About Daniel Stone

Daniel P. Stone holds a PhD in American history from Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom) and is the author of William Bickerton: Forgotten Latter Day Prophet (Signature Books, 2018). He has taught history courses at the University of Detroit Mercy and Florida Atlantic University, and currently, he works as a research archivist for a private library/archive in Detroit, Michigan.
Daniel P. Stone holds a PhD in American history from Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom) and is the author of William Bickerton: Forgotten Latter Day Prophet (Signature Books, 2018).

NBN Episodes hosted by Daniel:

Eric Jay Dolin, "Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution" (Liveright, 2022)

October 20, 2022

Rebels at Sea

Eric Jay Dolin
Hosted by Daniel Stone

The bestselling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters reclaims the daring freelance sailors who proved essential to the winning of the Revolutionary War.…

Robert P. Watson, "George Washington's Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation" (Georgetown UP, 2021)

September 29, 2022

George Washington's Final Battle

Robert P. Watson
Hosted by Daniel Stone

George Washington is remembered for leading the Continental Army to victory, presiding over the Constitution, and forging a new nation, but few know t…

Mary Woodger and Casey Griffiths, "50 Relics of the Restoration" (Ceder Fort, 2020)

May 12, 2021

50 Relics of the Restoration

Mary Jane Woodger and Casey Paul Griffiths
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Just as early Christians sought out pieces of the cross or searched for the location of Noah's Ark, it is natural for members of the Church of Jesus C…

Christopher J. Blythe, "Terrible Revolution: Latter-day Saints and the American Apocalypse" (Oxford UP, 2020)

October 1, 2020

Terrible Revolution

Christopher James Blythe
Hosted by Daniel Stone

In Terrible Revolution: Latter-day Saints and the American Apocalypse (Oxford UP, 2020), Christopher James Blythe examines apocalypticism across the h…

Richard G. Moore, "The Writings of Oliver Olney: April 1842 to February 1843-Nauvoo, Illinois" (Greg Kofford Books, 2020)

September 1, 2020

The Writings of Oliver Olney

Richard G. Moore
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Oliver H. Olney, an early convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fled to Nauvoo, Illinois, following persecution in Missouri. In …

Samuel Morris Brown, "Joseph Smith's Translation: The Words and Worlds of Early Mormonism" (Oxford UP, 2020)

August 5, 2020

Joseph Smith's Translation

Samuel Morris Brown
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith, claimed to have translated ancient scriptures. He dictated an American Bible from metal plates reportedly buried by…

Derek R. Sainsbury, "Storming the Nation: The Unknown Contributions of Joseph Smith’s Political Missionaries" (BYU RSC, 2020)

June 23, 2020

Storming the Nation

Derek R. Sainsbury
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Derek R. Sainsbury's, Storming the Nation: The Unknown Contributions of Joseph Smith’s Political Missionaries (BYU RSC, 2020), uncovers the significan…

Joe Geisner, "Writing Mormon History: Historians and Their Books" (Signature Books, 2020)

June 17, 2020

Writing Mormon History

Joe Geisner
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Every great book has a great backstory. In Joe Geisner’s new edited work, Writing Mormon History: Historians and Their Books (Signature Books, 2020), …

Scott C. Esplin, "Return to the City of Joseph: Modern Mormonism's Contest for the Soul of Nauvoo" (U Illinois Press, 2019)

January 27, 2020

Return to the City of Joseph

Scott C. Esplin
Hosted by Daniel Stone

In the mid-twentieth century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) returned to Nauvoo, Illinois, home to the thriving religious commu…

James D. Bratt, "A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt" (Eerdmans, 2019)

January 23, 2020

A Christian and a Democrat

James D. Bratt
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, when asked at a press conference about the roots of his political philosophy, responded simply, “I am a Christian and a Dem…

Larry E. Morris, "A Documentary History of the Book of Mormon" (Oxford UP, 2019)

September 17, 2019

A Documentary History of the Book of Mormon

Larry E. Morris
Hosted by Daniel Stone

The story of the creation of the Book of Mormon has been told many times, and often ridiculed. A Documentary History of the Book of Mormon (Oxford Uni…

Amy Collier Artman, "The Miracle Lady: Kathryn Kuhlman and the Transformation of Charismatic Christianity" (Eerdmans, 2019)

July 31, 2019

The Miracle Lady

Amy Collier Artman
Hosted by Daniel Stone

On October 15, 1974, Johnny Carson welcomed his next guest on The Tonight Show with these words: “I imagine there are very few people who are not awar…

Melvin C. Johnson, "Life and Times of John Pierce Hawley: A Mormon Ulysses of the American West" (Greg Kofford Books, 2019)

July 8, 2019

Life and Times of John Pierce Hawley

Melvin C. Johnson
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Life and Times of John Pierce Hawley: A Mormon Ulysses of the American West (Greg Kofford Books, 2019) narrates the wide-ranging life of John Hawley’s…

Harvard S. Heath, "Confidence Amid Change: The Presidential Diaries of David O. McKay, 1951-1970" (Signature Books, 2019)

June 12, 2019

Confidence Amid Change

Harvard S. Heath
Hosted by Daniel Stone

The diaries of the ninth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are a collaboration between David O. McKay and his long-time sec…

Quincy D. Newell, "Your Sister in the Gospel: The Life of Jane Manning James, a Nineteenth-Century Black Mormon" (Oxford UP, 2019)

May 21, 2019

Your Sister in the Gospel

Quincy D. Newell
Hosted by Daniel Stone

"Dear Brother," Jane Manning James wrote to Joseph F. Smith in 1903, "I take this opportunity of writing to ask you if I can get my endowments and als…

Patrick S. McKay, "Healing the Breach: Mormonism, Metaphors, and the Pieces of the Puzzle" (Lulu Press, 2018)

April 23, 2019

Healing the Breach

Patrick S. McKay
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Patrick S. McKay, an apostle of the Joint Conference of Restoration Branches, believes that the Latter Day Saint movement is fractured. But one day so…

Thomas A. Wayment, "The New Testament: A Translation for Latter-day Saints" (BYU, 2019)

April 8, 2019

The New Testament

Thomas A. Wayment
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Dr. Thomas A. Wayment, professor of Classics at Brigham Young University, has done something remarkable — he has retranslated the New Testament. This …

Bruce Van Orden, "We’ll Sing and We’ll Shout: The Life and Times of W. W. Phelps" (BYU, 2018)

March 29, 2019

We’ll Sing and We’ll Shout

Bruce Van Orden
Hosted by Daniel Stone

If you’re a Latter Day Saint, you’ve probably heard of W. W. Phelps, and no doubt, you’ve probably sung some of his hymns. But did you know that he pr…

Matthew C. Godfrey, "The Joseph Smith Papers: Documents, Volume 7: September 1839–January 1841" (Church Historian's Press, 2018)

February 22, 2019

The Joseph Smith Papers

Matthew C. Godfrey et al., eds.
Hosted by Daniel Stone

Joseph Smith, the nineteenth-century American prophet who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, can, at times, be considered an elu…