The Assignment with Audie Cornish
A podcast by CNN - Thursdays
158 Episodes
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LeVar Burton on Optimism During Hard Times
Published: 9/5/2024 -
How Campaigns Use (And Misuse) Music
Published: 8/29/2024 -
The DNC and the Passing of the Torch
Published: 8/21/2024 -
Trump, Elon, and Silicon Valley’s Political Sway
Published: 8/15/2024 -
Nazis, Nihilism, and the Evolution of the Fringe Right
Published: 8/8/2024 -
Can Donald Trump Pivot?
Published: 8/1/2024 -
Coconuts, brat, and Kamala Harris: What Does it Mean?
Published: 7/25/2024 -
Inside Biden's Decision
Published: 7/22/2024 -
Why JD Vance is Trump’s VP Pick
Published: 7/18/2024 -
Trump’s Close Call Re-Shapes the Race
Published: 7/15/2024 -
Why We Can’t Look Away From Reality TV
Published: 7/11/2024 -
The Cracks in the Blue Wall
Published: 7/8/2024 -
What It Means to Be Patriotic
Published: 7/4/2024 -
Georgia’s Swing-State Spotlight
Published: 7/1/2024 -
What It’s Like to Be a Diplomat
Published: 6/27/2024 -
The Key to Pennsylvania? Nikki Haley Voters
Published: 6/24/2024 -
A New Generation of Storytellers
Published: 6/20/2024 -
How Popular Is Election Betting?
Published: 6/17/2024 -
Documenting the Golden Age of Hip-Hop
Published: 6/13/2024 -
Steve Bannon is Heading to Prison
Published: 6/10/2024
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.