Arts & Culture
Examining whiteness through “reparative writing”
Jess Row asks what happens when alienation turns to rage.
How universal is the Force?
The Rise of Skywalker reduces a powerful theological symbol to a family drama.
Episode 73: The Two Popes
Matt and Adam talk about the papacy, the burdens of ministry, and The Two Popes.
The story of Israeli prime minister Yitzak Rabin’s assassin
Incitement shows the roots of political fractures that remain.
Episode 72: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Matt and Adam discuss story, Christmas and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Queen and Slim challenges assumptions about race, justice, and what matters
Melinda Matsoukas’s film rolls terror and hope into one story.
A lapsed Catholic’s unexpected devotion
Searching for the Mary statue from her childhood, Sonja Livingston found much more.
Episode 71: It’s a Wonderful Life
Matt and Adam talk sacrifice, small-town life, Christmas movies, and the Frank Capra classic It's a Wonderful Life.