From pop stars like Rosalía and Lilly Allen in habits to nuns blessing Spurs players and praise for the “woke Pope,” Catholicism is in, and everywhere. But is it just about the aesthetics? Plus, why are people celebrating having no friends in their TikTok videos? And are those adorable videos of World Cup fans delighting in America’s air conditioning, oversized servings and ranch dressing for real?
About the show: Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro’s Engagement Party, where the hot takes are the smart takes. After years of working side by side, Audie and Ari have made it official with their pop culture video podcast. Party hopping between what you’re watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds.
0:00 Seems like nuns are very in right now — real ones on podcasts, sexy ones on album covers. Why is Catholicism having a moment?
5:16 Why today’s nunmania feels different: The call is coming from inside the house
6:23 Deep thoughts from the woke Pope
7:15 New Pope, new era, new chance to strive for coolness?
9:36 Secular Catholics, secular Jews, and the culture-religion divide
13:32 An actual Catholic weighs in
15:09 Aspirational loneliness, solitude vlogging, and the world of people who post videos of themselves being alone
18:12 Is TikTok the new third space?
20:28 Okay but how DO we make friends as adults?
21:13 Audie and Ari get real about losing friendships and rekindling old ones (including their own)
29:04 Scroll & Tell: The videos of World Cup visitors losing their minds over American delights are cute, but are they real?
34:41 Touch Grass: Zipline burns and ruthless backyard volleyball
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