The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Oct 16, 2019 • 4min
In Praise of Endings - Ben Healy - November 2019
Endings can be healthy, even when we fear them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2019 • 17min
The Bard of Bedtime - Ian Bogost - November 2019
Her picture books have sold 75 million copies in the past four decades. What’s the secret to her far-reaching appeal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2019 • 15min
How Baseball Cards Got Weird - Eric Moskowitz - November 2019
A very analog hobby finds a way to thrive in the digital age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2019 • 6min
Bovine Friends Forever - Rebecca Giggs - November 2019
But modern farms deprive them of meaningful companionship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2019 • 9min
Can Atheism Animate Great Fantasy? - James Parker - November 2019
In His Dark Materials, now an HBO series, the author takes on organized religion. It’s not a fair fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2019 • 15min
Bodies in Motion - Stephanie Burt - November 2019
Three new books explore the variety of transgender experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2019 • 18min
Thomas Edison's Greatest Invention - Derek Thompson - November 2019
It wasn’t the light bulb or the phonograph or the moving picture—or anything tangible. It was a way of thinking about technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 8, 2019 • 1h 4min
Succession - McKay Coppins - October 2019
Ivanka was always Trump’s favorite. But Don Jr. is emerging as his natural successor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 8, 2019 • 18min
The Man Who Couldn't Take it Anymore - Jeffrey Goldberg - October 2019
“I had no choice but to leave,” General James Mattis says of his decision to resign as President Trump’s secretary of defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 8, 2019 • 1h 5min
When The Culture War Comes for the Kids - George Packer - October 2019
Caught between a brutal meritocracy and a radical new progressivism, a parent tries to do right by his children while navigating New York City’s schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
