The Assignment Returns March 23rd
The Assignment is returning with new episodes every Thursday, and we're taking some of our assignments from you, including: trying to figure out our baffling economy, the rise of therapy speak online ...
16 Maalis 20233min
The Assignment presents Story of the Week
The Assignment is hard at work reporting more stories about the people living the headlines. We’ll have new episodes in the feed starting March 23rd. In the meantime, here’s a special episode of anoth...
9 Maalis 202329min
The Assignment presents Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta
The Assignment is taking a short break, we’ll be back with new episodes on March 23rd. In the meantime, we want to highlight the good work of some our colleagues and partners. This week, Chasing Life ...
2 Maalis 202332min
Politics, But Make It Puppets
Can puppets help us bridge the political divide? Probably not. But there’s one guy in Arizona who’s trying. If you saw Audie on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, you might have heard her mention a l...
23 Helmi 202317min
The New State of Unions
Do new unions need “Big Labor”? There is a new generation of labor organizers in the United States: baristas, warehouse workers, and grocers. They are organizing shop-by-shop and relying less on tradi...
16 Helmi 202329min
Kicking the Football Habit
When Buffalo Bills tight end Damar Hamlin collapsed of cardiac arrest after making a tackle, it set off a flurry of think pieces and debates about the safety and future of football. But with over 100 ...
9 Helmi 202330min
Life After the Traffic Stop
What is it like to survive a violent police encounter? As the world processes the beating and death of Tyre Nichols, we hear from two men whose encounters with police changed their lives: Leon Ford is...
2 Helmi 202328min
‘I’m kind of lazy.’ Why We Aren’t Going Back to the Movies
The pandemic, along with the rise of streaming services, shifted the way we experience movies. Theater ticket sales are still down, and many folks prefer to watch from the comfort of their own home. I...
26 Tammi 202325min
