First and Feral: Utah Unfiltered is a bold, funny, and raw podcast hosted by Utah sisters Jordyn and Jess. They dive into Mormon culture, Utah influencers, reality TV, motherhood, marriage, and modern womanhood in the Beehive State. Each episode mixes humor, pop culture, and real talk on life, faith, and identity. From Secret Lives of Mormon Wives recaps to wild Utah stories, it’s the top Utah podcast for gossip, growth, and unfiltered female voices.
FIRST & FERAL X SHORT CREEK WIVES: Breaking Their Silence
For the first time on First & Feral, Shandra and Marona Johnson sit down to share their firsthand experiences of life inside Short Creek and their marriages to Samuel Bateman.
In this raw and deeply personal conversation, the sisters open up about growing up in a world where obedience was expected and questioning could feel dangerous. Shandra shares her fear surrounding marriage, crying for hours beforehand, and the moment her father placed her hand in Samuel’s and told her she belonged to him.
Marona shares why she became afraid to question what was happening around her, what was expected of Samuel’s wives, and what life was like as more women and girls entered the family. They also discuss Samuel marrying seven of their sisters, with ages ranging from 9 to 22.
From plural marriage and family dynamics to faith, fear, control, and finding their voices — this is Shandra and Marona telling their experiences in their own words.
Thank you to both women for trusting us with their stories. 🧡
⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses polygamy, child marriage, coercive control, religious trauma, and sensitive
21 Sept 2026
SLOMW Season 5 Recap: Taylor, DadTok & MomTok in Chaos
Season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was WILD — and Jordyn & Jess have eleven pages of notes and a lot of opinions. 😂
We’re breaking down the entire season: Taylor Frankie Paul coming straight out of The Bachelorette and immediately back into the Dakota/Ben/Doug chaos, the state of MomTok, DadTok drama, shifting friendships, Whitney’s Broadway era, Jen and Zac, Chase continuing to make questionable decisions, and the moments that had us genuinely asking… what just happened?!
We also get into something that felt especially different this season: these women live so much of their lives online that by the time the episodes aired, social media was already several chapters ahead. Did knowing what was happening in real time change the way we watched the season?
From the hilarious and cringey to the surprisingly dark moments, we’re talking about all of it — with plenty of side tangents and completely unfiltered opinions along the way.
What was YOUR biggest WTF moment of Season 5?
Follow First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered for more SLOMW recaps, Utah pop culture, reality TV and conversations that probably should’ve stayed in the group chat.
Utah born. Chaos sworn. 🎙️
8 Sept 2026
FIRST & FERAL X ALEX VARGAS: Reality TV Rumors, MomTok & Behind-the-Scenes Tea
Alex Vargas is bringing his unfiltered takes to First & Feral! 🎙️
Known for his viral reality TV commentary, Alex joins us to talk about how he went from casually posting on TikTok to building an audience of more than 30K followers and becoming a go-to voice for the stories everyone is talking about.
We get into how he finds his information, the rumors he’s hearing behind the scenes, and what it’s really like covering reality TV and influencer drama online. And, of course, there’s plenty of tea. 👀
Alex shares his takes on Taylor Frankie Paul, MomTok, Jessi + Marciano, casting rumors, Dakota, Mormon culture, swinging, and the relationships everyone is talking about. He also opens up about getting personally invested in the stories he covers and learning to set boundaries between social media and real life.
Funny, messy, opinionated and completely UNFILTERED. 🔥
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