Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Big Magic, Silver Lake's Food Scene, and Catholicism in the West
Ten years ago, Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Eat Pray Love turned her into a literary celebrity. Now she’s written a guide to living a creative, fulfilling life. And three years ago, Forbes magazine named Silver Lake the country’s ‘best hipster neighborhood.’ But the food scene in Silver Lake is only just reaching critical mass.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenThe Pope comes to the U.S. at a time when the Catholic Church is losing membership in the U.S., it’s growing in the West. In fact, the fastest-growing diocese in the West is Fresno, where the Catholic population has more than doubled in the last ten years to 1.2 million. And more than 1,600 parochial schools have closed or consolidated in just the last decade. So what is the future of Catholic education? Next, football season has started, and the baseball playoffs are just a couple of weeks away; we check in on sports news. And ten years ago, Elizabeth Gilbert’s life changed almost overnight when her book Eat Pray Love came out. It turned Gilbert into a literary celebrity. Now, she’s written a guide to living a creative, fulfilling life. Finally, Forbesmagazine named Silver Lake the country’s ‘best hipster neighborhood’ three years ago, but the food scene in Silver Lake is only just starting to reach critical mass.
In this episode
5 storiesA Growing Catholic Church in the West
On the East Coast, the Catholic Church is closing or merging parishes and shrinking the number of Catholic schools. But here in the West, the Catholic Church is growing—in part because more than a third of the registered Catholics in the U.S. are Hispanic.
Read the story8 minWhat’s the Future of Catholic Education
Catholic education in the U.S. is on the decline. Enrollment at parochial schools peaked in the early 1960s, with more than five million students across the nation. But according to a recent report, there are less than two million students in Catholic schools these days.
Read the story7 minSports Roundup
Football season has started, and the baseball playoffs are just a couple of weeks away…time to talk sports again.
Read the story9 minFrom 'Eat Pray Love' to 'Big Magic'
Ten years ago, Elizabeth Gilbert’s life changed almost overnight when her book Eat Pray Love came out. Gilbert’s bestselling memoir about her post-divorce travels to Italy, India and Indonesia sold more than 10 million copies. It’s been translated into 30 languages and was made into a movie starring Julia Roberts.
Read the story13 minSilverlake’s Food Scene Gets Hip
Three years ago, Forbes magazine named Silverlake the country’s 'best hipster neighborhood.' But the food scene in Silverlake is only just starting to reach critical mass.
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