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.
1
Another Death in Minneapolis
27 min
2
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.
28 min
3
Do ICE Officers Have 'Immunity'?
29 min
4
'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
5
Is the U.S. Running Venezuela or Not?
Trump's post-Maduro plans are murky.
29 min
6
No Easy Fix | An Update on Evan
A coda to our series No Easy Fix
21 min
7
Netflix vs. Paramount
Whoever wins... we lose?
23 min
8
ISIS Never Really Went Away
25 min
9
He's Undocumented. She's Not.
A young couple decide whether to stay in the U.S.—or leave.
36 min
10
Is This the End of Kids on Social Media?
28 min
11
How Alison Roman Does Thanksgiving
31 min
12
When Border Patrol Comes to Town
38 min
13
What If AI Is a Bubble?
America's economic fate looks tied to AI—for better or worse.
25 min
14
Will 2026 Be a Fair Fight?
24 min
15
Strike First, Explain Never
22 min
16
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.
32 min
17
If the Voting Rights Act Falls
32 min
18
Saudi Arabia Gets the Last Laugh
The Riyadh Comedy Festival is just one part of a much bigger plan.
26 min
19
Weaponizing the Justice Department
The president wants his enemies prosecuted. How far can he go?
38 min
20
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
21
Live from The Atlantic Festival: ‘2026 Is the B...
39 min
22
David Letterman on the Threats to Late-Night Hosts
20 min
23
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.
42 min
24
Rupert Murdoch Gets His Succession Finale
And his conservative media empire gets its new leader.
30 min
25
Welcome to the Vaccine Free-for-All
States are making their own rules
27 min