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LAist Studios presents: NPR's Code Switch & Oye - A Former Church Girl's Search for a New Spiritual Home

LAist Studios presents: NPR's Code Switch & Oye - A Former Church Girl's Search for a New Spiritual Home

FromCalifornia Love


LAist Studios presents: NPR's Code Switch & Oye - A Former Church Girl's Search for a New Spiritual Home

FromCalifornia Love

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Jan 29, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This episode is a collaboration with our friends at Oye and NPR's Code Switch about finding salvation in unexpected places.
After leaving the Pentecostal church, reporter Jess Alvarenga has been searching for a new spiritual home. They takes us on their journey to find spirituality that includes the dining room dungeon of a dominatrix, Buddhist monks taking magic mushrooms, and the pulpit of a Pentecostal church.
Special thanks to the Ferriss, UC Berkeley’s Psychedelic Journalism program for their support.
Released:
Jan 29, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (81)

Tupac and Dr. Dre's "California Love" served as a love letter and anthem for a generation. The song inspired author and New York Times writer, Walter Thompson-Hernández, to create a show as prescient as it is personal. In his "California Love" series, Walter invites listeners to join him in his family home, on horseback through the streets of Compton, and up into the sky to examine belonging. Walter takes us deep into his own story as he explores what it means for him to love Los Angeles.