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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Why a U.S. Women’s Team Loss Could Actually Be ...
America’s dominance in women’s soccer has helped grow the game, but the team may fall shorter in this World Cup than they ever have before. Could that actually be good for the sport?
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‘Everyone Used to be Nicer,’ And Other Persiste...
A new study explains why your sense that people have gotten worse is a psychological illusion.
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Why Can’t We Quit Weddings?
Marriages aren’t what they used to be. So why are weddings ever more wedding-like and deluxe?
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AI Won’t Really Kill Us All, Will It?
The AI doomers are trying to warn us. But there’s plenty to fear that comes before killer robots.
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Sorry, Honey, It’s Too Hot for Camp
Summer is getting too hot and dangerous, killing the childhood of our imaginations.
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The Power of a Failed Revolt
Anne Applebaum and Tom Nichols explain the week's events in Russia.
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Can Baseball Keep Up With Us?
America's national pastime got slower as American society sped up—will reforming the rules help?
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The End of Affirmative Action. For Real This Time.
The Supreme Court is about to issue a set of rulings on affirmative action in higher education. If it goes as expected, universities will no longer be allowed to consider race in admissions. In this episode of Radio Atlantic, host Hanna Rosin talks to Adam Harris, an Atlantic staff writer who covers the issue and has written about the cases. They talk about how the backlash against affirmative action began almost as soon as the effort started.
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The Rise and Fall of Chris Licht and CNN
The Atlantic’s Tim Alberta spent long stretches of the past year talking to CNN’s then-CEO Chris Licht about his grand experiment to reset the cable giant as a venue more welcoming to Republicans. In a major profile of Licht, Alberta documented the many disasters along the way, culminating in Licht’s ouster from the network this week. In this episode of Radio Atlantic, host Hanna Rosin talks to Alberta about the rise and fall of Licht, and what it means for the media.
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The Problem With Comparing Social Media to Big ...
Politicians, pundits, and even the surgeon general have been highlighting the risks that social media poses to young people’s mental health. The problem is real—but is it as serious as those caused by cigarettes or drunk driving, and what can be done about it? Host Hanna Rosin talks to the Atlantic tech reporter Kaitlyn Tiffany about what the research actually shows regarding teens and social media. “It creates this frustrating moment where legislators want to do something now. And I bet the surgeon general’s report will make that more intense. But the research isn’t quite caught up. In order to know what to do, you have to know more precisely what the problem is.”
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The War Is Not Here to Entertain You
The war in Ukraine is reaching a critical moment. Will it recapture the world’s flagging attention?
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(Re)introducing Radio Atlantic
The Atlantic’s flagship show, Radio Atlantic, will launch May 25 with new host Hanna Rosin
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How Germany Remembers the Holocaust
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Holy Week — Part 1: Rupture
The first episode of a new podcast from The Atlantic about a revolution undone.
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Introducing Holy Week
The story of a revolution undone.
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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?
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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This Is Not Your Parents' Cold War
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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.
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The Republican Party Is in a Strange Place
“Republicans don’t have a Trump problem. They have a voter problem.”
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This COVID Winter Will Be Different
But will it be better? A pandemic primer for the season.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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