The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Nov 20, 2018 • 17min
The Confounding Truth About Frederick Douglass - Randall Kennedy - December 2018
His champions now span the ideological spectrum, but left and right miss the tensions in his views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2018 • 15min
Portraits of Women Coming Apart - Jordan Kisner - December 2018
Having lived a hard life, the late author refused to erase her female characters—or the brutality that deranges them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 47min
“Alexa, How Will You Change Us?” - Judith Shulevitz - November 2018
The voice revolution has only just begun. Today, Alexa is a humble servant. Very soon, she could be much more—a teacher, a therapist, a confidant, an informant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 26min
The Martyr and the Pope - Paul Elie - November 2018
What the canonization of Óscar Romero says about the Catholic Church and its embattled leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 57min
Newt Gingrich Says, "You're Welcome" - McKay Coppins - November 2018
He turned politics into a vicious blood sport, broke Congress, and paved the way for Trump’s rise. Now he’s reveling in his achievements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 37min
Raised by Youtube - Alexis Madrigal - November 2018
A boisterous new age of global children’s entertainment has arrived—and it’s not at all what we adults were expecting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 30min
Knausgaard Devours Himself - Ruth Franklin - November 2018
The iconoclastic author, whose six-volume My Struggle is now complete in English, has lost his faith in radical self-exposure. What happened? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 18min
The Case for Liberal Republicanism - David Frum - November 2018
Classical liberal values have disappeared from the right and are now disappearing from the left. Someone needs to reclaim them. Why not the GOP? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 14min
The Homesteader - Bianca Bosker - November 2018
How Shaye Elliott became the Gwyneth Paltrow of pioneer living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2018 • 4min
Survival of the Cutest - Sarah Elizabeth Adler - November 2018
How puppies manipulate us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
