WARD RADIO

This episode explores the unique world of Latter-day Saint (LDS) matchmaking with special guest Nicole Miller, founder of UTMatch (not Utah Match, as clarified!). Cardon Ellis hosts the conversation alongside David Boyce, and together they dive deep into the experiences, challenges, and contemporary landscape of LDS dating and matchmaker services.Nicole introduces UTMatch as a service specializing in curated introductions for LDS singles who are looking for something more meaningful than what they’re finding on dating apps or through traditional channels. She emphasizes a personalized process tailored to understand not just what clients want, but also who they are and what they bring to the table. Nicole shares her journey into matchmaking, starting with the colorful story of setting up her high school teacher on a date (which ended with a surprise visit from the fire department), hinting at her longstanding passion for helping others find connection.

This episode is an in-depth, lively, and, at times, humorous debrief of the recent debate between Joe Heschmeyer (representing Catholicism) and Jacob Hansen (representing LDS/Mormon perspectives), with moderation and additional discussion by Cardon Ellis, Jonah Barnes, and contributions from others. The debate centered on the concept of the "Great Apostasy"—whether or not there was a loss of a continuous institutional church following the New Testament period.

Is a new age coming at BYU?! Enjoy!

This lively episode of WARD RADIO brings together hosts Cardon Ellis with guests Cade and Dalton Williams (who introduces MMA fighter Kwai Thompson—aka "the Throwin' Samoan"). They dive into an unexpected yet insightful discussion about how serving as missionaries in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints equips young men and women with the resilience, humility, and toughness needed to thrive in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA).

Cardon Ellis, Hayden Holm, and Tanner dive deep into the kind of comedy and cultural expectations that surround men in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), and why so many young men (and elders) feel alienated, bored, or misunderstood.The episode kicks off with Hayden Holm sharing a “cringe” church-adjacent comedy video (“Laughing All the Way”), which they all agree is emblematic of a deeper problem (and not an official church production): church humor is safe, predictable, and above all, risk-averse. The group discusses how this lack of authenticity and edge in humor makes it almost impossible to engage young men who are looking for something genuine, risky, and relatable.