The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Jun 23, 2020 • 10min
"How Did I End Up Like This?" - James Parker - July/August 2020
In the deepest reaches of history, the poet found a voice for the troubled present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2020 • 15min
Florida, Man - Lauren Groff - July/August 2020
Why Florida is the way it is Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2020 • 8min
Time, Space, and the Virus - Ai Weiwei - July/August 2020
How a pandemic transforms the familiar into the unfamiliar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2020 • 15min
The Man Who Sacked Rome - Cullen Murphy - July/August 2020
Alaric the Goth wanted to be part of the empire. Instead he helped bring it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2020 • 4min
Ode to Insomnia - James Parker - July/August 2020
How to find solace in sleeplessness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 1h 1min
Nothing Can Stop What's Coming - Adrienne LaFrance - June 2020
American conspiracy theories are entering a dangerous new phase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 57min
The 2016 Election Was Just a Dry Run - Franklin Foer - June 2020
RIP democracy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 57min
The Case of the Phantom Papyrus - Ariel Sabar - June 2020
A renowned scholar claimed that he discovered a first-century gospel fragment. Now he’s facing allegations of antiquities theft, cover-up, and fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 21min
Underlying Conditions - George Packer - June 2020
The coronavirus didn’t break America. It revealed what was already broken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 21min
How Microbes Write History - Charles C. Mann - June 2020
What history can tell us about the long-term effects of the coronavirus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
