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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Welcome to the Vaccine Free-for-All
States are making their own rules
27 min
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A Blueprint for Military Takeovers
How the president could normalize military presence in American cities.
33 min
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Peace in Ukraine Is Not a Real-Estate Deal
31 min
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No Easy Fix | 3. A Golden Opportunity
Is there such a thing as compassionate coercion when it comes to saving lives?
35 min
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No Easy Fix | 2. Tolerance
San Francisco’s methods for treating addiction are changing, and the timing couldn’t be worse for Evan.
32 min
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No Easy Fix | 1. Vanishing Point
What does it take to make a city’s most visible failure disappear?
31 min
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A New Kind of Family Separation
25 min
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Epstein Conspiracy, or Epstein Conspiracy Theory?
Julie K Brown broke the Epstein story seven years ago. She saw this latest twist coming.
26 min
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Should You Be Having More Babies?
Dean Spears, a co-author of After the Spike, makes the case for more people.
29 min
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The Patriotic Punk
Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys
26 min
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Who Could Rule Iran Next?
It could get better. Or much worse.
26 min
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Change Your Personality
28 min
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The Real Problem With Trump's Parade
The military may start to see itself differently.
17 min
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Elon and the Genius Trap
33 min
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Mossad’s Former Chief Calls the War in Gaza ‘Us...
26 min
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Why Pilots Don't Get Therapy
27 min
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What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
Starting with the numbers.
22 min
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Trump and the Crown Prince
22 min
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The Art of the Doll
Can tariffs change our consumer habits?
29 min
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Why Is Trump So Into Crypto?
33 min
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Trump Is Enjoying Himself
37 min
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Elon Musk's Luck Runs Out
Why he didn't see this coming
27 min
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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
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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
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Why Trump Wants to Control Universities
They could be key to recapturing the culture.
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