319: Legendary Popes (with Daniel Lavery)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From a Jewish Pope to a woman Pope, we are hearing all about the legendary popes from author Daniel Lavery. We talk about “The Rule of Harlots”, Dan Brown novels, and we pitch a production of a Young Pope Sheldon TV show. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of religious persecution, antisemitism, homophobia, kidnapping, death, childbirth, misogyny, hanging, suicide, gore/body horror, illness, genitalia, transphobia, </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniel Lavery is the cofounder of</span> <a href="https://the-toast.net/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Toast</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and the author of</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781982105228"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Something That May Shock and Discredit You</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9780063066175"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Small Game</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Blair Braverman.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Books</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Call to Action</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Check out the</span> <a href= "http://multicrew.club/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">MultiCrew</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! T