marriage. By agreeing to be on TV, the community made an exceptionally courageous choice to “let their light shine” and challenge misconceptions—especially given their history of having been misunderstood and mistreated, including shared roots with the FLDS and echoes of the Waco siege.  Thank you so much Hyrum! Time Stamps: 00:50 Ice Breakers: Cryptids and D&D 3:15, 15:03 & 54:26 Centennial Park Action Committee (CPAC), rallies and pride groups 12:12 Learn about the faith 17:31 Reality Manipulated for TV 37:46 Living in a Small Intentional Community & Connection to Colorado City  30:13 & 50:52 Plural Marriage and Placement Marriage 45:11 The leadership 52:37 United Order (a communal economic system) Mentioned: Waco Siege [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege]) Journal of Discourse [https://journalofdiscourses.com/] (https://journalofdiscourses.com/ [https://journalofdiscourses.com/]) Truth Magazine [https://mormonpolygamydocuments.org/fundamentalist-documents/] (https://mormonpolygamydocuments.org/fundamentalist-documents/ [https://mormonpolygamydocuments.org/fundamentalist-documents/]) Lectures on Faith [https://lecturesonfaith.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] (https://lecturesonfaith.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com [https://lecturesonfaith.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]) Where to find Polygamy USA: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2960314/episodes/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2960314/episodes/] Stream: https://www.amazon.com/Polygamy-USA-Season-1/dp/B00D3WWN52 [https://www.amazon.com/Polygamy-USA-Season-1/dp/B00D3WWN52] More from The Centennial Park group: ABC Primetime: "The Outsiders" [https://youtu.be/Di_h9Lvkj6E?si=cdbN2lIbjtlJJSWl] The Oprah Winfrey Network's Our America with Lisa Ling (multiple) [https://www.oprah.com/app/our-america-with-lisa-ling.html] Dawn Porter: Extreme Wife [https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?filt=p029pfpn]

Alternative History/Politics: Drew Briney of TLC's Seeking Sister Wife & the Fight to Legalize Polygamy

I can't thank Drew Briney [https://www.instagram.com/drew_briney/] enough for taking the time to talk! This episode is for those who are interested in the interpretation of ancient religious texts, creating change through political organizing, reality TV, and everything in between.  Drew Briney is a former attorney and current science fiction writer. He is also a fundamentalist Mormon and polygamist who had three wives. He was featured on the TLC reality show, Seeking Sister Wife.  Check out his writing here: https://anewbreedofdragon.com/ [https://anewbreedofdragon.com/] Time Stamps: 00:01:31 "When you became a polygamist, you lost some of your constitutional rights": The decision to go public, the fight for the legalization of polygamy, representing Kody Brown of Sister Wives and defending polygamists as an attorney. 27:36 Comparative Religious Beliefs, Science Fiction and Graham Hancock 37:17 Discoveries in Ancient Christian Texts and The Apocalypse of Moses 43:39 Fundamentalism, Polygamy and Criminal Profiler John E. Douglas 53:27 The reality of Reality TV  59:19 The other families on Seeking Sister Wife 01:05:00 Being a Dad to 15 Children 01:07:00 What polygamists are really like and showing heartbreak on TV

Seattle History: Nancy's Story, Bi Visibility & Coming of Age

CC Grains Part 5: Nancy currently lives in Southern California in a tiny home and remains passionate about local organic food. From Seattle to Hawaii to California, her CC Grains story is a truly remarkable coming-of-age story. A brave story that weaves together spiritual and sexual identity, health, friendship, and womanhood. ***** Seattle was a huge part of the creation of the modern food movement, but so much of that has been lost to history. Nancy was a pioneering member of Cooperative Community Grains or CC Grains in the 1970s. It was one part of the larger Seattle Workers’ Brigade. CC Grains was an all-womyn’s food distributor warehouse distributing organic and natural foods to co-ops, buying clubs and natural foods stores ranging from Alaska to Montana, centered in Seattle, WA. It was part of the Alternative Economic System, and was a crucial link in developing the organic food industry. The Seattle Worker’s Brigade, “A worker collective, that was worker self-managed and women-owned" was "explicitly anti-corporate, alternative, their motto was “Food for People, Not for Profit.”

Seattle History: Uli's Story, CC Grains & The Wildrose Bar

CC Grains Part 4: Uli lives in Olympia, and she is one of the original founders of The Wildrose, Seattle's iconic lesbian bar. According to Wikipedia, in the 1980s when the Wildrose was founded, there were around 200 lesbian bars in the United States, and today there are only around 25. The Wildrose is one of the oldest lesbian bars on the West Coast. Uli worked at CC Grains as a single mother of 5 young kids, during the chapter of her life that began after looking up "gay" in the Yellow Pages. Her story is amazing! Seattle was a huge part of the creation of the modern food movement, but so much of that has been lost to history. Uli was a pioneering member of Cooperative Community Grains or CC Grains in the 1970s. It was one part of the larger Seattle Workers’ Brigade. CC Grains was an all-womyn’s food distributor warehouse distributing organic and natural foods to co-ops, buying clubs and natural foods stores ranging from Alaska to Montana, centered in Seattle, WA. It was part of the Alternative Economic System, and was a crucial link in developing the organic food industry. The Seattle Worker’s Brigade, “A worker collective, that was worker self-managed and women-owned" was "explicitly anti-corporate, alternative, their motto was “Food for People, Not for Profit.” Photo from https://www.thewildrosebar.com/about-us

Seattle History: The Great Strike, Lesbian Separatism and CC Grains Part 3 (Renée Perry)

Renée Perry was a pioneering member of Cooperative Community Grains or CC Grains in the 1970s. It was one part of the larger Seattle Workers’ Brigade.  0:25 Renée’s Career & Life, Working backwards to CC Grains California Humanities [https://calhum.org/] California Documentaries Project [https://calhum.org/programs-initiatives/programs/california-documentary-project/]: Real Boy [https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/real-boy/]  Crip Camp [https://cripcamp.com/]  14:45 Origin of CC Grains & Seattle History Separatist Lesbianism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_separatism] The Wobblies [https://seattleiww.org/2021/08/03/who-are-the-wobblies/] Great Strike [https://lib.uw.edu/specialcollections/collections/exhibits/strikes/exh/] The Gorgons [https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/oa_monograph/chapter/860037] Mondragon [https://www.jstor.org/stable/189632] The Seattle Workers Brigade [https://www.gen-us.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Communities-No.-29.pdf] 23:15 “The activity is a rebuke against prioritizing financial investment over personal action/Counter-culturally Specific/The world could be made new”: How political ideas developed/Are different from current framings 26:32 “Safe place to be imperfect”: What Work at the Collective was Like—Alaska Orders, Women of Color, Lesbians, and Points of Tension at CC Grains 46:01 “Not a part of the Zeitgeist/Jettisoning our Values/Distrust in Our Own Expertise”: Could CC Grains exist now?  52:02: Favorite Memories at CC Grains Seattle was a huge part of the creation of the modern food movement, but so much of that has been lost to history. Renée Perry was a pioneering member of Cooperative Community Grains or CC Grains in the 1970s. It was one part of the larger Seattle Workers’ Brigade.  CC Grains was an all-womyn’s food distributor warehouse distributing organic and natural foods to co-ops, buying clubs and natural foods stores ranging from Alaska to Montana, centered in Seattle, WA. It was part of the Alternative Economic System, and was a crucial link in developing the organic food industry. The Seattle Worker’s Brigade, “A worker collective, that was worker self-managed and women-owned" was "explicitly anti-corporate, alternative, their motto was “Food for People, Not for Profit.” If you remember CC Grains and want to contribute, please reach out: ⁠themetaphysicalpcast@gmail.com⁠ [themetaphysicalpcast@gmail.com]. 📷 Cover Photo: CC Grains group photo. Renée is in the front row, far left.