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Nov 16, 2023 • 27min
Kennedy and the Lost Cause
How John F. Kennedy fell for the lost cause and the grandmother who wouldn’t let him get away with it. By Jordan Virtue. From The Atlantic's December 2023 issue. Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2023 • 23min
The Archive of Emancipation
No one should fear a history that asks a country to live up to its highest ideals. By Lonnie G. Bunch III. From the December 2023 issue. Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 8, 2023 • 11min
The Sociopaths Among Us—And How to Avoid Them
Arthur Brooks, expert in identifying and avoiding sociopaths and malignant narcissists, discusses the prevalence and negative impact of dark triad personalities, the importance of recognizing and avoiding them for our well-being, their involvement in politics and social causes, and the significance of promoting positive behavior in society.
Nov 1, 2023 • 23min
Black Success, White Backlash, by Elijah Anderson — November 2023
Black prosperity has provoked white resentment that can make life exhausting for people of color—and it has led to the undoing of policies that have nurtured Black advancement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2023 • 56min
Her? By Elaina Plott Calabro — November 2023
No one seems to think Kamala Harris is ready to be president. Here’s what they’re missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2023 • 25min
Madonna Forever, by Sophie Gilbert — November 2023
The artist is always one step ahead—and has a unique power to scandalize each generation anew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 15, 2023 • 9min
What Is Comedy For? By James Parker—November 2023
The question has never been harder to answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 11, 2023 • 18min
The Smartest Man Who Ever Lived, by Adam Kirsch—November 2023
A novelist transforms the physicist John von Neumann into a scientific demon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 8, 2023 • 1h 19min
Jenisha From Kentucky, by Jenisha Watts—October 2023
My childhood in a crack house Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 4, 2023 • 10min
So Much for Biden the Bridge President by Mark Leibovich
He ran as a short-term fix but has become a long-term proposition. By Mark Leibovich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
