The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Mar 22, 2021 • 2min
A Bug’s Life - Sabrina Imbler - April 2021
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Mar 22, 2021 • 10min
The Relentless Philip Roth - James Parker - April 2021
In his life as in his fiction, the author pursued the shameful, the libidinous, the repellent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2021 • 27min
What Happened to Jordan Peterson? - Helen Lewis - April 2021
Adored guru and reviled provocateur, he dropped out of sight. Now the irresistible ordeal of modern cultural celebrity has brought him back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2021 • 18min
The Radiant Inner Life of a Robot - Judith Shulevitz - April 2021
Kazuo Ishiguro returns to masters and servants with a story of love between a machine and the girl she belongs to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2021 • 14min
When Did Following Recipes Become a Personal Failure? - Laura Shapiro - April 2021
Sam Sifton’s exciting, but daunting, invitation to improvise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2021 • 4min
An Ode to Not Meditating - James Parker - April 2021
Uncross those aching legs, solemn sitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2021 • 1min
Cowbell - Robert Morgan - April 2021
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Feb 16, 2021 • 47min
Stories of Slavery, From Those Who Survived It - Clint Smith - March 2021
The Federal Writers’ Project narratives provide an all-too-rare link to our past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 44min
American Democracy Is Only 55 Years Old—And Hanging by a Thread - Vann R. Newkirk II - March 2021
Black civil-rights activists—and especially Black women—delivered on the promise of the Founding. Their victories are in peril. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 56min
The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record - Peter Brannen - March 2021
Our climate models could be missing something big. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
