Shining a Light
Ep. 226: Michael O’Loughlin on AIDS and the Catholic church, an update from A.J. Jacobs, and a new song by Eef Barzelay
This week on Unorthodox: Anne Frank the vlogger.
Our guest this week is Michael O’Loughlin, a reporter at America magazine and the host of their new podcast, Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church. We sat down with him in early March to talk about the history of gay Catholics and the AIDS epidemic, the unexpected stories he spotlights on the podcast, and whether the Catholic church was prepared to handle the impending COVID crisis.
Plus, A.J. Jacobs returns to give us an update on his genealogy homework assignment.
Then, we hear a new song by Israeli-born, New Jersey-bred musician Eef Barzelay, of the band Clem Snide.
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