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.

News
Society & Culture
Politics
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What AI Means for Search
How transformative are the new AI search tools? Are they a new Skynet or just a new Clippy?
16 min
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken
43 min
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This Is Not Your Parents' Cold War
23 min
54
Our Strange New Era of Space Travel
Humans last set foot on the Moon 50 years ago. Now we’re going back, but the way we explore space has gone through some big changes.
21 min
55
The Republican Party Is in a Strange Place
“Republicans don’t have a Trump problem. They have a voter problem.”
27 min
56
This COVID Winter Will Be Different
But will it be better? A pandemic primer for the season.
21 min
57
For Love of the Game
In this episode of Radio Atlantic, staff writer Clint Smith talks about the complicated feelings he has for soccer, and which teams and players shaped his love of the sport.
18 min
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A Short History of Brazilian Soccer
The Atlantic staff writers Franklin Foer and Clint Smith talk about who they're rooting for and why in World Cup 2022. And Franklin Foer takes us on a journey through the history the beautiful and ugly side of his beloved Brazilian team.
27 min
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What’s at Stake for Election Workers
Mark Leibovich talks with Tim Alberta about the often-overlooked group of people crucial to American voting. With election denialism plaguing the process, poll workers have faced threats and harassment. What can we expect in the midterms next week?
30 min
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Who Leaves, Who Stays
When Taliban forces seized control of Kabul last year, many Afghans faced life-changing choices. One family's decision led to a harrowing journey for a young woman and her sister.
40 min
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What Puerto Rico Needs Most
How are repeated disasters impacting Puerto Ricans, and what can be done about it in both the long and short-term?
25 min
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The New Kabul
Atlantic fellow Bushra Seddique talks about her life in Afghanistan, and David Petraeus talks with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg about the departure of American troops.
30 min
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Zelensky is Everywhere
Jeffrey Goldberg and Anne Applebaum journey to Kyiv to interview Ukraine's president
19 min
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Caitlin Dickerson on family separation
How the Trump administration came to separate migrant children from their families
39 min
65
Laws and Rights After Roe
What laws will prevail when Roe is overturned?
27 min
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The Future of Roe
Three Atlantic writers discuss their reactions and predictions after reading Justice Alito's leaked opinion
50 min
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Barack Obama on Disinformation and The Future o...
Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Barack Obama about Ukraine, disinformation, and the state of democracy.
65 min
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Russia's War
Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Anne Applebaum and Tom Nichols about the latest developments in Ukraine—and what it means for the future of the free world.
43 min
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Presenting: The Review, a new podcast from The ...
Join The Atlantic’s cultural critics and their guests as they go deep, debating the big ideas behind movies, music, and more.
2 min
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How To Build A Happy Life: A new podcast from T...
The Atlantic's new show on all things happiness, featuring Arthur Brooks
2 min
71
Introducing: The Experiment
A new podcast from The Atlantic and WNYC Studios, The Experiment, tells stories from our unfinished country.
34 min
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Biden: The Candidate for the Trump Moment
Looking back on the 2020 race—and ahead to where our politics goes next. Also: an announcement about the podcast.
36 min
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John Bresnahan Helps Us Understand What The Hel...
A veteran congressional reporter shares his firsthand experience of the pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol.
23 min
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Jim Clyburn
The House majority whip from South Carolina gave Joe Biden the key endorsement of his candidacy. What does the civil rights veteran want to see from his party in 2021?
18 min
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Gabe Sterling
A Georgia election official calls out his fellow Republicans.
23 min