Religion

As the papal thriller “Conclave” racks up awards buzz, director Edward Berger praises Netflix for their work on his previous film — Oscar-winner “All Quiet on the Western Front.”

from The Business

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message of peace. He is the first American pope.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Popular LA evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was reportedly kidnapped and held prisoner in Mexico in the 1920s, then fled on foot through the desert. A new book traces her story.

Aimee Semple McPherson: Farm girl, ‘kidnapped’ preacher, indicted celeb

Popular LA evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was reportedly kidnapped and held prisoner in Mexico in the 1920s, then fled on foot through the desert. A new book traces her story.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Filmmaker David Cronenberg shares how his atheism informs his work and how he casts his own films with an eye toward playing against audience expectations.

David Cronenberg digs into the ‘underrated skill’ of casting

Filmmaker David Cronenberg shares how his atheism informs his work and how he casts his own films with an eye toward playing against audience expectations.

from The Treatment

“He showed us what simplicity could offer:” Pico Iyer and Paul Elie share their insights on the late Pope’s global impact.

Pico Iyer and Paul Elie remember Pope Francis

“He showed us what simplicity could offer:” Pico Iyer and Paul Elie share their insights on the late Pope’s global impact.

from Life Examined

Can the “chaos” at the Department of Defense be resolved, or is it just how this White House operates? Plus, KCRW examines the political legacy of Pope Francis.

Dept. of Defense ‘chaos’ and the political legacy of Pope Francis

Can the “chaos” at the Department of Defense be resolved, or is it just how this White House operates? Plus, KCRW examines the political legacy of Pope Francis.

from Left, Right & Center

Journalist Katherine Stewart charts the rise of the Christian right and its influence in the Trump administration in her new book “Money, Lies, and God.”

How the Christian gained sway over the White House

Journalist Katherine Stewart charts the rise of the Christian right and its influence in the Trump administration in her new book “Money, Lies, and God.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

Pope Francis dies at 88. His legacy reverberates in Los Angeles

Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Hèléne Jawhara Piñer unravels the thread connecting the Spanish Inquisition to modern Jewish food practices.

A medieval scholar considers the transformative potential of flour

Hèléne Jawhara Piñer unravels the thread connecting the Spanish Inquisition to modern Jewish food practices.

from Good Food

Among the victims of the Eaton Fire was one of Altadena‘s largest churches. Leaders at St. Mark’s Episcopal are taking on the enormous challenge of rebuilding.

Altadena’s faith community searches for resurrection

Among the victims of the Eaton Fire was one of Altadena‘s largest churches. Leaders at St. Mark’s Episcopal are taking on the enormous challenge of rebuilding.

from KCRW Features

Jody Eddy spent two years visiting sacred spaces and meeting the people who cook in them.

Whether it's Tibetan Buddhist monks or Irish Catholic nuns, food at monasteries still matters

Jody Eddy spent two years visiting sacred spaces and meeting the people who cook in them.

from Good Food

The Eaton Fire destroyed Masjid Al-Taqwa, but during Ramadan, the community still finds ways to gather and provide a sense of normalcy.

Altadena mosque was destroyed but Ramadan traditions go on

The Eaton Fire destroyed Masjid Al-Taqwa, but during Ramadan, the community still finds ways to gather and provide a sense of normalcy.

from KCRW Features

St. John’s Community Health is meeting its undocumented patients’ needs for at-home care through its new Health Care Without Fear program.

SoCal clinic offers home visits to undocumented patients

St. John’s Community Health is meeting its undocumented patients’ needs for at-home care through its new Health Care Without Fear program.

from KCRW Features

Karen Fisher, field researcher with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari — the world's largest Syrian refugee camp.

Celebrate Ramadan in Zaatari, the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp

Karen Fisher, field researcher with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari — the world's largest Syrian refugee camp.

from Good Food

Religious institutions have long been a refuge for immigrants. Now, they’re mobilizing in response to recent actions from the Trump administration.

LA’s religious groups empower immigrants amid deportations

Religious institutions have long been a refuge for immigrants. Now, they’re mobilizing in response to recent actions from the Trump administration.

from KCRW Features

Author Pico Iyer chronicles his 100+ retreats to a remote Benedictine hermitage in Big Sur, Northern California; exploring the transformative nature of silence, contemplation, and…

Learning from silence: Pico Iyer on the transformative power of solitude

Author Pico Iyer chronicles his 100+ retreats to a remote Benedictine hermitage in Big Sur, Northern California; exploring the transformative nature of silence, contemplation, and…

from Life Examined

Are Trump and Biden setting a dangerous precedent through their use of pardons? Will Congress retake its power to check the White House?

Trump tests limits of presidential powers with contentious first week

Are Trump and Biden setting a dangerous precedent through their use of pardons? Will Congress retake its power to check the White House?

from Left, Right & Center

KCRW’s Jonathan Bastian talks with renowned Buddhist teacher and psychologist Tara Brach about meditation, mindfulness, and trusting our “inner gold.”

Renowned psychologist Tara Brach on the power of Buddhism in modern therapy

KCRW’s Jonathan Bastian talks with renowned Buddhist teacher and psychologist Tara Brach about meditation, mindfulness, and trusting our “inner gold.”

from Life Examined

This week Rabbi Steve Leder on why we should consider what we leave those closest to us when we die to include a legacy letter or ‘ethical will.’

Midweek Reset: On legacy letters

This week Rabbi Steve Leder on why we should consider what we leave those closest to us when we die to include a legacy letter or ‘ethical will.’

from Life Examined

Tzimmes is the Yiddish word for making a big fuss. It’s also a stew of sweet root vegetables and dried fruit, often served for Rosh Hashanah.

It’s a tzimmes! When making a fuss is a good thing

Tzimmes is the Yiddish word for making a big fuss. It’s also a stew of sweet root vegetables and dried fruit, often served for Rosh Hashanah.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand