One final thing…I thought I’d share w/ you the download stats for each podcast episode reverse sorted for popularity (see table below after clicking “more”).

For those of you who have been gracious enough to come on the podcast — I (and my listeners) cannot thank you enough.

Episode Total
005 — Masonry and Mormonism — An Interview with Greg Kearney              5,261
whytheyleave              5,207
012 — An Introduction to Mormon Polygamy with Todd Compton Pt. 1              4,622
015 — Mormon Stages of Faith Pt. 1: An Introduction to Fowler’s "Stages of Faith"              4,576
001 — Kiddie Baps — My Mission Experience in Guatemala              4,568
018 — New Order Mormons Pt. 1: Ann’s Story              4,517
033 —  An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins Part 4 — Grant’s Trial and Disfellowship, Thoughts on the Church’s Future, and Closing Testimony              4,504
036 — Solider Slaves Pt. 3 — Taking the Case to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Congress              4,251
019 — Mormon, Married, Gay and Facing Discipline — An Interview with Buckley Jeppson Pt. 1              3,864
017 — Tom and Dan’s Journey into Stage 4              3,779
014 — An Introduction to Mormon Polygamy with Todd Compton Pt. 3              3,590
007 — Inside the Mind of a Mormon Apologist Pt. 1              3,582
013 — An Introduction to Mormon Polygamy with Todd Compton Pt. 2              3,519
011 — "Finding our Way Back Home" Pt. 2              3,490
054 — Nate Oman — On Messiness, Harvard, the Bloggernacle and Thoughtful Faith              3,482
024 — Black and Mormon — The Darron Smith Story Pt. 3              3,392
021 — Mormon, Married, Gay and Facing Discipline — An Interview with Buckley Jeppson Pt. 3              3,339
008 — Inside the Mind of a Mormon Apologist Pt. 2              3,330
026 — Blacks and the LDS Priesthood: An Interview with Darius Gray and Margaret Young              3,251
032 — An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins Part 3 — An Overview of Mormon Origins by Grant Palmer              3,144
016 — Mormon Stages of Faith Pt. 2: An LDS Perspective on Fowler’s Stages of Faith              3,100
010 — "Finding our Way Back Home" Pt. 1              3,089
030 — An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins Part 1 — Grant Palmer’s Early Years              3,047
009 — Inside the Mind of a Mormon Apologist Pt. 3              2,990
025 — New Order Mormons Pt. 2: Ann’s Story              2,946
031 — An Insider’s View of Mormon Origins Part 2 — The Mark Hofman Bombings, and Grant’s Deep Dive into LDS History              2,776
004 — Gregory Prince, David O. McKay and the Blacks/Priesthood Issue              2,723
006 — A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Mormon Cybergalaxy              2,695
022 — Black and Mormon — The Darron Smith Story Pt. 1              2,675
047 — Richard Bushman Part 1 — Experiences as a Faithful Mormon Historian              2,652
002 — Gregory Prince and "David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism"              2,643
048 — Richard Bushman Part 2 — The Art of History, Joseph Smith’s First Vision Stories, and Joseph’s Participation in Folk Magic and Treasure Digging              2,552
023 — Black and Mormon — The Darron Smith Story Pt. 2              2,475
027 — My Story Part 1 — Mormon to the Bone              2,446
020 — Mormon, Married, Gay and Facing Discipline — An Interview with Buckley Jeppson Pt. 2              2,444
028 — My Story Part 2 — Losing My Religion, and Finding it Again              2,280
003 — Inside the Mind of an Anti-Mormon              2,271
034 — Soldier Slaves Pt. 1 — James Parkinson: Mormon and High Profile Personal Injury Lawyer              2,244
029 — My Story Part 3 — What I Do and Don’t Believe, and Why I Remain a Mormon              2,204
051 — Richard Bushman Part 5 — Final Thoughts (For now)              2,137
050 — Richard Bushman Part 4 — Book of Mormon Historicity and the 3 and 8 Witnesses to the Book of Mormon              2,102
049 — Richard Bushman Part 3 — Joseph Smith and the Translation of the Book of Mormon Pt. 1              2,034
035 — Soldier Slaves Pt. 2 — Harold Poole: Mormon and Bataan Death March Survivor              2,005
053 — The Trolley Square Murders — An Interview with Witness Matt Lund              1,673
039 — Lowell Bennion — Mormon Educator and Humanitarian — Via Mary Lythgoe Bradford              1,547
041 — Deseret Book’s Acquisition of Seagull and Covenant Pt. 4 — Christopher Bigelow Pt. 2              1,493
045 — Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 4 — Polygamy Gone Wrong and Right              1,474
052 —  J. Bonner Ritche — On Organizations, Individuals, and Pillars of Thoughtful Faith              1,370
046 — Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 5 — Anne’s Beliefs and Testimony              1,343
044 — Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 3 — Anne’s Story              1,339
043 — Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 2 — The Rise of Mormon Fundamentalism              1,327
038 — Deseret Book’s Acquisition of Seagull and Covenant Pt. 2 — A Conversation with Kent Larsen              1,307
040 — Deseret Book’s Acquisition of Seagull and Covenant Pt. 3 — Christopher Bigelow Pt. 1              1,220
042 — Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy Part 1 — The LDS Church’s Practice of Polygamy              1,155
037 — Deseret Book’s Acquisition of Seagull and Covenant Pt. 1 — A Conversation with Kent Larsen              1,142

8 Responses

  1. very interesting. any thoughts, John, on why these stats are the way they are?

  2. Wow. Bushman enters the chart at #30. Nate Oman, soldier slaves, and Ann’s story all rank higher. This is fairly surprising to me, though I think all your podcasts have been interesting (I’m fairly certain I’ve listened to them all). I would think that getting such a prominent scholar as Bushman to come on would have been more intriguing to all types who come here.

  3. Bushman has also been available for less time than all of those. Given that these podcasts are not time sensitive, those that have been available longer should have significantly more downloads.

  4. Yeah. Definitely. Some of those have been posted for 20 months longer than the others. That’s what makes Nate Oman’s so amazing, frankly.

    But still — to compare apples to apples, freeze the numbers for the early episodes, and then compare them with Bushman’s numbers in 17 months or so.

  5. I’ll download my own podcast a thousand times before I’ll let Oman overtake me! Eat my dust, Nate!

    Not that I’m competitive or anything.

  6. Nate Oman is a Bloggernacle Celeb. The podcast format is easily and accessible and within the realm of his flock. That’s how I would explain his numbers.

  7. Ann,

    I downloaded yours 10x tonight. We’ll get you to the top of the list soon enough! It’s almost like Mormon Stories is turning into American Idol!

    :-)