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Aug 11, 2024 • 36min
An Intoxicating 500-Year-Old Mystery
The Voynich Manuscript has long baffled scholars—and attracted cranks and conspiracy theorists. Now a prominent medievalist is taking a new approach to unlocking its secrets. By Ariel Sabar.From the September 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 7, 2024 • 46min
Seventy Miles in the Darién Gap
The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States. By Caitlin Dickerson.From the September 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 4, 2024 • 29min
How M. Night Shyamalan Came Back From the Dead
The filmmaker weathered some of the wildest hype and harshest backlash that Hollywood has to offer. Then he found a different path. By David Sims. From the September 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 31, 2024 • 17min
Lord, Help Us Make America Great Again
A close reading of the prayers delivered before the former president speaks. By McKay Coppins.From the September 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 27, 2024 • 10min
American Fury
For years, experts have warned of a wave of political violence in America. We should prepare for things to get worse before they get better. By Adrienne LaFrance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2024 • 33min
You Might Be a Late Bloomer
The life secrets of those who flailed early but succeeded by old age. By David Brooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 10, 2024 • 11min
Social Media Broke Slang. Now We All Speak Phone.
The irony: Online is where we most need the identity cues that idiosyncratic language used to provide. By Dan Brooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 7, 2024 • 20min
The Industry That Ate America
Lobbying firms have disguised their influence so well that it’s often barely visible even to savvy Washington insiders. By Franklin Foer. From the July/August 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 3, 2024 • 15min
The Most Influential Climate-Disaster Thriller of All Time
Twister captivated America and sparked a subgenre. Its director thought it could never be remade. Can Twisters conjure the energy of the original? By Shirley Li. From the July/August 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2024 • 26min
The Koala Paradox
Can Australia find a way to protect its most beloved animal? By Katherine J. Wu. From the July/August 2024 issue. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
