Tag: Cornish
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Louder Than Guns – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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I didn’t think we’d be doing another episode about a mass shooting so soon. But here we are. Mayor John Cooper 00:00:06 As a community. This is from a vigil in Nashville. Mayor John Cooper 00:00:10 Thank you to our artists for sharing the gift of music. You are the custodians of that special gift.…
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Holding Space for Therapy Speak – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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Like all good stories these days. This one starts with a viral TikTok. Arianna Brandolini, TikTok 00:00:04 I’ve noticed you’ve been withdrawn and haven’t wanted to hang out recently. What’s going on? That’s Dr. Arianna Brandolini, a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating anxiety, depression and trauma related disorders. Arianna Brandolini, TikTok 00:00:18 I’ve treasured…
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Run, Hide, Fight – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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For a while in my office, I had this little white plastic cup. It was hidden behind the door. It had these cards tucked inside. They were notes and reminders of what to do in case of a mass shooting. Like a lot of people, my employer required me to attend a seminar where the…
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Yes, This Economy Is Confusing – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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So we took a short break to do some more reporting. We’ve been dipping into the mailbag, researching ideas and recording new interviews. Journalists call this getting stuff “in the can.” All right. So first, just start by introducing yourself who you are, what you do… So a couple of weeks ago, we sat down…
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Politics, But Make It Puppets – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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A couple weeks back, I had the surreal experience of being a guest for Stephen Colbert. Please welcome to The Late Show, Audie Cornish. We talked about the show. You have a new podcast called The Assignment. Audie Cornish on Colbert 00:00:14 I do. And he asked me about you. You ask your listeners for…
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The New State of Unions – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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During the pandemic, you probably heard a lot about the great resignation when millions of people quit their jobs. I was one of them. Well, after economists got another look at the job data, many were calling that period say 2021 to 2022. Something else: The Great Renegotiation. People quit their jobs for new ones.…
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Life After the Traffic Stop – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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I have run out of words to describe video footage of police officers kneeling on or choking or shooting or striking or beating a person they suspect of a crime. And if you count the beating of Rodney King in 1991, I’ve been trying to make sense of these images since I was 12. And…
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‘I’m kind of lazy.’ Why We Aren’t Going Back to the Movies – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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You know who’s having a really good year? This guy. I mean, I think when we go to a movie theater, we make a deal with ourselves. This was James Cameron on the red carpet at the Golden Globes just a few weeks ago when everyone was predicting what we now know, that “Avatar: The…
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The Prince and the Press – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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Okay. Hear me out. What if the Harry and Meghan story is about power. But not the way you think? The soap opera style battle between the UK’s royal family and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is not that interesting to me. But the battle between the UK tabloids and Harry and Meghan, celebrity expats…
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The Long Arc of Long Covid – The Assignment with Audie Cornish
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I feel the responsibility not to take up too much of your time in a way that I don’t typically with a guest. Yeah, I appreciate that very much. The interviews I do for this podcast, they go long. And so it’s a bit of a time commitment for the folks that we speak with.…
