The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Aug 16, 2022 • 45min
The Wedding Present - Cynthia Ozick - September 2022
As a young woman, I had a friendly correspondence with a German soldier right after World War II. I’ve been thinking about the silence at the core of our exchange ever since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 16min
Let Brooklyn Be Loud - Xochitl Gonzalez - September 2022
The sound of gentrification is silence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 24min
Mohsin Hamid’s Empty Parable - Namwali Serpell - September 2022
The author’s novel about race transformation fails to take an old idea to new places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 21min
‘The Greatest Talker of His Time’ - Justin Driver - September 2022
Felix Frankfurter was an eloquent liberal champion of judicial restraint. Is it time for a reappraisal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 21min
Don’t Call Them Trash - Sophie Gilbert - September 2022
Romance novels celebrate female pleasure and aspiration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 31min
My Escape from the Taliban - Bushra Seddique - September 2022
When Kabul fell, my sister and I almost didn’t get out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 4min
An Ode to Being in a Band - James Parker - September 2022
I can’t believe how good we sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 21min
That’s It. You’re Dead to Me. - Kaitlyn Tiffany - September 2022
Suddenly everyone is “toxic.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 3h 14min
‘We Need to Take Away Children’ - Caitlin Dickerson - September 2022
The secret history of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2022 • 33min
Rez Life - David Treur - September 2022
Sterlin Harjo’s genre-mixing, cliché-exploding series captures coming of age as a Native kid like no TV show before it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
