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
1
A New Kind of Family Separation
25 min
2
Epstein Conspiracy, or Epstein Conspiracy Theory?
Julie K Brown broke the Epstein story seven years ago. She saw this latest twist coming.
26 min
3
Should You Be Having More Babies?
Dean Spears, a co-author of After the Spike, makes the case for more people.
29 min
4
The Patriotic Punk
Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys
26 min
5
Who Could Rule Iran Next?
It could get better. Or much worse.
26 min
6
Change Your Personality
28 min
7
The Real Problem With Trump's Parade
The military may start to see itself differently.
17 min
8
Elon and the Genius Trap
33 min
9
Mossad’s Former Chief Calls the War in Gaza ‘Us...
26 min
10
Why Pilots Don't Get Therapy
27 min
11
What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism
Starting with the numbers.
22 min
12
Trump and the Crown Prince
22 min
13
The Art of the Doll
Can tariffs change our consumer habits?
29 min
14
Why Is Trump So Into Crypto?
33 min
15
Trump Is Enjoying Himself
37 min
16
Elon Musk's Luck Runs Out
Why he didn't see this coming
27 min
17
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
18
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
19
Why Trump Wants to Control Universities
They could be key to recapturing the culture.
30 min
20
Classified, or Not Classified?
The fallout from the Signal breach is only just beginning.
20 min
21
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Ou...
It included attack details and even emojis
27 min
22
The Bird-Flu Tipping Point
If and when it happens, we might not know until it’s too late.
31 min
23
Water Is Not Political
18 min
24
The Mind Readers
A popular podcast claims that some nonspeaking children have the power of telepathy. But that’s only the beginning.
37 min
25
What Does a Robot With a Soul Sound Like?
The Wild Robot sound designer breaks it down.
18 min