The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Dec 22, 2022 • 21min
Slavery in the Family -- Drew Gilpin Faust -- December 2022
The Grimke sisters and the indelible stain of slavery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2022 • 20min
Putin Must Lose by Anne Applebaum — December 2022
A better future requires Vladimir Putin’s defeat—and the end to imperial aspirations.Read more from our December 2022 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2022 • 4min
Stagger -- Linda Gregerson -- December 2022
A poem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2022 • 28min
America Can Still Lead -- George Packer -- December 2022
The United States can—and must—wield its power for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2022 • 32min
Bono's Great Adventure by David Brooks — December 2022
Bono's life has been an attempt to reconcile the competing demands of radical faith and rock and roll. Read more from our December 2022 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2022 • 12min
Tidewater Renaissance -- Mychal Denzel Smith -- December 2022
Missy Elliott. Timbaland. Allen Iverson. What was it about the Tidewater region in 2002? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2022 • 1h 17min
Monuments to the Unthinkable -- Clint Smith -- December 2022
America still can’t figure out how to memorialize the sins of our history. What can we learn from Germany? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2022 • 16min
The Petulant King -- Caitlin Flanagan -- December 2022
Charles III can’t keep the myth of monarchy alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2022 • 44min
What Is a Cat’s Life Worth? -- Sarah Zhang -- December 2022
For $15,000, you can get your pet a new kidney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 18, 2022 • 27min
When J. Edgar Hoover Was a National Hero -- Jack Goldsmith -- December 2022
Before his abuses of power were exposed, he was celebrated as a scourge of Nazis, Communists, and subversives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
