The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Oct 18, 2022 • 16min
Bad Losers -- Tim Alberta -- November 2022
Election deniers are a threat to democracy. The midterms could be the last chance to stop them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2022 • 1h 13min
Good Luck, Mr. Rice - Jake Tapper - November 2022
A Philadelphia teenager and the empty promise of the Sixth Amendment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2022 • 50min
The Guggenheim’s Scapegoat - Helen Lewis - November 2022
A museum curator was forced out of her job over allegations of racism that an investigation deemed unfounded. What did her defenestration accomplish? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2022 • 48min
The Original Tiger Kings - Chris Jones & Michael J. Mooney - November 2022
The improbable rise and savage fall of Siegfried & Roy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2022 • 3min
Ode to Crying Babies -- James Parker -- November 2022
WaaaAAAaaaaaAaaHhh! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2022 • 23min
The Myopia Generation - Sarah Zhang - October 2022
Why do so many kids need glasses now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2022 • 18min
John Roberts’s Long Game - Linda Greenhouse - October 2022
Is this the end of the Voting Rights Act? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2022 • 36min
Ian McEwan’s Counterlife - Adam Begley - October 2022
The author reflects on a charmed life—and all that could have gone wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2022 • 1h 1min
Who Do The Benin Bronzes Belong To? - David Frum - October 2022
Thousands of pieces of art were looted by the British in what is now Nigeria, and are held in mostly Western museums. What to do with them is a harder question than it might seem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2022 • 25min
The Roots of Republican Extremism - Kim Phillips-Fein - October 2022
Three books explore a history of fractious extremism that predates Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
