Why We Can’t Look Away From Reality TV

Why We Can’t Look Away From Reality TV

Reality television has turned into a sprawling industry of pimple-poppers, amazing racers, the broken hearted, docusoaps, and sooo many housewives – people willing to share the good and bad of their lives with an audience that by design is meant to judge them for it. It also gave us a president. Audie talks with Pulitzer Prize winning New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum about how and why reality shows have become must-see TV. Her new book, “Cue The Sun! The Invention of Reality TV.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Is the Manosphere Finally Collapsing?

Is the Manosphere Finally Collapsing?

The manosphere isn’t fringe anymore. It’s mainstream, political and hard to ignore. Louis Theroux’s latest Netflix documentary “Inside the Manosphere” arrives after a decade-long rise, from the gamerg...

9 Huhti 25min

Astrology Isn’t Just a Vibe, It’s a Booming Industry

Astrology Isn’t Just a Vibe, It’s a Booming Industry

From birth charts to astrology apps, we have an enduring fascination with what the stars can tell us.  Audie sits down with Astrologers Jennifer Freed and Chani Nicholas to talk about why this obsessi...

2 Huhti 27min

When the Bookie Is in Your Pocket

When the Bookie Is in Your Pocket

One man’s journey from suburban dad to self-described “degenerate gambler.” The Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins joins Audie to recount how he spent $10,000 of his employer’s money betting on the N...

26 Maalis 37min

From JFK to RFK Jr.: How the Kennedys Track American Culture

From JFK to RFK Jr.: How the Kennedys Track American Culture

From Camelot-era glamour to RFK Jr.’s viral moments, the Kennedys have a way of reflecting the cultural mood of any given time. That pattern is resurfacing again—with a buzzy FX series on JFK Jr. and ...

19 Maalis 30min

Oscars 2026: Chalamet, Sinners ... and Our Predictions

Oscars 2026: Chalamet, Sinners ... and Our Predictions

This year’s Oscars race has been great for film and weird for discourse. There’s the friendly Best Picture duel between two crowd-pleasing films from the same studio. The acting categories are stacked...

12 Maalis 30min

Why Work Spouses Can Be a Secret Weapon | Engagement Party

Why Work Spouses Can Be a Secret Weapon | Engagement Party

Are work spouses actually a thing? And what turns a desk-mate into a ride-or-die?  In this special episode of The Assignment, Audie Cornish reunites with former work husband and longtime co-host of N...

5 Maalis 28min

Ken Leung on Playing One of TV’s Most Toxic Bosses

Ken Leung on Playing One of TV’s Most Toxic Bosses

Actor Ken Leung is no stranger to the toxic male archetype. He embodies it as Eric Tao, the ruthless baseball-bat-carrying trading floor bully he plays on HBO’s “Industry.” Leung talks with Audie abou...

26 Helmi 30min

Behind the Sex Scenes...with an Intimacy Coordinator

Behind the Sex Scenes...with an Intimacy Coordinator

Let’s talk about professional sex. Audie sits down with Yehuda Duenyas, a SAG-AFTRA Hollywood intimacy coordinator, to go behind the scenes of how physical romance is choreographed, why stars like Gwy...

19 Helmi 28min

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