01.29.2024 - By LAist Studios
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.