The Atlantic Out Loud
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Jul 26, 2023 • 1h 17min
Does Sam Altman Know What He's Creating? — September 2023
The OpenAI CEO’s ambitious, ingenious, terrifying quest to create a new form of intelligence.Read more from our September 2023 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 16, 2023 • 30min
The First MAGA Democrat by John Hendrickson
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is feeding Americans’ appetite for conspiracies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 12, 2023 • 37min
Confessions of a Luxury Wedding Planner by Xochitl Gonzalez — July/August 2023
Lies, panic, and ponies.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 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
