Explaining Diddy’s Domination and Downfall
As Sean “Diddy” Combs stands trial in New York, the music industry is reckoning with a hard truth: how did he stay untouchable for so long? Music journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy—who once interned at B...
22 Touko 202531min
Why We Believe Crazy S**t —And What We Can Do About It
Conspiracy theories are not new. They’re as old as time itself. But if you feel like they’re everywhere right now, you’re not alone. So, what do you do when somebody you love has fallen down a rabbit ...
15 Touko 202532min
Catholicism Is So Hot Right Now. Why?
Catholicism is having a moment. The election of a new pope set social media buzzing with silly songs and comedy sketches, fantasy pope drafts and power rankings, and last year’s Oscar-winner ‘Conclave...
8 Touko 202534min
Why Does Dating Feel So Hard Right Now?
It’s been called a ‘romantic recession.’ Has love and dating always been this hard? Orna Guralnik, a psychoanalyst and star of Showtime’s Couples Therapy, says she’s seeing political polarization take...
1 Touko 202530min
Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?
The White House Correspondents Dinner takes place this weekend with at least one notable absence: comedy. Standup comic W. Kamau Bell visits Audie to talk about the tough decisions facing artists in t...
24 Huhti 202533min
A Wonk-Free Conversation About Tariffs
The fallout continues from the president’s so-called “Liberation Day,” with the on-again off-again global tariffs and the rising tensions with China. This all has the financial markets bouncing like a...
17 Huhti 202528min
Can We Trust AI, or the People Building It?
Artificial Intelligence can be difficult to understand, but a few things are certain: it's here, it's reshaping entire industries, and it's making a lot of people nervous. Audie sits down with Mustafa...
10 Huhti 202538min
College Arrests: “A Kind of Policy That Ends Democracies”
Detaining foreign students over their activism is the “kind of policy that ends democracies.” That’s what Jameel Jaffer tells Audie this week. He’s a law professor and Executive Director of the Knight...
3 Huhti 202539min
