After decades of declining church attendance and a profound rise in secularism, religion is having a moment in America. Lauren Jackson, the host of the Believing newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/believing) , talks to Asthaa Chaturvedi, a producer at “The Daily,” about why more people in the United States are now choosing to believe. Guest: • Asthaa Chaturvedi (https://www.nytimes.com/by/asthaa-chaturvedi) , a producer at “The Daily.” • Lauren Jackson (https://www.nytimes.com/by/lauren-jackson) , the deputy editorial director for newsletters and the host of Believing (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/believing) . Background reading:  • Sign up for Believing (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/believing) , a weekly newsletter about modern belief. • Americans haven’t found a satisfying alternative to religion (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/style/religion-america.html) . Photo: Cornell Watson for The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.