# Engagement Party A podcast by CNN Podcasts. 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. Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WMHY7631189553 ## Latest episodes - [Bonus: Code-switching and Cussing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/105feaf766d9) (2026-10-25, 56 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY8277369754.mp3 - [Why We Hate the Surveillance State but Love Receipts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/e9a8d960ef0a) (2026-10-23, 37 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2534768066.mp3 - [For Nathan Fielder, the Truth Is a Joke](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/c96769b3c4da) (2026-10-16, 37 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY9830764484.mp3 - [Is Sobriety the New Flex?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/918a702add25) (2026-10-09, 38 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5754680570.mp3 - [How a Lesbian Bar Sparked a Week of 'Woke 1' Whiplash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/c8e3a2074b55) (2026-10-02, 38 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY6895590716.mp3 - [Kandi Burruss on Life After Reality T.V.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/e200e4c4022a) (2026-09-29, 28 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2633248300.mp3 - [Letterboxd Is the Last Best Corner of the Internet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/769742f5065d) (2026-09-25, 37 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY6809024690.mp3 - [The Novel of the Century Is NSFW](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/c82681f348ca) (2026-09-18, 48 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5531003465.mp3 - [Should Nepo Babies Embrace the Label?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/babd87ff1cd7) (2026-09-11, 31 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY8603989370.mp3 - [Dating Apps Were Never About Romance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/982cded261ff) (2026-09-04, 39 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2208723527.mp3 - [Television's Prestige Hangover Era Is Here](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/52dc9a908652) (2026-08-28, 39 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2266135977.mp3 - [RushTok is Southern Soft Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/d267c5326db4) (2026-08-21, 33 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY7650717586.mp3 - [Lauren Weedman From 'Hacks' Has Main Character Energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/c90214528679) (2026-08-14, 43 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY1053565605.mp3 - [How Ella Langley Won the Electoral College of Culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/8dd6d1db4adc) (2026-08-07, 40 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY6059456682.mp3 - [Eddie Huang and the Power of "Sad Boy Lit"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/af795b2e0956) (2026-07-31, 36 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2177354990.mp3 - [Gen Z's '90s Nostalgia Has Some Gaps](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/f0817bad3a81) (2026-07-24, 48 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY6755381400.mp3 - ['The Odyssey' Is Epic But The Discourse Is Not](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/a0300db1fde0) (2026-07-17, 39 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY1281992009.mp3 - [Will Meta’s AI Glasses Ever Be Cool?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/779c9a494d20) (2026-07-10, 33 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY4910768379.mp3 - [The Summer of Peptides and Celebrity Weddings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/58f88f0c0e0c) (2026-07-03, 40 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY9466995372.mp3 - [‘Nunmania,’ the Woke Pope, and Gen-Z's Loneliness Content](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/7fd5bff6d030) (2026-06-26, 42 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY4507636516.mp3 - [The Anti-Toxic Masculinity of Modern-Day Rom-Coms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/fb9de8d12cc9) (2026-06-19, 40 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY6476901361.mp3 - ['Obsession' Fever, 'The Republic of Wasia,' and Why Tan Lines Are Hot Again](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/b313fa60f9d5) (2026-06-12, 41 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY1176364428.mp3 - [Audie & Ari on Ambition, Purpose, Poetry (from The Sam Sanders Show)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/8bc320252a49) (2026-06-10, 51 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5415731329.mp3 - [The 'Summer House' Scandal and Andrew Lloyd Webber On Revivals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/d360a34899b5) (2026-06-05, 40 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY3997075983.mp3 - [Protein-maxxing, 'blue dot fever' and the slopbowl downfall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/fb11178e3504) (2026-05-29, 29 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY9489634823.mp3 - [Yes, We're Still Hate-Watching 'Euphoria'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/346183343d7b) (2026-05-22, 34 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY1435734971.mp3 - [Introducing: Engagement Party](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/c06894a3b9d4) (2026-05-20, 1 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY8992467006.mp3?updated=1693416124 - [TMZ is Turning Heads on Capitol Hill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/46a797f388bf) (2026-04-30, 33 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY8243788849.mp3?updated=1777519052 - [Ramy Youssef Wants Everyone to Laugh](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/beae3f44aa29) (2026-04-23, 32 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5179826312.mp3?updated=1776913235 - [Tell Me How to Feel About Space](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/893fad2cd905) (2026-04-16, 26 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY9952472905.mp3?updated=1776297848 - [Is the Manosphere Finally Collapsing?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/4cf62365dacc) (2026-04-09, 26 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY9229736181.mp3?updated=1775734868 - [Astrology Isn’t Just a Vibe, It’s a Booming Industry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/d27e2924b4b6) (2026-04-02, 28 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2838010461.mp3?updated=1774908646 - [When the Bookie Is in Your Pocket](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/3bf02b666b55) (2026-03-26, 38 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY7757945249.mp3?updated=1774479686 - [From JFK to RFK Jr.: How the Kennedys Track American Culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/709c78d304d0) (2026-03-19, 31 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY1067677534.mp3?updated=1773889659 - [Oscars 2026: Chalamet, Sinners ... and Our Predictions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/122e9bc3b7e2) (2026-03-12, 31 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY3226701730.mp3?updated=1773291881 - [Why Work Spouses Can Be a Secret Weapon | Engagement Party](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/4c25b75adabe) (2026-03-05, 29 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY7782033179.mp3?updated=1772672267 - [Ken Leung on Playing One of TV’s Most Toxic Bosses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/0e238cea2c19) (2026-02-26, 31 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY6584762685.mp3?updated=1772094821 - [Behind the Sex Scenes...with an Intimacy Coordinator](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/c4164e2f0374) (2026-02-19, 29 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY4034916201.mp3?updated=1771471788 - [Did Bad Bunny Win the Culture War?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/df0799a5edca) (2026-02-12, 26 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY7070650036.mp3?updated=1770846912 - [It’s Super Bowl Season... for Fashion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/a59f8bc27359) (2026-02-05, 27 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY9617276819.mp3?updated=1770263951 - [The Millennial Internet, from Buzzfeed Quizzes to Filming ICE](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/86c3c478482c) (2026-01-29, 27 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY7126850957.mp3?updated=1769637369 - [Is the U.S. the Villain of the Winter Olympics?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/978e36588d19) (2026-01-22, 23 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY3306868108.mp3?updated=1769047004 - [Breaking Down the ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fame Machine, and More | Engagement Party](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/98ab8b373a2c) (2026-01-17, 27 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY7478896628.mp3?updated=1768663086 - [The Real Pain Behind That “Toxic Moms” Essay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/e1ee001ecbd2) (2026-01-15, 25 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY4410349957.mp3?updated=1768426856 - [All the Things We’re Saying About Heated Rivalry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/450723f98b81) (2026-01-08, 25 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY6853479291.mp3?updated=1767828212 - [The Year in News: Deepfakes, MAHA & AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/4883546febdd) (2026-01-01, 36 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY5191418201.mp3?updated=1766376227 - [How Politics are Driving Families Apart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/d26fe4962d4f) (2025-12-18, 24 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY9809771909.mp3?updated=1765920358 - [The Year in Pop Culture: AI, Gay Hockey, and Rage Bait](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/bb539482ec4e) (2025-12-11, 21 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY1658066813.mp3?updated=1765403532 - [Spirituality in America, from AI Jesus to Wicca](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/17ae63fd9967) (2025-12-04, 27 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY1759596579.mp3?updated=1764805804 - [Putting the 'Giving' Back in Thanksgiving](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1653179609/a2ce31028b4f) (2025-11-27, 18 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY2127719954.mp3?updated=1764191619 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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