Radio Atlantic
The Atlantic has long been known as an ideas-driven magazine. Now we’re bringing that same ethos to audio. Like the magazine, the show will “road test” the big ideas that both drive the news and shape our culture. Through conversations—and sometimes sharp debates—with the most insightful thinkers and writers on topics of the day, Radio Atlantic will complicate overly simplistic views. It will cut through the noise with clarifying, personal narratives. It will, hopefully, help listeners make up their own mind about certain ideas.
The national conversation right now can be chaotic, reckless, and stuck. Radio Atlantic aims to bring some order to our thinking—and encourage listeners to be purposeful about how they unstick their mind.
1
Why is Trump So Into Crypto?
33 min
2
Trump Is Enjoying Himself
37 min
3
Elon Musk's Luck Runs Out
Why he didn't see this coming
27 min
4
Sarah McBride Is Used to the Hate
The first openly trans member of the House has been purposely misgendered before. But “it is a different thing when it’s in the congressional record.”
31 min
5
Tariffs Are Paused. Uncertainty Isn't.
Taking stock of a volatile stock market—and what that means for the future of the U.S. economy
20 min
6
Why Trump Wants to Control Universities
They could be key to recapturing the culture.
30 min
7
Classified, or Not Classified?
The fallout from the Signal breach is only just beginning.
20 min
8
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Ou...
It included attack details and even emojis
27 min
9
The Bird-Flu Tipping Point
If and when it happens, we might not know until it’s too late.
31 min
10
Water Is Not Political
18 min
11
The Mind Readers
A popular podcast claims that some nonspeaking children have the power of telepathy. But that’s only the beginning.
37 min
12
What Does a Robot With a Soul Sound Like?
The Wild Robot sound designer breaks it down.
18 min
13
The Five Eyes Have Noticed
The intelligence community watches as Trump shakes up the world order.
32 min
14
Americans Are Stuck. Who's to Blame?
Yoni Appelbaum on his new book, Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity
32 min
15
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case
The musician peels back the mystery of her life—and lyrics—in The Harder I Fight the More I Love You.
31 min
16
Purge Now, Pay Later
Trump's government takedown may eventually hurt him.
32 min
17
The War for Your Attention
Chris Hayes explains how bad it’s really gotten.
34 min
18
The Chaos of Blanket Pardons
Trump tries revising history on day one.
15 min
19
January 6 and the Case for Oblivion
The difference between forgetting the past and choosing not to remember it
31 min
20
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Coalition Starts to Frac...
The nativist right and Silicon Valley are already at war.
32 min
21
Me, My Future, and I
I had a conversation with an 80-year-old version of myself. I didn’t like her.
21 min
22
The Books We Read in High School (Part 2)
Atlantic staffers and readers share.
21 min
23
The Books We Read in High School (Part 1)
Books for life, not just college admission
23 min
24
“We Live Here Now” and Trump’s Retelling of Jan...
Sharing our podcast series about January 6 as Donald Trump teases pardons for Capitol rioters
30 min
25
How Fragile Is Our Vaccine Infrastructure?
Anti-vaxxers in government could do real damage
38 min