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
The War for Your Attention
Chris Hayes explains how bad it’s really gotten.
34 min
2
The Chaos of Blanket Pardons
Trump tries revising history on day one.
15 min
3
January 6 and the Case for Oblivion
The difference between forgetting the past and choosing not to remember it
31 min
4
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Coalition Starts to Frac...
The nativist right and Silicon Valley are already at war.
32 min
5
Me, My Future, and I
I had a conversation with an 80-year-old version of myself. I didn’t like her.
21 min
6
The Books We Read in High School (Part 2)
Atlantic staffers and readers share.
21 min
7
The Books We Read in High School (Part 1)
Books for life, not just college admission
23 min
8
“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
9
How Fragile Is Our Vaccine Infrastructure?
Anti-vaxxers in government could do real damage
38 min
10
Why Are You Still Cooking With That?
Black plastic spatulas, nonstick pans, and other Thanksgiving cooking worries
29 min
11
Trump's Vision to Remake the Military
Revenge is just the start of it.
26 min
12
Democrats’ Immigration Problem
A warning from Representative Ritchie Torres of New York
19 min
13
Are We Living in a Different America?
A post-election conversation with staff writers Anne Applebaum and McKay Coppins.
33 min
14
Does America Want Chaos?
Donald Trump has lost all discipline. Will that affect the outcome of the election?
30 min
15
Is Journalism Ready for a Second Trump Administ...
A conversation with The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg
33 min
16
Trump and the January 6 Memory Hole
When is it better to forget? A conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin.
22 min
17
Autocracy Is in the Details
Learn to spot the signs.
25 min
18
It Could All Come Down to North Carolina
The state has voted for a Democratic president once since the 1970s. Is it finally the year?
31 min
19
The Fight to Be the Most “Pro-family”
So many wives and daughters in campaign ads
31 min
20
The Modern Political Assassin
“The anger comes first. The shopping for the cause comes next.”
28 min
21
A Campaign-Song Nightmare
Yes, Rachel Platten knows exactly how you felt about "Fight Song."
18 min
22
Trump, Triggered
Kamala Harris expertly manipulated Trump. It won her the debate. Can it win her the White House?
30 min
23
The Neck Fans Are Coming
Wearable tech doesn’t have to be expensive to be revolutionary.
20 min
24
Laughing at Trump
Democrats are testing a new strategy.
25 min
25
Scripts | 3. A Special Drug
The patients had tried everything. Except ketamine.
25 min