nicholas b jacobsen (they/them)
In this episode, we interview nicholas b jacobsen. We talk about an interaction with a cop that put them back in the closet for another decade, how they became an activist, and how colonialism, white supremacy, and Mormonism are tied together.
nicholas b jacobsen is a seventh-generation Utah-Mormon, trans-nonbinary settler raised in Nuwu homelands. As a creative historian, culture critic, & visual artist, their work addresses their personal and ancestral connections to the U.S. & Mormon settler-colonial-imperialist project. Through this, they work to disassimilate from the myths of white-supremacy and settler-innocence central to Mormon & U.S. cultures. jacobsen completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in Art & Ecology at the University of New Mexico & a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics from Southern Utah University. They’ve has won many awards & have been published, podcasted, exhibited, and collected throughout the U.S. You can see more of their work at nicholasbjacobsen.com, unsettlingmormonism.com and @Unsettling_Mormonism on Instagram.
Eliza Campbell (she/her)
In this episode, we interview Eliza Campbell. She talks about growing up in a liberal Mormon household, believing that Jesus is an extremely radical figure, and how difficult it can be to step away from the church.
Eliza Campbell is a writer and activist living in Queens, New York. She served a Mormon mission in Bulgaria and graduated from BYU, and is enthusiastic about liberation, poetry, and gas station cuisine.