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Engagement Party

Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro’s Engagement Party, where the hot takes are the smart takes. After years of working side by side, Audie and Ari have made it official with their pop culture podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds.

Episodes

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Why Are Shows Like ‘Hunting Wives' and ‘Yellowstone’ So Popular Now?

04 Sep 2025
24m
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The Generation That Inherited Hurricane Katrina

28 Aug 2025
27m
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Dating Apps and the Demise of American Romance

21 Aug 2025
22m
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The Offline Rebellion of the Most Online Generation

14 Aug 2025
26m
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Are Respectability Politics Over?

07 Aug 2025
35m
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What the Recent Obsession with Yachts Says About Class in America

31 Jul 2025
27m
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How Early 2000s Pop Culture Pitted Women Against Each Other

24 Jul 2025
25m
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What ICE’s Rapid Expansion Could Mean for Your Community

17 Jul 2025
26m
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Will Tariffs Bring Trouble to Toyland?

10 Jul 2025
25m
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George Takei’s Journey Through Fear, Silence, and Activism

03 Jul 2025
26m
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Alaska’s Senator: 'You’re Roadkill in the Middle’

26 Jun 2025
30m
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Can Weight Loss Drugs and Body Positivity Coexist?

19 Jun 2025
33m
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Can Protestors Manufacture a Tipping Point?

12 Jun 2025
27m
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Is OpenAI Building an Empire or a Religion?

05 Jun 2025
35m
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The podcast explores the evolution of AI, focusing on OpenAI's shift from a non-profit to a for-profit entity and the ideological clashes driving its development. Tech journalist Karen Hao discusses her book, "Empire of AI," highlighting Sam Altman's role in creating a "quasi-religious movement" around AGI. The convers...

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Klarna's CEO On Why You Should Buy Now, Pay Later

29 May 2025
33m
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Explaining Diddy’s Domination and Downfall

22 May 2025
31m
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Why We Believe Crazy S**t —And What We Can Do About It

15 May 2025
32m
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Catholicism Is So Hot Right Now. Why?

08 May 2025
34m
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Why Does Dating Feel So Hard Right Now?

01 May 2025
30m
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Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?

24 Apr 2025
33m
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