Conclave (2024) (w/ Brandon Taylor) [TEASER]

Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. With the papal conclave convening in Rome to pick Pope Francis's successor, Matt and Sam are joined by novelist Brandon Taylor to discuss the 2024 film Conclave , directed by Edward Berger and starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini. The film, as you might guess, depicts the shabby and conspiratorial inner-workings of a (fictional) College of Cardinals as they go about picking a new pope. Fun movie! Great chat! Furthering Reading: Brandon Taylor, Real Life , (2020) — Filthy Animals , (2021) — The Late Americans , (2023) — " Is it even good? Two Years with Zola ," LRB , April 4, 2024. Ben Munster, " Cardinals are watching ‘Conclave’ the movie for guidance on the actual conclave ," Politico , May 6, 2025. Dan Walden, " Gender, Sex, and other Nonsense ," Commonweal , March 1, 2021.