The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Feb 12, 2019 • 15min
How Humans Tamed Themselves - Melvin Konner - March 2019
A leading anthropologist suggests that protohumans became domesticated by killing off violent males. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 15min
The Chief Justice's Secret - Michael O'Donnell - March 2019
The chief justice writes fiercely conservative opinions, yet champions the Court’s political independence. How will he respond to a constitutional crisis? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 17min
The Fight Over Big Government Was Bitter From the Start - Kim Phillips-Fein - March 2019
What the battle between Herbert Hoover and FDR can teach us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 16min
Desire in the Dark - Dana Stevens - March 2019
David Thomson’s fascinating, and frustrating, tour of gay subversion and female oppression in American movies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 1h 6min
Why Are We So Angry? - Charles Duhigg - January/February 2018
The untold story of how we all got so mad at one another Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 39min
In Case of Emergency - Elizabeth Goitein - January/February 2018
From seizing control of the internet to declaring martial law, President Trump may legally do all kinds of extraordinary things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 40min
How Tibet Went Crazy For Hoops - Louie Lazar - January/February 2018
Monks, nomads, and a sport’s unlikely ascent in a remote corner of the globe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 45min
Yes, America Can Still Lead the World - Jake Sullivan - January/February 2019
We allowed an important idea—American exceptionalism—to be hijacked and misused. Now we need to rescue that idea and let it guide America at home and abroad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 19min
The Global Backlash Against Women - Peter Beinart - January/February 2019
Donald Trump’s ideological cousins around the world want to reverse the feminist gains of recent decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 5min
Birds Vs. Drones - Rebecca Griggs - January/February 2019
As machines fill the skies, they meet resistance from the animals who already live there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
