The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Dec 21, 2021 • 32min
What Happened to American Conservatism? - David Brooks - January/February 2022
The rich philosophical tradition I fell in love with has been reduced to Fox News and voter suppression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 17min
Are We Doomed? - George Packer - January/February 2022
To head off the next insurrection, we’ll need to practice envisioning the worst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 1min
The Power of Trump’s Magnetism in One Photo - Amy Weiss-Meyer - January/February 2022
Capturing the intensity of a crowd’s adulation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 10min
Rewriting the Book of Genesis - James Parker - January/February 2022
Cast into political exile, and into darkness by his failing eyesight, John Milton was determined to accomplish “things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 24min
The Impossible Politics of Johnny Cash - Stephen Metcalf - January/February 2022
He was beloved by Americans who could agree on little else. Was he too eager to please? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 17min
Beware Prophecies of Civil War - Fintan O’Toole - January/February 2022
The idea that such a catastrophe is unavoidable in America is inflammatory and corrosive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 16min
Hanya Yanagihara’s Haunted America - Jordan Kisner - January/February 2022
Her new novel experiments with alternative versions of history, upending personal and national destinies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 17min
The Kleptocrats Next Door - Anne Applebaum - January/February 2022
The United States has a dirty-money problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 4min
An Ode to America - James Parker - January/February 2021
You’re better than this, sweet land of liberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 2min
The Unspoken - Ada Limón - January/February 2022
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