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.
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The Discarded
In his first full year back in office, Donald Trump presided over the destruction of America’s civil service, purging roughly 300,000 workers.
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Do ICE Officers Have 'Immunity'?
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'Aren't We Supposed to Be the Good Guys Here?'
Senator Mark Kelly says that taking Greenland “would probably be the biggest mistake any president has made in the history of this country.”
23 min
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Is the U.S. Running Venezuela or Not?
Trump's post-Maduro plans are murky.
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No Easy Fix | An Update on Evan
A coda to our series No Easy Fix
21 min
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Netflix vs. Paramount
Whoever wins... we lose?
23 min
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ISIS Never Really Went Away
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He's Undocumented. She's Not.
A young couple decide whether to stay in the U.S.—or leave.
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Is This the End of Kids on Social Media?
28 min
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How Alison Roman Does Thanksgiving
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When Border Patrol Comes to Town
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What If AI Is a Bubble?
America's economic fate looks tied to AI—for better or worse.
25 min
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Will 2026 Be a Fair Fight?
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Strike First, Explain Never
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18 Minutes From Nuclear Annihilation
A House of Dynamite screenwriter Noah Oppenheim and staff writer Tom Nichols explain why the threat of nukes is as frightening as ever.
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If the Voting Rights Act Falls
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Saudi Arabia Gets the Last Laugh
The Riyadh Comedy Festival is just one part of a much bigger plan.
26 min
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Weaponizing the Justice Department
The president wants his enemies prosecuted. How far can he go?
38 min
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An American Education | 2. Testing Teachers for...
A vision of public schools by conservatives, for conservatives. The second episode in a two-part series.
38 min
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Live from The Atlantic Festival: ‘2026 Is the B...
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David Letterman on the Threats to Late-Night Hosts
20 min
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An American Education | 1. Is Oklahoma Breaking...
“Woke”-teacher screenings. Trying to get Bibles in schools. A two-part series on how one state is remaking American education.
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Rupert Murdoch Gets His Succession Finale
And his conservative media empire gets its new leader.
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Welcome to the Vaccine Free-for-All
States are making their own rules
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A Blueprint for Military Takeovers
How the president could normalize military presence in American cities.
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