The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
Episodes
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Dec 21, 2018 • 12min
Don't Call Me LGBTQ - Jonathan Rauch - January/February 2019
The case for a new term that describes all sexual minorities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 4min
High Crimes - Rene Chun - January/February 2019
Marijuana legalization was supposed to decrease crime—but the reality is more complicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 13min
Did Free Pens Cause the Opioid Crisis? - Ray Fisman and Michael Luca - January/February 2019
What Big Pharma knows about people’s hardwired instinct to reciprocate when given a gift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 4min
Imaginary Boyfriends - Jessie Li - January/February 2019
Why millions of women play the mobile game Love and Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 9min
The Haunting Last Letters of Sylvia Plath - James Parker - January/February 2019
As tragedy approaches, she is stricken, broken—and at the height of her artistic powers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 19min
The Mysterious RBG - Dahlia Lithwick - January/February 2019
A new biography squares the decorous legal figure with the feminist gladiator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 15min
The Bard of Male Malaise - A.O. Scott - January/February 2019
In Hark, the characters are distracted, and their author veers between satire and sincerity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2018 • 1h 27min
The Sex Recession - Kate Julian - December 2018
Despite the easing of taboos and the rise of hookup apps, Americans are in the midst of a sex recession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2018 • 1h 14min
The Inside Story of the Clinton Impeachment - David A. Graham and Cullen Murphy - December 2018
Twenty years ago this month, Bill Clinton became the first president to be impeached since Andrew Johnson, in 1868. The Clinton battle reverberates in American society and politics to this day. We offer a recounting by people who played a role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2018 • 31min
How Far Will the Left Go? - Peter Beinart - December 2018
For the third time in a century, the American left has forced the Democratic Party to co-opt its politics. If historyis any guide, leftists now have a rare opportunity to make the country a more equitable place. But they couldalso overplay their hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
