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The Assignment with Audie Cornish — 229 episodes
TMZ is Turning Heads on Capitol Hill
Ramy Youssef Wants Everyone to Laugh
Tell Me How to Feel About Space
Is the Manosphere Finally Collapsing?
Astrology Isn’t Just a Vibe, It’s a Booming Industry
When the Bookie Is in Your Pocket
From JFK to RFK Jr.: How the Kennedys Track American Culture
Oscars 2026: Chalamet, Sinners ... and Our Predictions
Why Work Spouses Can Be a Secret Weapon | Engagement Party
Ken Leung on Playing One of TV’s Most Toxic Bosses
Behind the Sex Scenes...with an Intimacy Coordinator
Did Bad Bunny Win the Culture War?
It’s Super Bowl Season... for Fashion
The Millennial Internet, from Buzzfeed Quizzes to Filming ICE
Is the U.S. the Villain of the Winter Olympics?
Breaking Down the ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fame Machine, and More | Engagement Party
The Real Pain Behind That “Toxic Moms” Essay
All the Things We’re Saying About Heated Rivalry
The Year in News: Deepfakes, MAHA & AI
How Politics are Driving Families Apart
The Year in Pop Culture: AI, Gay Hockey, and Rage Bait
Spirituality in America, from AI Jesus to Wicca
Putting the 'Giving' Back in Thanksgiving
Is the Economy OK? Why It Might Not Feel Like It to You
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Next Act
“Love is Blind” Is About More Than Dating
Horror Used to Be Escapism. Now It’s a Mirror
What Zohran Mamdani’s Rise Says About the Future of the Left
Why Everyone Started Paying Attention to the WNBA
Why Orwell's '1984' is having a moment in 2025
Uncovering the Story of Police Torture in Chicago
How MAGA and Billionaires Are Reshaping What Media You Consume
How to Break the Cycle of Political Violence
How Algorithms Are Rewiring the Way We Talk
Why Are Shows Like ‘Hunting Wives' and ‘Yellowstone’ So Popular Now?
The Generation That Inherited Hurricane Katrina
Dating Apps and the Demise of American Romance
The Offline Rebellion of the Most Online Generation
Are Respectability Politics Over?
What the Recent Obsession with Yachts Says About Class in America
How Early 2000s Pop Culture Pitted Women Against Each Other
What ICE’s Rapid Expansion Could Mean for Your Community
Will Tariffs Bring Trouble to Toyland?
George Takei’s Journey Through Fear, Silence, and Activism
Alaska’s Senator: 'You’re Roadkill in the Middle’
Can Weight Loss Drugs and Body Positivity Coexist?
Can Protestors Manufacture a Tipping Point?
Is OpenAI Building an Empire or a Religion?
Klarna's CEO On Why You Should Buy Now, Pay Later
Explaining Diddy’s Domination and Downfall
Why We Believe Crazy S**t —And What We Can Do About It
Catholicism Is So Hot Right Now. Why?
Why Does Dating Feel So Hard Right Now?
Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?
A Wonk-Free Conversation About Tariffs
Can We Trust AI, or the People Building It?
College Arrests: “A Kind of Policy That Ends Democracies”
Is the Windy City Charting a Course for the Left?
Are College Athletes Cashing In and Killing the Game?
How DOGE Cuts May Affect Your Summer Vacation
Where Did #MeToo Go?
Why Elon Musk Wants You to Have More Kids
And the Oscar Goes to… the Best Campaign?
Why Crunchy Conservatives Love RFK Jr.
The United States of Elon
A Pastor's Stand on Trump's ICE Raids
The ‘Sober Curious’ Revolution
Meet the Man Who Saw the LA Fires Coming
How Political Divides Are Destroying Families
Samantha Bee Is Done with Democrats (For Now)
Trump’s Tariffs Could Mean Costlier Clothes
What a CEO's Murder Tells Us About America
How to Build a Politics of Humility
Scaramucci on Being in Trump’s Orbit
Should You Post About Your Kids Online?
Are Progressive Groups Hurting Democrats?
Trump Owns the GOP. What’s Next for the Party?
Latino Men Wanted Trump. Why?
The Pennsylvania Voters Who May Decide the Race
What To Expect on Election Night
Why the Race Is So Close In the Rust Belt
Election Workers Under Siege
The Grieving Father Who Took Down Alex Jones
In Purple Georgia, The Election Math Is Not So Simple
Can We Build Our Way Out of the Housing Crisis?
The UFC is Trump's Not-So-Secret Weapon
Why Nevada’s Economic Woes Make It an Election Wildcard
The Gen Z Group Making Politics Fun
Why Black Sororities Matter in Georgia’s Close Race
Desert Demographics: Arizona in Play
What Did Colleges Learn from Campus Protests?
LeVar Burton on Optimism During Hard Times
How Campaigns Use (And Misuse) Music
The DNC and the Passing of the Torch
Trump, Elon, and Silicon Valley’s Political Sway
Nazis, Nihilism, and the Evolution of the Fringe Right
Can Donald Trump Pivot?
Coconuts, brat, and Kamala Harris: What Does it Mean?
Inside Biden's Decision
Why JD Vance is Trump’s VP Pick
Trump’s Close Call Re-Shapes the Race
Why We Can’t Look Away From Reality TV
The Cracks in the Blue Wall
What It Means to Be Patriotic
Georgia’s Swing-State Spotlight
What It’s Like to Be a Diplomat
The Key to Pennsylvania? Nikki Haley Voters
A New Generation of Storytellers
How Popular Is Election Betting?
Documenting the Golden Age of Hip-Hop
Steve Bannon is Heading to Prison
Preparing for a Water Crisis
What Polls Do (And Don’t) Tell Us
The Economy’s Bad Vibes
Where Trump’s Trials Go Now
Should Schools Ban Phones?
Corruption or “Just Politics”: Sen Menendez on Trial
How Social Media Amplified the Drake-Kendrick Rap Beef
How Kamala Harris is Finding Her Voice
The Power and Promise of Psychedelics in Therapy
How Speaker Mike Johnson Has Survived So Far
How Do We Talk About Campus Protests?
Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett of Pod Save America
Does Beyoncé Need Country?
Why Trump Would Rather Be at The Supreme Court
Pediatricians on the Frontlines of Gender-Affirming Care
Why Arizona Matters So Much
What Would a Second U.S. Civil War Look Like?
Why Don’t Third Parties Work?
Is Online Gambling a Public Health Threat?
“Preachy Females” of the Democratic Party
The Assignment Presents: All There Is with Ashley Judd
Why Republicans Stick with Trump
The Assignment Presents: Chasing Life on IVF
What It's Like to Cover a Presidential Candidate Up-Close
Kara Swisher’s Big Tech Burn Book
Katie Britt, IVF, and the Fight for Women's Votes
Counting Votes, Facing Threats: What It's Like to Run an Election
A Week of Political High Drama, with Kasie Hunt
Polyamory Is Having a Moment
Biden, Trump, and the Border Crisis
Jake Tapper on American Political Scandal
Where Does Fani Willis Go From Here?
Gen Z In the Workplace: Rethinking Business Etiquette
Mitch McConnell’s Critics Grow Louder
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: Cultural Supernova
Clyburn on Power and Compromise
Roy Wood Jr. on The Daily Show and the Future of Comedy
What is Nikki Haley Doing in South Carolina? With Eva McKend
Healing Political Divisions in the Pews
The “Dangerous Undercurrent” in American Politics
"Am I Doing This Right?" How To Be a Parent Today
If Trump's the Nominee, Who's his Veep?
The Backlash Against DEI
Biden's Re-Election Argument, with Phil Mattingly
Gen Z Is Challenging How We Think About Work
The Year Ahead in Politics with David Chalian
The Assignment Presents: All There Is
The Assignment Presents: The Axe Files
We’re Taking Your Assignments: Drug Shortages and Ageism
CNN Political Briefing: Are Young Voters Tuning Out 2024?
Why More Black Moms Are Choosing Home Births
How to Cover Politics with Tara Palmeri
Ken Burns on History, Truth, and Storytelling
Can the Biden/Harris Coalition Hold?
The Creative Path to Climate Solutions
Trump’s Second Term Plans
What Does It Mean to Be Patriotic?
Can Anyone Beat Trump?
Meet The Students Challenging Book Bans
China’s Disinformation Campaign Against Americans
The Army's Recruitment Challenge
Should Biden Bow Out? Axelrod Weighs In
How Ordinary People Exposed January 6th
Why Trump’s Ex-Lawyers are Flipping
The Serious Business of Romance Novels
How The Young Guns Lost the GOP
What It's Like to Evacuate in Gaza
How Americans Feel About Israel
Roxane Gay Reflects on 10 Years of Opinions
Does Fact-Checking Work?
A New Assignment: Diving into Politics
An Epic Translation for a Modern Audience
The Free Speech Wars on Campus
Greek Life Gone Viral
We’re Taking Your Assignments: Money, Marijuana, and Montana
Hollywood’s Hot Strike Summer
The Fight Against Digital Hate
Fighting Fires on the Frontlines of Climate Change
Sex and Sensibilities: Let’s Talk About Puriteens
The Assignment presents The Axe Files with David Axelrod
The Assignment presents Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta
TikTok Is Changing Music, One Song at a Time
Courting Controversy: Inside the Supreme Court
Larry Wilmore: A Candid Conversation on Television, Culture, and Creativity
Meet the New Homeschoolers
After Roe: Navigating the Legal Landscape of New Abortion Laws
Gratuitous Gratuity? The Truth About Tipping
Wired for Trouble: Kara Swisher on Big Tech
Flying This Summer? Pack Your Patience
What’s Your Sign? Astrology's Modern Renaissance
Navigating Misinformation at the Border
The Rise and Fall of “Woke” with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
AI in the time of Loneliness
Yes, We're All Being Spied On
Clickbait Fashion Is Taking Over Your Feed
Louder Than Guns
Holding Space for Therapy Speak
Run, Hide, Fight
Yes, This Economy Is Confusing
The Assignment Returns March 23rd
The Assignment presents Story of the Week
The Assignment presents Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta
Politics, But Make It Puppets
The New State of Unions
Kicking the Football Habit
Life After the Traffic Stop
‘I’m kind of lazy.’ Why We Aren’t Going Back to the Movies
The Prince and the Press
The Long Arc of Long Covid
New Year, New Assignments
The Assignment presents All There Is with Anderson Cooper
Journalism on the Ropes
When the Chanting Stops
Pediatricians Caught in a Political Crossfire
My Bread and Butter: The OnlyFans Economy
Trauma, Trauma Everywhere
Meet The Parents Taking Over School Boards
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