Ex-Mormon critique meets nervous-system repair.
Infants on Thrones is an ex-Mormon podcast shaped by skepticism, humor, and an increasing focus on the body’s stress responses. Recent episodes move between CES Letter smackdowns, anger meditations, Pluribus reflections, and conversations about rewiring after belief collapse.
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Infants on Thrones is an ex-Mormon show that has evolved from internet-era religious critique into something more therapeutic, reflective, and experimentally structured. Its center of gravity is still faith transition. The Mormon church, the CES Letter, apologetic counterarguments, family pressure, and post-belief identity remain live subjects. But recent episodes treat those subjects as nervous-system events as much as intellectual disputes. Glenn Ostlund describes starting the podcast in 2012 while leaving the Mormon church with several friends, then later becoming a certified life coach and licensed therapist. That biographical thread matters because the show now often asks what faith crisis does to the body. Panic, anger, safety, memory, foundations, and stress responses become part of the same conversation as scripture, Joseph Smith, papyri, temple signs, and ex-Mormon Reddit. The tone is not clinical in a dry sense. It is odd, rhythmic, self-aware, and sometimes deliberately funny. Some episodes revive the old Infants on Thrones “smackdown” mode, reading a claim and pressing against it with skeptical force. Others move slowly through binaural meditation, where headphones are part of the format and the spoken material is designed to stimulate thought while calming the system. The show is comfortable with repetition. It uses phrases, callbacks, and ritualized openings as part of its texture. Recent episodes also branch into cultural and philosophical material, including Pluribus reflections, quantum mechanics, ancient Buddhist philosophy, anthropology, cognitive science, and a personal writing project called You’re Not Broken, Just Rewiring. A conversation with Reed extends that reflective mode, turning a listener’s response to a meditation on anger into a broader exchange. The show suits people who want ex-Mormon content that is not only argumentative. It makes room for analysis, grief, humor, bodily regulation, and the strange afterlife of religious certainty. Its best moments sit in the gap between “that claim is not convincing” and “why did that claim make the body feel unsafe?”
Made for: For people navigating Mormon faith transition, religious deconstruction, anger, anxiety, or the bodily aftereffects of belief collapse. It also suits listeners who like irreverent ex-Mormon commentary with reflective, meditation-based pacing.
What sets it apart: The show pairs classic ex-Mormon “smackdown” critique with binaural meditations and nervous-system framing. Few faith-transition podcasts move so freely between Reddit apologetics, body regulation, personal rewiring, and odd philosophical side roads.
Welcome to Infants on Thrones, a podcast dedicated to exploring self-awareness, discovery, and the complexities of human existence. Our name, Infants on Thrones, reflects our belief that we are all in a continuous state of growth and learning, much like infants. As we navigate through life's challenges and questions, we aim to approach each topic with curiosity, humility, and a touch of humor.Join us as we delve into a wide range of subjects, from personal development and mental health to philosophical and spiritual inquiries. Whether we're discussing the evolution of human consciousness, sharing insights from various fields of study, or reflecting on our own life experiences, our goal is to…
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