The Atlantic Out Loud
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Dec 22, 2022 • 18min
The Reinvention of the Catholic Church -- Paul Elie -- January/February 2023
Scandals have taken a toll, and faith is flagging in Europe and the U.S. But Catholicism isn’t on the wane—it’s changing in influential ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2022 • 48min
The Eureka Theory of History Is Wrong -- Derek Thompson -- January/February 2022
The real reason American progress has stalled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2022 • 19min
The Looming Revolt Over Homelessness -- Jerusalem Demsas -- January/February 2023
Liberals know how to solve the problem. Why don't they? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2022 • 48min
Why Is She Like This? -- Elaina Plott Calabro -- January/February 2023
On the ground in Marjorie Taylor Greene's alternate universe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2022 • 28min
The End of Us -- Adam Kirsch -- January/February 2023
Is the reign of human beings on Earth nearing its end? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2022 • 21min
Slavery in the Family -- Drew Gilpin Faust -- December 2022
The Grimke sisters and the indelible stain of slavery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2022 • 20min
Putin Must Lose by Anne Applebaum — December 2022
A better future requires Vladimir Putin’s defeat—and the end to imperial aspirations.Read more from our December 2022 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2022 • 4min
Stagger -- Linda Gregerson -- December 2022
A poem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2022 • 28min
America Can Still Lead -- George Packer -- December 2022
The United States can—and must—wield its power for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2022 • 32min
Bono's Great Adventure by David Brooks — December 2022
Bono's life has been an attempt to reconcile the competing demands of radical faith and rock and roll. Read more from our December 2022 issue.Give the gift of The Atlantic today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
