Podcast Episodes

Astrology Isn’t Just a Vibe, It’s a Booming Industry

From birth charts to astrology apps, we have an enduring fascination with what the stars can tell us.  Audie sits down with Astrologers Jennifer Free…

9 hours ago

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When the Bookie Is in Your Pocket

One man’s journey from suburban dad to self-described “degenerate gambler.” The Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins joins Audie to recount how he spe…

1 week ago

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From JFK to RFK Jr.: How the Kennedys Track American Culture

Episode 222

From Camelot-era glamour to RFK Jr.’s viral moments, the Kennedys have a way of reflecting the cultural mood of any given time. That pattern is resur…

2 weeks ago

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Oscars 2026: Chalamet, Sinners ... and Our Predictions

Episode 221

This year’s Oscars race has been great for film and weird for discourse. There’s the friendly Best Picture duel between two crowd-pleasing films from…

3 weeks ago

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Why Work Spouses Can Be a Secret Weapon | Engagement Party

Are work spouses actually a thing? And what turns a desk-mate into a ride-or-die? 

In this special episode of The Assignment, Audie Cornish reunites …

4 weeks ago

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Ken Leung on Playing One of TV’s Most Toxic Bosses

Episode 219

Actor Ken Leung is no stranger to the toxic male archetype. He embodies it as Eric Tao, the ruthless baseball-bat-carrying trading floor bully he pla…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Behind the Sex Scenes...with an Intimacy Coordinator

Episode 218

Let’s talk about professional sex. Audie sits down with Yehuda Duenyas, a SAG-AFTRA Hollywood intimacy coordinator, to go behind the scenes of how ph…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Did Bad Bunny Win the Culture War?

Episode 217

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show is still resonating as fans celebrate his history-making rise from Puerto Rico to global dominance.  Audie is…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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It’s Super Bowl Season... for Fashion

Episode 216

The fashion season is officially underway. Celebrities are strolling the award show red carpets and models are strutting the runways in Paris and Mil…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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The Millennial Internet, from Buzzfeed Quizzes to Filming ICE

Episode 215

This year marks a milestone for Millennials: the youngest of the cohort finally turns 30. So what comes next for the first generation of true digital…

2 months ago

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