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The Assignment with Audie Cornish

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

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 Every Thursday on The Assignment, host Audie Cornish explores the animating forces of this extraordinary American political moment. It’s not about the horse race, it’s about the larger cultural ideas driving the conversation: the role of online influencers on the electorate, the intersection of pop culture and politics, and discussions with primary voices and thinkers who are shaping the political conversation.2023 CNN Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Alaska’s Senator: 'You’re Roadkill in the Middle’

    Alaska’s Senator: 'You’re Roadkill in the Middle’
    Jun 26 2025
    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, Far from Home, Murkowski delves into her journey navigating hyper-partisan politics -- from the Tea Party to the Trump era. She sits down with Audie Cornish for a conversation about whether there’s still room for pragmatism and consensus-building in the modern-day GOP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Can Weight Loss Drugs and Body Positivity Coexist?

    Can Weight Loss Drugs and Body Positivity Coexist?
    Jun 19 2025
    Just a few years ago, ‘body positivity’ was everywhere. Then came Ozempic. Audie talks with Virginia Sole-Smith, who spent the past decade writing about ‘diet culture.’ She weighs in on the future of the body positivity in an Ozempic world, and whether the movement and the revolutionary new class of weight loss drugs can coexist. Virginia Sole Smith’s book is called “Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Can Protestors Manufacture a Tipping Point?

    Can Protestors Manufacture a Tipping Point?
    Jun 12 2025
    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, co-founder of Indivisible— one of several progressive groups organizing “No Kings Day” protests —joins Audie to talk about their strategy, and how they are preparing considering the Trump Administration’s reaction to ICE protests in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    29 mins
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I’m a fan. I like everything about this podcast. I’m sitting here at work listening now. The interviews feel a little NPRish every once in a while - but, overall, Audie does a great job.

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This episode was riveting from beginning to end. It spoke to so many of the real and perceived cultural traumas of our tunes. Why did it take so long for the psychology world to “get it”? Loved it!!!

Absolute BEST Podcast I’ve ever heard

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