Episode 17 — The Book of Enlightenment: Dakota, Denial & the Breaking Point (SLMV Season 3 Ep 10 Recap)

This episode is MESSY in the best (and worst) way. Jordyn & Jessica break down Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 3 Episode 10 — “The Book of Enlightenment,” where Taylor hits her breaking point, Dakota’s denial gets louder, and the “family friend” storyline gets weirder by the minute.

We unpack:

• Why the reunion (and the host) felt… pointless 🙃

• Taylor’s “nail in the coffin” moment + why she deserves better

• Demi’s jealousy, the apology that almost landed, and why the group meeting left us more confused

• The “testimony meeting” style intervention (glow stick and all)

• The comfort blessing conversation + the LDS culture questions it brings up

• And that weirdly flirty Chase dinner… production cliffhanger or real chemistry? 👀

Drop your thoughts: Was Demi genuine or calculated? And should Taylor even entertain Chase… ever?

Welcome to First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered — and this is our first-ever Feral File (aka our new monthly pop culture recap bonus episode). 🎙️🔥

In this episode, Jordyn & Jessica talk through how we’re restructuring our release schedule (because pop culture refuses to cooperate), how we’re balancing Secret Lives of Mormon Wives recaps with what’s happening right now, and why some shows are way easier to cover weekly (hello, The Bachelorette).

We get into the hottest and messiest headlines, including:

• Secret Lives of Mormon Wives updates: Demi, Jen, Zach, Marciano + the latest drama and hypocrisy discourse

• Chase & Latia’s new podcast “Lonely Friends” — and why we’re officially eating our words on Chase 👀

• Tom Brady & Alex Earle rumors + the age-gap conversation

• Gisele’s new chapter and why the internet is… internetting

• Glenn Powell & Michelle Randolph (Landman / 1923) spotted together — stunning people doing stunning things

• JoJo Fletcher & Jordan Rodgers welcome baby Romy Blair Rodgers 💛

• Utah beauty culture: plastic surgery, face trends, and the very real phenomenon of Utah hair blindness (extensions, blunt cuts, and the “more hair the better” mindset)

This one is chatty, unfiltered, and fully feral — and we want YOUR submissions for next month’s Feral File. Drop the pop culture stories you want us to dig into. 👇

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Part 2 of this powerful conversation on First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered dives deeper into a mother’s lived experience navigating her child’s gender transition, faith and the LDS church, and the complicated grief that can come with change — while still choosing love, safety, and compassion.

We talk about the difference between sexual orientation vs. gender identity, what it’s like when your child asks for a preferred name and different pronouns, and how parenting becomes an “in the moment” journey — not a future projection. This episode also takes an unexpected turn into her own health battle: a breast cancer diagnosis, multiple surgeries, double mastectomy, chemotherapy, reconstruction, and the emotional whiplash of carrying it all at once.

This is not a debate. This is one family’s story — shared with care, honesty, and empathy.

Content note: This episode includes discussion of a child’s gender transition, faith, serious illness, and fear of suicide ideation.

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If you or someone you love is going through something similar — you are not alone.