Episode 95 – Why did the SEC fine the Mormon Church $5M?

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Show Notes 

• Josh finally officially becomes a Certified Public Accountant (YES!) and the hosts set the record straight on Digital Nomad at Sea. Ben recounts the tale of the Native American invasion of Alcatraz in 1969 and spoils Star Wars in a whole new way. Josh asks why do we wear flashy headphones and hide our hearing aids? And finally, the hosts engage in a debate on separation of church and state in the context of the $5M fine levied by the US Securities and Exchange Commission against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in February 2023.  
• Intro & follow-up (0-20:18)
  • Digital Nomad at Sea: $30K/yr 
  • The 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island by Native Americans 
  • CGP Grey rates the 50 state flags (DON’T MISS!) 
• Bad at Technology (20:18-36:42)
  • Orthodontia by mail 
• Bad at Rhetoric & What I’m reading (36:42-51:02)
  • Persuasive appeal: LOGOS (logic) 
  • Josh: Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie 
  • Ben: The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher 
• The February 2023 SEC ruling against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (51:02-end)
  • SEC Press Release 
  • Church Press Release 
  • IRS Publication 1828 (Rev. 8-2015) 40pgs 
  • How Church Donations are Used 
  • Church Finances and a Growing Global Faith (2018) 
  • [clip] South Park: “The Mormons were the correct answer.” 
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  • Transition music by Jarus Rich 
  • Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich