Capitol Hill has a new kind of journalist: TMZ, the tabloid news powerhouse known for its scoops and celebrity paparazzi coverage. Audie sits down...

   Ramy Youssef has spent the past decade building a career that spans TV, stand-up, film and has even landed some big awards. Now, with the release of...

   Artemis II returns from its historic mission to the far side of the moon, inspiring millions during an otherwise tense news cycle. Astrophysicist...

   The manosphere isn’t fringe anymore. It’s mainstream, political and hard to ignore. Louis Theroux’s latest Netflix documentary Inside the Manosphere...

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

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

   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...

   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...

   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...

   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...

   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...

   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...

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

   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...

   The Winter Olympics kick off Feb. 6 in Northern Italy and the politics may steal the show. The U.S. may face boos, especially as it squares off with...

   Audie is joined by longtime friend and former NPR colleague Ari Shapiro for a special episode they’re calling Engagement Party - a chance to finally...

   Arguably the first viral moment of 2026 is an essay about a toxic group of mom friends. Actor and singer Ashley Tisdale French wrote an essay for New...

   It may be a new year, but one of 2025’s most unexpected hits isn’t done with us yet. Heated Rivalry, the TV adaptation of a spicy romance novel about...

   After a head-spinning year in the worlds of health and technology, Audie invited Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the host of Chasing Life, and Clare Duffy from...

   As families gather for the holidays and political differences resurface, we revisit Audie’s conversation with psychologist Joshua Coleman, who breaks...

   What was this year in pop culture like? A scrappy Canadian gay hockey romance becomes the internet’s obsession while big-budget, star-packed shows...

   Audie talks with CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan about how people are reshaping their spiritual lives -- from Wicca to aliens -- and searching for new sources...

   Will an uncertain economy lead to less charitable giving this holiday season? And what if you want to give back but don’t have a lot of money? Audie...

   Missed car payments, crowdfunding for groceries, prices rising on everything from rent to hummus everyday signs that something in the economy feels.....

   Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led her country through some of its greatest crises: the Christchurch mass shooting, a deadly...

   This week, Audie sits on the other side of the mic and talks about her favorite show, Love is Blind. Her conversation is with Anne Helen Petersen on...

   Over the past decade, horror has evolved from cheap thrills to cultural reflection tackling everything from systemic oppression to collective trauma....

   With New York City’s mayoral election fast approaching, one candidate in particular has managed to break through the noise even outside the five...

   The WNBA just wrapped its most-watched season in history, with soaring team valuations and unprecedented public interest. But the league is preparing...

   Film director Raoul Peck grew up in Haiti and the Congo, and is no stranger to authoritarianism. So it was an easy yes when he was offered access to...

   This week The Assignment presents the first episode of CNN’s powerful narrative series, Tortured Justice with Omar Jimenez. It’s the story of...

   Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel returned to TV after being suspended for his comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassination. It was the latest sign of...

   Charlie Kirk’s assassination may be part of a larger political realignment in America, that’s according to Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior fellow at the...

   Social media doesn’t just decide what you see it shapes how you speak. Audie talks to linguist, author and educational influencer, Adam Aleksic to...

   One of the biggest shows of the summer was Netflix’s Hunting Wives, a raunchy, soapy thriller about gun-toting Texas housewives. It’s the latest hit...

   It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. But for many, the storm is not just a memory, it’s an inheritance. At Be Loud...

   Dating apps are reporting record breaking numbers. Yet surveys show people across generations and sexualities are partnering less, having less sex,...

   Audie talks with artist and organizer Kennedy McDaniel about how she, and others in her generation -- Gen Z -- are finding connection and power...

   Kamala Harris is stepping back. And Jasmine Crockett - the fiery Texas congresswoman known for viral clapbacks - is turning heads. This week, Audie...

   We’re living in a golden age of yachts, bunkers, and ultra-wealth - and social media is eating it up. Audie talks with journalist and author Evan...

   In the early 2000s, girlhood became a spectacle. It was sold through reality TV, tabloid scandals, and the early Internet. And it’s still shaping the...

   President Trump’s megabill sets Immigration and Customs Enforcement up to be the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency. Journalist Garrett...

   These days, the toy industry isn’t all fun and games. Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks sits down with Audie to talk about how trade wars and culture wars are...

   Star Trek legend George Takei has spent a lifetime confronting injustice: his family was sent to internment camps during World War II, he fought for...

   Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski spent the past two decades making a name for herself as a Republican who regularly straddles party lines. In a new book...

   Just a few years ago, body positivity’ was everywhere. Then came Ozempic. Audie talks with Virginia Sole-Smith, who spent the past decade writing...

   Protest has long been a tool for change in American life. But in an age of political gridlock and viral outrage, what actually works? Leah Greenberg,...

   Some companies just build products. Others build empires with innovative leaders who inspire fierce devotion. But when does innovation become...

   Should you put your DoorDash burrito on a payment plan? Probably not. But Klarna co-founder and CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski argues the rise of buy...

   As Sean Diddy Combs stands trial in New York, the music industry is reckoning with a hard truth: how did he stay untouchable for so long? Music...