{"id":355930,"date":"2026-06-26T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nunmania-is-upon-us-engagement-party\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:00:10","slug":"nunmania-is-upon-us-engagement-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nunmania-is-upon-us-engagement-party\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Nunmania&#8217; is upon us | Engagement Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uebXNbr0zK4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Nunmania' is upon us | Engagement Party\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uebXNbr0zK4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>From pop stars like Rosal\u00eda and Lilly Allen in habits to nuns blessing Spurs players and praise for the \u201cwoke Pope,\u201d Catholicism is in, and everywhere. But is it just about the aesthetics? Plus, why are people celebrating having no friends in their TikTok videos? And are those adorable videos of World Cup fans delighting in America\u2019s air conditioning, oversized servings and ranch dressing for real?<\/p>\n<p>About the show: Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro\u2019s Engagement Party, where the hot takes are the smart takes. After years of working side by side, Audie and Ari have made it official with their pop culture video podcast. Party hopping between what you&#8217;re watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Seems like nuns are very in right now \u2014 real ones on podcasts, sexy ones on album covers. 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