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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
  • George Takei’s Journey Through Fear, Silence, and Activism

    George Takei’s Journey Through Fear, Silence, and Activism
    Jul 3 2025
    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 civil rights in the 60’s, and later in life he became an activist in the LGBTQ+ community. Takei talks with Audie about his new graphic book, “It Rhymes with Takei,” a story about the experiences that shaped him, and what they say about patriotism, protest, and the state of American democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • 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. Watch this conversation on YouTube. 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
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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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