25. Conclave by Edward Berger

About this episode

The episode discusses the film Conclave and its unexpected real-life parallels with the death of Pope Francis.

Who knew that, a few short months after the release of the 2024 film Conclave that there would be a real life conclave in Rome after the death of Pope Francis? Crazy right? But you know what's crazier still? That they made a political thriller about a church staff meeting and somehow it's really, really good. Seriously. Join the gang as we discuss Conclave, with jaw-dropping questions like: why do cardinals smoke so much? Why is Stanley Tucci so good? What if Santa C...

Topics covered

• Conclave
• Pope Francis
• political thriller
• church staff meeting

Keywords

• film discussion
• Stanley Tucci
• cardinals

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Conclave

Books & works: Conclave

Places: Rome

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