

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


The Generation That Inherited Hurricane Katrina

Dating Apps and the Demise of American Romance

The Offline Rebellion of the Most Online Generation

Are Respectability Politics Over?

What the Recent Obsession with Yachts Says About Class in America

How Early 2000s Pop Culture Pitted Women Against Each Other

What ICE’s Rapid Expansion Could Mean for Your Community

Will Tariffs Bring Trouble to Toyland?

George Takei’s Journey Through Fear, Silence, and Activism

Alaska’s Senator: 'You’re Roadkill in the Middle’

Can Weight Loss Drugs and Body Positivity Coexist?

Can Protestors Manufacture a Tipping Point?

Is OpenAI Building an Empire or a Religion?
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...

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

Explaining Diddy’s Domination and Downfall

Why We Believe Crazy S**t —And What We Can Do About It

Catholicism Is So Hot Right Now. Why?

Why Does Dating Feel So Hard Right Now?

Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?
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