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 ...
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- Ari Shapiro3 eps
- Ari2 eps
- Ramy Youssef1 ep
Also: Hakeem Oluseyi, Jessica Grose, Jennifer Freed, Chani Nicholas, McKay Coppins, George Civeris, Megan Cruz, Ken Leung, Yehuda Duenyas, Jacob Wasserman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elise Hu, Audie Cornish, Karley Sciortino, Hiro Murai, Lauren Weedman, Eddie Huang
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- 🇺🇸United States · Society & CultureHOME#1319.3K to 49K
- 🇳🇴NO · Society & Culture#14545 to 237
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
9.3K to 49K🎙 ~2x weekly·245 episodes·Last published 3d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
19K to 99K🇺🇸100% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
10K to 54K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/25/26 | Bonus: Code-switching and Cussing | Audie and Ari recently joined one of their favorite people, writer and journalist Anne Helen Peterson, on her podcast Culture Study. They talked code switching, gay slang, Southie accents, swearing and much more. You can follow Culture Study wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 55m 18s | ||||||
| 10/23/26 |  Why We Hate the Surveillance State but Love Receipts | We’re living in an age of surveillance anxiety. And yet, hand us a leaked DM or security footage of Kelly Clarkson at a Brooklyn toy store and we’re here for it. Are we feeding into the very surveillance culture we claim to fear? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 36m 10s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 |  For Nathan Fielder, the Truth Is a Joke | In You Can See Everything, Nathan Fielder sets his reality-distorting comedic documentarian talents on disgraced tech founder Elizabeth Holmes. The movie had the internet in a chokehold even before its release. Are there lessons in Fielder’s theater of the awkward and the cringe comedy genre for traditional journalism? About the show: 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 video podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. Subscribe to the Engagement Party newsletter! The weekly send lets you catch up on the latest trends, obsessions and culture online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 36m 40s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  Is Sobriety the New Flex? | Former Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio got sober before “sober-curious” was trending. As an original arbiter of internet culture, he’s got a long view of today’s drinking discourse — and advice for anybody questioning their relationship with their vices. About the show: 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 video podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. Subscribe to the Engagement Party newsletter! The weekly send lets you catch up on the latest trends, obsessions and culture online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 37m 11s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  How a Lesbian Bar Sparked a Week of 'Woke 1' Whiplash | From a viral story on a lesbian bar’s masking policy to Nikole Hannah-Jones' essay on making school segregation a personal issue to the “Cornell Seven,” Audie and Ari connect the dots on the internet’s reckoning with "Woke 1.” About the show: 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 video podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. Subscribe to the Engagement Party newsletter! The weekly send lets you catch up on the latest trends, obsessions and culture online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 37m 20s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 |  Kandi Burruss on Life After Reality T.V. | It's been 20 years since Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise changed the face of reality T.V. In this special bonus episode, former Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss joins Audie to talk about why reality shows feel so different these days, Kandi's about-to-be-very-public divorce, and what it’s like watching her daughter on her own new Bravo show. About the show: 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 video podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. Subscribe to the Engagement Party newsletter! The weekly send lets you catch up on the latest trends, obsessions and culture online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 27m 36s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 |  Letterboxd Is the Last Best Corner of the Internet | The film review app Letterboxd is a social hub for movie fans everywhere. But has democratizing criticism somehow lowered the bar, or is this the last truly great social media app? Plus, how makeup "dupes" sparked the internet’s latest class conflict. About the show: 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 video podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. Subscribe to the Engagement Party newsletter! The weekly send lets you catch up on the latest trends, obsessions and culture online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 36m 10s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  The Novel of the Century Is NSFW | With The Disappearers, Marlon James has written an explicit and violent epic that’s been called “the novel of the decade, if not the century." He joins the party to talk about queer Jamaican culture, ’80s music icons, and the gay sex scene that even his editor thought he should leave out. About the show: 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 video podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. Subscribe to the Engagement Party newsletter! The weekly send lets you catch up on the latest trends, obsessions and culture online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 47m 43s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 |  Should Nepo Babies Embrace the Label? | Nepo babies have sparked debate for years, but chart-topping singer-songwriter Stella Lefty, who also happens to be the daughter of a billionaire, is reigniting the conversation. Audie and Ari debate how the rich and privileged should navigate fame and success — and they don't entirely agree. Plus, why an Ivy League dean wants you to be skeptical of the explosion of college admissions content online. About the show: 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 video podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. Subscribe to the Engagement Party newsletter! The weekly send lets you catch up on the latest trends, obsessions and culture online. On deck: an Emmys watch party drinking game (booze optional, laughs guaranteed). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 30m 49s | ||||||
| 9/4/26 | dating appsromance+3 | Karley Sciortino | CNN Podcasts | — | dating appsromance+3 | — | 38m 01s | ||
| 8/28/26 | televisionprestige TV+3 | Hiro Murai | Widow's BayAtlanta+1 | — | prestige TVHiro Murai+3 | — | 38m 24s | ||
| 8/21/26 | sororitiessocial media+3 | — | mahjong | SouthNantucket | RushToksororities+4 | — | 32m 12s | ||
| 8/14/26 | generational warfareTV scripts+3 | Lauren Weedman | HacksBeef | — | Lauren WeedmanHacks+5 | — | 42m 23s | ||
| 8/7/26 | music industryBillboard charts+4 | — | CNN PodcastsChoosin’ Texas+1 | — | Ella LangleyChoosin’ Texas+5 | — | 39m 11s | ||
| 7/31/26 | sad boy literaturefinding love+2 | Eddie Huang | CNN Podcasts | — | Eddie Huangsad boy lit+3 | — | 35m 07s | ||
| 7/24/26 | Gen Znostalgia+4 | Rob Anderson | CNN Podcasts | — | 1990sGen Z+4 | — | 47m 40s | ||
| 7/17/26 | film discoursecultural commentary+4 | Ari | VenmoThe Odyssey+1 | — | The OdysseyChristopher Nolan+5 | — | 38m 19s | ||
| 7/10/26 | AI glassesMeta+4 | — | MetaRay-Ban | — | MetaAI glasses+5 | — | 32m 27s | ||
| 7/3/26 | peptidescelebrity weddings+3 | — | CNN PodcastsThe Devil Wears Prada 2 | — | peptidescelebrity weddings+5 | — | 39m 23s | ||
| 6/26/26 | Catholicismpop culture+5 | — | Spurs | America | CatholicismGen-Z+5 | — | 41m 49s | ||
| 6/19/26 | rom-comstoxic masculinity+3 | Ari | Off CampusWild Card | — | rom-comstoxic masculinity+5 | — | 39m 34s | ||
| 6/12/26 | film analysishorror genre+3 | Elise Hu | "Obsession""Backrooms"+1 | Wasia | ObsessionBackrooms+5 | — | 40m 39s | ||
| 6/10/26 | pop cultureambition+3 | Ari ShapiroAudie Cornish | NPR | — | pop cultureambition+4 | — | 50m 32s | ||
| 6/5/26 | reality TVlove triangle+3 | Ari ShapiroAndrew Lloyd Webber | Summer HousePhantom of the Opera+2 | — | Summer HouseAndrew Lloyd Webber+7 | — | 39m 19s | ||
| 5/29/26 | proteinfood trends+4 | — | PopTartssoda+2 | — | protein-maxxingfood brands+4 | — | 28m 52s | ||
| 5/22/26 | Euphoriapop culture+4 | — | HBOEuphoria+2 | — | EuphoriaZendaya+4 | — | 33m 39s | ||
| 4/30/26 | journalismTMZ+4 | Jacob Wasserman | TMZCNN Podcasts+1 | Capitol Hill | TMZCapitol Hill+4 | — | 32m 52s | ||
| 4/23/26 | comedyArab American stories+4 | Ramy Youssef | CNN Podcasts | — | Ramy Youssefcomedy special+5 | — | 31m 52s | ||
| 4/16/26 | space explorationArtemis II+5 | Hakeem Oluseyi | CNN PodcastsWhy Do We Exist? The Nine Realms of Universe that Make You Possible | — | Artemis IIspace exploration+6 | — | 25m 06s | ||
| 4/9/26 | manospherealpha-male influencers+3 | Jessica Grose | New York TimesCNN Podcasts+1 | — | manospherealpha males+4 | — | 25m 47s | ||
| 4/2/26 | astrologybusiness+3 | Jennifer FreedChani Nicholas | CNN Podcasts | — | astrologybirth charts+4 | — | 27m 17s | ||
| 3/26/26 | gamblingsports betting+3 | McKay Coppins | The AtlanticCNN Podcasts | — | gamblingNFL+5 | — | 37m 08s | ||
| 3/19/26 | Kennedy familyAmerican culture+3 | George Civeris | FXCNN Podcasts | — | KennedyJFK+5 | — | 30m 25s | ||
| 3/12/26 | Oscarsfilm+4 | Megan Cruz | CNN PodcastsBest Picture+2 | — | Oscars 2026Timothée Chalamet+4 | — | 30m 32s | ||
| 3/5/26 | work spousescollaboration+3 | Ari Shapiro | NPRCNN Podcasts+1 | Brooklyn, New York | work spousescollaboration+5 | — | 28m 51s | ||
| 2/26/26 | toxic masculinityanti-heroes+4 | Ken Leung | HBOIndustry | — | Ken Leungtoxic male archetype+6 | — | 30m 19s | ||
| 2/19/26 | intimacy coordinationHollywood+3 | Yehuda Duenyas | SAG-AFTRA | — | intimacy coordinatorHollywood+5 | — | 28m 48s | ||
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Chart history for Engagement Party
Peaked at #131 in United States, currently #131 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #131 | #131 | — |
| Norway | — | #145 | #145 | — |
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.