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Each week on The Assignment, host Audie Cornish pulls listeners out of their digital echo chambers to hear from the people whose lives intersect with the news cycle. From the sex work economy to the battle over what’s taught in classrooms, no topic is off the table. Listen to The Assignment every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Trump’s Second Term Plans from 2023-11-28T22:00
Mass deportations, a weaponized justice department, purges of civil servants: these are among the plans that former President Trump and his allies are making for a second term in the White House. C...
ListenWhat Does It Mean to Be Patriotic? from 2023-11-23T10:00
The number of Americans who would say that they’re “extremely proud to be American” is at a record low, according to a recent Gallup poll. Perhaps that’s not surprising, given widespread political ...
ListenCan Anyone Beat Trump? from 2023-11-20T20:00
New polling shows that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has moved into second place in New Hampshire, behind Donald Trump. Haley's momentum hasn’t gone unnoticed by the anti-Trump fund...
ListenMeet The Students Challenging Book Bans from 2023-11-16T10:00
We are revisiting the public school culture wars – this time, from the perspective of students. What have we learned from the kids who are fighting against book bans? How has the war over books spa...
ListenChina’s Disinformation Campaign Against Americans from 2023-11-14T22:00
Ahead of President Biden's meeting with Chinese President Xi, CNN spoke to Americans who are being hounded and harassed by the Chinese government's brazen online disinformation campaign. Correspond...
ListenThe Army's Recruitment Challenge from 2023-11-09T10:00
Last year the Army missed its recruitment goal; it had 65,000 spots to fill and came in 10,000 short. Audie talks with a former recruiter about what he saw as some of the challenges the Army faces ...
ListenShould Biden Bow Out? Axelrod Weighs In from 2023-11-07T23:23
New polling shows President Biden trailing Donald Trump in key battleground states, and that has many Democrats worried about his re-election prospects. Can anything be done to turn the numbers aro...
ListenHow Ordinary People Exposed January 6th from 2023-11-02T09:00
Dive into the world of online detectives tracking down January 6th insurrectionists. How did a dedicated community of digital sleuths help the FBI bring thousands to justice? Audie sits down with R...
ListenWhy Trump’s Ex-Lawyers are Flipping from 2023-10-31T16:00
Lawyers who represented former President Donald Trump face a tough choice: cooperate with prosecutors or face the wrath of the MAGA movement. CNN’s senior reporter of crime and justice Katelyn Pola...
ListenThe Serious Business of Romance Novels from 2023-10-26T09:00
Book sales — in general — are down, but one genre is bucking that trend: romance. Romance novel sales surged a whopping 52% in 2022. So what’s behind the popularity? How did romance become the reig...
ListenHow The Young Guns Lost the GOP from 2023-10-24T21:00
More than a decade ago, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor pitched themselves as the future of the Republican Party. They even gave themselves a nickname: The Young Guns. Now those dreams ar...
ListenWhat It's Like to Evacuate in Gaza from 2023-10-19T09:00
Thousands of people have already been killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict. And Israel has told residents of northern Gaza to evacuate roughly 20 miles to the south for their own safety. This week A...
ListenHow Americans Feel About Israel from 2023-10-17T21:02
How do Americans feel about Israel? Broadly, there is deep sympathy for Israel and its response to Hamas in Gaza. But polling shows that among America’s more diverse, younger generation, attitudes ...
ListenRoxane Gay Reflects on 10 Years of Opinions from 2023-10-12T09:00
Writer Roxane Gay comes from a generation of what you might call “very online.” She gained international fame because she had a distinctive voice that stood far from the madding crowd on social med...
ListenDoes Fact-Checking Work? from 2023-10-10T21:00
The political landscape has never been more confusing, and to some, even overwhelming. How do we determine fact from fiction? What keeps fact-checkers up at night? And what’s a democracy to do when...
ListenAn Epic Translation for a Modern Audience from 2023-09-28T09:00
How do you take a story everyone thinks they know, and look at it through a new lens? What role – if any – does the identity of the translator play in the retelling of a story? And what is it like ...
ListenThe Free Speech Wars on Campus from 2023-09-21T09:00
Between student protests, controversial speakers, and debates over “safe spaces,” complaints about free speech on campus are louder than ever. How do school leaders respond to these gripes? And how...
ListenGreek Life Gone Viral from 2023-09-14T09:00
In recent years, Greek life faced a crisis as the pandemic cast a shadow on recruitment, and the “abolish Greek life” movement grew across campuses. But then came #RushTok — a flurry of TikToks doc...
ListenWe’re Taking Your Assignments: Money, Marijuana, and Montana from 2023-09-07T09:00
Is there a coin shortage in the U.S.? Is there an increase in kids smoking weed at school? And: what’s the deal with Montana politics? All of these questions were asked by you, our listeners. Thr...
ListenHollywood’s Hot Strike Summer from 2023-08-31T09:00
For Labor Day — the unofficial end of summer and the official holiday celebrating the American worker — we are checking in on the state of the striking actors and writers demanding more from the st...
ListenThe Fight Against Digital Hate from 2023-08-24T09:00
Imran Ahmed is a man in the middle of the disinformation wars. He is the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), an organization dedicated to researching online hate speech and disinf...
ListenFighting Fires on the Frontlines of Climate Change from 2023-08-17T09:00
Devastating wildfires like the ones in Maui could become more common in our future due to a host of several factors, including climate change. But what about the folks who are already grappling wit...
ListenSex and Sensibilities: Let’s Talk About Puriteens from 2023-08-10T09:00
Have you heard about the “puriteens”? That’s the nickname for Gen Z’ers who are uncomfortable with sex and sexuality, and discuss that discomfort, largely online. Well, the media is obsessed with t...
ListenThe Assignment presents The Axe Files with David Axelrod from 2023-08-03T09:00
When Audie Cornish first crossed paths with David Axelrod, she was a young radio reporter with no clout and he was the big-shot campaign manager of then-candidate Barack Obama. No wonder she couldn...
ListenThe Assignment presents Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta from 2023-07-27T09:00
Why is there such stigma attached to getting older? How can we prepare to transition through the different stages of life? Those are some of the questions CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanj...
ListenTikTok Is Changing Music, One Song at a Time from 2023-07-20T09:00
TikTok has turned the traditional music industry on its head. Users on the platform are dictating hits before they reach the charts and revolutionizing the way artists are discovered. But what happ...
ListenCourting Controversy: Inside the Supreme Court from 2023-07-13T09:00
The Supreme Court just completed a historic term that sent the country spinning and CNN’s own Joan Biskupic is here to help make sense of it all. Joan’s 30-year career reporting on the court has af...
ListenLarry Wilmore: A Candid Conversation on Television, Culture, and Creativity from 2023-07-06T09:00
Larry Wilmore’s influence as a writer and producer spans shows from “In Living Color” to “The Bernie Mac Show” to “The Daily Show.” He’s acutely aware of the role that television plays in our lives...
ListenMeet the New Homeschoolers from 2023-06-29T09:00
The pandemic kicked off a dramatic rise in homeschooling. And who had the largest increase? Black families. This week, Audie talks with two parents who chose to homeschool their children, Carlos Bi...
ListenAfter Roe: Navigating the Legal Landscape of New Abortion Laws from 2023-06-22T09:00
One year after Roe v Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, we were wondering: what is happening to people caught up in the web of changing law? It's been a tumultuous and uncer...
ListenGratuitous Gratuity? The Truth About Tipping from 2023-06-15T09:00
This week, Audie visits a restaurant that got rid of tipping, and looks into the movement to get rid of the practice all together. Our guests are Amanda Cohen, chef and owner of Dirt Candy, a no-ti...
ListenWired for Trouble: Kara Swisher on Big Tech from 2023-06-08T09:00
Today, we explore the perils of social media on kids and the way families are fighting back against big tech. First, how the experience of Candace Wuest and her daughter CeCe show the consequences ...
ListenFlying This Summer? Pack Your Patience from 2023-06-01T09:00
Staffing shortages caused major disruptions for air travelers last summer. Now air crew unions are pushing back against their bosses and losing patience with customers. From "no toe nail clipping"...
ListenWhat’s Your Sign? Astrology's Modern Renaissance from 2023-05-25T09:00
Why is astrology having such a moment? The business of astrology — estimated to be worth more than $2 billion — is booming: apps, classes, conferences, startups. All being fueled by the social medi...
ListenNavigating Misinformation at the Border from 2023-05-18T09:00
How has technology reshaped the migrant journey? When the Trump-era immigration policy called Title 42 expired, misinformation proliferated on social media platforms that migrants use to communicat...
ListenThe Rise and Fall of “Woke” with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi from 2023-05-11T09:00
What’s it like to be at the forefront of a cultural backlash? Academic and author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi certainly knows. His books, “How to Be an Antiracist,” and its follow-up, a youth-friendly versi...
ListenAI in the time of Loneliness from 2023-05-04T09:00
This week, the Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy addressed the epidemic of loneliness Americans are facing. As a way of combatting the feelings of isolation, Dr. Murthy laid out a six-pillar plan ro...
ListenYes, We're All Being Spied On from 2023-04-27T09:00
Remember the Chinese spy balloon? Since then, we’ve seen leaked Pentagon spy documents on Discord and the discovery of fake Chinese police stations used for surveillance in the U.S. The line betwee...
ListenClickbait Fashion Is Taking Over Your Feed from 2023-04-20T09:00
Are we cycling through fashion trends faster than ever? Cores, aesthetics, and those big red boots! Our Assignment this week is a deep dive into how the social media algorithm is turning each of us...
ListenLouder Than Guns from 2023-04-13T04:00
Can Country music help lead the U.S. out of the gun debate? There is a long history of famous country musicians using their platforms to comment on social and political issues. But since the lead s...
ListenHolding Space for Therapy Speak from 2023-04-06T09:00
Why is everyone talking about their “attachment style” or “boundaries” and “triggers”? Therapy speak, both online and IRL, has become a normal part of our daily discourse – especially since the pan...
ListenRun, Hide, Fight from 2023-03-30T09:00
We have trained a generation of people how to think about, respond to, and survive a mass shooting, including children. Educators and law enforcement officials have developed curricula for schools ...
ListenYes, This Economy Is Confusing from 2023-03-23T09:00
The past few weeks have been head spinning: U.S. job numbers? Solid... except for those layoffs in the tech sector. Inflation? Slowly dropping... but still high. Not to mention the bank failures......
ListenThe Assignment Returns March 23rd from 2023-03-16T09:00
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 onli...
ListenThe Assignment presents Story of the Week from 2023-03-09T10:00
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 an...
ListenNew Year, New Assignments from 2023-01-05T10:00
Happy New Year! We’re still on our holiday break but wanted to take a moment to reflect and set some new goals. In this episode, Audie listens to your voicemails, feedback, and ideas for future ass...
ListenMeet The Parents Taking Over School Boards from 2022-11-17T09:00
For decades, parents have been passionate about what their children learn in school. In 1970s West Virginia they protested over diverse textbooks, in 2022 it’s the handling of the pandemic and issu...
ListenIntroducing: The Assignment from 2022-11-04T19:33:45
Fiery Twitter threads and endless news notifications never capture the full story. Each week on The Assignment, host Audie Cornish pulls listeners out of their digital echo chambers to hear from th...
ListenNot Yet Over from 2019-06-28T05:00
In 2019, during our reporting, suddenly there are new developments. After decades of not recognizing the boys or fire---the state of Arkansas has a change of heart. What took them so long, and was ...
ListenThe Two Sides of Segregated Arkansas from 2019-06-27T05:00
One survivor takes us back to a racially divided Arkansas, while the investigation into fire shows a different side. Was there a cover-up? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, vi...
ListenInside the School and a Messy Funeral from 2019-06-26T05:00
The school, the fire, the boys' burial happened, then quickly disappeared. New investigative reporting uncovers the secrets of an unknown school and a mass burial. To learn more about how CNN prot...
ListenMeet the Boys from 2019-06-25T05:00
Known in history as inmates of the Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School, but who are these boys? Take a journey into the lives of Amos Gyce, William Lloyd Piggee and Willie C. Horner. To learn m...
ListenThe Dorm's on Fire from 2019-06-24T05:00
Go inside one of Arkansas' deadliest fires, where 69 boys are battling to get out. What really happened the night of the fire? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/...
ListenSneak Peak at Up From The Grave from 2019-06-17T05:00
Up from the Grave tells the story of one of the deadliest fires in Arkansas's history. That fire extinguished the lives of 21 boys-48 barely escaped-after being padlocked inside their dorm room at ...
ListenDeadliest Fire... Best kept secret from 2019-06-09T02:17:37
A controversial fire that extinguished the lives of 21-black boys, in segregation-era Arkansas. Who were these boys? How did this happen? The idea of brushing history under the rug is largely bee...
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