The Atlantic Out Loud
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Jun 2, 2020 • 57min
The 2016 Election Was Just a Dry Run - Franklin Foer - June 2020
RIP democracy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 57min
The Case of the Phantom Papyrus - Ariel Sabar - June 2020
A renowned scholar claimed that he discovered a first-century gospel fragment. Now he’s facing allegations of antiquities theft, cover-up, and fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 21min
Underlying Conditions - George Packer - June 2020
The coronavirus didn’t break America. It revealed what was already broken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 21min
How Microbes Write History - Charles C. Mann - June 2020
What history can tell us about the long-term effects of the coronavirus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 11min
The Fellowship of Suffering - Vivian Gornick - June 2020
For the lonely and misanthropic, these times bring surprising solidarity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 3min
The Beauty of Age - Amy Weiss-Meyer - June 2020
Scenes from an all-women’s nursing home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 10min
So Sad, Can't Stop Laughing - Sophie Gilbert - The Atlantic
A new generation of TV comedies probes life’s bleak truths more pointedly than many dramas do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 15min
The Special Child - William Deresiewicz - June 2020
The novelist asks how we recognize the truth when it enters the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 18min
Why Birds Do What They Do - Jenny Odell - June 2020
The more humans understand about their behavior, the more inaccessible their world seems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 2, 2020 • 13min
What Takes Our Breath Away - Thomas Lynch - June 2020
We need time and space to grieve. The pandemic denies us this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
