The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Mar 19, 2019 • 14min
The Art of Leaving Things Out - Ruth Franklin - April 2019
Amy Hempel’s best short stories reveal how rich spareness can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 19, 2019 • 16min
The Curated Self, Circa 1820 - Nicholas Dames - April 2019
The celebrity poet Letitia Elizabeth Landon mesmerized a 19th-century public with hints of dark secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 56min
Impeach Donald Trump - Yoni Appelbaum - March 2019
Starting the process will rein in a president who is undermining American ideals—and bring the debate about his fitness for office into Congress, where it belongs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 36min
What the Crow Knows - Ross Andersen - March 2019
What science can tell us about how other creatures experience the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 1h 4min
‘Nobody Is Going to Believe You’ - Alex French and Maximilian Potter - March 2019
The Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been trailed by accusations of sexual misconduct for 20 years. Here, his alleged victims tell their stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 26min
Yuck Factor - Kathleen McAuliffe - March 2019
To a surprising degree, our political beliefs may derive from a specific aspect of our biological makeup: our propensity to feel physical revulsion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 28min
How Kleptocracy Came to America - Franklin Foer - March 2019
When the U.S.S.R. collapsed, Washington bet on the global spread of democratic capitalist values—and lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 18min
Not Just a Drill - Erika Christakis - March 2019
There’s scant evidence that they’re effective. They can, however, be psychologically damaging—and they reflect a dismaying view of childhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 4min
Raiders of the Office Park - Rene Chun - March 2019
As the line between work and home blurs, office supplies attract sticky fingers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 12, 2019 • 16min
Women and Children First - Devin Gordon - March 2019
The director discusses the absence of men in his early life and his movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
