The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Feb 16, 2021 • 17min
Tom Stoppard’s Double Life - Gaby Wood - March 2021
For Britain’s leading postwar playwright, virtuosity and uncertainty go hand in hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 3min
An Ode to Low Expectations - James Parker - March 2021
You’ll be happier if you grade reality on a curve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2021 • 2min
Deciduous - Linda Gregerson - March 2021
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Dec 22, 2020 • 48min
What the Chaos in Hospitals Is Doing to Doctors - Jordan Kisner - Jan/Feb 2021
Politicians’ refusal to admit when hospitals are overwhelmed puts a terrible burden on health-care providers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2020 • 30min
How Biden Should Investigate Trump - James Fallows - Jan/Feb 2021
The misdeeds and destructive acts are legion. The new president should focus on these three. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2020 • 46min
How Science Beat the Virus - Ed Yong - Jan/Feb 2021
And what it lost in the process Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2020 • 1h 4min
The Most American Religion - McKay Coppins - Jan/Feb 2021
Perpetual outsiders, Mormons spent 200 years assimilating to a certain national ideal—only to find their country in an identity crisis. What will the third century of the faith look like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2020 • 15min
A Political Obituary for Donald Trump - George Packer - Jan/Feb 2021
The effects of his reign will linger. But democracy survived. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2020 • 14min
He Won a Super Bowl. Now for the Real Challenge. - Howard Bryant - Jan/Feb 2021
Former New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett believes there aren’t enough Black characters in children’s literature—and he wants to change that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2020 • 12min
Why Is There Financing for Everything Now? - Amanda Mull - Jan/Feb 2021
Are the new online services that allow you to buy jeans or shampoo in installments—interest-free—too good to be true? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
