The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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.
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The Free Speech Wars on Campus
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Greek Life Gone Viral
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We’re Taking Your Assignments: Money, Marijuana, and Montana
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Hollywood’s Hot Strike Summer
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The Fight Against Digital Hate
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Fighting Fires on the Frontlines of Climate Change
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Sex and Sensibilities: Let’s Talk About Puriteens
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The Assignment presents The Axe Files with David Axelrod
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The Assignment presents Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta
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TikTok Is Changing Music, One Song at a Time
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Courting Controversy: Inside the Supreme Court
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Larry Wilmore: A Candid Conversation on Television, Culture, and Creativity
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Meet the New Homeschoolers
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After Roe: Navigating the Legal Landscape of New Abortion Laws
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Gratuitous Gratuity? The Truth About Tipping
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Wired for Trouble: Kara Swisher on Big Tech
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Flying This Summer? Pack Your Patience
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What’s Your Sign? Astrology's Modern Renaissance
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Navigating Misinformation at the Border
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The Rise and Fall of “Woke” with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
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AI in the time of Loneliness
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Yes, We're All Being Spied On
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Clickbait Fashion Is Taking Over Your Feed
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Louder Than Guns
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Holding Space for Therapy Speak
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Run, Hide, Fight
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Yes, This Economy Is Confusing
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The Assignment Returns March 23rd
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The Assignment presents Story of the Week
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The Assignment presents Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta
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Politics, But Make It Puppets
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The New State of Unions
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Kicking the Football Habit
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Life After the Traffic Stop
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‘I’m kind of lazy.’ Why We Aren’t Going Back to the Movies
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The Prince and the Press
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The Long Arc of Long Covid
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New Year, New Assignments
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The Assignment presents All There Is with Anderson Cooper
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Journalism on the Ropes
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When the Chanting Stops
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Pediatricians Caught in a Political Crossfire
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My Bread and Butter: The OnlyFans Economy
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Trauma, Trauma Everywhere
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Meet The Parents Taking Over School Boards
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Introducing: The Assignment
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