The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Sep 15, 2020 • 33min
The Minimalist Who Wasn’t - Leslie Jamison - October 2020
I always thought Donald Judd’s work was intimidatingly austere, until I discovered the plenitude at its core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020 • 20min
Can Italy Defeat Its Most Powerful Crime Syndicate? - Rachel Donadio - October 2020
A prosecutor takes hundreds of mobsters to court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020 • 18min
The New Southern Strategy - Adam Harris - October 2020
How Black mayors in the South are leveraging both the power of office and the power of the street to achieve overdue changes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020 • 12min
Generation Work-From-Home May Never Recover - Amanda Mull - October 2020
The social and economic costs borne by young people without offices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020 • 13min
In Search of the First Female Sports Superstar - Helen Lewis - October 2020
The remarkable career of the Victorian athletic phenom Charlotte Dod—and the legacy that wasn’t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020 • 16min
Marilynne Robinson’s Prodigal Son - Jordan Kisner - October 2020
Her new novel, Jack, explores the loneliest character in her Gilead series and the legacy of race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020 • 21min
A New Theory of Western Civilization - Judith Shulevitz - October 2020
Could a marriage policy first pursued by the Catholic Church a millennium and a half ago explain what made the industrialized world so powerful—and so peculiar? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020 • 16min
Claudia Rankine’s Quest for Racial Dialogue - Ismail Muhammad - October 2020
Is her focus on the personal out of step with the racial politics of our moment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020 • 3min
Ode to Small Talk - James Parker - October 2020
How about this weather? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2020 • 57min
Anatomy of an American Failure - Ed Yong - September 2020
A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
