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Welcome to Pop Culture on the Apricot Tree, a podcast dedicated to discussing pop culture from a Latter-day Saint perspective. (More about us)

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May 9

Ep 43 - Dune: The Use and Abuse of Religion

The prophesied Dune episode has arrived! Along for the ride across the sands of Arrakis are Ivan Wolfe and Michael Haycock. Our intrepid...

Feb 8

Ep 39 - Indiana Jones, Lapsed Latter-day Saint?

Grab your hats and archeology tools; it's time to go on an adventure! Guests Matt Bowman and Megan Harris help us unpack the intriguing...

Feb 2, 2023

Ep 21 - Black Mirror: Hated in the Nation #deathtosocialmedia

Normally hashtags are not lethal, but you can always expect the worst of technology in the dystopian world of Black Mirror. This episode...

Dec 15, 2022

Ep 20 - The Rings of Power: The World is Round and It's Your Fault!

Rounding out our first season is our discussion of Amazon's Rings of Power series. We do some buy-or-sell discussion on the various...

Oct 13, 2022

Ep 15 - Top Gun Maverick: Fast Planes, Amazing Cameras, and Heroic Masculinity

Sure, Top Gun Maverick is a near perfect summer blockbuster, but what moral lessons can we draw from it? We talk about the difficulty of...

Sep 29, 2022

Ep 14 - Strange New Worlds: Star Trek is Back

Fire up your warp drive and order some Postum from the replicator! It's time for a super nerdy, super Mormon discussion of Star Trek:...