The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Oct 29, 2023 • 56min
Her? By Elaina Plott Calabro — November 2023
No one seems to think Kamala Harris is ready to be president. Here’s what they’re missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2023 • 25min
Madonna Forever, by Sophie Gilbert — November 2023
The artist is always one step ahead—and has a unique power to scandalize each generation anew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 15, 2023 • 9min
What Is Comedy For? By James Parker—November 2023
The question has never been harder to answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 11, 2023 • 18min
The Smartest Man Who Ever Lived, by Adam Kirsch—November 2023
A novelist transforms the physicist John von Neumann into a scientific demon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 8, 2023 • 1h 19min
Jenisha From Kentucky, by Jenisha Watts—October 2023
My childhood in a crack house Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 4, 2023 • 10min
So Much for Biden the Bridge President by Mark Leibovich
He ran as a short-term fix but has become a long-term proposition. By Mark Leibovich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 1, 2023 • 1h 16min
The Patriot by Jeffrey Goldberg
How General Mark Milley protected the Constitution from Donald Trump. By Jeffrey Goldberg. From the November 2023 issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2023 • 19min
Nixon Between the Lines by Andrew Ferguson
Alone in his study, ballpoint pen in hand, the president revealed himself in the margins of his books. From the October 2023 issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 24, 2023 • 41min
The Man Who Became Uncle Tom, by Clint Smith — October 2023
Harriet Beecher Stowe said that Josiah Henson’s life had inspired her most famous character. But Henson longed to be recognized by his own name, and for his own achievements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2023 • 44min
The Prime Minister and the Moonies, by Robert F. Worth — October 2023
The bizarre story behind the assassination of Shinzo Abe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
