The Atlantic Out Loud

How a playwright became one of the most incisive social critics of our time. By Thomas Chatterton Williams.From the March 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

How the cartoonist Raina Telgemeier, the author of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, turned the anxious kid into a hero for the 21st century. By Jordan Kisner. From the March 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

Since childhood, she’s struggled with one question: How much does she want the public to know her? By Jordan Kisner. From the April 2024 issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Silicon Valley has always dreamed of building its own utopias. Who’s ready to move in? By Kaitlin Tiffany. From the March 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

This podcast discusses the decline in Woodrow Wilson's reputation, the criticism directed towards him, the contradictory views held by leaders of his time, his vision for a partnership of democratic nations, his leadership style and legacy, and the importance of comprehending historical principles and prejudices.

A landmark exhibition offers a new history of art. By Susan Tillman. From the March 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

Why is it so hard to root out fakes and forgeries? By Bianca Booker. From the March 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

Silicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It’s past time we call it what it is. By Adrienne LaFrance. From the March 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why would an armed officer stand by as a school shooting unfolds? By Jamie Thompson. From the March 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2020, the armed forces were a bulwark against Donald Trump’s antidemocratic designs. Changing that would be a high priority in a second term. By Tom Nichols. From the January/February 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices