The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Mar 22, 2021 • 4min
An Ode to Not Meditating - James Parker - April 2021
Uncross those aching legs, solemn sitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2021 • 1min
Cowbell - Robert Morgan - April 2021
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Feb 16, 2021 • 47min
Stories of Slavery, From Those Who Survived It - Clint Smith - March 2021
The Federal Writers’ Project narratives provide an all-too-rare link to our past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 44min
American Democracy Is Only 55 Years Old—And Hanging by a Thread - Vann R. Newkirk II - March 2021
Black civil-rights activists—and especially Black women—delivered on the promise of the Founding. Their victories are in peril. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 56min
The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record - Peter Brannen - March 2021
Our climate models could be missing something big. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 6min
Illuminating the Whole American Idea - Jeffrey Goldberg - March 2021
Introducing “Inheritance” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 38min
Ultra-fast Fashion Is Eating the World - Rachel Monroe - March 2021
Even a pandemic can’t stop people from buying clothes they don’t need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 28min
The Breathtaking Ingenuity of Incarcerated Artists - Leslie Jamison - March 2021
How tea bags, cigarette foil, bedsheets, and more can turn into a masterpiece Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 26min
We Were the Last of the Nice Negro Girls - Anna Deavere Smith - March 2021
In 1968, history found us at a small women’s college, forging our Black identity and empowering our defiance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 13min
Can Caroline Shaw Make Classical Cool? - Jonathan Gharraie - March 2021
Her innovative work won her a Pulitzer Prize at age 30. She’s collaborated with Kanye and Nas. What does her success mean for the long-suffering genre? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
