Heart Of The Matter

After a long journey of deconstructing Mormonism and Modern Christianity, Shawn McCraney presents what he calls "The Best Approach To Christianity on The Face of The Earth" on Heart Of The Matter REDUX.

2025 • Mormonism • Philosophy of Religion • Recalibrating Organized Religion • 0 Episodes

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EPIPHANY

In Heart Of The Matter EPIPHANY, hosted weekly starting January 6th, 2026 Shawn McCraney and Delaney McCraney Norris present the Yeshuan Model of Subjective Faith for the Next Age.

The Yeshuan Model of Subjective Faith in the Next Age

Shawn and Delaney celebrate 20 years of Heart of the Matter by declaring a new age of faith - beyond religion, rooted in liberty and…

January 6, 2026

The Most Advanced, Fair Explanation of Mormonism You’ve Never Heard

Shawn and Delaney reveal Ark Steadied: a fulfilled, reason-based explanation of Mormonism and how love, not religion, steadies the ark.

January 13, 2026

Spiritual Darwinism in the LDS Church

In Episode 3 of HOTM: EPIPHANY, Shawn and Delaney unpack what Shawn calls “Spiritual Darwinism”: a system in the LDS Church that rewards conformity, hierarchy,…

January 20, 2026

Good Does Not Mean True

Shawn and Delaney expose why moral “goodness” isn’t truth—contrasting the Tree of Life with religion’s dark system of laws, control, and death.

February 3, 2026

What the LDS Get Right

Charm, youth programs, welfare systems — and rejecting the Trinity. What Mormonism gets wrong… and surprisingly right.

February 10, 2026

How to Vet the Value of Your Religion

Is your religion helping you trust God — or replacing Him? How to detect idolatry hiding inside Christian faith and culture.

February 17, 2026

Epstein and Dallin Oaks

Are Mormonism and Epstein’s empire rooted in the same tree? A bold look at good, evil, pride, and why only Christ is true life.

February 24, 2026

Radicalized

In Heart Of The Matter RADICALIZED, hosted monthly from January 2025 - January 2026, Shawn McCraney clarified radical perspectives on taboo topics from the lens of The Great News.

Full Circle

In Heart Of The Matter: Full Circle, Shawn comes full circle, rebooting the show to defend Mormon individuals and their right to faith from the Yeshuan perspective. The Full Circle series spanned the year of 2024.

ReDux

In Heart Of The Matter: ReDux, Shawn McCraney presents "the best approach to Christianity on the face of the earth" - the subjective approach. ReDux spanned weekly from 2019 - 2021.

HOTM 2.0

In HOTM2.0, Shawn McCraney revisits Mormonism and organized religion having deconstructed Christianity. He surveys major topics, and hosts numerous interviews from deconstructing individuals.

Evangelicalism

In Heart Of The Matter: Deconstructing Evangelicalism, Shawn McCraney directs his classic, rebellious analysis of organized religion toward evangelical Christianity. He evaluates what have been manipulations and missteps in the evolution of Christianity as we know it.

Mormonism

In the flagship, live-call in show Heart Of The Matter hosted on KTMW TV-20 in Salt Lake City, UT, Shawn McCraney presents topical, often controversial, presentations on Mormonism vs. Biblical Christianity. Across the series, he entertains and challenges callers and watchers to ask themselves where their heart lies with God, outside of their religion.