The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Oct 19, 2021 • 3min
Climbing the Economic Ladder in Fresno, California - José Vadi - November 2021
One family’s journey into the middle class Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2021 • 10min
Why Did Dostoyevsky Write Crime and Punishment? - James Parker - November 2021
He had no choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2021 • 15min
Jonathan Franzen’s Best Book Yet - Becca Rothfeld - November 2021
At last he’s put aside the pyrotechnics and gone all in on his great theme: the American family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2021 • 17min
Human History Gets a Rewrite - William Deresiewicz - November 2021
A brilliant new account upends bedrock assumptions about 30,000 years of change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2021 • 17min
Spotify Has Made All Music Into Background Music - Jack Hamilton - November 2021
Is the collapse of genre boundaries and the erosion of fervent musical loyalties a good thing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2021 • 4min
An Ode to Being Yelled At - James Parker - November 2021
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Oct 19, 2021 • 1min
Ode to Joy - Billy Collins - November 2021
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Sep 14, 2021 • 57min
Most Hollywood Writers’ Rooms Look Nothing Like America - October 2021 - Hannah Giorgis
Could that finally be changing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 14, 2021 • 54min
The Battle of High Hill - Jeffrey E. Stern - October 2021
When two megafires converged on a small town in Oregon, the community faced a choice. People could flee, leaving the town to its fate. Or they could stay and fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 14, 2021 • 53min
The New Puritans - Anne Applebaum - October 2021
Social codes are changing, in many ways for the better. But for those whose behavior doesn’t adapt fast enough to the new norms, judgment can be swift—and merciless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
