The Atlantic Out Loud
Professionally narrated articles from The Atlantic—just for subscribers.
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Dec 21, 2018 • 45min
Yes, America Can Still Lead the World - Jake Sullivan - January/February 2019
We allowed an important idea—American exceptionalism—to be hijacked and misused. Now we need to rescue that idea and let it guide America at home and abroad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 19min
The Global Backlash Against Women - Peter Beinart - January/February 2019
Donald Trump’s ideological cousins around the world want to reverse the feminist gains of recent decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 5min
Birds Vs. Drones - Rebecca Griggs - January/February 2019
As machines fill the skies, they meet resistance from the animals who already live there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 12min
Don't Call Me LGBTQ - Jonathan Rauch - January/February 2019
The case for a new term that describes all sexual minorities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 4min
High Crimes - Rene Chun - January/February 2019
Marijuana legalization was supposed to decrease crime—but the reality is more complicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 13min
Did Free Pens Cause the Opioid Crisis? - Ray Fisman and Michael Luca - January/February 2019
What Big Pharma knows about people’s hardwired instinct to reciprocate when given a gift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 4min
Imaginary Boyfriends - Jessie Li - January/February 2019
Why millions of women play the mobile game Love and Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 9min
The Haunting Last Letters of Sylvia Plath - James Parker - January/February 2019
As tragedy approaches, she is stricken, broken—and at the height of her artistic powers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 19min
The Mysterious RBG - Dahlia Lithwick - January/February 2019
A new biography squares the decorous legal figure with the feminist gladiator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2018 • 15min
The Bard of Male Malaise - A.O. Scott - January/February 2019
In Hark, the characters are distracted, and their author veers between satire and sincerity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
