
The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
Latest episodes

Jul 9, 2023 • 48min
A Star Reporter's Break With Reality by Elaina Plott Calabro — July/August 2023
Lara Logan was once a respected 60 Minutes correspondent. Now she trades in conspiracy theories that even far-right media disavow. What happened?Read more from our July/August 2023 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 4, 2023 • 28min
America Inside Out by James Parker, July/August 2023
A road trip across my adopted America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 2, 2023 • 37min
Colorado’s Ingenious Idea for Solving the Housing Crisis by Jerusalem Demsas — July/Aug 2023
And why local governments hate itRead more from our July/August 2023 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 28, 2023 • 15min
How Parking Ruined Everything by Dante Ramos — July/August 2023
America has paid a steep price for devoting too much space to storing cars.Read more from our July/August 2023 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 25, 2023 • 49min
How Baseball Saved Itself by Mark Leibovich — July/August 2023
But now the whiz kids who nearly ruined the national pastime have returned to save it.Read more from our July/August 2023 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 21, 2023 • 14min
‘Hell Welcomes All’ by Spencer Kornhaber — July/August 2023
Can hard-core gamers learn to play well with others?Read more from our July/August 2023 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 18, 2023 • 18min
In Defense of Humanity by Adrienne LaFrance — July/August 2023
We need a cultural and philosophical movement to meet the rise of artificial superintelligence.Read more from our July/August 2023 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 14, 2023 • 1h 34min
Inside the Meltdown at CNN by Tim Alberta
CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the network’s reputation for serious journalism. How did it all go wrong?Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 11, 2023 • 17min
Who Was Cleopatra’s Daughter? by Mary Beard—June 2023
The perils of searching for feminist heroes in antiquity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 7, 2023 • 41min
How Tom Hanks Became Tom Hanks by Chris Heath
The actor—and now novelist—reflects on how he got here, and the other lives he might have lived instead. Story by Chris Heath.Read more from our June 2023 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices