The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Feb 15, 2022 • 42min
How to Want Less - Arthur C. Brooks - March 2022
The secret to satisfaction has nothing to do with achievement, money, or stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2022 • 55min
It’s Your Friends Who Break Your Heart - Jennifer Senior - March 2022
The older we get, the more we need our friends—and the harder it is to keep them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2022 • 43min
I Gave Myself Three Months to Change My Personality - Olga Khazan - March 2022
The results were mixed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2022 • 2h 4min
The Betrayal - George Packer - March 2022
America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan added moral injury to military failure. But a group of soldiers, veterans, and ordinary citizens came together to try to save Afghan lives and salvage some American honor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2022 • 16min
There’s No Such Thing as ‘the Latino Vote’ - Geraldo L. Cadava - March 2022
Why can’t America see that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2022 • 10min
Hollywood Discovers the Middle-Aged Woman - Helen Lewis - March 2022
Thanks to the streaming wars, stars in their 40s are finally getting interesting roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2022 • 20min
The Madness of Method Acting - Jordan Kisner - March 2022
Does acting need to be grueling to be good? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2022 • 17min
America’s Love-Hate Relationship With the Bald Eagle - Nathaniel Rich - March 2022
Revered as a national symbol, reviled as an actual bird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2022 • 17min
The Smutty Mystic - Judith Shulevitz - March 2022
What everyone gets wrong about Sheila Heti’s fiction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2022 • 49sec
Needing the Dragon - Alicia Ostriker - March 2022
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