Summary: <br> [dropcap]I[/dropcap]ncredible show for you this week! Do you love BYU TV's Relative Race? Do you love family history? Do you love a little friendly competition? Do you love genial hosts? If so, stick around for a terrific interview with Dan Debenham, host and producer of Relative Race. Learn about behind-the-scenes work on the show and see how Dan's passion for bringing families together plays out on screen.<br> <br> <a href="https://patreon.com/thisweekinmormons" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> Transcript<br> Geoff Openshaw:<br> [0:00] Hey there TWiMsters.<br> <br> [0:03] Welcome once again and thank you for tuning into another harrowing edition of this week in Mormons the greatest podcast in the entire world,<br> that's what I said it move over Joel Osteen we've got this covered on this week's special show however<br> we're going to do a flip the calendar back a few pages because I did two months ago we had the privilege of interviewing the<br> producer and host a relative race and if you're not familiar with relative race is a terrific BYUtv program that bring some competition to the proceedings but at the end of the day it's really about uniting families it's at is the seasons of going on,<br> are the contestants of showed up with some incredible stories and watching them reunite with loved ones meet them for the first time<br> and really see that the power of the spirit of Elijah,<br> on-screen is really something special and when we interviewed and it always thought I'd be just kind of a nice way to plug the show and learn some behind-the-scenes stuff which is part of the interview but what I really loved and reflecting on it,<br> hi is how passionate Dan is about,<br> the genealogical aspect of it about bringing people together even contestants who don't make it on air for example about still,<br> letting them linked together with their families there's something really really moving and useful in them and because season 6 of relative race just premiered this past weekend check it out if you haven't done so,<br> we thought it'd be a great time to revisit this interview and see what we can learn about family history and how.<br> <br> [1:31] BYUtv has really Amplified its content in recent years,<br> the great to me like to stress about relative races yeah it's not just this competition show yes there's a prize at the end.<br> But at the end of the day there's something a lot more meaningful behind it so with that I will hand it over to myself.<br> All right well now it listeners we are very excited to bring on our special guests for this week's episode and Evan ham from relative races with a side an.<br> <br> Dan Debenham:<br> [2:00] Hey how you doing Jeff.<br> <br> Geoff Openshaw:<br> [2:03] I'm super thanks for being with us.<br> <br> Dan Debenham:<br> [2:05] Anytime anytime.<br> <br> Geoff Openshaw:<br> [2:08] We're big fans of relative race on the show where supporters very excited incidentally if I can self indulge for just a moment I found out about relative race two years ago and Susan one came on because,<br> my co-host Al was featured on turning point.<br> <br> Dan Debenham:<br> [2:25] No way.<br> <br> Geoff Openshaw:<br> [2:27] Yes so after watching down on the BYUtv at my wife and I were perusing and we saw a relative race were big The Amazing Race man to wear in the genealogy and that's how we got into it so Al I guess we have you to thank for this.<br> <br> Al Doan:<br> [2:39] I I honestly I feel like most of the success of relative race comes back to to me.<br> <br> Dan Debenham:<br> [2:45] That's what I was thinking I was thinking why are you guys even talking to me it's Al that we should all be speaking to right now.<br> <br> Geoff Openshaw:<br> [2:52] Yeah but they are actually at that popped in my head last night so I'm glad we got to do...
