The Assignment with Audie Cornish
A podcast by CNN - Thursdays
158 Episodes
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Preparing for a Water Crisis
Published: 6/6/2024 -
What Polls Do (And Don’t) Tell Us
Published: 6/3/2024 -
The Economy’s Bad Vibes
Published: 5/30/2024 -
Where Trump’s Trials Go Now
Published: 5/27/2024 -
Should Schools Ban Phones?
Published: 5/23/2024 -
Corruption or “Just Politics”: Sen Menendez on Trial
Published: 5/20/2024 -
How Social Media Amplified the Drake-Kendrick Rap Beef
Published: 5/16/2024 -
How Kamala Harris is Finding Her Voice
Published: 5/13/2024 -
The Power and Promise of Psychedelics in Therapy
Published: 5/9/2024 -
How Speaker Mike Johnson Has Survived So Far
Published: 5/6/2024 -
How Do We Talk About Campus Protests?
Published: 5/2/2024 -
Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett of Pod Save America
Published: 4/29/2024 -
Does Beyoncé Need Country?
Published: 4/25/2024 -
Why Trump Would Rather Be at The Supreme Court
Published: 4/22/2024 -
Pediatricians on the Frontlines of Gender-Affirming Care
Published: 4/18/2024 -
Why Arizona Matters So Much
Published: 4/15/2024 -
What Would a Second U.S. Civil War Look Like?
Published: 4/11/2024 -
Why Don’t Third Parties Work?
Published: 4/8/2024 -
Is Online Gambling a Public Health Threat?
Published: 4/4/2024 -
“Preachy Females” of the Democratic Party
Published: 4/1/2024
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.