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 Apr 25min
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 Apr 27min
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 Mar 37min
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 Mar 30min
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 Mar 30min
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 Mar 28min
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 Feb 30min
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 Feb 28min
