Today we will be covering the new hit movie Sound of Freedom - based loosely on the work of Tim Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad. Joining us for the interview will be journalists Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman, who have both been heavily involved in coverage of this story. We are also joined by Lynn Packer Lynn's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lynnkennethpacker8389/videos Victim Stories and Advocacy - Sexual Abuse in Mormonism https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqODazhO8Y7ghTvnzkk9CaME9 https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7z74x/tim-ballard-sound-of-freedom-operation-underground-railroad-stepped-away https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3apm/anti-trafficking-group-with-long-history-of-false-claims-gets-its-hollywood-moment https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zjyg/operation-underground-railroad-touts-non-existent-partnership-with-american-airlines https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kvana/inside-the-shadowy-antisex-trafficking-group-our https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8j3v/operation-underground-railroad-criminal-investigation-human-trafficking-tim-ballard-jim-caviezel-qanon https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxev5/inside-a-massive-anti-trafficking-charitys-blundering-overseas-missions https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7a3qw/a-famed-anti-sex-trafficking-group-has-a-problem-with-the-truth Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro & statement against trafficking 00:11:20 Background on Tim Ballard 00:18:45 Viewer comments - why criticism? 00:20:00 The REAL story of OUR’s “Liliana” 00:26:30 Main concerns with O.U.R. 00:50:00 Listener Question: where’s the proof? 01:00:00 Self-promotion and fringe/extreme political and religious affiliations 01:03:00 Reactions to the movie 01:08:00 The sad truth that most children are abused by families 01:14:00 Real ways to help with trafficking 01:22:00 Mormon leadership fights safeguarding for children 01:24:00 Lynn Packer joins 01:26:30 The failed investigation 01:33:00 The greater danger 01:43:45 Fact vs Fiction in Sound of Freedom 01:50:55 Clip: Gene Bailey 01:58:00 Slide: Cast of the Sound of Freedom 02:01:15 Slide: The real case it was based off of 02:04:40 Slide: Fact Checking the time gap 02:17:20 Slide: Who KNEW the story was false? 02:27:50 Clip: Closing credits telling people to help trafficking by buying more tickets 02:31:00 Remaining slides & Lynn’s closing remarks 02:40:00 O.U.R. former employee Lizzy Mildenhall 02:53:00 Potential employees with Social work backgrounds were not hired 03:10:00 Closing remarks ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds